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

[Cubswin11]

 

Why do you goobers act like "we'll just bullpen it" is some trump card lmao. If the starter gives up 5 runs in three innings, it's not gonna make much of a difference how good our bullpen might be.

 

We have the best record in the NL. It's worked all season. Why won't it work in the playoffs?

 

I mean maybe it will. It’s just funny watching Lester give up rockets to the worst offense in baseball and people are like “horsefeathers yes the bullpen is so good”

But that’s kinda the point, if the starters suck or get in trouble we have a very good bullpen to go to if they have a short leash with the SP and they can keep us in games and it’s not revolutionary to win that way in the playoffs.

[Cubswin11]

Nice job Albert, he was due for some positive ground ball regression

[Cubswin11]

Whatever, just keep doom bonnering and not enjoying the best run of Cubs baseball we’ll ever see in our lives.

 

Whoops, there's that pesky strawman yet again. Weird!

Eh, I’m just trying to keep it in perspective instead of looking for the worst thing in everything

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Bunt, Javy.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Also, and I can't stress this enough, the rest of the Cubs are really good! We have the best offense in the NL, the best base running in the NL, the second-lowest bullpen ERA in the NL, quite possibly the best defense thanks to Galaxy Brain Stearns.

 

There's a reason we are good and have the best record, the best RD, and the best BaseRuns in the NL. Quit worrying so much about the damn rotation.

 

I'm way more fine with this than all the tortured takes about why the rotation isn't actually bad.

 

To be fair, most of my takes have been about why we can win with bad starting pitching in the playoffs. And these are the reasons why. I've said as much multiple times in the past.

 

I do think the rotation can get better, too. But I really don't care much if they just suck all year.

[Sammy Sofa]

Rockies up 4-1.

[Sammy Sofa]

Whatever, just keep doom bonnering and not enjoying the best run of Cubs baseball we’ll ever see in our lives.

 

Whoops, there's that pesky strawman yet again. Weird!

Eh, I’m just trying to keep it in perspective instead of looking for the worst thing in everything

 

It's not like anyone is digging trying to find obscure ways the Cubs are struggling. Literally only one guy who posts here doesn't enjoy this team.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Rockies up 4-1.

 

How is that possible? Didn't somebody just write that Story grounded into a DP to end the inning?

[Gilby]

Rockies still need to get it out of Wade range

[Sammy Sofa]

Just' don't hit into a DP; Bote wants redemption.

[UMFan83]

Ugh. Of all the people to pinch hit for

[Sammy Sofa]

Rockies up 4-1.

 

How is that possible? Didn't somebody just write that Story grounded into a DP to end the inning?

 

Successfully challenged.

[Sammy Sofa]

What the flying horsefeathers is wrong with Joe.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Wait. You are taking out Bote?

 

OK. Riz. Prove the Bote lovers wrong.

[UMFan83]

Rockies up 4-1.

 

How is that possible? Didn't somebody just write that Story grounded into a DP to end the inning?

 

I did. My tracking app sucks apparently or it was something that was reversed into just a force out

[Schwarber Fan]

Is it crazy to rather see Bote vs. Strahm here?

[Brian]

Rizzo they aren't respecting you

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Rockies up 4-1.

 

How is that possible? Didn't somebody just write that Story grounded into a DP to end the inning?

 

Successfully challenged.

 

Ohhhh. Nice.

[UMFan83]

Wait. You are taking out Bote?

 

OK. Riz. Prove the Bote lovers wrong.

 

 

Unless he homers I’ll be convinced that Bote would have done better

[Sammy Sofa]

WHAT THE horsefeathers WAS THAT, BLUE.

[Brian]

"RESPECT ME!"

[Aaron_Kennelly]

RIZZO!

[Schwarber Fan]

Is it crazy to rather see Bote vs. Strahm here?

 

Never mind, that wasn’t an option, obv.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Rizz!!

[Sammy Sofa]

FINE, WHATEVER. THIS IS GREAT IN SPITE OF YOU, JOE!