8/5: fodders (lucabrassiswimswiththefishes) @ Cubs (Lester) 1:20 WGN

[jersey cubs fan]

[Aaron_Kennelly]

How long are you in town for and are you prepared to go to Kansas City on Monday?

[Schwarber Fan]

Wind should be blowing out again, how about a double-figure run day?

[jersey cubs fan]

How long are you in town for and are you prepared to go to Kansas City on Monday?

Leaving tonight. I looked into planning a KC trip this time but couldn't make it work.

[gobigred]

[soccer10k]

 

Bote is freed!

[UMFan83]

Bote-Russell hitting 3-4 is a lineup I would have expected the day after clinching the division and everyone is hungover

[CyHawk_Cub]

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[UMFan83]

The more I think about the lineup the more bizarre it is. The starter is a lefty so I get Almora playing, but leading off? Russell hitting cleanup? Schwarber and Happ are 2 guys you PH for against a lefty in the 7th yesterday but they are both in? Caratini has a .560ish OPS against lefties this year (albeit SSS) and is in?

 

Crazy ass Joe. This will be the lineup that gives us our 20 run game of course

[jersey cubs fan]

[BigSlick]

Bote batting third is kinda pure hilarity, the lineup is pure just: whatever the hell just do it

[Sammy Sofa]

Joe managing like his scouting report is just a dot matrix printing of all of Duke's posts.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

[Brian]

if there is a photo of LaStella with a giant gold chain and a hat to the left I may get it tattoo'd on me as a full chest piece

[bcl412]

 

Is this real or a joke because that’s awesome if real

[Brian]

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[UMFan83]

The opponent has scored a 1st inning run

[Ding Dong Johnson]

The opponent has scored a 1st inning run

that doesn’t seem right

[Sammy Sofa]

Guys, Lester has been kinda horrendous for a while now.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Almora has seen 11 pitches in his last 37 plate appearances

[Cubswin11]

Good job Albert

[Sammy Sofa]

I get having Almora in there facing a LH, but batting him anywhere near the top will never not be stupid.

[Sammy Sofa]

Annnnnnnnnnnd Milleewowkay is on the board.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Bote is the man

[Sammy Sofa]

The rest of the Cubs besides Bote: