05/24 CUBS (Hammel) @ St. Louis (Wacha) 6:10 CDT, CSN/ESPN

[UMFan83]

Is it just me or does Soler have a new stance? He kind of does that toe tapping thing like DLee used to

[Cubswin11]

ok, smart guys. Why can't Hammel keep this up for a whole season? Is it conditioning?

He dealt with that hamstring/leg injury last year and I think he never completely recovered from it in season and he self admitted in the offseason he needed to get in better shape as he has worn down the previous 2 years and worked on strengthening his legs/lower body.

[Schwarber Fan]

LOLLIDAY

[MWV]

Never change, Matt Holliday.

[Ski]

I love playing against shitty defense.

[Omar]

He would have had that if he kept sprinting and not pull a Jim Edmonds

[TruffleShuffle]

SOLER!

 

 

Also, Grichuk looks really uncomfortable going back on the ball.

 

they have four fielders who are downright bad in the positions they're currently playing (adams, diaz, holliday, grichuk). they're scoring runs, but they're definitely going to give some back in the field.

[The_Achiever]

I want Diaz to go back to being a pumpkin yesterday.

 

Piscotty is as good as all the cardinal fans said grichuk was.

[TruffleShuffle]

ok, smart guys. Why can't Hammel keep this up for a whole season? Is it conditioning?

 

supposedly he did some things in the offseason in hopes of carrying through his performance in the second half.

 

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/how-jason-hammel-made-himself-look-like-a-key-to-cubs-rotation/

 

take with a grain of salt.

 

if the cubs are running away with the division in the second half, i'd be happy for them to skip his spot in the rotation a couple of times. he'd be a big asset as the fourth starter in the playoffs if he can pitch anywhere close to the way he's been pitching in first halves the last 2-3 years.

[TruffleShuffle]

grand dong plz

[Cubswin11]

Idk if the numbers support it but has Bryant been hitting the ball less to RF this year? Seems like he's pulling more on balls in play and fouling off balls he's trying to go to RF with.

[Cubswin11]

Another hard hit ball for Georgie Edited May 25, 2016 by Cubswin11

[David]

There's an ad up for chainsaws at the cell and it says "rips through ivy"

[BigSlick]

This is a nice score to just check up on

 

The butters magic is real

[Omar]

There's an ad up for chainsaws at the cell and it says "rips through ivy"

Wasn't ivy in the outfield initially a Comiskey park thing?

[Cubswin11]

Great start, Hammel

[UMFan83]

Heyward picking up where he left off

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Heyward picking up where he left off

 

Cubs win when he plays. I'll take it.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

genuinely surprised Georgie isn't being hauled off on a cart right now

[Transmogrified Tiger]

genuinely surprised Georgie isn't being hauled off on a cart right now

 

I'm oddly reassured to see him botch that play, makes his offensive improvement seem more real and not like some video game dream.

[UMFan83]

NO THIS IS A RD GAME STOP IT

[Ski]

RD game!

[bcl412]

RD games vs the cardinals are cool

[ConstableRabbit]

Gotcha.

Crouton.

On.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

enough with the slump. let's do this everyday again