5/7 Dusty Baker's Nats (Gonzalez) @ CUBS (Hammel) 3:05 CDT CSN/FS1

[soccer10k]

And he walked anyway.

[raw]

Great effing AB Addy!

[badger]

Got it anyway. Keep it Duke.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Addi should get 2 BBs for that.

[bcl412]

Russel knows Dusty is their manager so he's doing the Gio a favor and trying to spare him a pitch.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

He knew what he was doing all along.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Hit and run here

[Irrelevant Dude]

Why is Hammel batting?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The upside to Russell fake walking is we got to hear Federowicz' Fity Cent walk up song twice over the Wrigley PA. Or maybe that's the downside.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Hammel? What?

[soccer10k]

Why is Hammel batting? I don't care if he's bunting. Send Javy up or something.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Yuck, Hammel should be PH for here.

[soccer10k]

Whatever, at least he got the bunt down.

[raw]

Maybe everything Maddon does isn't right.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Short bench, bunting anyway maybe, I get it. I don't love it, but I get it.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Why is Hammel batting? I don't care if he's bunting. Send Javy up or something.

 

Would rather have Javy with a runner at first and one out rather than Fowler with a runner at second and two outs.

[raw]

My guess on the thinking there is that Baez is the only non-catching RHH on the bench. He doesn't want to waste Baez for 1 AB, and isn't going to double switch and take out any of the next 5 hitters.

[badger]

Saving Javy for a defensive switch later?

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Time to step up, Heyward.

[Tryptamine]

The only question is will he roll it over to the 2B or 1B.

[soccer10k]

Time for a big hit, Jason.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Single to left center please, Heyward.

[Tryptamine]

2B it is.

[badger]

The only question is will he roll it over to the 2B or 1B.

 

Really dislike the accuracy of this post

[UMFan83]

I don't like Heyward hitting 2nd against a tough lefty