8/11 Brewers (Jungmann) @ Cubs (Haren) - 7:05 PM CT CSN

[imb]

Keep it up Super Cubs

 

 

we keep winning at this pace we'll see rickett's dick by early september

[apete6]

1906: 79-31

 

And they'd only be 5 games behind the Cardinals this year.

 

The sad thing is, I actually had to look it up to find out the Cardinals weren't actually 84-26. Dumb on me? Probably, but, still,

[mul21]

 

rickett's dick

 

Sounds like a disease Tony LaRussa might have.

[Guest]

wow

 

following a bunch of talking up and praising of the cubs, rozner said something like "and when theo thinks they're ready to compete for a world series, they'll go for it aggressively like all those other teams. THIS IS NOT THAT YEAR!!"

 

what a [expletive] idiot jesus

[Guest]

i guess they need to be on pace for 100 wins in order to qualify for that

[Sammy Sofa]

idiot jesus

 

SOMEONE MAKE THIS HIS STATUS, NOW.

[Clem Fandango]

Keep it up Super Cubs

 

 

we keep winning at this pace we'll see rickett's dick by early september

 

#tbt

 

http://i.imgur.com/8UehTFW.jpg

[Sammy Sofa]

(Or mine. It's too awesome)

[BigSlick]

Barry Rozner is a dude that still cares about RBI and pitcher Wins, he's completely useless

 

Though Bernstein's mechanical, slavish devotion to WAR is nearly as bad and lacks introspection and curiosity (like looking at peripherals ever)

[DiamondMind]

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lol at Maddon yelling "[expletive] yes!!!" at Rondon. Love it.

[Guest]

Maddon just mentioned on his radio spot that Castro will be taking fielding practice at 2B and 3B. Said he's sure he'll end up playing SS at some point but it sure didn't sound like he'd be starting there any time soon. Does sound like they'll get him into the lineup against lefties. Mentioned the Sox series in that regard.

[Cubswin11]

Maddon just mentioned on his radio spot that Castro will be taking fielding practice at 2B and 3B. Said he's sure he'll end up playing SS at some point but it sure didn't sound like he'd be starting there any time soon. Does sound like they'll get him into the lineup against lefties. Mentioned the Sox series in that regard.

Makes sense, and with the DH having him in the lineup probably improves the defense by getting Coghlan off of 2B.

[SouthSideRyan]

i guess they need to be on pace for 100 wins in order to qualify for that

 

So in like 4 days?

[jersey cubs fan]

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[ctcf]

looks great, go kick some ass

[DiamondMind]

Dont suck Haren

[PrimeTime]

As long as Haren doesn't suck ass tonight and giving up dongs we should be okay

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 2-0 with this lineup...........

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
109  Sat 08/08    San Francisco     8- 6  Hendricks       Cain          
110  Sun 08/09    San Francisco     2- 0  Arrieta         Peavy         
111  Tue 08/11    Milwaukee     N    -    Haren           Jungmann

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Guest]

Also, in that radio spot, Maddon more or less confirmed that his top righty high leverage guys are Rondon, Grimm, and Strop.

 

Says Hunter's stuff is great and they just need to work on some things with him.

[KingCubsFan]

Has Maddon explained the rationale for Coghlan hitting third?

[Sammy Sofa]

It's like after the first inning it's like the Cubs get two top of the order/1-3 spots starting with Addison.

[UMFan83]

Has Maddon explained the rationale for Coghlan hitting third?

 

up until bryant started hitting again i was fine with it. Coghlan's been struggling at the plate lately so I really don't see why.

 

Since Soler has started to hit, I wouldnt mind going Fowler, Schwarber, Bryant, Rizzo, Soler, Montero, Coghlan, Pitcher, Russell. you still have good L/R balance there.

[Gilby]

This way Maddon can PH for Coghlan with Denorfia against a LHP and be sure that the other manager won't put in a RHP because Rizzo is next...or at least that's how I assume it started

 

Although matchups matter less now that Coghlan is a 6 inning player, and replacing him with Denorfia is more tricky. So yeah, maybe Bryant should move up a bit.

[Guest]

This way Maddon can PH for Coghlan with Denorfia against a LHP and be sure that the other manager won't put in a RHP because Rizzo is next...or at least that's how I assume it started

 

Although matchups matter less now that Coghlan is a 6 inning player, and replacing him with Denorfia is more tricky. So yeah, maybe Bryant should move up a bit.

 

 

That was my assumption at the outset, but given how quickly and consistently he's been pulled for Herrera when the team is ahead, my guess is that hitting him 3rd is as much about stealing another inning with Herrera in the field than anything.

[jersey cubs fan]

ross is back and szczur is down