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

[Sammy Sofa]

HAW-HAW.

[ARCubsFan]

Man the Reds are the worst fielding team I've ever seen.

The Tigers are challenging that right now

[UMFan83]

David Ross cannot catch up to any 90+ mph fastball anymore

[Sammy Sofa]

Ross, you stupid dildo.

[Guest]

oh, free pizza..

 

lmao i was wondering why the crowd erupted like that over a david ross strikeout to make it bases loaded 1 out

[ARCubsFan]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

[Guest]

sacks packed with shortstops

[Guest]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

the pirates aren't starting liriano

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

GO AWAY!

[UMFan83]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

Well they won't so I have no idea why you are even talking about that scenario.

[ARCubsFan]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

the pirates aren't starting liriano

Why not? It means David Ross and Schwarber, Coghlan, Montero sitting

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 41-4 (.911) when they score 6 runs or more.... 51-61 (.455) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

the pirates aren't starting liriano

Why not? It means David Ross and Schwarber, Coghlan, Montero sitting

 

For [expletive] [expletive]'s sake.

 

What the [expletive] are you.

[Guest]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

the pirates aren't starting liriano

Why not? It means David Ross and Schwarber, Coghlan, Montero sitting

 

because they're not, you [expletive] idiot

[davell]

I'm not a huge defensive metric guy, but I don't think I'd consider Starlin below average. What are you looking at to say that about him. On Fangraphs he looks to be slightly above average to me.

 

As for trading him, there's no way we get something elite. But I'm definitely thinking we'd get something useful anyway.

[Guest]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

GO AWAY!

But first punch yourself in the snot box.

[Guest]

the austin jackson/starlin castro game

[Sammy Sofa]

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAH!!!

[Fred Hornkohl]

First time in their last 8 games that the CUBS have made double digit hits.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[UMFan83]

Well whether you thought the offense was in a funk or not, that's done with.

[weis21]

team wide funk

 

sorry, umfan, had to do it

[Guest]

I'm not a huge defensive metric guy, but I don't think I'd consider Starlin below average. What are you looking at to say that about him. On Fangraphs he looks to be slightly above average to me.

 

As for trading him, there's no way we get something elite. But I'm definitely thinking we'd get something useful anyway.

 

he has graded out below average at SS all but two years and is grading out well below average at 2B so far

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=21,a

 

 

you're probably looking at his defensive WAR number, which includes a positional adjustment so he's getting credit in his overall value for being a middle infielder. that's why that number is positive (and why rizzo has a hard time not being negative)

[Fred Hornkohl]

Well whether you thought the offense was in a funk or not, that's done with.

 

I proclaimed that funk to be over about 4 innings ago. Have you been sleeping ?

[UMFan83]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

the pirates aren't starting liriano

Why not? It means David Ross and Schwarber, Coghlan, Montero sitting

 

Well for one, because Cole is already on schedule to pitch that game, Liriano is not. But mostly because the Pirates aren't going to sit one of the 10 best pitchers in the NL in order to play matchup games.

[Guest]

Not ready for David Ross to start a playoff game if the Pirates start Liriano

 

the pirates aren't starting liriano

Why not? It means David Ross and Schwarber, Coghlan, Montero sitting

 

Well for one, because Cole is already on schedule to pitch that game, Liriano is not. But mostly because the Pirates aren't going to sit one of the 10 best pitchers in the NL in order to play matchup games.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=1&season=2015&month=13&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=16,d

 

imagine the uproar if we started lester over arrieta because of that