10/10 - NLDS Game 3 - Cubs (Arrieta) @ Giants (Bumgarner) 8:40PM CST FS1

[Ski]

I'd bet we cruise tomorrow.

 

 

Rizzo and Russell need to get their heads out of their asses.

It's not like they're doing it on purpose. I stepped into a batting cage on medium and had trouble not hitting weak grounders every time. Imagine hitting against pro pitchers.

[chuckywang]

Yeah go ahead and celebrate and good luck with Matt Moore tomorrow

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Maddon was pretty bad today.

 

Pretty nice effort out if Montgomery.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Moore sucks and Grimm, Rondon, Wood, Carl's Jr and probably Chapman are all available tomorrow.

 

I'm not certain how mid-playoff series roster changes work, but as horrible as Rondon's been since coming back from the DL it wouldn't surprise me if he were back on the DL in favor of Cahill or Smith by game time.

[davell]

That's cool. In 30 years, Bumgarner will tell all 57 of his grandkids that are named Madison that taking a game off us in 2016 was the bigliest highlight of his career.

[SouthSideRyan]

Did Almora seem to give up on that ball too early?

[Gilby]

Welp, games 2 and 4 appeared to be great matchups for us before this series started. Go Lackey.

[Andy]

Moore sucks and Grimm, Rondon, Wood, Carl's Jr and probably Chapman are all available tomorrow.

 

I'm not certain how mid-playoff series roster changes work, but as horrible as Rondon's been since coming back from the DL it wouldn't surprise me if he were back on the DL in favor of Cahill or Smith by game time.

There is no DL but he'd be ineligible for the NLCS if replaced on the roster

[Andy]

Did Almora seem to give up on that ball too early?

I sort of thought so. He could've gone all the way to the wall. I think it hit too high for him to get it anyway though.

[tawfiqmp]

Pete Rose is insufferable.

 

Why? Because he's right?

 

They should've absolutely just walked Bryant today because Rizzo cannot hit a damn thing. Most of our bats cannot hit breaking balls either which he is also right about. If Moore can throw a bunch of those, we're in deep trouble tomorrow.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I'd bet we cruise tomorrow.

 

 

Rizzo and Russell need to get their heads out of their asses.

It's not like they're doing it on purpose. I stepped into a batting cage on medium and had trouble not hitting weak grounders every time. Imagine hitting against pro pitchers.

 

But how can you be certain? You don't know what's going on inside their heads. HAVE YOU NEVER READ/SEEN EIGHT MEN OUT?!? Rizzo, Russell, Rondon, and Chapman's faces could be being circled in the team photo as we speak. Tommy LaStella's in on it too, but that's only because he overhead the other guys discussing the plan from the bathroom stall, so they had no choice but to let him in on it. horsefeathers, I need to go to bed.

Edited October 11, 2016 by Little Slide Rooter

[Gilby]

What am I missing about Joe's managing tonight? I'm reading multiple people saying he was really bad tonight. I didn't have much of an issue with anything he did.

[tawfiqmp]

What am I missing about Joe's managing tonight? I'm reading multiple people saying he was really bad tonight. I didn't have much of an issue with anything he did.

How he handled Chapman was bad but outside of that, not sure. My blame goes 100% to the offense who scored 2 runs in 8 innings against an awful bullpen.

[Little Slide Rooter]

What am I missing about Joe's managing tonight? I'm reading multiple people saying he was really bad tonight. I didn't have much of an issue with anything he did.

How he handled Chapman was bad but outside of that, not sure. My blame goes 100% to the offense who scored 2 runs in 8 innings against an awful bullpen.

 

My blame goes 100% to baseball, where horsefeathers happens and you can't win 'em all.

[17 Seconds]

pretty heinous loss

[tawfiqmp]

What am I missing about Joe's managing tonight? I'm reading multiple people saying he was really bad tonight. I didn't have much of an issue with anything he did.

How he handled Chapman was bad but outside of that, not sure. My blame goes 100% to the offense who scored 2 runs in 8 innings against an awful bullpen.

 

My blame goes 100% to baseball, where horsefeathers happens and you can't win 'em all.

They went 2-11 with RISP, it's been a problem all year. You extend that lead to 3 when Bumgarner leaves the game and they're on a flight home right now.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Cubs have scratched 3 runs in 14 innings off the vaunted Giants bullpen. Yuck.

[Ski]

How he handled Chapman was bad but outside of that, not sure. My blame goes 100% to the offense who scored 2 runs in 8 innings against an awful bullpen.

 

My blame goes 100% to baseball, where horsefeathers happens and you can't win 'em all.

They went 2-11 with RISP, it's been a problem all year. You extend that lead to 3 when Bumgarner leaves the game and they're on a flight home right now.

Again, it's not like they sucked with RISP on purpose.

[Clem Fandango]

Fun fact: When your team is really good at getting on base, the byproduct of that is you're gonna leave runners on a lot more often than not

[tawfiqmp]

 

My blame goes 100% to baseball, where horsefeathers happens and you can't win 'em all.

They went 2-11 with RISP, it's been a problem all year. You extend that lead to 3 when Bumgarner leaves the game and they're on a flight home right now.

Again, it's not like they sucked with RISP on purpose.

But how can you be certain? You don't know what's going on inside their heads. HAVE YOU NEVER READ/SEEN EIGHT MEN OUT?!? Rizzo, Russell, Rondon, and Chapman's faces could be being circled in the team photo as we speak. Tommy LaStella's in on it too, but that's only because he overhead the other guys discussing the plan from the bathroom stall, so they had no choice but to let him in on it. horsefeathers, I need to go to bed.

[Clem Fandango]

Also, it pains my heart to know that someone else gets to start a game thread now.

[tawfiqmp]

Fun fact: When your team is really good at getting on base, the byproduct of that is you're gonna leave runners on a lot more often than not

Rizzo 0-for-13, .000 OBP

Russell 1-for-12

Fowler and Zobrist 2-for-12 #Cubs

 

Your best hitters minus Bryant aren't hitting. It's as simple as that.

[BCVM22]

horsefeathers the horsefeathers out of the stupid horsefeathering Giants. Jesus christ what a bunch of stupid, greasy, no talent [expletive].

[CyHawk_Cub]

It's good the pitchers have been doing the heavy lifting for the offense. Rizzo especially needs to heat up.

 

Great effort by Montgomery tonight.

[philosophizer75]

Really would be nice for Rizzo to wake up. I'm sure it's bugging him more than it is any of us though.

 

Not worried, Lackey is gonna come up big for us.

 

Didn't like pulling Rondon after one batter, he didn't look bad and it was freaking Buster Posey, the man who can't do anything but hit the ball hard. I would've let him go at least one more guy.