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

[Sammy Sofa]

That last Cubs half inning:

 

[profisme]

CarGo must go

[TMan92]

I guess we lose 6-1 or so.

[Andy]

This is ridiculous.

[Schwarber Fan]

This team, as it is, will not make the playoffs.

[Sammy Sofa]

I guess we lose 6-1 or so.

 

[TMan92]

The last two days are the poster child of terrible deals by the FO.

[Sammy Sofa]

What are the odds Chatwood is still on the team and pitching to the bitter end of his miserable contract?

[BigSlick]

This team will turn me into Sammy Sofa

[TMan92]

Put Kimbrel out there as the long man today. That would be fitting with the stupid lineup we trotted out there.

[Derwood]

It's going to be awesome when Joe brings Kimbrel into the game when we're down by 10 to "get him work", and then have him be unavailable to close tomorrow

[TMan92]

I am starting to think that instead of actually fixing the broken roster, they will fire Maddon to prove a point to a group of players that don't seem to have any ability to improve themselves.

[Banedon]

I am starting to think that instead of actually fixing the broken roster, they will fire Maddon to prove a point to a group of players that don't seem to have any ability to improve themselves.

 

What point would that prove? They've fired just about every other coach...not sure firing a manager sends any message other than "it can't be the players!"

[CubinNY]

Atlanta is making the Cubs look like chumps. I think the 500 days in a row of games is not a good idea for MLB.

[TMan92]

The guy we are facing has in the majors (33 batters faced) a WHIP of 2 and give up an OPS of 1.696

[Andy]

If you're in the mood to excuse Chatwood (not that anyone here would or should be)

 

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[TMan92]

Atlanta is making the Cubs look like chumps. I think the 500 days in a row of games is not a good idea for MLB.

 

The tired excuse.....

 

[dfnowak]

Can they please stop using Chatwood in the rotation?

[TMan92]

I am starting to think that instead of actually fixing the broken roster, they will fire Maddon to prove a point to a group of players that don't seem to have any ability to improve themselves.

 

What point would that prove? They've fired just about every other coach...not sure firing a manager sends any message other than "it can't be the players!"

 

I agree. I think it would be dumb.

[TMan92]

Can they please stop using Chatwood in the rotation?

 

That inning was prime Chatwood. Two walks, wild pitch, single.

[Schwarber Fan]

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[UMFan83]

I'm shocked that we might lose 3 of 4 to a red hot better baseball team while we started a guy making his first MLB start (albeit promising guy), Darvish and Chatwood.

[Flames24Rulz]

can someone smarter than me explain why this team decided to include Chatwood as part of a six man rotation, when they can just keep the normal five man rotation with Alzolay as the fifth starter? punting a game every week with this idiot starting doesn't seem ideal to me.

[BigSlick]

If you're in the mood to excuse Chatwood (not that anyone here would or should be)

 

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It's true, its somewhat unfair to Chatwood that the ball is juiced and balls that wouldn't otherwise get out, are getting out.

 

However, somehow, we continue to struggle to score at all, so it kinda doesn't let anyone else off the hook

[ScrubMD]

The most shocking thing about the roster to me is that Theo isn’t still trying to stash Duensing at the end of the bullpen.