5/4 Cubs (Lester) @ Pirates (Nicasio) - 11:35 CST - MLBN/CSN

Fred Hornkohl · May 4, 2016

CUBS win with all of their pitchers.........

CUBS are 6-0 (1.000) when Arrieta starts

CUBS are 5-1 (.833) when Lester starts

CUBS are 3-2 (.600) when Lackey starts

CUBS are 4-1 (.800) when Hammel starts

CUBS are 2-2 (.500) when Hendricks starts

CUBS win every day of the week............

CUBS are 2-2 (.500) on Sundays

CUBS are 4-0 (1.000) on Mondays

CUBS are 4-0 (1.000) on Tuesdays

CUBS are 2-1 (.667) on Wednesdays

CUBS are 4-0 (1.000) on Thursdays

CUBS are 2-2 (.500) on Fridays

CUBS are 2-1 (.667) on Saturdays

CUBS win every month of the year...........

CUBS are 17-5 (.773) in April

CUBS are 3-1 (.750) in May

CUBS beat every division...........

CUBS are 13-2 (.867) vs. NL Central

CUBS are 1-1 (.500) vs. NL East

CUBS are 4-3 (.571) vs. NL West

CUBS are 2-0 (1.000) vs. Amer League

Go CUBS !!

raw · May 4, 2016

Well thanks for playing, I guess, Pirates. I feel like we should form a "good game" line to cheer them up or something.

we could give them treats

Participation trophies.

Bryants Disco Ball · May 4, 2016

Does anyone know the best thread here regarding the (re)building job? With no game tonight, it would be interesting for me to read the thoughts again. Sort of like the Arrieta thread.

Clem Fandango · May 4, 2016

Does anyone know the best thread here regarding the (re)building job? With no game tonight, it would be interesting for me to read the thoughts again. Sort of like the Arrieta thread.

It was a myriad of threads spread across several years of suffering. Just start browsing the archives.

UMFan83 · May 4, 2016

Does anyone know the best thread here regarding the (re)building job? With no game tonight, it would be interesting for me to read the thoughts again. Sort of like the Arrieta thread.

I would just read all of Kyle's posts from 2012-July 2015

CubInOK · May 4, 2016

Does anyone know the best thread here regarding the (re)building job? With no game tonight, it would be interesting for me to read the thoughts again. Sort of like the Arrieta thread.

Just browse Kyle's post history.

itisallpartoftheplan · May 4, 2016

where's the street sweeper photoshop

i dont think we ever created one for Joe Maddon

Joe rides bikes. If we had the sweeper it'd cost so much in oil changes and preventive maintenance from driving it so much.

jersey cubs fan · May 4, 2016

Does anyone know the best thread here regarding the (re)building job? With no game tonight, it would be interesting for me to read the thoughts again. Sort of like the Arrieta thread.

It was a myriad of threads spread across several years of suffering. Just start browsing the archives.

start with the jim hendry was fired thread

itisallpartoftheplan · May 4, 2016

Well thanks for playing, I guess, Pirates. I feel like we should form a "good game" line to cheer them up or something.

we could give them treats

And a Capri Sun

Fro · May 4, 2016

I've always been a proponent of Photoshopping the sweeper brushes onto Joe's RV.

Maybe have the team in crazy outfits on top.

ScrubMD · May 4, 2016

Haha I'm reading another Sox forum (SoxTalk) and their complaint is now how garbage the NL is top to bottom and how there is no competition for the Cubs (this was posted during today's game)

If you consume much NL baseball this is pretty much what it looks like. It's an embarrassment, the NBA stepped in and put an end to Hinkie's "process" but the NL is allowed to turn into a AAA league and nobody bats an eye. Absolutely ridiculous what the senior circuit has become, and its not good for the game.

AL lineups are absolute death marches right now, I doubt the Mets, Nationals and Cubs would be boasting these all world staffs if they had to face this stretch of the Sox are in the midst of.

Fun fact, the difference in run differential between the Cubs and White Sox (65), is greater than the difference between the White Sox and Brewers (63). But I'm sure that's just because the WS are facing Goliaths like the Orioles.

soccer10k · May 4, 2016

dear god coomer is so bad at describing what happened

I think my favorite part of listening to the couple games on the radio last week was when Coomer was so terrible that Pat would jump in after the play had ended and explain exactly what happened.

UMFan83 · May 4, 2016

Omar · May 4, 2016

dear god coomer is so bad at describing what happened

I think my favorite part of listening to the couple games on the radio last week was when Coomer was so terrible that Pat would jump in after the play had ended and explain exactly what happened.

sometimes he forgets that listening to the radio means you cant see the game

Omar · May 4, 2016

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/47149716/v656752283/chcpit-lester-snares-grounder-and-tosses-glove

the boy that skipped fielding drills since little league is now a man

Sammy Sofa · May 4, 2016

Well thanks for playing, I guess, Pirates. I feel like we should form a "good game" line to cheer them up or something.

we could give them treats

And a Capri Sun

Making a smile out of an orange slice is always fun.

Ding Dong Johnson · May 4, 2016

we could give them treats

And a Capri Sun

Making a smile out of an orange slice is always fun.

Omar · May 4, 2016

we could give them treats

And a Capri Sun

Making a smile out of an orange slice is always fun.

Sammy Sofa · May 4, 2016

This was more fitting for the Pirates after this series:

Ski · May 4, 2016

If the Red Sox don't collapse in 2011, there's a very real chance this team isn't even half as good as it is now.

Bote McBoteface · May 4, 2016

Haha I'm reading another Sox forum (SoxTalk) and their complaint is now how garbage the NL is top to bottom and how there is no competition for the Cubs (this was posted during today's game)

If you consume much NL baseball this is pretty much what it looks like. It's an embarrassment, the NBA stepped in and put an end to Hinkie's "process" but the NL is allowed to turn into a AAA league and nobody bats an eye. Absolutely ridiculous what the senior circuit has become, and its not good for the game.

AL lineups are absolute death marches right now, I doubt the Mets, Nationals and Cubs would be boasting these all world staffs if they had to face this stretch of the Sox are in the midst of.

Fun fact, the difference in run differential between the Cubs and White Sox (65), is greater than the difference between the White Sox and Brewers (63). But I'm sure that's just because the WS are facing Goliaths like the Orioles.

I'm not from Chicago, so I don't really care about the White Sox, but their schedule to kick off the second half looks kinda brutal. They start it in the west coast against Seattle and Anaheim, then they have a 6 game homestand, 4 against the Tigers, the 4 game Home/Home with the Cubs, then the Twins, Tigers, Os (at home) and Royals. Thats a tough 26 game stretch that could make or break their season, and we get to be right in the middle of it.

Edit: OK, it may not make or break their season, but it will be an important stretch of games for them.