8/10 Angels (Nolasco) @ Cubs (Hammel) 7:05 CST CSN+

[Brian]

unless something goes terribly wrong Trout & Pujols with 1 hit in the 4 game season series, wow

[David]

I don't understand why Joe wouldn't be willing to use Chapman when the heart of the order is coming up in the eighth.

 

Closers with the resume of Chapman don't get used in setup situations. That's just the way it is, no matter how progressive the manager is.

 

 

I think he should use him, and I think he would've been willing to go for the 2 inning save until he blew the game against the Mariners. after that it came out that chapman doesn't like coming in in the 8th inning and that maddon said he hadn't known that.

[Brian]

ADDDIIIIIII

[Ding Dong Johnson]

DONG

[Liam Neeson]

Doug justice

[Brian]

that was for Strop's dead relatives

[NotSoSober]

Finally one carries

[David]

I don't understand why Joe wouldn't be willing to use Chapman when the heart of the order is coming up in the eighth.

 

Closers with the resume of Chapman don't get used in setup situations. That's just the way it is, no matter how progressive the manager is.

 

At least it seems that way in the regular season. I bet he'd have used Arnoldis there if this waste WS.

 

fitting typo because this trade was even more of a complete waste if maddon doesn't, in the playoffs at least, use chapman in a more creative way than "9th inning with 1-3 run lead"

 

ADDY!!!!!

[Ding Dong Johnson]

there's the ol' 4-3

[badger]

Of I course I go take a dump and miss that.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Len was waiting for that to die at the track.

[BigSlick]

Addy's got that clutch magic this year

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Russell is 20 months younger than Contreras.

[Buster]

The kid who got the Addy home run ball has a Barry Bonds sized head. Wow.

[UMFan83]

Jason Heyward grounds out softly

[badger]

Thank you Oakland

[NOLA]

The more I see the Strop play the more I think it's either his ankle or Achilles and not a knee injury.

 

I don't think its his achilles cause he took a couple of steps afterwards and was in some pain, with achilles he doesn't ever make it off of the ground. I'm thinking hamstring or quad. Hoping for cramps.

This is true. A snapped Achilles and he would have immediately hit the ground.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

That was a cute fake rally you had in the 8th, Angels. Now you have to score twice against Aroldis Chapman.

[David]

how the hell is it possible for one guy to be lapping the field in velo the way chapman does? it's really insane.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Not that it retroactively makes the trade better. If you thought it was too much value, this probably doesn't change that fact. But, imagine Strop and Rondon being down and us not having Chapman.

[Careless]

The more I see the Strop play the more I think it's either his ankle or Achilles and not a knee injury.

 

I don't think its his achilles cause he took a couple of steps afterwards and was in some pain, with achilles he doesn't ever make it off of the ground. I'm thinking hamstring or quad. Hoping for cramps.

He's not getting carried off the field for a cramp

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Unfair.

[David]

we are good

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!

 

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:yahoo: :clapping: =D> \:D/ =D> :clapping: :yahoo:

 

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[Brian]

9 in a row

 

30 over

 

12 games up

 

magic number 38

 

Bring on the Cardinals