8/15 Cubs (Arrieta) @ white sox (Quintana) 6:10 ABC/CSN

[DiamondMind]

I am in favor of more Cubs relievers "calling in air strikes"

[Guest]

Hey, it drove me nuts when Cubs fans here would lose their [expletive] over Valverde, too. It's just odd how so many fans want the players to basically be unemotional monks out there.

 

i mean it's frustrating watching other people celebrate while you're miserable

 

when i'm at a game and there are opposing fans around me and something bad happens and those people jump up and start clapping and cheering? urge to kill rising

 

doesn't mean i think they shouldn't be cheering or something, though

[DiamondMind]

1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF

2. Kyle Schwarber (L) DH

3. Kris Bryant ® 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

5. Jorge Soler ® RF

6. Chris Denorfia ® LF

7. Starlin Castro ® 2B

8. David Ross ® C

9. Addison Russell ® SS

 

1. Adam Eaton (L) CF

2. Tyler Saladino ® 3B

3. Jose Abreu ® 1B

4. Melky Cabrera (S) LF

5. Avisail Garcia ® RF

6. Adam LaRoche (L) DH

7. Alexei Ramirez ® SS

8. Carlos Sanchez (S) 2B

9. Tyler Flowers ® C

 

Gametime Forecast: 81°F • Light Rain • 63% PoP

[Guest]

did the cubs stop doing the wrigley scoreboard lineups (for road games maybe?)

 

didn't see one today or for yesterday's game

[Andy]

did the cubs stop doing the wrigley scoreboard lineups (for road games maybe?)

 

didn't see one today or for yesterday's game

They did one yesterday a bit late.

[Guest]

did the cubs stop doing the wrigley scoreboard lineups (for road games maybe?)

 

didn't see one today or for yesterday's game

They did one yesterday a bit late.

 

ah good call. i didn't go far back enough on their timeline.

[Guest]

Why can't you have better friends? Or at least tell them the Cubs are 11-0 against the Mets and Giants, and have a winning record vs. the Pirates and Nationals.

 

I do. And then they just say "hurr hurr 1908, Bartman, black cats"

 

Well with the Cardinals fans, just make an Oscar Taveras joke.

[Guest]

Hey, it drove me nuts when Cubs fans here would lose their [expletive] over Valverde, too. It's just odd how so many fans want the players to basically be unemotional monks out there.

 

i mean it's frustrating watching other people celebrate while you're miserable

 

when i'm at a game and there are opposing fans around me and something bad happens and those people jump up and start clapping and cheering? urge to kill rising

 

doesn't mean i think they shouldn't be cheering or something, though

 

Yeah, I don't think it's unreasonable that it bothers people, they are celebrating something you didn't want to happen, after all. It's the moral high ground nonsense ("class") that's dumb.

[Gilby]

I hate people who want athletes to be boring.

 

i was looking at WSI for some misery porn and one guy was bitching about strop while bitching even more about the white sox trying to do fun things

 

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3198528&postcount=52

 

lol at the one poster who goes on and on about Samardzija always being a #4-5 because he's never won 10 games and mentioned it was odd he might do it this year when he's actually struggled. You can see him ALMOST realize that it's not a good stat, but nope, can't quite get there.

[Guest]

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[Gilby]

Ah, the DH, gotta love it. Interleague play in AL parks just kind of teases me and makes it even more annoying when we go back to normal games without the DH. Get with the times already, NL.

[PrimeTime]

Bruce Miles @BruceMiles2112

Soler has tight right calf. He will DH. Schwarber to LF. Denorfia to right. Order the same as early lineup. #Cubs

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, the DH is the best invention ever.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I wouldn't mind seeing Schwarber in LF and Denorfia in RF a lot more down the stretch, without the DH.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Fun with numbers:

 

Cubs are on pace for 94-68, which would be the 11th-most wins in franchise history and third-most since WWII ended.

 

Cubs just need to go .500 the rest of the way to win 90 games

 

Magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 44

[Banedon]

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[Sammy Sofa]

I wouldn't mind seeing Schwarber in LF and Denorfia in RF a lot more down the stretch, without the DH.

 

Is Soler's defense really THAT bad? There's a .121 difference in OPS between them in the second half.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I wouldn't mind seeing Schwarber in LF and Denorfia in RF a lot more down the stretch, without the DH.

 

Is Soler's defense really THAT bad? There's a .121 difference in OPS between them in the second half.

 

No, but I really don't care what a player has done "in the second half."

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I wouldn't mind seeing Schwarber in LF and Denorfia in RF a lot more down the stretch, without the DH.

 

I mean, I know you hate Soler. But, Denorfia sucks too. There is hardly a difference between the two. And Soler brings with him a lot more upside.

[Sammy Sofa]

I wouldn't mind seeing Schwarber in LF and Denorfia in RF a lot more down the stretch, without the DH.

 

Is Soler's defense really THAT bad? There's a .121 difference in OPS between them in the second half.

 

No, but I really don't care what a player has done "in the second half."

 

Time has no meaning for one such as Kyle.

[BigSlick]

Can't wait to get that 35 year old journeyman Chris Denorfia more at bats

 

But real talk, this season more than any other has made me want to go with the DH, partly because of Schwarber, partly because of Already Hits Like A Pitcher Blanket David Ross. In the AL you can suffer a specialized defensive player, the NL, not so much

[Andy]

Can't wait to get that 35 year old journeyman Chris Denorfia more at bats

 

But real talk, this season more than any other has made me want to go with the DH, partly because of Schwarber, partly because of Already Hits Like A Pitcher Blanket David Ross. In the AL you can suffer a specialized defensive player, the NL, not so much

If only the Cubs could have somehow known that they were not going to be playing with a DH when they signed a specialized defensive player

[Guest]

Not gonna lie...I like this very much.

 

[Sammy Sofa]

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[Schwarber Fan]

What's with all the Denorfia hate? He's a good option against LHP and has done a nice job for us this year.