4/23 Dodgers (Kershaw) vs Cubs (Stroman): 1:20pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

Today's game looks like must-see TV as the Dodgers and a resurgent Clayton Kershaw take on Marcus Stroman, who has been exceptional this season.

[UMFan83]

nice I was just hoping that we could have Torrens and Gomes in the lineup together again. Plus Hosmer. Fire lineup Ross

[Brock Beauchamp]

14 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

nice I was just hoping that we could have Torrens and Gomes in the lineup together again. Plus Hosmer. Fire lineup Ross

[bakester]

CK has been great lately but is there enough of a difference in him from him his less recent past to note him as "resurgent?"  Anyway, hopefully CK fails today.

Edited April 23, 2023 by bakester

[UMFan83]

[Irrelevant Dude]

Despite the lack of power, Swanson has still been pretty good overall.  He is striking out an awful lot lately though.

[CubinNY]

This game is the first game this this year I’ve watched on TV that was at Wrigley. All the ads everywhere you look on the field is really distracting and tasteless. 

Edited April 23, 2023 by CubinNY

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, CubinNY said:

This game is the first game this I’ve watched on TV that was at Wrigley. All the ads everywhere you look on the field is really distracting and tasteless. 

That's not really anything new, but just wait until they are on the jerseys too.

[CubinNY]

Gomes with a dinger. 

[Andy]

Stroman out here making up for all his good pitching to date in one day

[Derwood]

I guess Stroman was due for a blow up game

[Andy]

I remain nonplussed as to why Luis Torrens is here

[Irrelevant Dude]

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

I remain nonplussed as to why Luis Torrens is here

I haven't really seen enough of him to develop a strong opinion.  He might be an ok baseball player in the right situation, but the part that makes it weird is how the Cubs went out of their way to keep him on the team despite it clearly being a non-optimal fit for their roster.  It feels almost like he is a Rule 5 guy that the Cubs are trying to stash on the bench to avoid losing him.

[Andy]

9 minutes ago, Andy said:

I remain nonplussed as to why Luis Torrens is here

Related - Matt Mervis got 3 more hits today.

[Andy]

Feels like Max Muncy is gonna set a record for assists today. Everything going right into his glove.

[UMFan83]

3-4 against the Dodgers isn't hypothetically bad, but also kind of sucks to lose 3 of 4 to them despite outscoring them for the series.

[Andy]

Update. Still horsefeathering done with Michael Fulmer.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Remember when Fulmer was supposed to be this year's David Robertson?  To be fair, I think it might have been Rick Sutcliffe who said that.

[UMFan83]

7 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

3-4 against the Dodgers isn't hypothetically bad, but also kind of sucks to lose 3 of 4 to them despite outscoring them for the series.

Nevermind now they’ve evened us in RD for the series. Still have outscored them by 6 in the season series

[Derwood]

Fulmer is the answer to a question no one is asking

[Irrelevant Dude]

Fake rally over as soon as it started.

[profisme]

Why on Earth would you not pinch hit with Happ when the guy at bat represents the tying run? Ross is frustrating. 

[17 Seconds]

dansby's numbers could tank fast with the lack of xbh he has

[UMFan83]

Just looking at the schedule and while it gets easier in June, it’s still filled with tough games through July.  The run of easy games doesn’t come until late August which is either too late or perfect timing depending on whether the Cubs are sunk by then

Starting Aug 18

KC, DET, PIT, CIN, SF, ARI, COL, ARI, PIT, COL

but before that run there’s pretty much no stretch of more than 2 series between playing good teams.  

[Irrelevant Dude]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Starting Aug 18

KC, DET, PIT, CIN, SF, ARI, COL, ARI, PIT, COL

That is a really amazing stretch of likely winnable games.  I guess it makes sense though that it had to come sooner or later. Ignoring the A's, I keep looking at the upcoming schedule and thinking "When do the Cubs get a break from playing all these good teams?"