9/9 Cubs (Lester) @ Cardinals (Martinez) 12:45 PM CST, CSN

[XZero771679666304]

Going to the pen this inning doesn't bother me; the choice of relievers does.

[Guest]

Good call pulling Lester.

 

should they just never use the bullpen?

 

Lester has not been pushed at all this year. Making him go 125 one game of the year isn't going to ruin him.

 

taking him out after 7 innings with a 2 run lead isn't going to automatically lead to losing

[Guest]

Going to the pen this inning doesn't bother me; the choice of relievers does.

 

yep

[Derwood]

I've never seen a team get so [expletive] lucky on sequencing as the Cardinals this year. Like, major league hitters make outs most of the time except for the Cardinals when they really need runs.

 

Dude, seriously just....dude

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Bryant is donging us to victory.

[Tryptamine]

either leave lester in or leave strop in. clayton freaking richard and fernando freaking rodney should be making zero meaningful pitches for this team.

 

exactly this. Rodney and Richard have no business being in high leverage situation, using them as such is just a dumb move by Joe.

[abuck1220]

maybe this will work out in the long run in that it will discourage maddon from using shitty pitchers in important spots.

[KatJ]

[expletive].

 

Doughnut time.

[Ski]

It's like this is the moment Ski was dying to have happen. Look how excited he is.

I've been here the entire game through thick and thin, actually.

[rocket]

I've never seen a team get so [expletive] lucky on sequencing as the Cardinals this year. Like, major league hitters make outs most of the time except for the Cardinals when they really need runs.

 

Rodney threw him a belt high fastball that was smoked, lol

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I see no reason why the Cubs can't and won't still win.

[snoodmonger]

maybe this will work out in the long run in that it will discourage maddon from using [expletive] pitchers in important spots.

 

I guess that would be the silver lining. I really don't want Rodney on the playoff roster.

[Sammy Sofa]

It's like this is the moment Ski was dying to have happen. Look how excited he is.

I've been here the entire game through thick and thin, actually.

 

And look how excited you are now.

Edited September 9, 2015 by Sammy Sofa

[Ski]

I've never seen a team get so [expletive] lucky on sequencing as the Cardinals this year. Like, major league hitters make outs most of the time except for the Cardinals when they really need runs.

 

Dude, seriously just....dude

Frustration is understandable given the number of times the Cardinals have come back against us this year.

[Clem Fandango]

Cubs: 11 hits 3 runs

Cardinals: 5 hits 4 runs

 

Seems about right.

[BigSlick]

I really really really hate the Cardinals

[ctcf]

Funny that they're probably going to lose the one game I'd have picked them to win.

[Guest]

I've never seen a team get so [expletive] lucky on sequencing as the Cardinals this year. Like, major league hitters make outs most of the time except for the Cardinals when they really need runs.

 

Dude, seriously just....dude

Frustration is understandable given the number of times the Cardinals have come back against us this year.

 

We smoked two of the better pitchers in baseball the last two days and got 3 runs in 5 innings off a third. Everything isn't going to go right 100% of the time.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I've never seen a team get so [expletive] lucky on sequencing as the Cardinals this year. Like, major league hitters make outs most of the time except for the Cardinals when they really need runs.

 

Dude, seriously just....dude

Frustration is understandable given the number of times the Cardinals have come back against us this year.

 

Everyone is frustrated. Nobody has this weird fixation on being miserable like you, though.

[Guest]

I've never seen a team get so [expletive] lucky on sequencing as the Cardinals this year. Like, major league hitters make outs most of the time except for the Cardinals when they really need runs.

 

Dude, seriously just....dude

Frustration is understandable given the number of times the Cardinals have come back against us this year.

 

Everyone is frustrated. Nobody has this weird fixation on being miserable like you, though.

 

Except Rondon Fan. He definitely does as well.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Let me see those dongs!

[rawaction]

Fowler, Bryant, Jackson, Rizzo. I like our chances

[BigSlick]

At the end of the game this particular game isn't extraordinarily important so it's not worth getting too upset about but wow

[Andy]

Would really be cool if we could rally and win. Faint hopes of the division are the only thing making these September games relevant, at least mathematically (though obviously watching a good Cubs team is fun).

[squally1313]

Let's get another one of those blow outs soon so we can see if Ramirez is fixed or not.

 

I guess unless things get really weird down the stretch, we'll probably be able to play around with the arms quite a bit the last week or so, see who can put together a good stretch.