8/5: The Defending Champs (Lackey) vs DB's Nationals (Jaxon), 1:20 CT, ABC7/MLBN

[Sammy Sofa]

Dude is too good for this mediocre-ass team.

[UMFan83]

Willy now 1 behind Bryant in HR for the season. Who would have thought that?

[Sammy Sofa]

Willy now 1 behind Bryant in HR for the season. Who would have thought that?

 

This just re-angers me that he was bunting the other day.

[Perd]

Willy has firmly supplanted Schwarber as my favorite Cub. The whole actually being good thing helps.

[David]

avila totally has that awkward looking trade deadline rental look like i'll completely forget that big dorky older dude was ever on this team

[Outshined_One]

Weiters getting tossed was decidedly unexpected.

[Agony and Ivy]

This team is maddening to watch as a baseball fan. Maybe we were spoiled so much by last year but their situational hitting is among the worst I've ever seen. They don't move runners over, they don't get clutch hits. It's hard to watch.

 

This might actually be the meatballiest thing I've ever read. I'm more impressed than anything. Also, you should stop watching.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Good at bat by Difo with Harper up next as the tying run.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Strop has been great.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

avila totally has that awkward looking trade deadline rental look like i'll completely forget that big dorky older dude was ever on this team

 

His batting stance is weird and I don't like it.

[Derwood]

Hey hey hey, its Faaaaat Albers

[imb]

cool we're fixed for the 27th time this year

[David]

yay jug runs

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Time for a Rizz dong.

[David]

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

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Finally a Bryant coming through in the clutch.

[Schwarber Fan]

Wow, not only should we not need Wilson in a spot like this, he's sucking in it.

[UMFan83]

avila totally has that awkward looking trade deadline rental look like i'll completely forget that big dorky older dude was ever on this team

 

and wilson has the look of that trade deadline acquisition that we rue for years.

[David]

that guy was worse than bartman

[itisallpartoftheplan]

that guy was worse than bartman

 

Almost opened the door on Bryant's knee...although he would've only missed a game.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Throw was wide a little but Rizzo missed it in the air.

[Agony and Ivy]

Javy shouldn't have thrown it but my god Rizzo catch the horsefeathering ball

[UMFan83]

Sure seems like Russell and Javy have a lot of errors. Doesn't mean they aren't net plus defenders but it's slightly annoying.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Throw was wide a little but Rizzo missed it in the air.

 

It was very wide, and crappy footwork by Baez led to it.

[Gmoney08]

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Had the opportunity to serve on Harper, his wife and her family when the Nats were out in Phoenix a few weeks ago.

 

Ive served on many celebrities before and some are quiet (thus I let them do their own thing).

 

But Bryce and his family were super talkative (also incredibly polite). We talked a ton of baseball.

 

Him and his wife brought up "kris" a couple times like they are pretty fairly close. Mentioned trying to recruit him to play in something that sounds similar to the WBC but in Japan coming up.

 

Well anyways I told him take it easy on my Cubs and would love to see him in the same lineup as KB someday.

 

He said man that would be cool.. we've talked about it Also said his favorite parks to play at are Wrigley, Diego, San Fran and Philly.

 

A lot of other cool baseball talk but too much to type out.