5/7 Yankees (Severino) @ World Champion Chicago Cubs* (Lester) 7:00 ESPN

[davell]

Javy and Rizzo banged up, Heyward unable to play, and the pen is used up again.....

 

What kind of roster moves for tomorrow? Candelario up maybe? You'll have Pena and Rondon ready, some others can be used too, but Rosscup or Rollins gets called up, right?

[TruffleShuffle]

whelp sleep well everybody. except joe west, i hope he gets a terrible night of sleep (which he probably will because he may have sleep apnea from being so fat)

[Aaron_Kennelly]

the rotation being ass would be kind of easy to swallow since it was due for a reboot this offseason anyways, but the way schwarber, russell, and willson look is scaring the horsefeathers out of me. i feel like david's sig keeps getting smaller and smaller.

 

That's silly.

[David]

the rotation being ass would be kind of easy to swallow since it was due for a reboot this offseason anyways, but the way schwarber, russell, and willson look is scaring the horsefeathers out of me. i feel like david's sig keeps getting smaller and smaller.

 

back away from the ledge bro

[CaliforniaRaisin]

this season is going to be depressing as horsefeathers

 

Nope.

 

He's been hyperbolic for about a month now.

[17 Seconds]

the rotation being ass would be kind of easy to swallow since it was due for a reboot this offseason anyways, but the way schwarber, russell, and willson look is scaring the horsefeathers out of me. i feel like david's sig keeps getting smaller and smaller.

 

That's silly.

 

being worried about those guys is silly? obviously "this season is going to be depressing" is an over exaggerated take, but there is real reason to worry. if the rotation is just going to be okay, we need the offense to be great.

[mikeyt34]

this season is going to be depressing as horsefeathers

 

You're right. The Central is so loaded the Cubs don't stand a chance. Season over, good call.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Javy and Rizzo banged up, Heyward unable to play, and the pen is used up again.....

 

What kind of roster moves for tomorrow? Candelario up maybe? You'll have Pena and Rondon ready, some others can be used too, but Rosscup or Rollins gets called up, right?

 

Hope for a rainout?

[17 Seconds]

this season is going to be depressing as horsefeathers

 

Nope.

 

He's been hyperbolic for about a month now.

 

well it's being laid on pretty thick

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Javy and Rizzo banged up, Heyward unable to play, and the pen is used up again.....

 

What kind of roster moves for tomorrow? Candelario up maybe? You'll have Pena and Rondon ready, some others can be used too, but Rosscup or Rollins gets called up, right?

 

Gonna have to get a reliever from AAA because you're headed to Colorado but sadly there aren't many good options left down there now. Buchanan is scheduled to start tomorrow for Iowa so maybe you can get him up to eat innings if necessary. I guess Pierce Johnson, Aaron Brooks and Jack Leathersich are options too.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

sorry, guys

 

[Aaron_Kennelly]

We've even burnt out the Des Moines Shuttle. lol. At least Miggy will be well rested.

[David]

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[NotSoSober]

this season is going to be depressing as horsefeathers

 

You're right. The Central is so loaded the Cubs don't stand a chance. Season over, good call.

This is the reason I'm not actually worried. The Cubs should be able to piss while sitting down and still win the division by 10 games

 

Edit: I'm still kind of worried though, but not to the point i want them to stand up to piss

Edited May 8, 2017 by NotSoSober

[David]

so far the start to this year reminds me a lot of 2015's early part. A lot of hanging out around .500 and maybe get up as much as 4 or 5 games over but no extended run to pull away. it'll come.

[Cubswin11]

Accuweather says there's chances for some pretty big storms in Denver tomorrow evening. Hopefully that happens and we get a rain out.

[cubsclapp]

the rotation being ass would be kind of easy to swallow since it was due for a reboot this offseason anyways, but the way schwarber, russell, and willson look is scaring the horsefeathers out of me. i feel like david's sig keeps getting smaller and smaller.

 

That's silly.

 

being worried about those guys is silly? obviously "this season is going to be depressing" is an over exaggerated take, but there is real reason to worry. if the rotation is just going to be okay, we need the offense to be great.

