6/27 Braves (Wilson) @ Cubs (Chatwood) 1:20 CDT NBCSN

[Brian707]

Cubs try to salvage a 5-5 home stand. Pretty disappointing after starting with the White Sox and Mets. Summer has arrived, let there be dongs. It's gonna be hot.

 

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[weis21]

Prediction: cubs win by 2 or 3 and Kimbrel comes in and shuts the door with a dominate 1-2-3. Cubs get a shot in the arm and go on a bit of a tear through the ASB

[squally1313]

Schwarber, Bryant, Rizzo, Baez, Heyward, garbage catcher, garbage right fielder, garbage second baseman

 

It's a shame Bote has gotten BABIPed to death this month...he needs to be starting every day with this current roster.

[Brian]

If they can't beat a guy named Bryse shut down the franchise.

[Derwood]

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So we're not even trying to win?

[UMFan83]

June OPS of the 6-9 of this lineup:

 

Caratini - .554

Gonzalez - .635

Descalso - .415

Chatwood - .500

[muntjack]

Maddon keeps trying to get Descalso going by starting him against the worst opposing pitchers, so his line is that much more amazing.

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So we're not even trying to win?

 

Every Game Matters...as they trot out whatever this lineup is.

[Sammy Sofa]

June OPS of the 6-9 of this lineup:

 

Caratini - .554

Gonzalez - .635

Descalso - .415

Chatwood - .500

 

[BigSlick]

It's not fair to hate someone for being bad at baseball, but I hate, I absolutely despise Daniel Descalso. I know the poor little man is trying his hardest, and given he gets so few at-bats he isn't primarily responsible for any struggles, but the dogged usage of him by Maddon like he's his favorite little toy reminds me of a former manager

 

it reminds me of

 

Dusty Baker

[Ding Dong Johnson]

At least we have this to look forward to...

 

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[Bertz]

I really would have preferred Schwarber to go the other way there

[squally1313]

I really would have preferred Schwarber to go the other way there

Did he not see all the defenders on the right side?

[Sammy Sofa]

STUPID MEETING. Making me miss leadoff dongs.

[BigSlick]

I feel like we lose 80% of the games we start with a lead off homer so I'm not even happy

 

You can't make me happy

[jersey cubs fan]

STUPID MEETING. Making me miss leadoff dongs.

for me it was ignorance of the start time

[BigSlick]

BAD START T-DAWG

[UK]

I feel like we lose 80% of the games we start with a lead off homer so I'm not even happy

 

You can't make me happy

 

It's the same logic why you probably feel the Cubs always get shut down by some no name rookie making his 1st start, despite it not being true.

[Andy]

It might be time to just start doing the opposite of whatever we think we should be doing against Albies

[Brian]

Ozzie "Randal Grichuk" Albies

[profisme]

Why pitch to Albies, ever?

[Sammy Sofa]

How are Chatwood's numbers not all infinity symbols.

[BigSlick]

Hear me out: have the Cubs considered making offerings to the Red God, starting with perhaps Daniel Descalso and Brad Brach?

[jersey cubs fan]

Hear me out: have the Cubs considered making offerings to the Red God, starting with perhaps Daniel Descalso and Brad Brach?

he requires king's blood, not weak schlubs

[Brian]

It might be time to pack it in and root against the Central division title, I really don't want to have to watch Albies Daniel Murphy us.