8/2 Padres (Erlin) @ Cubs (Montgomery) 7:05 NBC Sports Chicago

[itisallpartoftheplan]

This all stems back to pulling the plug on Montgomery. Which shouldn’t have been the plan if he was going to hit in the 5th.

He absolutely should’ve been pulled and that was the right move, not PH’ing for him was idiotic and Chavez should’ve got a clean inning, then Joe just decided 3 runs was too much to overcome and decided to put in the worst possible relievers

 

Yeah, I’m basically saying he shouldn’t have hit. In a weird way.

[TMan92]

This all stems back to pulling the plug on Montgomery. Which shouldn’t have been the plan if he was going to hit in the 5th.

He absolutely should’ve been pulled and that was the right move, not PH’ing for him was idiotic and Chavez should’ve got a clean inning, then Joe just decided 3 runs was too much to overcome and decided to put in the worst possible relievers

 

This is a really, really weird game along those lines. Joe acting like the bullpen is hugely taxed or something out of nowhere.

 

The offense doesn’t get a free pass tonight. This all doesn’t matter because we have 3 hits. Two in the infield.

[Derwood]

What??

 

Joe managed to make bullpenning this game NOT be our best chance

I mean you’re just so wrong here I don’t know where to even begin

 

Nevermind. I was trying to make light of the fact that Joe effed up what should have been the right strategy, but it came out wrong. Carry on

[Perd]

I’m just going to take solace in knowing I was always right to hate Albert Almora.

[Cubswin11]

It’s one game and in the grand scheme it won’t matter and you never want to take too much away from an individual game, but this is just really annoying to lose to a horsefeathers team and Joe to keep running out lineups, managing the pitchers/bullpen, etc like it’s September and we have the division won and we are just going through the motions until the playoffs get here. Optimize the lineup for once and manage the bullpen/pitchers aggressively to go win the [expletive] games when they are easily in reach. Edited August 3, 2018 by Cubswin11

[Sammy Sofa]

It’s one game and in the grand scheme it won’t matter but this is just really annoying to lose to a horsefeathers team and Joe to keep running out lineups, managing the pitchers/bullpen like it’s September and we have the division won and we are just going through the motions until the playoffs get here. Optimize the lineup for once and manage the bullpen/pitchers aggressively to go win the [expletive] games when they are easily in reach.

 

Yeah, more often than not the lineup doesn't matter too much given the talent they have, but then sometimes you get games like this where it's baffling even before the first pitch. Quit dicking around and trying to be too clever for your own good, Joe.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

It’s one game and in the grand scheme it won’t matter but this is just really annoying to lose to a horsefeathers team and Joe to keep running out lineups, managing the pitchers/bullpen like it’s September and we have the division won and we are just going through the motions until the playoffs get here. Optimize the lineup for once and manage the bullpen/pitchers aggressively to go win the [expletive] games when they are easily in reach.

 

I would find it acceptable for the Cubs to have one loss this series. They decided to make it the first game. They better win the next horsefeathering three.

[UMFan83]

It’s one game and in the grand scheme it won’t matter but this is just really annoying to lose to a horsefeathers team and Joe to keep running out lineups, managing the pitchers/bullpen like it’s September and we have the division won and we are just going through the motions until the playoffs get here. Optimize the lineup for once and manage the bullpen/pitchers aggressively to go win the [expletive] games when they are easily in reach.

 

Yeah at some point you have to accept that we are in an actual fight for the division and need to prioritize best players over optimal rest. I’m not convinced we are quite there yet. We’re going through a poor stretch which we will get past soon enough

[Cubswin11]

It’s one game and in the grand scheme it won’t matter but this is just really annoying to lose to a horsefeathers team and Joe to keep running out lineups, managing the pitchers/bullpen like it’s September and we have the division won and we are just going through the motions until the playoffs get here. Optimize the lineup for once and manage the bullpen/pitchers aggressively to go win the [expletive] games when they are easily in reach.

 

Yeah, more often than not the lineup doesn't matter too much given the talent they have, but then sometimes you get games like this where it's baffling even before the first pitch. Quit dicking around and trying to be too clever for your own good, Joe.

Agree, we have so many good hitters and options that largely lineup configuration shouldn’t matter (and it doesn’t overly matter anyways in general) but Joe keeps running out lineups that somehow figure out a way to be sub optimal despite the roster being built with almost good hitters everywhere. He’s like handicapping things for the other team by doing this horsefeathers and putting us in a hole.

[Brian]

I like Len stealthily talking up Harper to the meatballs that are going to hate the signing

[itisallpartoftheplan]

He absolutely should’ve been pulled and that was the right move, not PH’ing for him was idiotic and Chavez should’ve got a clean inning, then Joe just decided 3 runs was too much to overcome and decided to put in the worst possible relievers

 

This is a really, really weird game along those lines. Joe acting like the bullpen is hugely taxed or something out of nowhere.

 

The offense doesn’t get a free pass tonight. This all doesn’t matter because we have 3 hits. Two in the infield.

 

Hits are hard to come by tonight. The Padres only have ummmm 15.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

We are winning this game.

[Schwarber Fan]

I feel for anyone who attended that game.

[Derwood]

Baseball is dumb, make it not dumb tomorrow

[Cubswin11]

Stupid horsefeathering game, stop being dumb Joe. Go get em tomorrow and win idiots

[soccer10k]

It’s one game and in the grand scheme it won’t matter but this is just really annoying to lose to a horsefeathers team and Joe to keep running out lineups, managing the pitchers/bullpen like it’s September and we have the division won and we are just going through the motions until the playoffs get here. Optimize the lineup for once and manage the bullpen/pitchers aggressively to go win the [expletive] games when they are easily in reach.

 

I would find it acceptable for the Cubs to have one loss this series. They decided to make it the first game. They better win the next horsefeathering three.

 

I'd be happy with 5-2 against the Pads and Royals, however they want to get there.

[TMan92]

The Dodgers have 10 runs on 6 hits.

[soccer10k]

Duensing allowed 1 run over his first 16 2/3 innings, which spanned 23 appearances. Since then, he's pitched in 20 games and 17 2/3 innings including tonight. Here are some fun facts about those 20 games.

 

-He's allowed an ERA of 13.75. Tonight's outing actually lowered his ERA in that span from 14.36.

-He's allowed at least one run in 12 of those 20 outings.

-He's allowed at least two runs in 10 of those 20 outings.

-If you make it two or more earned runs, it drops that all the way down to 9 of his 20 outings.

-In only two of those 20 outings he didn't allow a single baserunner. He faced a combined 3 batters in those 2 outings.

[soccer10k]

The Dodgers have 10 runs on 6 hits.

 

Did Chatwood pitch for Milwaukee?

[Aaron_Kennelly]

The Dodgers have 10 runs on 6 hits.

 

Save some of the BABIP and LOB regression for later, VBs.

[UMFan83]

Duensing’s ERA since May 11? 11.63

[TMan92]

Duensing’s ERA since May 11? 11.63