8/7 Cubs (Hendricks) @ A's (Manaea) 3:05 CST WGN

[stitchface]

Heck yeah, he gets the standing O on the road.

 

There are 4 or 5 sections behind the Cubs dugout that are about 90% Cubs fans. Was the same thing yesterday also.

 

 

and Friday.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Not sure why Rondon didn't pitch there but Strop finished off the inning painlessly at least.

[Derwood]

Are Rondon and Chapman both dead?

[Brian]

maybe Rondon and Chapman were pissed they were left out of the golf outing and Kenny Chesney concert so they are sulking with LaStella in New Jersey

[stitchface]

maybe Rondon and Chapman were pissed they were left out of the golf outing and Kenny Chesney concert so they are sulking with LaStella in New Jersey

 

nope!

[Brian]

never mind, Chapman lives

[OleMissCub]

At the Rockies game and just saw Ichiro's 3,000 hit! A triple. Been to lots and lots of games and never seen anything historic.

[stitchface]

most likely maddon, like the rest of us, has felt like there is no chance the A's can win a game in this series since Friday's top of the first.

[raw]

2.17 : (

 

Still ahead of MadBum.....who passed him earlier today.

[Sammy Sofa]

La Stella watching that Scissors AB:

 

[soccer10k]

Time for some 103 live!

[Brian]

7 in a row

 

69 wins (nice)

 

11.5 games up

 

magic number 41

[Gilby]

104 mph is just horsefeathering absurd

[Schwarber Fan]

Nicely done, Cubs!

[Cubswin11]

Victory

[UMFan83]

Increased our division lead by 5 games in 8 days

[bcl412]

Increased our division lead by 5 games in 8 days

In which the Cards played the braves and reds...of course we played the A's in three of them

[PackLandVA]

Gotta be a little demoralizing for the Cardinals, right? I mean, they chopped their GB in half over the course of 4 weeks. And then it's right back up to nearly 12!!

[UMFan83]

At the Rockies game and just saw Ichiro's 3,000 hit! A triple. Been to lots and lots of games and never seen anything historic.

 

Nice, I went to Glavines 300th win at Wrigley and at the time I wanted the Cubs to win but I'd rather say I went to that than some meaningless 2006 Cubs win

[Irrelevant Dude]

Gotta be a little demoralizing for the Cardinals, right? I mean, they chopped their GB in half over the course of 4 weeks. And then it's right back up to nearly 12!!

The upcoming 4 game series at Wrigley could be the final nail in the coffin. Take 3 out of 4 and then coast to the finish line.

[PackLandVA]

Gotta be a little demoralizing for the Cardinals, right? I mean, they chopped their GB in half over the course of 4 weeks. And then it's right back up to nearly 12!!

The upcoming 4 game series at Wrigley could be the final nail in the coffin. Take 3 out of 4 and then coast to the finish line.

 

Even a series split would really be fine: 4 more games off the remaining games total only to gain ZERO ground from right before the series.

[Vinestal]

69 wins

[PackLandVA]

28 over .500 is the season high-water mar, right? Not too shabby after a 5-15 stretch. =D>

[UMFan83]

I love how I can go back to saying things like:

 

-Since the 25-6 start the Cubs have played at a 90 win pace (44-35)

-If the Cubs play .500 the rest of the year they will finish 95-67

-Cubs need to go 31-21 the rest of the season to win 100

-Cubs need to go 47-5 the rest of the season to win 116 games

[BigSlick]

69 wins

Nice