7/21 Cardinals (Martinez) @ World Champion Cubs (Arrieta) 1:20 CT ABC7/670

[Flames24Rulz]

pat hughes has some serious meatball in him

 

a few days ago i heard him lauding pitchers who just know how to win (referring to guys who have good records despite lesser ERAs)

 

today he was talking up how important yadier molina is and how he's one of the most valuable players in baseball

 

yeah, I was at a game earlier this year and went to the bathroom. he was babbling about how the most important stat in all of baseball was team ERA. he's old though, so I guess he gets a pass.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

the worst part of that error is it wasn't committed by Kolten Wong

 

me and you are tight like thelma and louise on this one (i've never seen it but i'm assuming they were tight)

I'll fly off that cliff with you. but I get to be whichever one porked brad pitt

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Nice play for a DH.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

I didn't think Kyle was going to catch that.

[David]

i hate bunts and thinking about bunts

[Flames24Rulz]

so he bunts, and then looks at strike 3 right down the middle?

[Schwarber Fan]

We should be up 10-2.

[David]

oh plz oh plz oh plz jhey finish your old squadron

[David]

what a horsefeathering terribly annoying game

[Aaron_Kennelly]

What were the chances that Strop struck out Grichuk there?

[Thed Hoyerstein]

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[Guancous]

 

 

The comments are amazing.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Nice play.

[David]

wow russell

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Hell yes

[David]

WHEW

[David]

strop showing rosenthal how it's done

[JonJayCutler]

Zach Duke is still a thing?

[David]

matheny still doesn't realize rizzo has no trouble with lefties i guess lol

 

at least it's not siegrist this time i guess?

[Guancous]

Zach Duke has been in the league for 12 years?!?

 

One month bought him a decade of work. From his Wikipedia:

Duke's debut month included a 3-0 shutout victory against Greg Maddux and the Cubs on July 16 and 22 consecutive scoreless innings from July 2 to July 21. He was named National League Rookie of the month for July while compiling a 0.87 ERA, the best among all starting pitchers in the Major Leagues.[4]

 

He became only the second Pittsburgh rookie to win his first 5 decisions, along with Whitey Glazner. He also became one of only four pitchers during the Live-ball era to record an ERA below 1.00 in their first six starts (the others being Fernando Valenzuela, Boo Ferriss and Steve Rogers).[5] Duke finished 2005 with an 8-2 record in 14 starts, striking out 58 in 84.2 innings. He finished in fifth place in the Rookie of the Year voting, garnering 10% of the vote.

Edited July 21, 2017 by Guancous

[David]

the babip game

[David]

our two hottest hitters of late trying to bunt in back to back innings

 

cool

[Ding Dong Johnson]

well that's just dumb

[Agony and Ivy]

Who is getting the 8th? Please don't say it's Uehara

[We Got The Whole 9]

What a stupid decision