8/3 Royals (Duffy) at Cubs (Mills) 7:15 CDT Marquee

[Tim]

Nice job by Mills tonight

[Cubswin11]

Time to start considering a bullpen role for Q (especially since it means he’d be back up and ready sooner since he doesn’t need to stretch out as much).

[UMFan83]

This is feeling like 2016 with the starting pitching. Great start every night. I know we’ve been facing some crappy offensive teams lately but still.

[PackLandVA]

[Brian]

Kris Bryant lives

[UMFan83]

horsefeathering right KB!

[PackLandVA]

[PackLandVA]

[Cubswin11]

KB looked like he was locking in the game or two before he got the shits, hopefully he’s ready to catch a heater

[Derwood]

I see you David Bote

[Cubswin11]

Sadler has looked plenty capable in games he’s not raining sweat on himself

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Will this finally be the day KB gets a hit?

I should be his agent.

[Derwood]

This dude Staumont is nasty

[PackLandVA]

So who's it gonna be in the 9th?

[Derwood]

So who's it gonna be in the 9th?

 

Still Wick

[soccer10k]

W!

[Tim]

:flythew: :flythew: :flythew: :flythew:

[Cubswin11]

:flythew:

 

#WeAreGood

[UMFan83]

At this point, they could play slightly sub .500 ball the rest of the year and still be a fairly safe bet for the playoffs

[Tim]

At this point, they could play slightly sub .500 ball the rest of the year and still be a fairly safe bet for the playoffs

To play it safe, let's just play .800 ball all season long

[Forgotmyoldlogin]

Same record after 10 games as 2016.

[Bertz]

Really glad that Mills is showing to be an adequate back-end guy. Assuming the team doesn't pick up Lester's option, there's three rotation spots opening up next year. And given everything going on, there's no way PTR is going to give the FO the resources needed to fill all three externally.

 

If Mills continues to show he can be a cromulent back-end guy, that helps immensely with planning for next season. Especially since the minors got axed this year, we're not sure who if anyone from the Iowa staff will be worth giving a spot to next year. If Mills keeps this up we can have him be the initial #5 guy, and still hope that Abbott or somebody supplants him mid-year.

[stitchface]

At this point, they could play slightly sub .500 ball the rest of the year and still be a fairly safe bet for the playoffs

To play it safe, let's just play .800 ball all season long

 

 

Please schedule the pirates every week

[UMFan83]

Same record after 10 games as 2016.

 

I will be thrilled if the team also goes 17-4 in their next 21 games like 2016.

[David]

60 games is the perfect amount of time to replicate the 2016 regular season before whatever the hell that was in late june/early july that year.