6/18 World Champion Cubs (Lackey) @ Pirates (Taillon) 12:35 CT CSN/MLBN/670

[Schwarber Fan]

Last year's team gets 5 that inning. Oh well.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Almora wouldn't have hit that pitch with a 60 inch bat

[UMFan83]

Have home plate umpires been worse than normal this year? If so my theory is that the mainstreaming of pitch framing has flustered the umpires who are now overthinking things

[BigSlick]

Not getting at least one more in that inning is giving a Doom Boner

[Tim]

Lackey with a nice red-ass moment there.

[NotSoSober]

After yesterday, t's nice to see a Pirates fielder not make that horsefeathering play

[Tim]

So...which player is more out of character in RF against us?

 

- Polanco being so much worse against us than he is against the league

- Bruce being so much better against us than he is against the league

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Making contact in that situation is good. Nice work, Jon.

[Schwarber Fan]

So...which player is more out of character in RF against us?

 

- Polanco being so much worse against us than he is against the league

- Bruce being so much better against us than he is against the league

 

Randal Grichuk

[NotSoSober]

So...which player is more out of character in RF against us?

 

- Polanco being so much worse against us than he is against the league

- Bruce being so much better against us than he is against the league

Easily Bruce. That moher [expletive] turns into Heyward in RF against us. Jon Jay is somehow our best hitter outside of lead off Rizzo

[Tim]

So...which player is more out of character in RF against us?

 

- Polanco being so much worse against us than he is against the league

- Bruce being so much better against us than he is against the league

 

Randal Grichuk

In the field.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

When thinking back on the World Series title, do you think about the epic seventh game and sometimes forget about how we were down 3-1 in the series?

[weis21]

did heyward get hurt? why was he lifted?

[UMFan83]

did heyward get hurt? why was he lifted?

 

Hurt his hand trying to make a sliding catch in foul territory earlier. He stayed in the game and even took an AB being being removed so guessing it's not too bad.

[UMFan83]

Couldn't make it the whole game without giving up a bomb could you dickwad?

[Bryants Disco Ball]

did heyward get hurt? why was he lifted?

 

Hurt his hand trying to make a sliding catch in foul territory earlier. He stayed in the game and even took an AB being being removed so guessing it's not too bad.

 

Just to add context, he appears to have scraped his hand more than injured it.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Couldn't make it the whole game without giving up a bomb could you dickwad?

 

At least it was a solo one.

[UMFan83]

Assuming a 33 start season (his career high), Lackey is on pace to give up 47 home runs this season, which would be 1 behind the NL season record of 48 set by Jose Lima and 3 short of the all time record of 50 by Bert Blyleven.

 

Yay?

[bcl412]

When thinking back on the World Series title, do you think about the epic seventh game and sometimes forget about how we were down 3-1 in the series?

 

Because the game 7 was insane intensity wise and because it meant ending the drought, the down 3-1 part isn't remembered to me like a 3-1 comeback typically would be. Plus, I was so confident in that team that I kind of expected it (thought my posts probably don't show this completely.

[weis21]

thanks guys

[We Got The Whole 9]

Assuming a 33 start season (his career high), Lackey is on pace to give up 47 home runs this season, which would be 1 behind the NL season record of 48 set by Jose Lima and 3 short of the all time record of 50 by Bert Blyleven.

 

Yay?

He probably will make every start, health provided. I think 45 or 46 is probably a good bet.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Well Lackey pitched much better than anticipated. Guess will have to wait a little longer before seeing him dfa.

[NotSoSober]

Seems like it's time for a Jon Jays Spray chart

[Derwood]

http://www.americanbiblehistory.com/images/john-jay-portrait-250.jpg

[NotSoSober]

Lead-off RIzzo...No can defend