4/13 Reds (Simon) @ Cubs (Lackey) 7:05 CSN+

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 2-0 (1.000) when they score 9 runs or more.... 4-1 (.800) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[bukie]

Sampson hitting, because he only threw 31 pitches so far and he's good for another 30.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

anyone care to look up what our regular season record is from whenever our run started at the end of july/early august last year?

 

Assuming a win tonight, the Cubs are 50-19 since the trade deadline passed last year.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

How many games would the Cubs win this year with me playing left field?

[NOLA]

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Did he just see his shadow?

[David]

The current hot button Reds issue on their forum is that this Cubs team isn't really homegrown because Theo traded for Rizzo and Russell and Soler sucks and Theo is only good because he spends money.

 

for "out of town stupid," this guy seems to have the idea at least

 

Depends on how far you want to go to define homegrown. The Cubs traded Samardzija, who was homegrown for Addisson Russell. Russell spent some time in the Cubs minor league system.

 

The have spent most of their money at least in free agency on pitching. I think Epstein correctly identified that offense is becoming more scarce and has pretty much focused on offense entirely throughout the draft.

[bukie]

anyone care to look up what our regular season record is from whenever our run started at the end of july/early august last year?

 

Assuming a win tonight, the Cubs are 50-19 since the trade deadline passed last year.

Which is a full year pace of 117-45.

[raw]

Cubs have had 28 plate appearances, and by my count only 10 have been less than 5 pitches. Of those 10, two were 4 pitch walks. One was a HBP. 1 was a dong.

[CubInOK]

How many games would the Cubs win this year with me playing left field?

120

[Gilby]

I feel like JD has even upped his game from last year, when he was still great. He's had me chuckling at least once every half inning this year.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

over/under on 0.5 for 20-run games tonight?

[Tim]

eight walks.

 

no outs in the fifth.

[chuckywang]

Keep walking those batters, Reds. See how that works out.

[Andy]

I feel like JD has even upped his game from last year, when he was still great. He's had me chuckling at least once every half inning this year.

My favorite is when he doubles back to a running joke well after they'd moved on. His crack about that bird staying at the Drake had me.

[Hunter]

somehow were 4-11 with RISP tonight.

[Brian]

they're going to be too tired from going around the bases to have a dance party tonight : (

[David]

eight walks.

 

no outs in the fifth.

 

the league is going to have to do something about that. can't keep letting the cubs not swing at bad pitches.

[CubInOK]

they're going to be too tired from going around the bases to have a dance party tonight : (

Walking doesn't really take all that much out of you, though.

[Agony and Ivy]

they're going to be too tired from going around the bases to have a dance party tonight : (

Walking doesn't really take all that much out of you, though.

 

Just being on your feet for 8 hours can get tiring.

[David]

lackey got the 9 runs he asked for. now he's just gotta take it from there.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Boo! Stick with #wearegood... whatever that horsefeathers was is lame.

[fallacy]

#wearegood

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 1-0 (1.000) when they draw 8 or more walks.... 5-1 (.833) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 5-1 (.833) when they get a quality start.... 1-0 (1.000) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[fallacy]

Maybe Lackey isn't the worst pitcher ever?