5/8 Dusty Baker's Nats (Roark) @ CUBS (Jake) 1:20 PM CDT WGN/MLBN

[Sammy Sofa]

Never any doubt that they'd win the last one, even with Hammel looking the most mortal he has all season. Not even the howling fury of nature itself could stop Bryant from sending a dong screaming out of the stadium. The Nationals have been through hell, but they must face one final trial before being sent on their way, and this one is the most brutal, unforgiving one of them all.

 

The Nats continue their trend of sending out pitchers who look unsure at best about their chosen career path:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/players/525x330/alt/543699.jpg

 

That mug has "OH JEEZ, I HOPE I DON'T horsefeathers THIS UP" plastered all over it. Well, sorry, Tanner; you will. Fortunately, he's an Illinois boy, so he'll have family nearby to clean his wounds and curse the uncaring gods for smiting him in such a savage fashion.

 

Jake, meanwhile, is going to keep on juicin'. Juicing the blood of Zeus Himself that courses through his veins. Let's enjoy a picture of him victorious and glistening:

 

http://pb-cdn.draftkings.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/arr1.jpg

 

The Cubs cannot be stopped. Time to complete about as much of a throwdown challenge to the rest of the sport as you can muster by sweeping the Pirates and the Nats. They will not be denied.

 

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Edited May 8, 2016 by Sammy Sofa

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Best. GIF. Ever.

[Banedon]

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[Brian]

NL East - 1st place has a 1 game lead

NL West - 1st place has a 1 game lead

AL East - 1st place two teams with same record, next team 2 games back

AL Central - 1st place has 4.5 game lead

AL West - 1st Place has a 1 game lead

 

NL Central - our super Cubs have a 7.5 game lead

[badger]

Guys, KB's dong went 423 feet INTO the howling wind. That's John Salley territory right there.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Big game, need to win it to get back to .800

[ScrubMD]

Can't believe nobody has commented on Cahill in the Arrieta picture yet. That's quality stuff.

[NOLA]

Can't believe nobody has commented on Cahill in the Arrieta picture yet. That's quality stuff.

I seriously thought that must be Ricketts' fat nephew.

[Sammy Sofa]

Can't believe nobody has commented on Cahill in the Arrieta picture yet. That's quality stuff.

I seriously thought that must be Ricketts' fat nephew.

 

Holy horsefeathers, me too. I just thought, "oh, that dude must be staff."

[soccer10k]

NL East - 1st place has a 1 game lead

NL West - 1st place has a 1 game lead

AL East - 1st place two teams with same record, next team 2 games back

AL Central - 1st place has 4.5 game lead

AL West - 1st Place has a 1 game lead

 

NL Central - our super Cubs have a 7.5 game lead

 

There are six teams at least 7.5 games out of first place right now. Four of them are in the NL Central.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

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[BigSlick]

I'll give the Nats this: they've played the Cubs tough in every game. But it just isn't enough.

[raw]

I'll give the Nats this: they've played the Cubs tough in every game. But it just isn't enough.

 

Eh, I guess. But they've also scored 6 runs in the 8th and 9th innings in the 1st 2 games which turned blowouts into save situations. 4 of those runs against guys who wouldn't have been in the game if they were not 5 and 6 run leads, respectively.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[Brian]

That sounds like classic Dusty, yes we're losing but look at them they are just t really good today there's nothing wrong with us.

 

Insert fishing analogy and tip your cap.

[Cubbie Swagger]

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Easily the worst lip-syncing I've ever seen.

 

So, congrats to you.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Easily the worst lip-syncing I've ever seen.

 

So, congrats to you.

 

[Cubbie Swagger]

Easily the worst lip-syncing I've ever seen.

 

So, congrats to you.

 

Oh, man. Thank you.

 

I'm drunk right now and I was totally braced for someone to be talking horsefeathers again. So, to instead be presented with genuine humor is a nice treat.

[CubInOK]

Easily the worst lip-syncing I've ever seen.

 

So, congrats to you.

 

If only this was Lky day...

