5/9 Cubs (Arrieta) @ Rockies (Senzatela) 1:10 CT, CSN

[Sammy Sofa]

good enough to tread water while the pitching takes a dump.

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

they're about to drop #4 in a row. they lost 4 in a row earlier this season too. if you take out those losses and the other 7 and change them all to wins, this season suddenly doesn't look so bad

[UMFan83]

Only 4 more runs allowed today to have a negative run differential for the season.

[Schwarber Fan]

Just keep obnoxiously dropping bloopers in front of our outfielders...

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Miggy tried awfully hard to sell contact on a ball that missed the bat by a good foot

[David]

i feel like i have to just avoid game threads bc reading these makes my blood pressure rise way more than any actual concern i have over this team

 

problem is, the twitter stuff is way worse and i have to follow along online somewhere

[17 Seconds]

i feel like i have to just avoid game threads bc reading these makes my blood pressure rise way more than any actual concern i have over this team

 

problem is, the twitter stuff is way worse and i have to follow along online somewhere

 

oh, david

[squally1313]

i feel like i have to just avoid game threads bc reading these makes my blood pressure rise way more than any actual concern i have over this team

 

problem is, the twitter stuff is way worse and i have to follow along online somewhere

 

Found a live stream without any of the negativity:

 

[Bryants Disco Ball]

good enough to tread water while the pitching takes a dump.

 

 

I remember thinking the Cubs weren't going to make the playoffs in June 2015 because their hitting sucked, only to see them go off in the last three months and win 97 games. So I've learned things can go from bad to really good in a hurry, especially when you've got talent.

 

I'm convinced this is more a hangover from the Series, even if the players don't want to admit it. Some posters on here the other day were saying it's hard for them as fans to get that intense about a May game after going through that gauntlet six months ago. I'd think it would be multiplied by 1,000 for an actual player. And, hell, maybe you relax a little after ending that drought.

 

Having watched almost every game so far this season, this team is just off and playing well below their capabilities. Starting pitching sucks. The defense has been spotty and the offense has underwhelmed. We've had to stage big comebacks multiple times to beat average or below average teams, and we just haven't been stomping people down the way we are capable, not even for a short stretch.

 

But we will see. I usually don't know what I'm talking about, so that's a good sign.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

haha, of course both of those at bats end that way

[NotSoSober]

Those last 2 outs would have somehow resulted in 2 inside the park HRs with how everything is falling for the Rockies today

[Irrelevant Dude]

This guy might not be the answer.

[UMFan83]

Well at least the 2 teams that have curbstomped us during this streak are a combined 42-21, we we're getting beat down by the best.

[17 Seconds]

mark reynolds having 12 home runs for the rockies is just about the least interesting storyline imaginable

[CaliforniaRaisin]

It's not like last year's team 103-win team didn't go through a 5-15 stretch with abysmal pitching. Just have to hope this is a similar rough patch and nothing worse or more prolonged.

[Agony and Ivy]

i feel like i have to just avoid game threads bc reading these makes my blood pressure rise way more than any actual concern i have over this team

 

problem is, the twitter stuff is way worse and i have to follow along online somewhere

 

Twitter is the most asinine place in the world. Is it a place? I don't know but horsefeathers Cubs Twitter

[Ding Dong Johnson]

hey, a 1-2-3 inning!*

[UMFan83]

It's not like last year's team 103-win team didn't go through a 5-15 stretch with abysmal pitching. Just have to hope this is a similar rough patch and nothing worse or more prolonged.

 

It certainly always looks more glaring when the long .500 stretch is at the start of the season rather than a random 32 game sample in July/August

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Well at least the 2 teams that have curbstomped us during this streak are a combined 42-21, we we're getting beat down by the best.

counterpoint: the cubs are supposed to be the best, the ones curbstomping others

[UMFan83]

Well at least the 2 teams that have curbstomped us during this streak are a combined 42-21, we we're getting beat down by the best.

counterpoint: the cubs are supposed to be the best, the ones curbstomping others

 

I stand by my wording. We're getting beat down by ourselves as well.

[Sammy Sofa]

And sometimes baseball is just baseball and weird horsefeathers happens where seemingly good or great teams have a poopy season.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

work has been slow this afternoon so let's get a damn crazy comeback please

[jersey cubs fan]

[Ding Dong Johnson]

in play, run!

[Omar]

Their airport looks like a Nazi symbol