7/10 - Cubs (Lackey) @ Pirates (Niese) - 12:35 WGN

[Transmogrified Tiger]

unlucky high bounce, man

[Sammy Sofa]

Wow.

[bcl412]

So close.WHY CAN'T SOMETHING AWESOME HAPPEN FOR OUR TEAM

[soccer10k]

Thanks Javy and Zobrist. That's 50% on both of you.

[TMan92]

Baez needs to spend some horsefeathering time in AAA. Inexcusable mistake.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I'd maybe walk Freese here.

[weis21]

horsefeathers

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

That would have been out number 3 if Baez wasn't a moron.

[17 Seconds]

thanks again javy

[David]

was just about to point out how they didn't say anything about zobrist's role and len points that out

[TruffleShuffle]

Baez needs to spend some [expletive] time in AAA. Inexcusable mistake.

 

Let's pump the brakes here.

[weis21]

Thanks Javy and Zobrist. That's 50% on both of you.

yeah. it was baez's initial horsefeathers up, but zobrist should have had the wherewithal to know that the double play at first was doubtful and to just focus on bell.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Almora's gonna have to hit another HR to make up for the rest of you.

[UMFan83]

Now do you burn an out at the plate with Strop? I guess if it was still a 1 run lead yes Edited July 10, 2016 by UMFan83

[weis21]

was just about to point out how they didn't say anything about zobrist's role and len points that out

exactly

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Was Bell back tracking to second before Baez took extra steps? If so then that's a decent decision on Baez's part, and even if it wasn't his part in that play made it very likely they could've gotten both lead runners. Zobrist is more at fault for thinking they can get Marte after Baez took steps with the ball.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

If Maddon is willing to go to Strop and Rondon from the 7th on, maybe don't wait till there are two on and none out before doing it.

 

And holy hell, Javy and Zobrist. The defense has made some dumb decisions during this slump.

[sneakypower]

Javy is a great defensive player but his awareness is lacking

roundabout way of saying, he's not a great defensive player

[David]

i'm absolving baez

[UMFan83]

Javy is a great defensive player but his awareness is lacking

roundabout way of saying, he's not a great defensive player

 

I'm guessing he's probably saved more runs than he's caused this year but probably not by a lot at this point

[weis21]

i think it was actually a smart play by baez, screwed up by zobrist

[Tryptamine]

For a guy with an elite contact tool, Almora looked pretty awful there.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Apologies for faulting Javy.

[Sammy Sofa]

He's an idiot savant, though the "savant" part is pretty shaky.

[TruffleShuffle]

If Maddon is willing to go to Strop and Rondon from the 7th on, maybe don't wait till there are two on and none out before doing it.

 

And holy hell, Javy and Zobrist. The defense has made some dumb decisions during this slump.

 

I guess the hope there is that Lackey can get at least one out from a guy just up from AAA and a white guy with dreadlocks.