6/26 does anyone care we are playing tonight? Cubs (Butler) @ WSH (Gonzalez) 6:05 CT CSN/MLBN

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Nice job, Grimm.

[Gilby]

I thought one of the big selling points on Davis was that he wasn't like Aroldis and didn't mind pitching 4+ out save opportunities

 

Davis would've had to hit, or TLS would've had to come in to play defense. Maddon really should've left Zagunis in.

[We Got The Whole 9]

I thought one of the big selling points on Davis was that he wasn't like Aroldis and didn't mind pitching 4+ out save opportunities

This was more about Grimm being lethal since his return

 

Great job Justin!

[UMFan83]

Thank you. Really didn't want to see Grimm vs Murphy

[raw]

watching Maddon manage circles around Dusty is really, really cathartic

 

Not a fan of how the 8th was managed, but it worked out.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Bottom line? Anybody who didn't envision Zimmerman hitting a three-run homer is just better than me.

[Sammy Sofa]

Fly, you mighty seal!

[UMFan83]

Willy been taking shots in the clubhouse? Super late aton those last 2 swings

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I thought one of the big selling points on Davis was that he wasn't like Aroldis and didn't mind pitching 4+ out save opportunities

 

Davis would've had to hit, or TLS would've had to come in to play defense. Maddon really should've left Zagunis in.

 

My problem was pulling Uehara for Duensing.

 

It is nice to see Grimm has earned that much trust.

[Gilby]

Excellent.

[imb]

bullpen and defense are hella important

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Question. When Rizzo is at two strikes, it seems like he can go oppo anytime he wants. Why not do that all the time to make them no longer shift? Or is this stupid by me?

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I thought one of the big selling points on Davis was that he wasn't like Aroldis and didn't mind pitching 4+ out save opportunities

 

Davis would've had to hit, or TLS would've had to come in to play defense. Maddon really should've left Zagunis in.

 

My problem was pulling Uehara for Duensing.

 

It is nice to see Grimm has earned that much trust.

 

I'm pretty shocked by it. Grimm was a hot mess early in the year. I know he's done this before, but I had a hard time believing he was going to bounce back like this.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I actually like that 2015 attempt even if it looked bad.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Did they just screw the closer???

[We Got The Whole 9]

Question. When Rizzo is at two strikes, it seems like he can go oppo anytime he wants. Why not do that all the time to make them no longer shift? Or is this stupid by me?

He should be able to do it a lot more often IMO

 

Nice, Ian!

[raw]

Closer = Fucked!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Question. When Rizzo is at two strikes, it seems like he can go oppo anytime he wants. Why not do that all the time to make them no longer shift? Or is this stupid by me?

 

Teams will shift Rizzo forever if it means the worst case scenario for them is a single(maybe a double if placed perfectly).

[We Got The Whole 9]

Javy with the oppo swing

[David]

Classic horsefeathers the closer game

[UMFan83]

And there it is, my obsessive streak of 5+ runs one game followed by 3 or less runs the next game continues.

[Sammy Sofa]

Sexcellent.

[Brian]

my dad would always tell me about games like this from the classic 2016 season where the Cubs would screw the closer.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Question. When Rizzo is at two strikes, it seems like he can go oppo anytime he wants. Why not do that all the time to make them no longer shift? Or is this stupid by me?

 

Teams will shift Rizzo forever if it means the worst case scenario for them is a single(maybe a double if placed perfectly).

 

That's true. I'd take that when he's leading off a game, though.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Went from the tenseness of that bottom of the 8th to horsefeathers the closer really quickly. Thanks, Nationals' bullpen and defense!