8/5 Cobs (Hendricks) vs A's (Bassitt) 7:05 WGN/ESPN

[Andy]

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Darvish kinda makes sense, especially given that he threw all of 40 innings last year, but it would be tough timing as we'd have to figure out a starter for Friday (or go bullpen game, which I guess could be Chatwood for 3-5 innings). Hoping it's just a fake Chatwood injury.

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That sucks but honestly better than I was expecting

[Cubswin11]

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That sucks but honestly better than I was expecting

Yeah, I was expecting a potential of him being done for the year. Or at least late September. We still should go get Lucroy.

[Brian]

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I heard from someone listening to Waddle and Sylvy that they were taking with Rogers who suggested it could be Kimbrel

[Andy]

I heard from someone listening to Waddle and Sylvy that they were taking with Rogers who suggested it could be Kimbrel

Live look at Theo and Joe discovering the bad news

[Sammy Sofa]

A lot of bad news/predictions all at once!

 

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[CyHawk_Cub]

Big whoop. Twitter tells me Brandon Morrow is coming back soon. /greenfont

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That sucks but honestly better than I was expecting

 

Just wait until our medical staff works it’s magic. It will be worse than you expected in no time.

[Andy]

KB in the lineup

 

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[Cubswin11]

I heard from someone listening to Waddle and Sylvy that they were taking with Rogers who suggested it could be Kimbrel

Jesse tweeted he heard it but had to confirm it. Surprised he didn’t wildly claim Kimbrel is mentally weak or soft yet, since that’s what he would’ve done to Darvish last year. Hopefully that idiot is wrong.

[Sammy Sofa]

Big whoop. Twitter tells me Brandon Morrow is coming back soon. /greenfont

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

KB in the lineup

 

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Their avoidance of the IL is so frustrating. They think, oh we can't afford to be without KB in the lineup for 10-15 days... but really, he's given a 230 wOBA over the last 11 games... so is it better to have them play through it and not get the appropriate rest and treatment all while getting nowhere near the normal production, rather than sucking it up with Bote and a Russell or Machado to help fill in for 10 or so days? It seems to make no sense at all to me. Every time we keep trotting these injured players out there they play like shells of their regular selves.

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repost...I had just woke up. Edited August 5, 2019 by itisallpartoftheplan

[CyHawk_Cub]

Picking up Kemp as a bench guy was totally fine, and perhaps TPTB have decided Happ is strictly OF, but I'd rather see Happ in the lineup, personally.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

KB in the lineup

 

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Their avoidance of the IL is so frustrating. They think, oh we can't afford to be without KB in the lineup for 10-15 days... but really, he's given a 230 wOBA over the last 11 games... so is it better to have them play through it and not get the appropriate rest and treatment all while getting nowhere near the normal production, rather than sucking it up with Bote and a Russell or Machado to help fill in for 10 or so days? It seems to make no sense at all to me. Every time we keep trotting these injured players out there they play like shells of their regular selves.

 

I know I'm about to be the second-most hated person on here behind Cox for saying this, but you guys freak out way too much about the DL thing.

[Cubswin11]

KB in the lineup

 

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Their avoidance of the IL is so frustrating. They think, oh we can't afford to be without KB in the lineup for 10-15 days... but really, he's given a 230 wOBA over the last 11 games... so is it better to have them play through it and not get the appropriate rest and treatment all while getting nowhere near the normal production, rather than sucking it up with Bote and a Russell or Machado to help fill in for 10 or so days? It seems to make no sense at all to me. Every time we keep trotting these injured players out there they play like shells of their regular selves.

 

I know I'm about to be the second-most hated person on here behind Cox for saying this, but you guys freak out way too much about the DL thing.

Why? It’s 10 days, horsefeathering use it. There’s a reoccurring theme going back to 2017 and Zobrist wrist thing about them being buffoons with injury management.

[UMFan83]

I heard from someone listening to Waddle and Sylvy that they were taking with Rogers who suggested it could be Kimbrel

Jesse tweeted he heard it but had to confirm it. Surprised he didn’t wildly claim Kimbrel is mentally weak or soft yet, since that’s what he would’ve done to Darvish last year. Hopefully that idiot is wrong.

 

It sounds like he believes its true, just waiting for official confirmation so he can report as fact. This would suck

 

Edit: Dan Roan claims he looks fine in the video he tweeted but it sure seems like there is a bit of a limp to me...could just be me seeing what i (dont) want to see

 

Edited August 5, 2019 by UMFan83

[Brian]

they just really like him and want him in the team photo

 

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[Brian]

look at Kimbrel walking with his head down, he knows his arm is destroyed

 

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[Andy]

I heard from someone listening to Waddle and Sylvy that they were taking with Rogers who suggested it could be Kimbrel

Jesse tweeted he heard it but had to confirm it. Surprised he didn’t wildly claim Kimbrel is mentally weak or soft yet, since that’s what he would’ve done to Darvish last year. Hopefully that idiot is wrong.

 

It sounds like he believes its true, just waiting for official confirmation so he can report as fact. This would suck

Between Morrow, Strop and apparently this I've forgotten what it's like to not have to worry about whether we have a closer who can, you know, pitch in games.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Their avoidance of the IL is so frustrating. They think, oh we can't afford to be without KB in the lineup for 10-15 days... but really, he's given a 230 wOBA over the last 11 games... so is it better to have them play through it and not get the appropriate rest and treatment all while getting nowhere near the normal production, rather than sucking it up with Bote and a Russell or Machado to help fill in for 10 or so days? It seems to make no sense at all to me. Every time we keep trotting these injured players out there they play like shells of their regular selves.

 

I know I'm about to be the second-most hated person on here behind Cox for saying this, but you guys freak out way too much about the DL thing.

Why? It’s 10 days, horsefeathering use it. There’s a reoccurring theme going back to 2017 and Zobrist wrist thing about them being buffoons with injury management.

 

Because if we DL'd KB every time he needed body maintenance, he'd miss 100 games a year. It's like how everybody was freaking out when Rizzo missed four or five games with the back spasms he has every year. You don't just DL him and throw away five games when the resting five more isn't going to eliminate the issue once or twice a year.

 

Stars have to play when they are hurting a little bit. There is zero way of knowing if KB is slumping because of an injury. Dude slumps at times.

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It's sort of weird that three hours or so before game time they still don't know who is being DL'd. Any chance Underwood came here in case of a bout of illness from somebody but isn't actually activated yet in case the ill guy is fine?

 

Probably not, just wondering.

 

ETA: Well, horsefeathers.