7/19 Cubs (Lester) vs Fathers (Lauer) 1:20CDT NBC Chicago

[We Got The Whole 9]

horsefeathers it. Everybody defend up the middle.

[UMFan83]

Catcher has to take that Jon especially knowing that you deliberately bounce throws to 1st due to your yips

[NotSoSober]

This weekend is shaping up to be really fun. Why in the hell would Lester even field that?

[BigSlick]

I'm reasonably confident that Cubs opponents have scored in the first inning in 80% of the games played this year

[Brian707]

Almora

[cubs0097]

Strike 2 was clearly a ball.

[BigSlick]

I really want Almora shot into the sun - a feat even easier now that the Sun is approximately 30 feet away from the city of Chicago

[Brian]

Keeping Bryant 3, Rizzo 4 and pitcher 9 it's almost not possible to make a worse lineup with the current roster. It's actually kind of impressive.

[BigSlick]

that is a better inning

[Andy]

Keeping Bryant 3, Rizzo 4 and pitcher 9 it's almost not possible to make a worse lineup with the current roster. It's actually kind of impressive.

Lester has a better OPS than 4 of the guys in the lineup today, so not so fast on the pitcher 9 part.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Bote vs LHP might be a bigger laugh than Almora

 

What a pathetic AB

[squally1313]

that is a better inning

Well, top half at least.

[squally1313]

Bote vs LHP might be a bigger laugh than Almora

 

What a pathetic AB

 

Yeah, another one that totally flipped from last year. I assume it's just randomness, but still very odd/frustrating.

[Cubswin11]

Bote vs LHP might be a bigger laugh than Almora

 

What a pathetic AB

He’s so lost

[NotSoSober]

Ground balled to death, although the 1st 2 were hit hard.

 

Well, that wasn't a GB

[TMan92]

subopitmal

[UMFan83]

Well at least one team can hit today

[UMFan83]

Amazing what happens when you put stuff in play instead of staring at strikes

[We Got The Whole 9]

Bote vs LHP might be a bigger laugh than Almora

 

What a pathetic AB

 

Yeah, another one that totally flipped from last year. I assume it's just randomness, but still very odd/frustrating.

Our guys are extremely slow at identifying adjustments by opponents and adjusting.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Amazing what happens when you put stuff in play instead of staring at strikes

We are last in zone contact and 5th worst in swings per meatball. Those are huge problems that need addressing.

[Schwarber Fan]

Gotta bunt there and hope someone runs into one. Chances of a DP way too high.

[Brian]

are we going to get the always fun, 4 men reach base no runs scored inning

[soccer10k]

Need Rizzo to come through here.

[TMan92]

RIZZO!!!!!!!!!!!

[Schwarber Fan]

RIZZ SLAM