8/7 Cubs (Hamels) @ Reds (Wood) 6:10 CST NBCSCH

[UMFan83]

What the hell just happened

 

For anyone not watching Javy just batted left handed and hit a flyball to center

Edited August 9, 2019 by UMFan83

[Edith Cox]

Hope we get more blowouts to see Javy hit left handed

[Schwarber Fan]

Man, that would have been epic.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Holy horsefeathers, that's the funnest thing I've seen in a long time.

[Derwood]

I didn't think I could love Javy more

[OleMissCub]

damnit I wanted that to go

[profisme]

I'm crying I'm laughing so hard at that. It would have been spectacular if he hit it out, but damnit that was hilarious.

[PackLandVA]

At least Javy seems to have a more controlled swing batting left handed.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

The crazy thing about all this.........I mean, it's not THAT big a lead. Edited August 9, 2019 by Bryant's Disco Ball

[UMFan83]

Man, that would have been epic.

 

I thought he got it for a brief second. If he homered there it easily would have been one my top 5 favorite Cubs moments ever

[Deeg]

Not that crazy to see Javy risk injury using muscles he normally wouldn't use, but that was pretty funny.

[Brian]

Not that crazy to see Javy risk injury using muscles he normally wouldn't use, but that was pretty funny.

 

He seems to bat lefty in BP quite a bit

[UMFan83]

Also would have loved to have seen Javy get a hit there for the ensuing Edith comment about how the numbers prove that Javy should hit LH all the time.

[Derwood]

Not that crazy to see Javy risk injury using muscles he normally wouldn't use, but that was pretty funny.

 

He seems to bat lefty in BP quite a bit

 

He's a natural lefty, yet bats and throws righty

[Cubswin11]

Ryan is a top 2-3 RP on the current roster, don’t know why we are wasting him here. He’s gonna be down until Saturday now.

[Cubswin11]

The crazy thing about all this.........I mean, it's not THAT big a lead.

With having to play a man down I get why the Reds did this, especially with Wood only going 3 innings.

[UMFan83]

Btw if anyone can get the Reds call of that Javy AB, I would kill to hear old Marty’s reaction

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Btw if anyone can get the Reds call of that Javy AB, I would kill to hear old Marty’s reaction

 

Didn't he retire like five years ago?

[UMFan83]

The crazy thing about all this.........I mean, it's not THAT big a lead.

With having to play a man down I get why the Reds did this, especially with Wood only going 3 innings.

 

I think he was saying it’s not that big a lead to have one of your best hitters hit from the opposite side of the plate.

[Deeg]

Not that crazy to see Javy risk injury using muscles he normally wouldn't use, but that was pretty funny.

 

He seems to bat lefty in BP quite a bit

 

I know, and he is a natural lefty. But it's different in a game.

 

Though, truth be told, I guarantee the BP is much faster than Farmer's ephus pitch.

[Rex Buckingham]

If Javy went to the plate lefty against the pirates, how many pitches would it take before he got plunked? Edited August 9, 2019 by abmillis

[UMFan83]

Btw if anyone can get the Reds call of that Javy AB, I would kill to hear old Marty’s reaction

 

Didn't he retire like five years ago?

 

Sorry Thom. I get them mixed up

[GaryWoods]

[Edith Cox]

Ervin is 11-for-19 vs the Cubs this year

[Brian]

One thing is for sure - if this was the Pirates Javy would get hit every at bat tomorrow