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

[UMFan83]

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.

 

i think 2 reasons:

 

1 - they thought his early season stuff in long relief was encouraging and could produce ok enough results against a guy who has been shelled in his first 2 MLB starts. Remember when we used to start guys like Adam Warren and Trevor Cahill and inexplicably it worked? It always seemed to work back then just as it always seems to fail now.

 

2 - They are in the middle of their most difficult and strenuous stretch of the season and they want to take a chance and help keep the veteran arms like Lester and Cole (and I guess Yu) rested. Of course this goes completely against their "urgency starts in april" mantra they went on and on about in the spring, and even if this was the plan it should have been thrown out the window when Hendricks went on the DL, but who knows what the horsefeathers the FO and manager is doing these days

[Ding Dong Johnson]

It was 1-1 when I walked away from my desk to go make cookies. Stupid cookie monster.

[BigSlick]

Carlos Gonzalez vs. a guy with an 8.59 ERA is some serious "unstoppable force meets an immovable object" situation

[BigSlick]

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.

 

i think 2 reasons:

 

1 - they thought his early season stuff in long relief was encouraging and could produce ok enough results against a guy who has been shelled in his first 2 MLB starts. Remember when we used to start guys like Adam Warren and Trevor Cahill and inexplicably it worked? It always seemed to work back then just as it always seems to fail now.

 

2 - They are in the middle of their most difficult and strenuous stretch of the season and they want to take a chance and help keep the veteran arms like Lester and Cole (and I guess Yu) rested. Of course this goes completely against their "urgency starts in april" mantra they went on and on about in the spring, and even if this was the plan it should have been thrown out the window when Hendricks went on the DL, but who knows what the horsefeathers the FO and manager is doing these days

I'm gonna be honest, I only remember Adam Warren and Trevor Cahill sucking

[BigSlick]

Verdict: the unstoppable force loses

[Schwarber Fan]

CarGo knows he can’t afford to strike out there. He’s about done as a Cub.

[Sammy Sofa]

It's so ridiculously obvious that CarGo is beyond useless. Just punt him already.

[Andy]

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.

 

i think 2 reasons:

 

1 - they thought his early season stuff in long relief was encouraging and could produce ok enough results against a guy who has been shelled in his first 2 MLB starts. Remember when we used to start guys like Adam Warren and Trevor Cahill and inexplicably it worked? It always seemed to work back then just as it always seems to fail now.

 

2 - They are in the middle of their most difficult and strenuous stretch of the season and they want to take a chance and help keep the veteran arms like Lester and Cole (and I guess Yu) rested. Of course this goes completely against their "urgency starts in april" mantra they went on and on about in the spring, and even if this was the plan it should have been thrown out the window when Hendricks went on the DL, but who knows what the horsefeathers the FO and manager is doing these days

I'm gonna be honest, I only remember Adam Warren and Trevor Cahill sucking

Warren did suck (at least until the damn instant we traded him back to the Yankees), I think he meant somebody else. Cahill was actually quite good in 15 and 16, though he only started once.

Edited June 27, 2019 by Andy

[TMan92]

Thanks Cargo. Now we don't have to see you bat again.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

CarGo getting kicked out may be the highlight of this game.

[jersey cubs fan]

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.

I think this may have been his last chance.

[Sammy Sofa]

CarGo getting himself ejected is the most useful thing he's done as a Cub.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Descalso's leadership results in a passed ball and run

[BigSlick]

cut daniel descalso now. don't wait until after the game, it'll be too late by then. cut him. clear out his locker, send him on a plane, get him out, he's infecting all of us

[UMFan83]

 

i think 2 reasons:

 

1 - they thought his early season stuff in long relief was encouraging and could produce ok enough results against a guy who has been shelled in his first 2 MLB starts. Remember when we used to start guys like Adam Warren and Trevor Cahill and inexplicably it worked? It always seemed to work back then just as it always seems to fail now.

 

2 - They are in the middle of their most difficult and strenuous stretch of the season and they want to take a chance and help keep the veteran arms like Lester and Cole (and I guess Yu) rested. Of course this goes completely against their "urgency starts in april" mantra they went on and on about in the spring, and even if this was the plan it should have been thrown out the window when Hendricks went on the DL, but who knows what the horsefeathers the FO and manager is doing these days

I'm gonna be honest, I only remember Adam Warren and Trevor Cahill sucking

Warren did suck (at least until the damn instant we traded him back to the Yankees), I think he meant somebody else. Cahill was actually quite good in 15 and 16, though he only started once.

 

I was specifically referring to spot starts. In Warren's spot start he gave up 1 run in 5 innings although the Cubs did ultimately lose the game.

[Schwarber Fan]

Descalso, Gonzalez, and Almora all being on this roster is just devastating. Russell too, for other reasons but he’s also pretty bad at baseball.

[OleMissCub]

Happ cannot be worse than CarGo or Descalso.

[UMFan83]

I'm just shocked that a good inning immediately turned to horsefeathers when the garbage ass bottom of the order came up.

[UMFan83]

I'm still understanding of Zo's personal leave and if he doesn't want to come back its cool, but I really wish he would find his way back to Wrigley.

[Sammy Sofa]

Could have moved Bryant to RF and brought Bote in the game....naaaaaaaaah; bring Almora in instead, as if they're up and need the defense instead of down by 2. Sweet strategery, Joe.

[dfnowak]

Can someone explain to me why Joe batted Chatwood there with a runner on third and two outs after he's already sucked through the first 4 innings and 75 pitches???

[BigSlick]

Chatwood starting an inning off with a walk where none of the balls were particularly close to the plate????? When has that ever happened?

[Andy]

I'm gonna be honest, I only remember Adam Warren and Trevor Cahill sucking

Warren did suck (at least until the damn instant we traded him back to the Yankees), I think he meant somebody else. Cahill was actually quite good in 15 and 16, though he only started once.

 

I was specifically referring to spot starts. In Warren's spot start he gave up 1 run in 5 innings although the Cubs did ultimately lose the game.

Clayton Richard is another guy who comes to mind in that vein.

[Sammy Sofa]

Pitch literally anybody else now, you raging hemorrhoids. THIS IS YET ANOTHER WINNABLE GAME.

[Brian]

peers into crystal ball - Riley walks, Ozzie HR