7/16 Cubs (Quintana) @ Orioles (Jimenez) 12:35 CT ABC7/670

[Agony and Ivy]

This Quintana guy is pretty pretty pretty good

[Cubswin11]

Lester 2.0, not bad, not bad

[Agony and Ivy]

Was Kaplan the one who said they paid too much for Quintana? Edited July 16, 2017 by Agony and Ivy

[Sosa21MVP]

Are we good again? :stickman:

[David]

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[Brian]

lol Jose "doesn't strike anybody out" Quintana has the most K's in a game by a Cubs pitcher this season

[CaliforniaRaisin]

That'll do, José. That'll do.

[minnesotacubsfan]

WOW. THANKS WHITE SOX

[raw]

Not sure I've ever seen a pitcher have 12Ks with only 99 pitches.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Not sure I've ever seen a pitcher have 12Ks with only 99 pitches.

 

Not sure I've ever seen a Cubs starter pitch 7 innings.

[Cubswin11]

Hopefully this is enough to show Theo to make those other moves he talked about if the team plays well. Go get Sonny.

[Rob]

This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I'd prefer to see Montgomery moved back into the pen and Lackey hold onto the 5th SP slot.

 

Lackey has mostly been doing what he's done in recent years, with the exception of his HR/FB suddenly skyrocketing to more than double his career figure. His velocity is down a bit, so sure -- maybe this is the end of the line. But it's only down about 1 mph, so I'm more inclined to believe that he's just having some bad luck.

 

But it's not like Mongtomery is pitching significantly better. Even with his overall stats being padded due to his time in relief, xFIP and SIERA see them as virtually the same. And if they're virtually the same, I'd rather keep the guy who can be a solid left-handed reliever in that role.

 

Here's our current options.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hopefully this is enough to show Theo to make those other moves he talked about if the team plays well. Go get Sonny.

 

I have very little interest in what it should cost to get Gray considering his injuries.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I might be missing something, but why Carl here?

[Donzo]

Not sure I've ever seen a Cubs starter pitch 7 innings.

 

You didn't watch the Cubs last year?

[minnesotacubsfan]

I might be missing something, but why Carl here?

 

showing Q some love perhaps?

[Agony and Ivy]

Man Bryant just looks lost at the plate....

[Donzo]

I might be missing something, but why Carl here?

 

Ah, why not...

 

He can still pitch 2 out of 3 in Atl before the off day on Thursday. And, as it turned, it was a clean no stress inning.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I might be missing something, but why Carl here?

 

showing Q some love perhaps?

 

Plus they knew he'd only need eight pitches.

[Agony and Ivy]

Phillies just hit a grand dong to take a 5-2 lead because the Brewers bullpen is so good.

[Donzo]

Man Bryant just looks lost at the plate....

 

Trade him for Gray!

 

The Cubs #1 prospect is a SW 3B rotting in AAA, so the Cubs got this covered.

[weis21]

oh my.

 

that rizzo ab/hr

 

http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TBS/Images/Dynamic/i23/seinfeld_episode065_337x233_040420061510.jpg

 

edit: and now willson. yowzers, #wearegoodagain

Edited July 16, 2017 by weis21

[David]

wow rizz!

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Phillies just hit a grand dong to take a 5-2 lead because the Brewers bullpen is so good.

 

It's the Phillies so it might not even last an inning, but it would be really nice for the Cubs to be rewarded for this weekend by picking up a game.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Not sure why I ever wavered on this team clinching with a full week left. What a ninny I was.