4/2 World Champion Chicago Cubs (Lester) @ Cardinals (Martinez) 7:35 CDT, ESPN/670

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Probably wasn't necessary to send Lester out to start this inning, Maddon.

 

I don't have a problem with it, he'd set down like 8 in a row and the best LH hitter on the team was leading off.

 

Molina led off the inning.

 

it's spring training for fans too

 

wait

[David]

oh my god i have never seen that hahahahaa

[NotSoSober]

It's the right thing. I have no idea how Maddon in is going to handle Strop and Rondon.

I didn't pay much attention to ST, is Strop broken too?

[We Got The Whole 9]

Willy has stolen a lot of strikes tonight but he's been super stabby also

[Transmogrified Tiger]

not a huge fan of the pitch selection there, did they challenge him up with the fastball once? And Contreras was set up a mile outside on ball 4.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Nice. Now score.

[David]

YES!!!

[weis21]

that'll do!

[We Got The Whole 9]

Woooo horsefeathers off Martinez

[Agony and Ivy]

Not really paying super close attention to it, but Willson appears to be stabbing at balls and jerking close pitches back towards the zone tonight.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

I don't have a problem with it, he'd set down like 8 in a row and the best LH hitter on the team was leading off.

 

Molina led off the inning.

 

it's spring training for fans too

 

wait

 

Hahaha. Because it was you, I spent like 2 minutes re-reading your post and making sure I wasn't being an idiot.

 

(Also, I felt it was unnecessary because he was at 95 pitches already and it's just Opening Day.)

[Brian]

CJ!

[Omar]

Olney sounded pretty sad that the Cubs turned the double play.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

It's the right thing. I have no idea how Maddon in is going to handle Strop and Rondon.

I didn't pay much attention to ST, is Strop broken too?

 

Strop was just fine in ST.

[David]

what was that call

[NotSoSober]

Not even close

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Exact same pitch that struck out Rizzo was a ball to Zobrist.

[Rex Buckingham]

Screw off. What's a terrible call.

[David]

Olney sounded pretty sad that the Cubs turned the double play.

 

Olney?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Exact same pitch that struck out Rizzo was a ball to Zobrist.

 

If anything the pitch to Zobrist was better.

[soccer10k]

what was that call

 

I really hate when curves/sliders like that get called because it's curving back to the plate and never gets there. At least if it curves across the plate and out of the zone, I can see why it would get called. But that pitch was never a strike.

[Butterscup]

heyward's swing looks exactly the same as last year, his stance is just different.

[Brian]

I don't think the Cubs are going to score any runs this year : (

[CaliforniaRaisin]

"The Dodgers gave the Cubs all they could handle in the NLCS." - Aaron Boone. The series didn't even go 7 games and the Cubs won each of their 4 games by at least 4.

[UMFan83]

I don't think the Cubs are going to score any runs this year : (

 

6 outs away from our 5th shutout in our last 13 games :shock:

Edited April 3, 2017 by UMFan83