9/5 Cubs (Professor) at Pirates (Brault) 7:05 EST CSN Chicago I think

[UMFan83]

The 8th inning sucks btw.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

How in the horsefeathers was Strop not in there? That was an indefensible decision and it'll cost us a chance to add a game on the vaunted Brewers.

 

What makes you think the VB's are going to lose?

 

The Brewers suck and they might have the worst offense in the league. And they are down 3 runs.

[Agony and Ivy]

How in the horsefeathers was Strop not in there? That was an indefensible decision and it'll cost us a chance to add a game on the vaunted Brewers.

 

What makes you think the VB's are going to lose?

 

They're down 4-1 and Iglesias will pick apart their terrible hitters.

[Agony and Ivy]

How in the horsefeathers was Strop not in there? That was an indefensible decision and it'll cost us a chance to add a game on the vaunted Brewers.

 

What makes you think the VB's are going to lose?

 

The Brewers suck and they might have the worst offense in the league. And they are down 3 runs.

 

I really hope they keep running out Villar in CF. That was a joy to watch tonight.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

How in the horsefeathers was Strop not in there? That was an indefensible decision and it'll cost us a chance to add a game on the vaunted Brewers.

 

What makes you think the VB's are going to lose?

 

The Brewers suck and they might have the worst offense in the league. And they are down 3 runs.

 

Is the currency exchange when down by three against the Bryan Price Reds really tied?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

How in the horsefeathers was Strop not in there? That was an indefensible decision and it'll cost us a chance to add a game on the vaunted Brewers.

 

Because Edwards is very good and hadn't really done anything wrong until the last hitter of the inning.

 

4 pitch walk, single, single is "nothing wrong?"

 

3 ball walk, shattered bat, shattered bat, K is nothing wrong

[Agony and Ivy]

 

What makes you think the VB's are going to lose?

 

The Brewers suck and they might have the worst offense in the league. And they are down 3 runs.

 

Is the currency exchange when down by three against the Bryan Price Reds really tied?

 

Well they're down 7-1 now so yes. They're finished tonight and for the rest of the season because they're not good.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I miss Willson. I hope he's back by this weekend and is healthy the rest of the way.

[Brian]

Cubs give up 2 runs in the 8th to lose game.

 

Brewers: "Hold our beer."

[Aaron_Kennelly]

 

What makes you think the VB's are going to lose?

 

The Brewers suck and they might have the worst offense in the league. And they are down 3 runs.

 

Is the currency exchange when down by three against the Bryan Price Reds really tied?

 

No. The Brewers suck. If they don't get a good start, they are toast. They have the worst offense in the majors in the 2nd-half and it's not even close.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=31&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=&age=0&filter=&players=0

[Gilby]

I have basically the same amount of confidence in Edwards and Strop, so I don't really have an issue with Carl staying in. But I'm not writing that off as bad luck when he had a leadoff walk and bounced a fastball to advance the winning run. Two of the outs were on the bases.

 

I am quite perplexed that Heyward took that AB to leadoff the 9th however

[Transmogrified Tiger]

How in the horsefeathers was Strop not in there? That was an indefensible decision and it'll cost us a chance to add a game on the vaunted Brewers.

 

Because Edwards is very good and hadn't really done anything wrong until the last hitter of the inning.

 

Even if it's "bad luck" Strop is a better option than Edwards if they're both rested. I saw lots of dickshot fastballs even if they weren't squared up and that's because he's got about 20 command. Sometimes results matter.

 

Edwards's fastball not getting squared up is not an accident, that's half his appeal. He's going to walk his share of guys, but he's also going to strike out a ton and be extremely hard to make solid contact on everything else. The guy has a .180 BABIP against as a major leaguer. Sure, sometimes broken bat singles happen, but that's the life of a reliever and not a flaw or something that would be predictive hitter to hitter.

[Agony and Ivy]

 

Because Edwards is very good and hadn't really done anything wrong until the last hitter of the inning.

 

4 pitch walk, single, single is "nothing wrong?"

 

3 ball walk, shattered bat, shattered bat, K is nothing wrong

 

3 clear balls and one that was as borderline as it gets. But when your pitch chart during that AB looks like a shotgun blast you're just not going to get down and in borderline pitches. The singles were bad luck but happened on bad pitches. He was more lucky than unlucky though since the pirates ran into multiple outs. Even so, he's not better than Pedro and shouldn't be used like he is.

[Perd]

I hope John Jaso's hair gets caught in an escalator.

 

And let's not do the Rene Rivera and Gictor Caratini in the same lineup thing again.

[Soul]

Well the Brewers suck too tonight so....happy

[Bryants Disco Ball]

 

The Brewers suck and they might have the worst offense in the league. And they are down 3 runs.

 

Is the currency exchange when down by three against the Bryan Price Reds really tied?

 

Well they're down 7-1 now so yes. They're finished tonight and for the rest of the season because they're not good.

 

Now I feel like they are up by two, at least.

 

And, they don't suck. Somehow their vaunted starting pitching has been pretty damn awesome. Although Nelson and Davies both are now at their career high in innings and I wonder when fatigue sets in? Or maybe it doesn't.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

 

The Brewers suck and they might have the worst offense in the league. And they are down 3 runs.

 

Is the currency exchange when down by three against the Bryan Price Reds really tied?

 

No. The Brewers suck. If they don't get a good start, they are toast. They have the worst offense in the majors in the 2nd-half and it's not even close.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=31&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=&age=0&filter=&players=0

 

When they don't hit homers, they don't do anything. That's for sure.

[Agony and Ivy]

I have basically the same amount of confidence in Edwards and Strop, so I don't really have an issue with Carl staying in. But I'm not writing that off as bad luck when he had a leadoff walk and bounced a fastball to advance the winning run. Two of the outs were on the bases.

 

I am quite perplexed that Heyward took that AB to leadoff the 9th however

 

The bench was all lefties if I'm not mistaken and Joe was in horsefeathers it mode at that point, clearly.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

 

Is the currency exchange when down by three against the Bryan Price Reds really tied?

 

No. The Brewers suck. If they don't get a good start, they are toast. They have the worst offense in the majors in the 2nd-half and it's not even close.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=31&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=&age=0&filter=&players=0

 

When they don't hit homers, they don't do anything. That's for sure.

 

No. They just plain suck. Their offense is putrid.

[Perd]

At least the VB's are losing 7-1.

[Agony and Ivy]

 

Is the currency exchange when down by three against the Bryan Price Reds really tied?

 

Well they're down 7-1 now so yes. They're finished tonight and for the rest of the season because they're not good.

 

Now I feel like they are up by two, at least.

 

And, they don't suck. Somehow their vaunted starting pitching has been pretty damn awesome. Although Nelson and Davies both are now at their career high in innings and I wonder when fatigue sets in? Or maybe it doesn't.

 

They absolutely suck. Their run differential is down to 13.

[UMFan83]

Brewers have already gotten 2 runs back without recording an out. 6 more outs left for the pen to get

[Gilby]

I have basically the same amount of confidence in Edwards and Strop, so I don't really have an issue with Carl staying in. But I'm not writing that off as bad luck when he had a leadoff walk and bounced a fastball to advance the winning run. Two of the outs were on the bases.

 

I am quite perplexed that Heyward took that AB to leadoff the 9th however

 

The bench was all lefties if I'm not mistaken and Joe was in horsefeathers it mode at that point, clearly.

 

One of them was Rizzo. Would've needed a pinch hitter after Bryant if it got that far, but La Stella and that Taylor Davis dude who bats RH were also available at least

[BigSlick]

Losing these games sucks but doesn't suck that bad

 

But is extremely annoying