6/17 Resurging Cubs (Arrieta) @ Pirates (Nova) 7:15 CT FOX

[weis21]

Nobody started a game thread so I did.

 

Jake realized, apparently, after his last start against San Diego that he actually has to pitch well if he wants to be more rich after the end of this season. That trend continues tonight and through the rest of the 2017 season.

 

The Cubs are going up against Ivan Nova. He has good numbers and I assume he's from Russia despite the initial physical appearance black.

 

Cubs win 7-1.

[UMFan83]

Hope Jake's thumb holds up tonight

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Freaking Derwood.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Hope Jake's thumb holds up tonight

maybe up his butt

[Derwood]

Freaking Derwood.

 

I just got back from Pittsburgh. Sorry I didn't start a game thread while driving

[weis21]

Freaking Derwood.

 

I just got back from Pittsburgh. Sorry I didn't start a game thread while driving

you never had to stop for gas or to take a leak? smh

[Tim]

Freaking Derwood.

 

I just got back from Pittsburgh. Sorry I didn't start a game thread while driving

When did you leave?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Freaking Derwood.

 

I just got back from Pittsburgh. Sorry I didn't start a game thread while driving

 

Some team player. You should've stayed in Pittsburgh since they won while you were there.

[Derwood]

Freaking Derwood.

 

I just got back from Pittsburgh. Sorry I didn't start a game thread while driving

 

Some team player. You should've stayed in Pittsburgh since they won while you were there.

 

I passed that off to Mojo, who is there tonight

[bcl412]

Go on a damn win streak you piles of turds

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

the Brewers, previously destined to steamroll the Padres, have split the first two games, both requiring extra innings

[Outshined_One]

Remember our awesome defense?

[Bryants Disco Ball]

the Brewers, previously destined to steamroll the Padres, have split the first two games, both requiring extra innings

 

I'm pleased. But their offense is dangerous as hell. And their rotation is better than ours.

[Derwood]

Bad jake is back with a vengeance

[Transmogrified Tiger]

the Brewers, previously destined to steamroll the Padres, have split the first two games, both requiring extra innings

 

I'm pleased. But their offense is dangerous as hell. And their rotation is better than ours.

 

The Milwaukee rotation is Jimmy Nelson, a broom, the guy inside Bernie Brewer, the ghost of Bob Uecker, and Matt Garza's goatee.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Bad jake is back with a vengeance

 

Eh, at least Jake and Boras can claim he's a gamer for battling through an injury.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Montero's arm is so worthless.

[Gilby]

the Brewers, previously destined to steamroll the Padres, have split the first two games, both requiring extra innings

 

I'm pleased. But their offense is dangerous as hell. And their rotation is better than ours.

 

The Milwaukee rotation is Jimmy Nelson, a broom, the guy inside Bernie Brewer, the ghost of Bob Uecker, and Matt Garza's goatee.

 

Even if that were true, he'd still be correct.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

 

I'm pleased. But their offense is dangerous as hell. And their rotation is better than ours.

 

The Milwaukee rotation is Jimmy Nelson, a broom, the guy inside Bernie Brewer, the ghost of Bob Uecker, and Matt Garza's goatee.

 

Even if that were true, he'd still be correct.

 

Damn.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

the Brewers, previously destined to steamroll the Padres, have split the first two games, both requiring extra innings

 

I'm pleased. But their offense is dangerous as hell. And their rotation is better than ours.

 

And that's why the Brewers have run away with the division.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

the Brewers, previously destined to steamroll the Padres, have split the first two games, both requiring extra innings

 

I'm pleased. But their offense is dangerous as hell. And their rotation is better than ours.

 

And that's why the Brewers have run away with the division.

 

Nobody ever claimed they would. But I don't think it's a stretch to say their rotation is better than ours. Any numbers or metrics you want to show will prove it.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

In the book Crazy '08 they talk about how in the early days of baseball the ground rules were less defined. For example, Pittsburgh had a home game after heavy rainfall/flooding and they just decided any ball that reached the outfield was a ground rule double rather than have outfielders. That made more sense than the dimensions of PNC.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

I'm pleased. But their offense is dangerous as hell. And their rotation is better than ours.

 

And that's why the Brewers have run away with the division.

 

Nobody ever claimed they would. But I don't think it's a stretch to say their rotation is better than ours. Any numbers or metrics you want to show will prove it.

 

Worry all you want about the Cubs turning things around, I might disagree but at least there's some logic to it. This chicken littling about the Brewers is just sad though. They are not good, they've had a multitude of things go incredibly well and they're even with the Cubs in the loss column.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

And that's why the Brewers have run away with the division.

 

Nobody ever claimed they would. But I don't think it's a stretch to say their rotation is better than ours. Any numbers or metrics you want to show will prove it.

 

Worry all you want about the Cubs turning things around, I might disagree but at least there's some logic to it. This chicken littling about the Brewers is just sad though. They are not good, they've had a multitude of things go incredibly well and they're even with the Cubs in the loss column.

 

To belabor this point, everyone has been terribly disappointed with Arrieta, who has a 4.68 ERA entering tonight. Here's the Steamer rest of season predictions for the Brewers 5 best starters:

 

Nelson: 4.56

Anderson: 4.66

Davies: 4.52

Garza: 5.00

Guerra: 4.93