9/23 Cardinals (Leake) @ Cubs (Jake - now w/more sliders!) 1:20 PM CT ABC7/ESPN/670

[David]

 

they kind of suck everywhere except for hitting HRs, Carlos Martinez and possibly Reyes

Until he hurt his oblique, Carpenter was just generally awesome.

 

Yeah, but he just looks like a weirdo. Do they have any likable people on their team? They seem like they would be miserable to follow.

yeah i mean i'm sure they got over it with all the winning but now that they are just perfectly mediocre it has to suck having a bunch of dorky goons on your team

[Banedon]

surprised they kept going after russell after going 3-0 instead of just putting him on.

[Banedon]

Worked out though.

[UMFan83]

Addy has left a lot of runners on base lately. Makes me sad, I really want to see him hit 100

[BigSlick]

someone needs to lie to Addy and just tell him its the 8th inning and the Cubs are down and we'll get those RBIs

[stitchface]

Strop is back! Woot!

[Hunter]

WOW is he back? please say yes! Arrieta that is.

[David]

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[Tim]

WOW is he back? please say yes! Arrieta that is.

God mode has returned.

[Sammys Boombox]

So, this game is showing a lot of the reasons why the Cubs are so much better than the Cardinals. That first inning defense by the Cardinals compared to the Cubs turning some nice double plays has been cool.

[UMFan83]

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he's definitely looked a lot more in control and that fly ball to Heyward a second ago is the only time I remember a ball being hit fairly hard today. My one gripe is that he's still been getting behind hitters early in the count more than I'd like, but he has such good stuff today that he's been able to get them out.

[David]

71 pitches, 50 strikes

[MUCubsfan]

Does Arrieta look as good as the box score says?

 

5 of the 7 K's swinging is very nice to see too.

[Agony and Ivy]

I think Zobrist would hit better if he changed up his walkup music. Yes I know his wife is threatening to withhold sex if he doesn't play it, but dude really needs a song that will get him and the crowd more pumped up and I think that's more important than sex right now.

 

Zo believes sex is only for procreation so it's not a problem.

[Hunter]

The movement on his pitches so far have been fantastic. Let's see how he looks after 6th.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Does Arrieta look as good as the box score says?

 

5 of the 7 K's swinging is very nice to see too.

 

Possibly better.

[David]

Does Arrieta look as good as the box score says?

 

5 of the 7 K's swinging is very nice to see too.

 

Possibly better.

 

I want an article on the return of GMJ

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Does Arrieta look as good as the box score says?

 

5 of the 7 K's swinging is very nice to see too.

 

Possibly better.

 

I want an article on the return of GMJ

 

I'll see what I can do. Won't be until at least Sunday.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

God-mode Arrieta is just the best, too. He's basically Hendricks with balls in play, combined with a ton of strikeouts.

[David]

yessssssssssss

[UMFan83]

Disgusting

[badger]

wicked.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

This guy is our third-best starter.

[MUCubsfan]

I'd pull Jake here. Dominant outing, now let's see the Strop-Rondon-Chapman trio do it's 7-8-9 magic.

[UMFan83]

At 85 through 6, not terribly efficient but should give him another inning before Stropy and someone else finish it off. Would really like to see him get through the 7th without much issue.