5/11 Padres (Rea) @ CUBS (Hendricks) 12:05 CDT CSN+

[Sammy Sofa]

Boy, that was an unnecessarily close game last night. More frustrating in the sense that it messes with the delicious run differential as opposed to any real fear of the Cubs losing. Today we have that rarest of rare birds...a doubleheader!

 

First game has the Padres sending out escaped Loch Ness Monster Colin Rea:

 

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He took a no-hitter into the 7th of his last start, which is just really cruel because he's going to be blindsided even more brutally by the buzzsaw that is the Cubs' offense. Plus he's got a really, really long neck. He and La Stella and Yarael Poof should hang out.

 

The Cubs are poised to pounce behind the starting pitching talents of the perpetually out of place-looking Kyle Hendricks:

 

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UTAH! GET ME TWO!

 

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[ctcf]

Needs more Kyle in his awesome suit:

 

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[Brian]

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[BigbadB]

Gonna have to figure out how to watch this day game. I'm guessing there might not be a local feed along with a local blackout. I now hate when the Cubs play the Padres.

[Sammys Boombox]

Gonna have to figure out how to watch this day game. I'm guessing there might not be a local feed along with a local blackout. I now hate when the Cubs play the Padres.

 

Do you have MLB.tv? I think if there is no local feed for a game you can watch a MLB.com broadcast without blackouts.

 

Edit: it shows FSSD broadcasting the game.

Edited May 11, 2016 by Sammys Boombox

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[squally1313]

There are no better words in the english language to describe Kyle Hendricks as 'perpetually out of place-looking'.

[CubInOK]

This means Ross will be catching Arrieta in game 2?

 

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[Banedon]

I wonder if Fowlers hand is still hurting.

[Omar]

Cubs v. Rea

Name            PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jason Heyward    2  1 1  0  0  0   0  1  0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000  0  0   0   0         0
Total            2  1 1  0  0  0   0  1  0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000  0  0   0   0         0
Has not faced: Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Tim Federowicz, Dexter Fowler, Ryan Kalish, Tommy La Stella, Anthony Rizzo, David Ross, Addison Russell, Jorge Soler and Ben Zobrist & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Trevor Cahill, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, Adam Warren and Travis Wood

 

Padres v. Hendricks

Name             PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jon Jay          11 10 1  0  0  0   1  0  3 .100 .182 .100  .282  0  0   0   1         1
Matt Kemp        10 10 2  0  0  1   2  0  4 .200 .200 .500  .700  0  0   0   0         0
Alexei Ramirez    5  5 0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Derek Norris      4  4 0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Wil Myers         3  3 0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Brad Hand         2  2 1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .500 .500 .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Total            35 34 4  0  0  1   3  0  9 .118 .143 .206  .349  0  0   0   1         1
Has not faced: Christian Bethancourt, Jabari Blash, Alex Dickerson, Travis Jankowski, Jose Pirela, Adam Rosales, Melvin Upton and Brett Wallace & Has not faced pitchers: Ryan Buchter, Andrew Cashner, Brandon Maurer, Luis Perdomo, Drew Pomeranz, Kevin Quackenbush, Colin Rea, Fernando Rodney, James Shields, Cesar Vargas and Carlos Villanueva

[Bobson Dugnutt]

This means Ross will be catching Arrieta in game 2?

 

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Lackey.

[badger]

This means Ross will be catching Arrieta in game 2?

 

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Lackey.

 

I can imagine CubsinOk reaction upon reading that...

 

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[itisallpartoftheplan]

This means Ross will be catching Arrieta in game 2?

 

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Lackey.

 

Lackey is catching Arrieta???

 

not serious

[sneakypower]

still laughing at the Yarael Poof mention

[Vinestal]

CJ Edwards will be the Cubs 26th man today

[PetermanRealityTour]

Carl Edwards Jr.

[Liam Neeson]

I wonder if Fowlers hand is still hurting.

 

Edit: Completely missed the fact that the line ups were posted.

Edited May 11, 2016 by Liam Neeson

[Vinestal]

Carl Edwards Jr.

He will always be CJ to me

[Omar]

The Nascar driver?

[BigbadB]

Gonna have to figure out how to watch this day game. I'm guessing there might not be a local feed along with a local blackout. I now hate when the Cubs play the Padres.

 

Do you have MLB.tv? I think if there is no local feed for a game you can watch a MLB.com broadcast without blackouts.

 

Edit: it shows FSSD broadcasting the game.

 

Wow. That's surprising. Happy to see that.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Why is Soler batting in front of both Baez and Russell? They are both awesome and he is not.

[BigbadB]

Why is Fedalphabet in there? I thought Montero was back today.

[JonJayCutler]

Hendricks looks like that recently graduated, but apathetic sub teacher who'd come in and BS with the class the whole time.

[mul21]

Why is Fedalphabet in there? I thought Montero was back today.

 

He's in Iowa rehabbing for 3-4 games before he comes back.

[jersey cubs fan]

Why is Fedalphabet in there? I thought Montero was back today.

eligible to come off DL does not mean he came off DL. He's on a rehab stint in Iowa.