8/1: Cubs (Lester) @ Cardinals (Flaherty) 6:15, NBCSCH

[Sammy Sofa]

Maybe the Cubs are thoughtfully trying to make New Guy feel at home by doing their best impression of the Tigers' lineup.

[NonProfitCow]

Wieters has been bad vs LHP for several years but is hot right now with 4 HR off them since June 30th when he hit one off our new LHP we traded Edwards in extras for his first hit of the year vs LHP. Now he has 7 hits and 5 XBH.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Castellanos trade saved us from being no hit!!

 

What. A. Trade.

[Hawk4Hall]

Time to watch Young Frankenstein so I can have some intentional laughs.

 

horsefeathers this team.

[Edith Cox]

Cardinals hadn't walked in 133 AB and Brach pulls it off, and then they let Martinez steal on them.

[TMan92]

These horsefeathers are going to win the division after being a billion games down, aren't they?

 

5.5 at most...had nothing to do with them anyway. It was the Cubs and Brewers sucking more.

 

THAT'S NOT VERY REASSURING.

 

It gets better. Last three games in St Louis. If it even matters.

[Cubswin11]

horsefeathering pull some combo of Javy, KB, Rizzo Castellanos and Willy. FFS, Joe.

[Edith Cox]

I bet Castellanos wishes he went to Six Flags with his kid today like he had planned rather than come do this.

[Schwarber Fan]

Brach is brutal.

[TMan92]

Who is pitching tomorrow? The pushed Q to Saturday.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

it is like a mathematical impossibility for a collection of guys with .800-.950 OPS to be collectively this horsefeathering terrible.

 

A non-Cubs fan friend just pointed this out before the game.

 

It's crazy. I look at tonight's lineup with Costellanos now added, and it looks imposing on paper. It looks pretty damn deep. But then they just don't do anything if they don't hit home runs.

[UMFan83]

Well at least our amazing 3 run output this series allowed us to win 1 game

[Edith Cox]

Who is pitching tomorrow? The pushed Q to Saturday.

 

What happened with Hamels who was expected to start Saturday?

[Cubswin11]

Who is pitching tomorrow? The pushed Q to Saturday.

Cubs site still has Q tomorrow, TBD (but likely Hamels) Saturday, Yu Sunday.

[Cubswin11]

it is like a mathematical impossibility for a collection of guys with .800-.950 OPS to be collectively this horsefeathering terrible.

 

A non-Cubs fan friend just pointed this out before the game.

 

It's crazy. I look at tonight's lineup with Costellanos now added, and it looks imposing on paper. It looks pretty damn deep. But then they just don't do anything if they don't hit home runs.

The 4 stars all just can’t be slumping at the same time, it’s that simple. KB, Rizzo, Javy and Willy can’t be running ~50 wRC+’s all at the same time for 2+ weeks.

[TMan92]

Who is pitching tomorrow? The pushed Q to Saturday.

Cubs site still has Q tomorrow, TBD (but likely Hamels) Saturday, Yu Sunday.

 

Sorry. Thought it just showed only Q on Saturday.

[TMan92]

it is like a mathematical impossibility for a collection of guys with .800-.950 OPS to be collectively this horsefeathering terrible.

 

A non-Cubs fan friend just pointed this out before the game.

 

It's crazy. I look at tonight's lineup with Costellanos now added, and it looks imposing on paper. It looks pretty damn deep. But then they just don't do anything if they don't hit home runs.

The 4 stars all just can’t be slumping at the same time, it’s that simple. KB, Rizzo, Javy and Willy can’t be running ~50 wRC+’s all at the same time for 2+ weeks.

 

Bryant is like a fragile little swan. The minute he tweaked the knee you could see this coming.

[Cubswin11]

I know I’m the irrational, optimistic, prognosticator around here 99% of the time. But I think we sweep the vaunted Brewers this weekend and are up 2 games or more on the Cardinals by next Sunday.

[TMan92]

I know I’m the irrational, optimistic, prognosticator around here 99% of the time. But I think we sweep the vaunted Brewers this weekend and are up 2 games or more on the Cardinals by next Sunday.

 

Then we go on the road again and it is lather rinse repeat.

[Edith Cox]

I know I’m the irrational, optimistic, prognosticator around here 99% of the time. But I think we sweep the vaunted Brewers this weekend and are up 2 games or more on the Cardinals by next Sunday.

 

As long as we're at home we have a shot

[TMan92]

Now we get peak Chatwood.

[Cubswin11]

Now we get peak Chatwood.

Him pitching here is a good indication Hamels is going Saturday, I guess.

[Edith Cox]

Chatwood gets more strikes called balls than anyone which sucks since he throws plenty of legit balls.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Man, I thought 1 hit would be enough to win this one.

[Edith Cox]

They brought this bad pitcher in to troll us