5/29 Cubs (Kyle) @ Astros (Miley) NBCSCH/ESPN 7:10 Central

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

The Astros get their first ever crack at our clear ace: an unhearalded nerd who tops out at 89 mph.

Kyle has a 2.34 xFIP against teams facing him for the first time. Good news for us! (Don't look up that stat, I made it up. It just feels right.)

 

And our hitters have to contend with the wholy unimpressive Wade Miley

...cute.

 

Let's dong this goofball in his goofy, air conditioned train station of a park and evolve him into his fated future form:

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[CyHawk_Cub]

So is this the beginning of Javy being displaced by wife-beater at SS?

 

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[Derwood]

Bryant back, though

[Sammy Sofa]

Just win, you turkeys.

[David]

So is this the beginning of Javy being displaced by wife-beater at SS?

 

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i think he just put together the best defensive alignment he could with that lineup given wanting to be careful with KB and javy's range probably being limited by his foot.

[Guancous]

Didn’t realize Schwarber has a 140 OPS against lefties this year.

[jersey cubs fan]

Didn’t realize Schwarber has a 140 OPS against lefties this year.

I thought it was significantly higher

[Jaxbro]

Win turds

 

But alas this team is what we were told it was

Pitching is crap

Hitting with RISP is crap(when the rare occasion presents itself

KB is probably mentally broke again after the collision

And the yearly habit of making a garbage pitcher look like Cy Young continues

[PackLandVA]

Miley will dominate.

Professor will be good.

Then not good.

Bullpen will do what it does.

Cubs will get swept.

NSBB will be sad.

 

Cubs will limp into the ‘lou

And sweep the Turds.

NSBB will be happy.

[Derwood]

I'll take any cheap homer this dumb ballpark wants to give us.

 

Also, Bryant struck out on 5 balls

[Derwood]

Bucknor's strike zone better be this wide for Kyle

[UMFan83]

Sweet we got a run so we’ll only be down 3-1 after this inning.

[UMFan83]

Almora get your ass up when the ball is still in play

[Schwarber Fan]

Bloop single or infield hit here?

[Omar]

Isn't it better to have Heyward in CF and Almora in RF?

[Schwarber Fan]

Lol, thanks CB

[Derwood]

Isn't it better to have Heyward in CF and Almora in RF?

 

Not if Almora's arm stinks*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* I don't actually know if his arm stinks

[Sammy Sofa]

Bryant transferred his concussion to that poor ball.

[Old Style]

KB’s swing is so smooth and effortless it doesn’t even look like he hit the ball hard enough to leave the IF yet it went out to dead center. The exact opposite of a Javy swing.

[Derwood]

Homers are great. Maybe we should try hitting some with men on base some time

[Sammy Sofa]

I will be forever baffled as to how Baez wasn't a part of that New Era subway ad.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh, horsefeathers. Almora just rocked someone in the crowd with a foul and everything is stopped. All the players look freaked out.

[Derwood]

That's scary

[Old Style]

Oh god. Please let that kid be OK.

[Schwarber Fan]

Damn. I know PNC put netting up basically all the way down the line past the dugouts. Makes you wonder if all teams are going to go to that.