8/22 Braves (Perez) @ Cubs (Haren) 3:05, WLS

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Rizzo is going to dong us to the division title and himself to the MVP. I'm talking 20+ dongs the rest of the way.

[Sammy Sofa]

Rizzo stepped down from the Pantheon to grace us with his baseball power.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 13-2 when Bryant hits in the fifth spot

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 7-9 (.438) when they've won their previous 2 games....

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 58-22 (.725) when they score 3 runs or more.... 11-29 (.275) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS seeing 3.13 P/PA through 3 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 12-5 (.706) on Saturdays

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 14-4 (.778) in August

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, Haren is not fun to watch pitch at all.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Man, Haren is not fun to watch pitch at all.

 

Very stressful, indeed.

[Fred Hornkohl]

After that inning, we can call him Haren Houdini, eh?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Braves seeing 3.18 P/PA through 4 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

After that inning, we can call him Haren Houdini, eh?

 

On the flipside, I am very entertained every time Rondon has to work his way out of a jam.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 13-10 (.565) when their pitcher gets a hit.... 56-41 (.577) when he doesn't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 56-40 (.583) when Russell hits in the ninth spot

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS seeing 3.22 P/PA through 4 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Aaron_Kennelly]

After that inning, we can call him Haren Houdini, eh?

 

On the flipside, I am very entertained every time Rondon has to work his way out of a jam.

 

Yeah. It's a little more fun to watch when the guy on the mound has a fastball in the upper-90s and a filthy slider to go with it.

[Fred Hornkohl]

After that inning, we can call him Haren Houdini, eh?

 

On the flipside, I am very entertained every time Rondon has to work his way out of a jam.

 

Yeah. It's a little more fun to watch when the guy on the mound has a fastball in the upper-90s and a filthy slider to go with it.

 

Details, details, details....... ;)

[Gingerballs Lives]

I don't hate Haren but I like how Richard was pitching. I might trust him more than Hammel right now.

[Sammy Sofa]

After that inning, we can call him Haren Houdini, eh?

 

On the flipside, I am very entertained every time Rondon has to work his way out of a jam.

 

Yeah. It's a little more fun to watch when the guy on the mound has a fastball in the upper-90s and a filthy slider to go with it.

 

Exactly; this guy I feel like I want to watch through my fingers covering my face. He makes no sense.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 4-1 (.800) vs. Atlanta

CUBS are 18-10 (.643) vs. NL East

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Well.... looks like Maddon thinks Haren has run out of Houdini acts.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 8-13 (.381) when their starter pitches 4-1/3 innings or less.... 61-38 (.616) when he doesn't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

Wait, is he hurt? Eat some flippin' innings, you bum.

[Fred Hornkohl]

[sigh]