7/4 Reds (Reed) vs. Cubs (Hendricks) 1:20 PM CDT, WGN

[Tim]

oh, come on. I've never seen that called. His foot was at most millimeters above the bag.

[Tim]

Bryant better be OK. Anything long term and you can forget about this season.

lol...okay

[Vinestal]

That's [expletive], I hate that horsefeathering call that's horsefeathers

[Thusly Boned]

Bryant better be OK. Anything long term and you can forget about this season.

 

It would hurt, but writing off the season would be absurd.

[NotSoSober]

That would be annoying if we weren't playing the Reds

[Tim]

That's a tough thing to call it an "error".

[itisallpartoftheplan]

I thought he touched it.

[Thusly Boned]

I'm ready for an update on KB already

[Vinestal]

Bryant better be OK. Anything long term and you can forget about this season.

lol...okay

Are you kidding? This team can't afford to loose it's best hitter for an extended amount of time. They have been substantially crippled by injury already. Your living in a fantasy world if you think an injury to Bryant wouldn't kill this team.

[Tim]

For those not watching. The Cubs had on a shift and Baez flipped the ball to Candelario. He had the ball plenty early and swept his foot over the bag with no more than fractions of an inch of clearance between his foot and the bag. Votto had given himself up and slid 10 feet short of the bag. Once he realized no call had been made at 2B, he got up and ran to the bag. Then he realized nobody was covering third and ran there.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

That's just a silly call to see an ump make.

[Tim]

Bryant better be OK. Anything long term and you can forget about this season.

lol...okay

Are you kidding? This team can't afford to loose it's best hitter for an extended amount of time. They have been substantially crippled by injury already. Your living in a fantasy world if you think an injury to Bryant wouldn't kill this team.

Even with the recent struggles, they still have an 8 game lead in the division. The rest of the team is still pretty awesome. You'd have to think Bryant is worth something like 20 wins to say it is a lost season without him at this point.

[Sammy Sofa]

For those not watching. The Cubs had on a shift and Baez flipped the ball to Candelario. He had the ball plenty early and swept his foot over the bag with no more than fractions of an inch of clearance between his foot and the bag. Votto had given himself up and slid 10 feet short of the bag. Once he realized no call had been made at 2B, he got up and ran to the bag. Then he realized nobody was covering third and ran there.

 

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[Vinestal]

Candy may have even felt his spikes slide across the base but the video didn't have an angle that would prove his spikes touched the base. It's ridiculous.

[bcl412]

Bryant better be OK. Anything long term and you can forget about this season.

lol...okay

Are you kidding? This team can't afford to loose it's best hitter for an extended amount of time. They have been substantially crippled by injury already. Your living in a fantasy world if you think an injury to Bryant wouldn't kill this team.

They would still likely make the playoffs and those are a crapshoot so while it would suck this team would likely be fine

[Gilby]

Are people seriously blaming Almora for that collision? That's absolutely laughable.

 

Ehhh, the "centerfielder always has priority" thing, while technically true, doesn't mean it's encouraged to call off your great corner outfielders making a routine play in a very loud stadium.

[Tim]

Candy may have even felt his spikes slide across the base but the video didn't have an angle that would prove his spikes touched the base. It's ridiculous.

Plus, WGN apparently can't afford any decent cameras.

[Tryptamine]

I like Edwards.

[Vinestal]

Candy may have even felt his spikes slide across the base but the video didn't have an angle that would prove his spikes touched the base. It's ridiculous.

Plus, WGN apparently can't afford any decent cameras.

It's hard to get an angle low enough to see someone's spikes I guess. Just seems like they should get the benefit of the doubt on a play like that.

[weis21]

at least almora didn't spear baez while he was making the routine catch.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Even if Bryant is done for the season, he was going to suck in the playoffs, because he can't hit good pitchers and he struggled in the playoffs last year, proving he is not clutch. That might be the best news for this team.

[Tim]

Bryant better be OK. Anything long term and you can forget about this season.

lol...okay

Are you kidding? This team can't afford to loose it's best hitter for an extended amount of time. They have been substantially crippled by injury already. Your living in a fantasy world if you think an injury to Bryant wouldn't kill this team.

Oh, also: Rizzo is still the team's best hitter. Bryant is a better overall player, but Rizzo is still a better hitter.

[Schwarber Fan]

Even if Bryant is done for the season, he was going to suck in the playoffs, because he can't hit good pitchers and he struggled in the playoffs last year, proving he is not clutch. That might be the best news for this team.

 

Right.

[Sammy Sofa]

Rizzo is going to hit with the strength of 10 men going forward in honor of Bryant's shameless murder at the hands of Almora.

[Tim]

I wonder what Rizzo would hit if he used his two strike approach the entire game.