8/4 Cobs (Darvish) vs Brewers (Houser) 1:20 WGN

[Schwarber Fan]

Admittedly very early in the Kemp's Cub tenure, but I'm starting to want to see Happ at 2B.

 

At least Maldonado is hitting .273/.357/.636 in his first 13 PA for the Astros and doesn’t play a position of need for us

 

How has Maldonado already had 13 PA for Houston, is he their starter?

[Tryptamine]

Admittedly very early in the Kemp's Cub tenure, but I'm starting to want to see Happ at 2B.

 

At least Maldonado is hitting .273/.357/.636 in his first 13 PA for the Astros and doesn’t play a position of need for us

 

How has Maldonado already had 13 PA for Houston, is he their starter?

 

Chirinos has had a sore shoulder over the last few games, but is starting today.

[Edith Cox]

Rizzo needs to get rid of those cement shoes

[Tryptamine]

We can stop with the errors already.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Yu saves his D again!!

[Tryptamine]

Yu pitching great, but the defense probably costs him a full inning worth of pitches.

[Edith Cox]

Going to be need 4 innings out of the pen due to the errors and K's. So we could use some Gallagher insurance runs.

[Andy]

Freaking fantastic job by Darvish even though the defense cost him at least one inning.

[Sammy Sofa]

Rizzo needs to get rid of those cement shoes

 

What does that have to do with him completely biffing on a ground ball he was in front of?

[Cubswin11]

horsefeathering defense cost Yu 1, maybe 2 innings today.

[Cubswin11]

That was a beefy, Dong. Kyle

[Edith Cox]

Rizzo needs to get rid of those cement shoes

 

What does that have to do with him completely biffing on a ground ball he was in front of?

 

He wasn't in front of it. He tried to reach down to beside his left foot and clanked it

[Schwarber Fan]

Rizzo needs to get rid of those cement shoes

 

What does that have to do with him completely biffing on a ground ball he was in front of?

 

Edited August 4, 2019 by Schwarber Fan

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Maddon pulls Hendricks after 5 at 90 pitches last week.

Does the same to Yu.

 

Don’t like either decision. Hopefully it works out today.

[TMan92]

Over-Maddoning

[Sammy Sofa]

Rizzo needs to get rid of those cement shoes

 

What does that have to do with him completely biffing on a ground ball he was in front of?

 

He wasn't in front of it. He tried to reach down to beside his left foot and clanked it

 

He, at most, had to take a single step to be directly lined up with it.

[Sammy Sofa]

Maddon pulls Hendricks after 5 at 90 pitches last week.

Does the same to Yu.

 

Don’t like either decision. Hopefully it works out today.

 

I didn't mind it as much today. Yu did great, but was having to grind it out more and more, and the all-lefty heart of the Brewers' lineup was due up. In theory, that's the ideal time to use Holland...in theory.

[Edith Cox]

He, at most, had to take a single step to be directly lined up with it.

 

He should have done that and he wouldn't have booted it.

[Tryptamine]

I really dislike how Maddon manages the pen usually, but that was a really great time to bring in Holland.

[Sammy Sofa]

He, at most, had to take a single step to be directly lined up with it.

 

He should have done that and he wouldn't have booted it.

 

Dude, if he has to be lined up like that for him to make what should have been a relatively easy grab, then his everyday defense is now shaping up to be as bad as his baserunning. He just badly botched the play with his glove.

[Sammy Sofa]

Nice job, Holland. Maddon has his LOOGY.

[Schwarber Fan]

Nice job, Holland. Maddon has his LOOGY.

 

Or in this case, LTOGY

[Bull]

I really dislike how Maddon manages the pen usually, but that was a really great time to bring in Holland.

 

I was just saying the same thing. Without looking at the brewers' lineup: "If he leaves him in to face a righty, he's an idiot." Then lefty after lefty comes up and cain sits on the bench.

[NotSoSober]

Maddon ran circles around Counsell there. I don't want to see Holland in the 7th though

[Edith Cox]

Dude, if he has to be lined up like that for him to make what should have been a relatively easy grab, then his everyday defense is now shaping up to be as bad as his baserunning. He just badly botched the play with his glove.

 

He did botch the play with his glove because he didn't move his feet on the play and nearly tripped over them.