5/16: Cubs (Quintana) @ Reds (Castillo) - 5:40 CDT - NBCSCH / MLBN (out of market)

[Sammy Sofa]

Joe's theme song:

 

[CyHawk_Cub]

Castillo is a horsefeathering stud. Hopefully he's a bit off, allowing the Cubs offense to make him throw a ton of pitches & get him out of the game by the 6th inning or so.

[minnesotacubsfan]

win jerx

[Cubswin11]

Let’s go win another series

[Schwarber Fan]

Schwarber leading off, Caratini at 1B

 

Schwarb 7

Bryant 5

Descalso 4

Javy 6

Willy 2

Caratini 3

Heyward 9

Almora 8

Q 1

[Brian]

IL Rizzo already

[Sammy Sofa]

IL Rizzo already

 

No kidding. Who the hell is running this clown show.

[Banedon]

Guessing he'll get IL'd if he's not ready tomorrow.

[jersey cubs fan]

maybe they keep trying to put him on the DL but the league won't accept the paperwork and theo is too embarrassed to figure out what he's doing wrong

[Schwarber Fan]

He can be retroactively IL’ed right?

[Sammy Sofa]

He can be retroactively IL’ed right?

 

Yeah, but the dumb part is how regardless of that they've basically just been carrying a dead weight roster spot on a beat up team with a guy who can't even PH.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Going to love when Rizzo comes back tomorrow and dongs throughout the weekend so that you ninnies can shut the horsefeathers up about not having some scrub up to replace him for four games when our active roster still has a scrub like Mark whatever his last name is on it.

[Sammy Sofa]

"Zagnudies is wasting a spot, therefore it is also sensible that an injured player who can't even pick up a bat is also wasting a spot. NINNIES."

[Cubswin11]

Going to love when Rizzo comes back tomorrow and dongs throughout the weekend so that you ninnies can shut the horsefeathers up about not having some scrub up to replace him for four games when our active roster still has a scrub like Mark whatever his last name is on it.

I’m fine handling a star player like this and not IL’ing him for ~10 days if it truly only is a 2-4 day thing. But I have my doubts the staff is handling this injury properly, they have no track record to believe it’s this short a thing and I’m worried this is a lingering thing that he sucks for 2-3 weeks trying to play through it after he comes back then is finally IL’d and we essentially lose him for a month vs just making sure it’s 100% taken care of with a 10 day trip right now.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

"Zagnudies is wasting a spot, therefore it is also sensible that an injured player who can't even pick up a bat is also wasting a spot. NINNIES."

 

Pretty much.

 

Who the hell did you want up here for five days so bad? Ian Happ, who is slugging .380 in a juiced ball Triple A? Dillon Maples to throw a meaningless inning?

 

It's not that big of a deal, especially when they clearly don't even utilize all 25 guys on the roster as it is. See, Zasusus, Mark.

[Sammy Sofa]

Yes, I would have preferred someone who, if need be, could actually contribute, however unremarkably, in some way, shape or form to a baseball game being played.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Going to love when Rizzo comes back tomorrow and dongs throughout the weekend so that you ninnies can shut the horsefeathers up about not having some scrub up to replace him for four games when our active roster still has a scrub like Mark whatever his last name is on it.

I’m fine handling a star player like this and not IL’ing him for ~10 days if it truly only is a 2-4 day thing. But I have my doubts the staff is handling this injury properly, they have no track record to believe it’s this short a thing and I’m worried this is a lingering thing that he sucks for 2-3 weeks trying to play through it after he comes back then is finally IL’d and we essentially lose him for a month vs just making sure it’s 100% taken care of with a 10 day trip right now.

 

I think you are overreacting to something that happens twice a year to Rizzo for basically his entire career. It's back spams. They need a few days to go away, and he comes back. He knows exactly what it is and the timetable based on every other single instance in which it has happened.

 

I don't believe he struggles every time he comes back from this for two to three weeks. It's fine. We aren't losing him for any extended period. My bet is he's back tomorrow. If he's still not back by Saturday or Sunday feel free to @ me.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Yes, I would have preferred someone who, if need be, could actually contribute, however unremarkably, in some way, shape or form to a baseball game being played.

 

The Cubs are 2-1 without Rizzo and one plate appearance from Ian Happ.

 

Calm down, Ninny.

[Sammy Sofa]

In one sentence you recognize this a known issue (and as such, you would think you also remember how the Cubs have arguably mishandled it), and then immediately flip around to just out of nowhere assuring everyone it's all going to work out within 24 hours. Y'know, because it will simply work out just because because they've won 2 of 3.

[PackLandVA]

NorthSideBaseball: to argue for the sake of arguing.

[Sammy Sofa]

NorthSideBaseball: to argue for the sake of arguing.

 

Without it this place Thanos-snaps away.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The distilled choice is basically: would you rather have one less bench player for ~5 games, or be without a ready-to-play Rizzo for ~5 games?

[minnesotacubsfan]

Yes, I would have preferred someone who, if need be, could actually contribute, however unremarkably, in some way, shape or form to a baseball game being played.

 

The Cubs are 2-1 without Rizzo and one plate appearance from Ian Happ.

 

Calm down, Ninny.

 

Happ is with the big league team in Cincy?

[minnesotacubsfan]

The distilled choice is basically: would you rather have one less bench player for ~5 games, or be without a ready-to-play Rizzo for ~5 games?

 

you're assuming he'll be ready tomorrow and not rotting at the bottom of the Ohio River

[Cubswin11]