5/4 Double Header Game 1 Cubs are putting Kershaw in the RyanDumpster.jpg Game 2 lets play 9

[abuck1220]

is steele like the third best reliever maybe?

[soccer10k]

KB should try to steal home. Would probably be put best chance of scoring.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Easy W

[abuck1220]

gotta say, that was kind of unpleasant

[Omar]

nice attempt to put up glove @Betts

[Schwarber Fan]

That’s a good win and a nice day. Baez gets redemption and Bote had a day.

[d_money]

Nice W despite the shitty format

[Cubswin11]

Season back on

[soccer10k]

Season back on

 

Cue Cubs losing three of the next four.

[Cubfanintheknow]

Season back on

 

How in the hell is this team just 2 games under .500?

[Cubswin11]

Season back on

 

How in the hell is this team just 2 games under .500?

Because pretty much all of MLB is mediocre and the Cubs have faced the team they struggle the most against (VBs) for like 45% of their games.

[We Got The Whole 9]

So, just so people are clear: Dillon Maples is going nowhere. The guy has walked too many, but, is trending in the right direction with just 4 over his last 7. He has 23 Ks in 13.2 innings and has allowed just 5 hits. Now, 2 of those left the yard, yes, and he has pitched a lot in low leverage... but I think he's finally finding his footing in the MLB. He's 28, cheap, misses a ton of bats, and mostly keeps the ball on the ground. The Cubs clearly have a very strong belief that he is a very good RP that just hasn't had the aha moment yet. But that may have come tonight. He comes out in a really tough spot with the runner on 2nd, gets a GB out, but then throws a wild pitch and allows the go-ahead run. He then falls behind 2-0 and serves up a HR to Turner. You would expect the wheels to completely fall off, yeah? Well he walks Mookie. Mookie then steals 2nd. How does he respond? By striking out Seager and Taylor to end the inning. Big time bounceback from Maples and one that he should take great pride in IMO despite the wild pitch and the HR.

 

But how about Justin Steele? horsefeathering badass. Gutsy performance, to go out there against a team like the Dodgers, an inning after they took all the air out of the stadium with 2 runs, with a runner in SP, to just go out there and shut them down like that. That was exciting. Steele is another keeper. Those spin rates are paying immediate dividends.

 

I mean, we are just 2 games under 500. 5 months to go. I really want this team to shock everyone and compete and force Jed's hand to force Tom's hand to sign some checks.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

When was our last DH sweep. I feel like it’s been awhile....so we probably had one last season.

[sweetpeteman]

When was our last DH sweep. I feel like it’s been awhile....so we probably had one last season.

 

Looking through BR quickly, looks like they had 4 double headedrs last year (3 of which were thanks to the Cards), split 3, got swept in the 4th.

 

The last I saw was August 16, 2016 against the Brewers unless I missed one.

[Derwood]

Season back on

 

Cue Cubs losing three of the next four.

 

We're absolutely losing the Pirates series

[We Got The Whole 9]

When was our last DH sweep. I feel like it’s been awhile....so we probably had one last season.

 

Looking through BR quickly, looks like they had 4 double headedrs last year (3 of which were thanks to the Cards), split 3, got swept in the 4th.

 

The last I saw was August 16, 2016 against the Brewers unless I missed one.

That is correct

 

[Omar]

Sutcliffe has a bad voice for tv and also he doesn't contribute anything.

 

in the bottom of the 7th in a 7 inning game, tie game, runner on first

 

"this run is huge"

[Omar]

Does anyone have the "Ryan put [Opposing team] in the Dumpster.jpg" lying around anywhere? The low effort MS paint from when he was a closer.

[Andy]

Does anyone have the "Ryan put [Opposing team] in the Dumpster.jpg" lying around anywhere? The low effort MS paint from when he was a closer.

It's watermarked now, but still floating around the Web

 

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e67/ndistops/Dumpster.jpg

 

This is taken from a 2008 game thread that was 41 pages long.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

We were all different people back then.

[Tim]

Good lord...what should we do in a couple years to mark the 20th anniversary?

[Omar]

Good lord...what should we do in a couple years to mark the 20th anniversary?

 

smash a Gatorade machine in honor of Carlos Zambrano

[Omar]

Does anyone have the "Ryan put [Opposing team] in the Dumpster.jpg" lying around anywhere? The low effort MS paint from when he was a closer.

It's watermarked now, but still floating around the Web

 

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e67/ndistops/Dumpster.jpg

 

This is taken from a 2008 game thread that was 41 pages long.

 

The watermark and lack of cropping makes it even better.