8/29 Pirates (Brault)<-WHO? @ Cubs (Jake), 7:05 PM, CSN

[philosophizer75]

Dumb west coast games are a thing of the past, and Arrieta gets to return home to a treat, his favorite brand of NL snacks, the Pirates. Hammel has to eat potato chips in order to pretend that he isn't slipping in the second half, but Jake prefers feasting on smelly buccaneers.

 

Steven Brault -This random AAA replacement for Gerrit Cole (who seems to have tucked his tail, cried hurt, and fled whimpering when he saw his match-up was Arrieta) looks extraordinarily meh from what I can find on him. Cubs, do what you do and dong him into submission.

 

 

I mean even his face is meh.

 

Meh.

 

 

On the other side, we send Mr. Cy Arrieta himself out to deem these unworthy Buccos as just that, unworthy. Unworthy to be in the playoff hunt, to be on the field with the Cubs, TO BE SINGING "NO CUBS NO" WHEN YOU FINALLY MANAGE TO WIN ONE GAME AGAINST US. I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT CRAP.

 

:banghead: HRGHN I STRONGLY dislike Josh Harrison. [-X

 

Anyways, :bow:God-Mode Jake is gonna show up :bow: and it's gonna be a fun game and don't look now, but there's only 33 games left in this season. Baseball seasons go much faster when there are wins aplenty, so keep on keeping on Cubbies.

 

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/229/files/2015/08/jake-arrieta-mlb-chicago-cubs-los-angeles-dodgers1-850x560.jpg

Obligatory picture of pure sex.

 

edit- OMFG I can't believe I did the whole Pirates are Jake snacks thing and forgot to mention these

http://cheezwhse.com/prodimages/8521.jpg

I even worked in the factory where these are made as a summer job a few years ago.

[Omar]

Pirates v. Arrieta

Name                  PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Andrew McCutchen      44  38 13  4  0  0   1  5 10  .342  .432  .447  .879  0  0   0   1         0
Gregory Polanco       32  31  4  0  0  0   1  1 11  .129  .156  .129  .285  0  0   0   0         0
Starling Marte        28  27  5  0  0  0   0  0  8  .185  .214  .185  .399  0  0   0   1         1
Francisco Cervelli    23  22  5  0  0  0   3  0  6  .227  .261  .227  .488  0  0   0   1         1
Matthew Joyce         23  20  7  2  0  1   4  2  3  .350  .391  .600  .991  0  1   0   0         0
Josh Harrison         22  21  1  1  0  0   0  0  7  .048  .091  .095  .186  0  0   0   1         1
John Jaso             21  18  2  0  0  0   1  3  5  .111  .238  .111  .349  0  0   0   0         0
Jordy Mercer          13  13  1  0  0  0   0  0  3  .077  .077  .077  .154  0  0   0   0         1
David Freese           9   9  2  0  0  1   1  0  3  .222  .222  .556  .778  0  0   0   0         0
Sean Rodriguez         6   6  2  0  0  1   2  0  2  .333  .333  .833 1.167  0  0   0   0         0
Jeff Locke             2   1  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .500  .000  .500  0  0   0   0         0
Josh Bell              1   1  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000  0  0   0   0         0
Gerrit Cole            1   1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total                225 208 43  7  0  3  13 12 59  .207  .262  .284  .546  0  1   0   4         4
Has not faced: Eric Fryer & Has not faced pitchers: Antonio Bastardo, Neftali Feliz, Jared Hughes, Chad Kuhl, Juan Nicasio, Ivan Nova, Felipe Rivero, A.J. Schugel, Jameson Taillon, Ryan Vogelsong and Tony Watson

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm pretty sure my kid would eat nothing but pirate's booty if allowed

[UMFan83]

Damn the Pirates are only 0.5 games behind the Cardinals for the 2nd Wild Card spot.

 

They are a weird team. They played a WC trip against the Dodgers and Giants and went 5-1. Then came home and went 1-5 against the Marlins and Astros, and then turned around and swept a 4 game series in Milwaukee.

[David]

Damn the Pirates are only 0.5 games behind the Cardinals for the 2nd Wild Card spot.

 

it's enough to make me not want us to dong them to oblivion this week

[Liam Neeson]

CHICKEN WIRE

 

http://www.post-gazette.com/image/2016/03/07/720x_q90_cMC_a3-2_z/20160307pdPiratesSports01.jpg

[bcl412]

Damn the Pirates are only 0.5 games behind the Cardinals for the 2nd Wild Card spot.

 

it's enough to make me not want us to dong them to oblivion this week

It's weird. I'm almost okay with losing these.

[Omar]

CHICKEN WIRE

 

http://www.post-gazette.com/image/2016/03/07/720x_q90_cMC_a3-2_z/20160307pdPiratesSports01.jpg

 

more like whore sleeves

[sneakypower]

don't Brault me if you don't know me

[UMFan83]

Damn the Pirates are only 0.5 games behind the Cardinals for the 2nd Wild Card spot.

 

it's enough to make me not want us to dong them to oblivion this week

It's weird. I'm almost okay with losing these.

 

Eh, I'll let them take 1 of the 3. I don't want Jake or Kyle to lose

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Damn the Pirates are only 0.5 games behind the Cardinals for the 2nd Wild Card spot.

 

it's enough to make me not want us to dong them to oblivion this week

* Bolivia

[BigSlick]

I cannot root for Cubs losses as long as it potentially endangers their potential to win 100 games. This is a very arbitrary benchmark I find very important.

[soccer10k]

Pittsburgh still has 18 games against the Reds, Brewers and Phillies plus 6 with St. Louis. They've got plenty of time to make up for the Cubs hopefully sweeping them this week.

[bcl412]

I cannot root for Cubs losses as long as it potentially endangers their potential to win 100 games. This is a very arbitrary benchmark I find very important.

I get it. I want 100 too.

[UMFan83]

I cannot root for Cubs losses as long as it potentially endangers their potential to win 100 games. This is a very arbitrary benchmark I find very important.

I get it. I want 100 too.

 

Stop aiming so low. 103-59 or bust

[PackLandVA]

Pittsburgh still has 18 games against the Reds, Brewers and Phillies plus 6 with St. Louis. They've got plenty of time to make up for the Cubs hopefully sweeping them this week.

 

This.

[Brian]

tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of Jake's first no-hitter, so tonight's the last shot at 3 in a calendar year.

[Omar]

The FiveThirtyEight projection dropped the Cubs from 103-59 to 102-60

 

Pathetic.

[David]

 

field is looking a bit rough

[MWV]

CHICKEN WIRE

 

http://www.post-gazette.com/image/2016/03/07/720x_q90_cMC_a3-2_z/20160307pdPiratesSports01.jpg

Amateur apiarist?

[Omar]

 

field is looking a bit rough

 

why are there people bunched up sitting in the right field bleachers?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

You can't spell 'Amateur Apiarist' without 'A Pirate's trauma', so maybe you're on to something.

[David]

 

field is looking a bit rough

 

why are there people bunched up sitting in the right field bleachers?

 

almost certainly a tour

[badger]

So looks like Pearl Jam (forgiven) and Luke Bryan fucked up wrigley field in back to back weekends...

[Omar]

The stage should be on the bleachers.

 

The artists should be tripping over the rows of benches.