8/19 Cubs (Hendricks) @ Rockies (Anderson) 7:40 CSC

[Brian]

well this sucks

[soccer10k]

Damn. Contreras did about as well as he could to block the foot.

[Schwarber Fan]

LOL how do you miss that call? Christ.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Dang he's safe. This game is on Wood and Maddon if we lose it.

[bcl412]

Man, I hope we destroy teams in the playoffs or this bullpen could make us really sad at some point

[David]

Travis wood is horsefeathering trash

[Schwarber Fan]

If we don't score in the top of the 9th, Maddon won't use Chapman and we'll lose this game. At least it will be a learning experience.

[UMFan83]

Well 2nd and 3rd best relievers are out, joe doesn't want to use the 4th best reliever and the best reliever doesn't want to pitch in the 8th. I guess this is what you get. Good thing these games don't mean a lot other than robbing Hendricks of a win.

[David]

I hate Travis Wood so much.

[Tim]

Man, I hope we destroy teams in the playoffs or this bullpen could make us really sad at some point

1) We'll have both Rondon and Strop back by then'

2) Chapman will probably be more flexible

3) There are more off days to rest your key guys

4) Beyond the big three, we'll have Grimm, Edwards and Montgomery

5) We'll have one of Lackey or Hammel in the pen, too.

[bcl412]

Well 2nd and 3rd best relievers are out, joe doesn't want to use the 4th best reliever and the best reliever doesn't want to pitch in the 8th. I guess this is what you get. Good thing these games don't mean a lot other than robbing Hendricks of a win.

95 percent of the time I don't care but blowing a late 4 run lead will upset me a tad.

[UMFan83]

Well 2nd and 3rd best relievers are out, joe doesn't want to use the 4th best reliever and the best reliever doesn't want to pitch in the 8th. I guess this is what you get. Good thing these games don't mean a lot other than robbing Hendricks of a win.

95 percent of the time I don't care but blowing a late 4 run lead will upset me a tad.

 

Especially when 3 of those 4 runs were scored on an error, ground out and sac fly

[David]

Man, I hope we destroy teams in the playoffs or this bullpen could make us really sad at some point

1) We'll have both Rondon and Strop back by then'

2) Chapman will probably be more flexible

3) There are more off days to rest your key guys

4) Beyond the big three, we'll have Grimm, Edwards and Montgomery

5) We'll have one of Lackey or Hammel in the pen, too.

 

Yeah worrying about this bullpen in the playoffs seems insane

[Brian]

channel your mlb debut Javy

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The more I think about it, the more I wonder how Szczur didn't make that play at the plate a lot less close. It wasn't hit very deep, he caught it running to the plate, Lemahieu isn't slow but not super fast, and the thin air can only help.

[Cubswin11]

I don't know if I've ever seen a pitcher switch which side of the rubber he throws from mid at-bat like this guy for the Rockies is right now

[David]

The more I think about it, the more I wonder how Szczur didn't make that play at the plate a lot less close. It wasn't hit very deep, he caught it running to the plate, Lemahieu isn't slow but not super fast, and the thin air can only help.

 

I kinda was hoping they'd bring heyward in late for defense and put Soler in left (granted in reality it would've been Soler coming out, not scissors, but Jorge would've had him)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

The more I think about it, the more I wonder how Szczur didn't make that play at the plate a lot less close. It wasn't hit very deep, he caught it running to the plate, Lemahieu isn't slow but not super fast, and the thin air can only help.

yeah, I thought for sure when it happened live that he'd be out by 20 feet. I'd like to see the exit velocity of the throw, but I heard some radar guns don't register anything under 60

[Cubswin11]

The more I think about it, the more I wonder how Szczur didn't make that play at the plate a lot less close. It wasn't hit very deep, he caught it running to the plate, Lemahieu isn't slow but not super fast, and the thin air can only help.

 

I kinda was hoping they'd bring heyward in late for defense and put Soler in left (granted in reality it would've been Soler coming out, not scissors, but Jorge would've had him)

Yeah, I think any of the possible LF (Jorge, Bryant, Willson) have him easily at the plate there. That was a pretty weak throw by Scissors

[Cubswin11]

I obviously want to win, but a long extra inning game isn't what the bullpen/pitching staff needs tonight

[Brian]

yikes putting him out there to possibly get walked off on for his debut

[David]

OK we are so getting walked off and I'm going to get drunk

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Welcome to the big leagues Pena now don't blow it.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

he struck out a former Cardinal. they can never take that away from him

[Tim]

It's nice that he just had to face Descalso, though