4/19 CUBS (Hammel) @ cards (Garcia) 7:15 CSN+/MLBN

[17 Seconds]

Wonderful, bringing in Strop with a guy on

 

why do you keep acting like strop isn't great?

[Tim]

Have I mentioned my dislike for Wood yet tonight?

[Brian]

it's either going to be double play then k, or k then double play

[BigSlick]

Wonderful, bringing in Strop with a guy on

 

why do you keep acting like strop isn't great?

It's just Strop vs the Cardinals, he blew like 2 games in absurdly dramatic fashion last year

 

I mean its whatever though

[UMFan83]

Wood pitches like every game. I'd actually rather Richard come in there over Wood. Not because I think Wood sucks like others, just that one is used very frequently and the other could use the work.

 

Or just give Strop the inning

[Gilby]

More of a straight LOOGY wouldn't be a bad addition come trade season.

[CubInOK]

Pedro Strop is a member of the 2016 Chicago Cubs. He must be great at baseball.

[Brian]

Hazelbaker looks like he has at least one swastika tattoo

[BigSlick]

Wood pitches like every game. I'd actually rather Richard come in there over Wood. Not because I think Wood sucks like others, just that one is used very frequently and the other could use the work.

 

Or just give Strop the inning

Yeah, I wont second guess Maddon's management of the bullpen but I would have thought you'd want to work a few more guys in during the blowouts just so they're ready for situations like this. I'm like, a tiny bit worried about Rondon who hasn't pitched in ages.

[UMFan83]

Wonderful, bringing in Strop with a guy on

 

why do you keep acting like strop isn't great?

It's just Strop vs the Cardinals, he blew like 2 games in absurdly dramatic fashion last year

 

I mean its whatever though

 

But locked them down in game 4 of the NLDS which in my mind erased any bad juju between Strop and the Cards.

 

Now the fact that Costas is in the park is something to be concerned with

[TruffleShuffle]

Wonderful, bringing in Strop with a guy on

 

why do you keep acting like strop isn't great?

 

or post things like "hopefully tomorrow we finally start hitting" when the cubs are currently sitting at third in MLB in runs scored.

[Brian]

dirty

[17 Seconds]

wow that was a pathetic AB by hazelbaker

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Yeah, I don't think white, meth head Javier Baez is gonna maintain his 1.000+ OPS.

[Omar]

I like it when Len references fangraphs

[David]

Wonderful, bringing in Strop with a guy on

 

why do you keep acting like strop isn't great?

 

or post things like "hopefully tomorrow we finally start hitting" when the cubs are currently sitting at third in MLB in runs scored.

 

i'm a little annoyed it's only 3rd

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Nice play, KB.

[Omar]

Good late break

[Brian]

didn't make hard enough contact to make my prediction come true : (

[bcl412]

Man, if they get some stupid seeing eye single to tie it I'm gonna be annoyed.

[rocket]

standing o that horsefeathers cards fans

[Brian]

i blame every one of you that made fun of Matt Adams when the lineups were announced if he knocks in any runs here

[Cubswin11]

Where the hell was pitch 2

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Sir, that's been a strike all night.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

outside corner closed for business again