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Big game, need to win it to get back to .800

 

http://i.imgur.com/lwBUejm.gif

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I'll give the Nats this: they've played the Cubs tough in every game. But it just isn't enough.

 

Yeah, they've really fucked up our run differential pace. We need to win this one by about 8 to straighten things out.

[Omar]

Nats v. Arrieta

Name             PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ryan Zimmerman   18 16  4  0  0  0   1  1  7 .250 .333  .250  .583  0  0   0   1         0
Daniel Murphy    15 14  4  0  0  1   2  1  3 .286 .333  .500  .833  0  0   1   0         1
Bryce Harper     14 12  4  1  0  0   1  2  2 .333 .429  .417  .845  0  0   0   0         1
Danny Espinosa    9  8  4  0  1  1   4  0  3 .500 .556 1.125 1.681  0  0   0   1         0
Jayson Werth      7  6  2  0  0  1   4  1  2 .333 .429  .833 1.262  0  0   0   0         0
Anthony Rendon    6  6  2  1  0  0   0  0  1 .333 .333  .500  .833  0  0   0   0         0
Stephen Drew      5  5  1  0  0  0   0  0  2 .200 .200  .200  .400  0  0   0   0         0
Jose Lobaton      4  4  1  1  0  0   0  0  2 .250 .250  .500  .750  0  0   0   0         0
Wilson Ramos      4  2  1  0  0  0   0  1  0 .500 .750  .500 1.250  0  0   0   1         1
Chris Heisey      3  3  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Michael Taylor    2  2  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .500 .500  .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Gio Gonzalez      1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Ben Revere        1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total            89 80 24  3  1  3  12  6 24 .300 .371  .475  .846  0  0   1   3         3
Has not faced: Clint Robinson & Has not faced pitchers: Shawn Kelley, Jonathan Papelbon, Oliver Perez, Yusmeiro Petit, Felipe Rivero, Tanner Roark, Joe Ross, Max Scherzer, Sammy Solis, Stephen Strasburg and Blake Treinen

 

Cubs v. Roark

Name              PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jason Heyward     15 12  0  0  0  0   1  2  1 .000 .133  .000  .133  0  1   0   0         0
Anthony Rizzo     12 12  3  0  0  2   4  0  2 .250 .250  .750 1.000  0  0   0   0         1
Dexter Fowler      8  8  2  0  0  0   0  0  0 .250 .250  .250  .500  0  0   0   0         1
Jason Hammel       6  6  2  0  0  0   1  0  1 .333 .333  .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Tommy La Stella    6  4  1  0  0  0   0  2  0 .250 .500  .250  .750  0  0   0   0         0
Kris Bryant        5  5  3  0  0  1   1  0  2 .600 .600 1.200 1.800  0  0   0   0         0
Addison Russell    4  4  0  0  0  0   0  0  2 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Trevor Cahill      2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
David Ross         2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jorge Soler        2  2  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .500 .500  .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Total             62 57 12  0  0  3   7  4 10 .211 .258  .368  .626  0  1   0   0         2
Has not faced: Javier Baez, Tim Federowicz, Ryan Kalish and Ben Zobrist & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Justin Grimm, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Spencer Patton, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, Adam Warren and Travis Wood

 

 

After losing 3 of 4, the Washington Nationals need their signature ailment.

http://www.grayflannelsuit.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/walgreens-logo1.png

(yes, the logos are eerily similar)

[spaincubsfan]

Today would be a great day for Fowler and Heyward to really get to Roark to set the table for Zobrist, Rizzo, and Bryant.

[Banedon]

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“It seems like they’re getting everything they need over there,” manager Dusty Baker said, “and everything that they want.”

 

“Everything is just falling the Cubs’ way right now,” center fielder Ben Revere said. “That’s baseball. What can you do?”

 

“Special talent,” Harper said. “They’ve got a great team. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to a team that plays really well.”

[UMFan83]

I'm fine with them calling today an "everything's falling the Cubs way" game. 4 of our runs scored on Kalish's bloop hit and Russells ball on the line. Although even still the Cubs influence their luck by getting runners on base early and often, working the count and getting starters out of the game early.