8/19 Cubs (Mills) vs COVIDIOTS (Flaherty) 1:20 Marquee

[Brian707]

Short turn around for another double dip

 

Go Cubs!

[Brian]

Nico playing 3B for the first time, possibly ever, today.

 

Adbert officially getting game 2

 

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[Bertz]

Sounds like Flaherty isn't super stretched out, and Game 2 is another bullpen game with Austin Gomber being the starter. If Mills pitches well enough to keep it close for at least as long as Flaherty is in the game, that would set things up really nicely for a doubleheader sweep.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Sounds like Flaherty isn't super stretched out, and Game 2 is another bullpen game with Austin Gomber being the starter. If Mills pitches well enough to keep it close for at least as long as Flaherty is in the game, that would set things up really nicely for a doubleheader sweep.

Mills says hold my beer

[OleMissCub]

Why is it always Matt fvcking Carpenter??

[Brian]

remember a week and a half ago when there was nowhere to fit Quintana in the rotation?

[We Got The Whole 9]

Straight garbage, Alec

[abuck1220]

i’d say get this dork out of there, but he can stay out there and take a beating today.

[soccer10k]

4 batters and I’m tuned out. Might be the quickest I’ve ever turned off a Cubs game.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

time to hope for a split

[squally1313]

Ian Happ has been the best offensive player on our team since he was called back up.

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=100&type=8&season=2020&month=1000&season1=2019&ind=0&team=17&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2019-07-25&enddate=2020-08-19

[UMFan83]

So other than Hendricks and Darvish, who do we feel good about in the rotation?

[OleMissCub]

Oh Kyle

 

[Sammy Sofa]

So other than Hendricks and Darvish and Happ, who do we feel good about on the team?

 

FTfY

[Brian]

can they petition to make this one 5 innings and put the other 2 innings back for game 2?

[sneakypower]

Baez holy horsefeathers

[Derwood]

It's amazing that Bryant, Baez and Schwarber all completely forgot how to play baseball this year

[CubinNY]

Baez is lost in space.

[Brian707]

A long majestic dong would be nice here

[CubinNY]

BABIP Gods have not been kind to the Cubs lately.

[Bertz]

My guess is this is Underwood's swan song. Probably finishes this game out and then Alzolay stays up after the DH

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[UMFan83]

 

I mean, this is the same horsefeathers they've been doing for the last 4 years right? So no surprise there, but still obviously frustrating.

[UMFan83]

It's amazing that Bryant, Baez and Schwarber all completely forgot how to play baseball this year

 

Bryant should have just opted out to preserve his FA value

[Cubswin11]

 

I mean, this is the same horsefeathers they've been doing for the last 4 years right? So no surprise there, but still obviously frustrating.

Yup, but on the somewhat positive side they’re getting a ton of base runners and on base a lot as always and more chances at it than almost every team. Going in to today we’ve had 219 PAs with RISP, tied for 11th best, but have played 2-5 less games than everyone ahead of us.