9/20/19 Cardinals (Wacha) @ Cubs (Mills) 1:20 Central ABC7 & MLBN

[badger]

Is there something I'm not aware of? Is Mills on a pitch limit and not stretched out or something. Why on earth would you go to the pen this early with a 1 run lead and our pen?

[Omar]

Joe has vacation plans in October

[Banedon]

Pulling Mills is stupid.

[badger]

I know Joe is a moron at managing a pen but this is taking it to a new level.

[Andy]

Wasn't it because Cox gave them all horsefeathering rabies and then a Fray song played?

 

Yes. But did Fray have other songs that would be notable enough for this to be "a Fray song" and just that one song? I honestly don't remember, not just being snarky.

The Fray had 2 hits, to answer this earlier question.

[badger]

especially with the pitcher leading off if I'm not mistaken.

[abuck1220]

horsefeathering bizarre spot to use your best (?) lefty. edman much better vs. lefties and goldschmidt/ozuna after him.

[Brian]

either batting Ryan or burning 1 of few useful relievers for 1 batter in the 5th inning

[badger]

I can't even express my feelings I hold toward Joe. So loud and complex I don't even know where to begin.

[Andy]

Bryant can't even go one pitch before extinguishing any hope of scoring there

[OleMissCub]

3 more doubles and BDN will have the most doubles of the modern era (since 1936)

[Brian]

this is a slow motion car wreck

[abuck1220]

if i had no access to stats and you asked me to guess bryant's OPS just by what i've seen this year, i would say .726.

[soccer10k]

Ok so which of our relievers blows the lead and in which inning will it happen?

[abuck1220]

looking to blow it before we even have the chance to get to kimbrel, which is good for kimbrel's confidence. maddon is truly the smartest guy in the room.

[minnesotacubsfan]

dont worry guys, joe went ahead and pulled mills so he wont get the W. Also, to make sure we dont get the W, he misused Ryan and then brought in a guy who cant throw strikes. Edited September 20, 2019 by minnesotacubsfan

[minnesotacubsfan]

Ok so which of our relievers blows the lead and in which inning will it happen?

it already has

[abuck1220]

if rizzo can only give you two abs (and probably not good defense), wouldn't it be better (or at least more dramatic) to save him for a ph spot?

[TMan92]

This is unbelievable. Maddon is now horsefeathering with Theo

[badger]

Way to horsefeathering manage Joe. Go hurl yourself into the sun.

[soccer10k]

Ok so which of our relievers blows the lead and in which inning will it happen?

 

Looks like multiple relievers and the 6th inning.

[minnesotacubsfan]

if rizzo can only give you two abs (and probably not good defense), wouldn't it be better (or at least more dramatic) to save him for a ph spot?

 

but Joe says ph'ing is hard to do off the bench. better start him

[abuck1220]

pretty good outing by phelps

[badger]

pretty good outing by phelps

 

Mills couldn't give you 1 strike in 10 pitches. Had to bring in Phelps to do it.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Ok so which of our relievers blows the lead and in which inning will it happen?

 

Looks like multiple relievers and the 6th inning.

 

but Phelps to be more specific