 

Schwarber's looked pretty normal the last week or so. Heck his numbers were about the same as Rizzo's entering the 9th inning (Rizzo reached 3 times after that), and he just missed hitting a game-winning dong in extras. He may not be quite what everyone hoped this year, of course. And he may keep striking out 30% of the time. But generally speaking I wouldn't be too worried about him. He's going to keep walking and he's going to slug more. He seems to be pretty vulnerable to elevated fastballs, but those are hard to execute too. He'll start making pitchers pay for mistakes more.

 

Russell? I'm disappointed he doesn't seem to be taking that next step and is missing a lot of hittable pitches, but it's not going to keep up anything like this. He currently has a .657 OPS. That's 2016 Heyward territory. It was .738 last year. And his K rate is down about 7% from his career avg. Again, I thought he may take things to a new level, especially with the improved K rate and going to right field more. But he won't keep it up near this poorly.

 

And Contreras, well, he's just getting too out of control. It's annoying because in the spring he was destroying pitches the other way. He's always been pretty patient and his K totals have never been like this. He's falling into bad habits and getting himself out like Javy and Almora do. But that's not the hitter he's ever been. It's a young, inexperienced hitter though, so who knows. I could see him continue to suck or I could see him OPS'ing .850. I really think he's the biggest wild card in the lineup.

[cubsclapp]

Also, I have a feeling the rest of this week stinks, especially after the situation the Cubs are in after tonight's game. But it's far away from being time to be too concerned.

 

Lester looking like vintage Lester could end up being the biggest thing to come out of tonight's game in reality, as much as everything else sucked. I was still kinda concerned about him after he was sitting 90 last start. His velocity is back and we know his command isn't going to be a thing for too long.

[mikeyt34]

this season is going to be depressing as horsefeathers

 

You're right. The Central is so loaded the Cubs don't stand a chance. Season over, good call.

This is the reason I'm not actually worried. The Cubs should be able to piss while sitting down and still win the division by 10 games

 

Edit: I'm still kind of worried though, but not to the point i want them to stand up to piss

 

If the Cubs were in any other division right now I would be moderately concerned, but I think you could go a low as 86 wins and still win the division. They're still going to win 90+ but there should be plenty of room for error.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Is it mathematically possible to win 117 still? Because I still think that's what to shoot for.

[cubsclapp]

 

You're right. The Central is so loaded the Cubs don't stand a chance. Season over, good call.

This is the reason I'm not actually worried. The Cubs should be able to piss while sitting down and still win the division by 10 games

 

Edit: I'm still kind of worried though, but not to the point i want them to stand up to piss

 

If the Cubs were in any other division right now I would be moderately concerned, but I think you could go a low as 86 wins and still win the division. They're still going to win 90+ but there should be plenty of room for error.

 

 

And if the team is staying full-on mediocre like this, they'll do something. This team -- health provided -- is going to be much better by August 1, either from improvements within or by acquiring a Darvish or something.

 

Theo isn't gonna abandon the long term to win another title but he harps on the "every chance is sacred" stuff more than anyone. If Hendricks is still throwing 84 and Arrieta keeps pitching this poorly/being this unlucky, they're not going to just add some Brett Anderson replacement. They'll be aggressive and try to add another No. 1-3 starter.

[Sammy Sofa]

Duke, use your powers for good and post an article about how terrible everything is. That'll right the ship in no time.

[BigSlick]

I threw in the towel after the 12th and this went 18 idiotic innings? It's bad enough they lost but they had to keep it going forever too? Awful

[We Got The Whole 9]

On the bright side, the pitchers that will actually matter to this team at the end of the season did hold the best offense in baseball to 13 runs in essentially 4 games...

 

But my god are the young hitters besides KB disappointing as hell.

 

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[UMFan83]

I threw in the towel after the 12th and this went 18 idiotic innings? It's bad enough they lost but they had to keep it going forever too? Awful

Same here. Anyone know what time this one actually ended? 1:30?