09/30 CUBS (Lester) @ Cincinnati (DeSclafani) 6:10 CDT, WGN TV

[Guest]

Can PIT start some bum pitcher against us instead of Cole?

Liriano literally just held us to 1 run in 8 innings on Friday

 

will you shut the [expletive] up you [expletive] moron

Can we selectively ban him from all post season game threads? Either that or people stop quoting him b/c then I have to read what he says.

[BigSlick]

I remember when we used to joke about the Cubs having like a limited pool of runs to dole out for each game and not want them to spend too many on each contest. I'm beginning to have that completely irrational feeling of "alright Starlin, don't hit too well!! save some for the playoffs!!" even if it makes no sense.

[Guest]

Castro's season is one of the craziest things ever. He spent 3 months incapable of getting a hit to save his life, and now he's hitting over .400 in his last 100+ PA

 

standing on top of the plate is the magic cure all for everyone and everything it seems

[rawaction]

Man, the Cubs have quite dilemma this offseason. Between good Castro, Baez, Coghlan and Soler and 2 positions to play them.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 7-0 (1.000) when they get they get at least 14 hits .... 85-65 (.567) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Guest]

i wanted that to go out so bad

[weis21]

i realize that the "mental gaffes" are taken into account in defense statistics (and they should, I suppose). But - and maybe this is meatbally - but I've never felt like Starlin was ever a liability on defense. His range isn't great, but he's always seemingly been quick in this reactions. His arm is more than adequate and as we saw tonight, he's capable of making really great plays. I guess I just feel like defensive metrics have to be taken with a grain of salt. It's the one (and last) side of baseball, to me, that isn't really all that easy or accurate to grade out.

 

That being said, since I "feel" he's average to maybe a tick about average, anybody else could "feel" the opposite.

 

mental gaffes? pretty sure those are actual physical mistakes bringing his grade down...not stuff like "oh whoops i forgot to cover" or whatever

 

defensive metrics aren't perfect, but i'd say your anecdotal observations should be taken with much more of a grain of salt.

i'm talking about mental gaffes that lead to errors. a statistic. but not ones that are typical or speak to his ability as a defender.

[UMFan83]

Who else should I reverse jinx? Boy, the search for a cure for cancer is in such a funk right now.

[Guest]

this is going to help those lester run support numbers i'd say

[Sammy Sofa]

Castro's season is one of the craziest things ever. He spent 3 months incapable of getting a hit to save his life, and now he's hitting over .400 in his last 100+ PA

 

It's really [expletive] bizarre. Nobody was expecting anything much better than, "hey, maybe he won't embarrass himself now that he lost his fulltime job."

 

Obviously he's out of his mind this month, but holy [expletive], if the middle ground between this and August is based on him making adjustments at the plate and something he can actually sustain...yikes.

[UMFan83]

Man, the Cubs have quite dilemma this offseason. Between good Castro, Baez, Coghlan and Soler and 2 positions to play them.

 

Much better than previous season dilemmas like "Will it look super obvious we're trying to lose if we make Bryan LaHair our starting first baseman?"

Edited October 1, 2015 by UMFan83

[Guest]

i realize that the "mental gaffes" are taken into account in defense statistics (and they should, I suppose). But - and maybe this is meatbally - but I've never felt like Starlin was ever a liability on defense. His range isn't great, but he's always seemingly been quick in this reactions. His arm is more than adequate and as we saw tonight, he's capable of making really great plays. I guess I just feel like defensive metrics have to be taken with a grain of salt. It's the one (and last) side of baseball, to me, that isn't really all that easy or accurate to grade out.

 

That being said, since I "feel" he's average to maybe a tick about average, anybody else could "feel" the opposite.

 

mental gaffes? pretty sure those are actual physical mistakes bringing his grade down...not stuff like "oh whoops i forgot to cover" or whatever

 

defensive metrics aren't perfect, but i'd say your anecdotal observations should be taken with much more of a grain of salt.

i'm talking about mental gaffes that lead to errors. a statistic. but not ones that are typical or speak to his ability as a defender.

 

i have no idea how you think those aren't a part of his ability as a defender. we've been seeing him play for 5 years. that is what he is.

[Guest]

Man, the Cubs have quite dilemma this offseason. Between good Castro, Baez, Coghlan and Soler and 2 positions to play them.

 

Much better than previous season dilemmas like "Will it look super obvious we're trying to lose if we make Bryan LaHair our starting first baseman?"

 

JOE MATHER

[weis21]

all you guys are way the [expletive] ahead of me. my Internet connection is wack tonight and russell just now bounced that double off the wall.

[Sammy Sofa]

And who could forget dear Rat Boy?

[BigSlick]

Man, the Cubs have quite dilemma this offseason. Between good Castro, Baez, Coghlan and Soler and 2 positions to play them.

I think we can expect one of Castro, Baez and Soler to be traded before next season. Even if they don't, there's still some platoon stuff you can do with Soler/Coghlan, and mixing players around with Bryant bouncing around outfield and 3b.

 

What I would really love to see is giving Schwarber a real shot behind the plate, because if he can stick there, then jesus christ this offense.

[UMFan83]

Castro's season is one of the craziest things ever. He spent 3 months incapable of getting a hit to save his life, and now he's hitting over .400 in his last 100+ PA

 

It's really [expletive] bizarre. Nobody was expecting anything much better than, "hey, maybe he won't embarrass himself now that he lost his fulltime job."

 

Obviously he's out of his mind this month, but holy [expletive], if the middle ground between this and August is based on him making adjustments at the plate and something he can actually sustain...yikes.

 

I think the middle ground would be last year's Castro, which was pretty damn good. Last year's Castro in this lineup is scary.

[ScrubMD]

Man, the Cubs have quite dilemma this offseason. Between good Castro, Baez, Coghlan and Soler and 2 positions to play them.

 

Plus if Jackson is going to decide to get hot.

 

EDIT: Thought you said postseason. I'm an idiot.

Edited October 1, 2015 by ScrubMD

[BigSlick]

I'll still always love Bryan LaHair, MLB All-Star

[jersey cubs fan]

Somebody gif up that longing look by Bryant at rizzo

[Careless]

Both sets of announcers made the same Wolf/Lamb joke.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS scored 10 runs in a game.............

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
133  Fri 09/04    Arizona          14- 5  Lester          Godley

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[jersey cubs fan]

Who else should I reverse jinx? Boy, the search for a cure for cancer is in such a funk right now.

Arrieta's no hit streak is in a funk

[Guest]

I'll still always love Bryan LaHair, MLB All-Star

 

wtf man

 

i thought you didn't even watch the cubs for the past 5 years

 

now you love that miserable freak?

[Guest]

i wish the cardinals could have swept, but at least we're gonna be down to 2 back in the loss column in a few minutes