8/22 Cubs (Lester) at Tigers (Liriano): 6:10 PM on WGN

[Banedon]

Hey dumb dumbs....how about more than one lousy run?

 

[UMFan83]

Whose turn is it to hit the solo HR today? I think it’s Javy

[bcl412]

Win you stupid idiots

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Win you stupid idiots

[spoil]they won't[/spoil]

[jersey cubs fan]

Good thing Murphy is here to bat at the top of the lineup tonight with a LHP on the mound, against whom he's hit .250/.288/.333 this season.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Good thing Murphy is here to bat at the top of the lineup tonight with a LHP on the mound, against whom he's hit .250/.288/.333 this season.

bat him 1st, 4th, and 7th!

[Banedon]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/1032096042542616576[/tweet]

[Cubswin11]

Good thing Murphy is here to bat at the top of the lineup tonight with a LHP on the mound, against whom he's hit .250/.288/.333 this season.

That SLG% will fit right in

[squally1313]

Let's try this again, out of mostly boredom:

 

vs L

Almora

Zobrist

Baez

Contreras

Rizzo

Russell

Bote

Heyward

 

vs R

Murphy

Zobrist

Rizzo

Baez

Schwarber

Happ

Contreras

Heyward/Bote (depending on whether you want your infield defense or your outfield defense to be miserable)

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The first day of this month, the Cardinals were 7.5 back. Now they are 2.5 back. Extrapolate that however you wish.

[Sammy Sofa]

The first day of this month, the Cardinals were 7.5 back. Now they are 2.5 back. Extrapolate that however you wish.

 

If the Cubs could even just dong as much a the piddling WHITE SOX, then they wouldn't even have to care much at all about these idiots or the Brewers at this point

[squally1313]

The first day of this month, the Cardinals were 7.5 back. Now they are 2.5 back. Extrapolate that however you wish.

 

Since August 1, the Cardinals have gone 16-4. So sure, if you want to extrapolate that out and say the Cardinals will play .800 ball the rest of the year, it'll be tough for us to get the 97 wins we would need to win the division.

 

We'd have to go 26-12, by the way, which is entirely possible. But it absolutely won't be necessary.

[UMFan83]

The first day of this month, the Cardinals were 7.5 back. Now they are 2.5 back. Extrapolate that however you wish.

 

Since August 1, the Cardinals have gone 16-4. So sure, if you want to extrapolate that out and say the Cardinals will play .800 ball the rest of the year, it'll be tough for us to get the 97 wins we would need to win the division.

 

We'd have to go 26-12, by the way, which is entirely possible. But it absolutely won't be necessary.

 

Yeah this is likely at the end of our bad run and the cardinals good run. I still have scars from 2004 though when the Astros played like .900 ball the last month of the season and never eased up while we plodded along and finished several games back.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I think eventually not having KB in the lineup was going to start showing up. I think that time has come the last week or so.

 

I also think the Cubs have a chance to be good again when a semi-healthy KB is back and with the addition of Murphy. I think without them we suck.

 

This is what I think.

[squally1313]

The first day of this month, the Cardinals were 7.5 back. Now they are 2.5 back. Extrapolate that however you wish.

 

Since August 1, the Cardinals have gone 16-4. So sure, if you want to extrapolate that out and say the Cardinals will play .800 ball the rest of the year, it'll be tough for us to get the 97 wins we would need to win the division.

 

We'd have to go 26-12, by the way, which is entirely possible. But it absolutely won't be necessary.

 

Yeah this is likely at the end of our bad run and the cardinals good run. I still have scars from 2004 though when the Astros played like .900 ball the last month of the season and never eased up while we plodded along and finished several games back.

 

28-7 over their last 35, so pretty close.

[Banedon]

[Liam Neeson]

It couldve been worse

[Brian707]

It couldve been worse

 

 

Must not be any good bars for Joe to frequent in Detroit.

[squally1313]

Anytime you can give the guy with a .622 OPS against lefties the most PAs in a game against a lefty starter, you have to do it.

[UMFan83]

Gotta have the 2B lead off and C hit 8th, dude

 

Maddon’s dustification is almost complete

[jersey cubs fan]

Gotta have the 2B lead off and C hit 8th, dude

 

Maddon’s dustification is almost complete

Anthony Rizzo has batted leadoff in 28 games this year.

[CyHawk_Cub1679840062]

Zobrist bats AFTER the best SLG guys. O.k.

 

[UMFan83]

Gotta have the 2B lead off and C hit 8th, dude

 

Maddon’s dustification is almost complete

Anthony Rizzo has batted leadoff in 28 games this year.

 

It’s a gradual process to turn full Dusty

[TMan92]

Gotta have the 2B lead off and C hit 8th, dude

 

Maddon’s dustification is almost complete

Anthony Rizzo has batted leadoff in 28 games this year.

 

It’s a gradual process to turn full Dusty

 

Non-story until I see toothpicks.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

We hit one solo home run a game and average one run per game. It really doesn't matter who is batting where.