7/17 - Nationals (Gore) vs Cubs (Smyly): 7:05pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well, the Nationals are in town. It feels like a sweep is needed to maintain any semblance of hope before the deadline.

[UMFan83]

2 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Well, the Nationals are in town. It feels like a sweep is needed to maintain any semblance of hope before the deadline.

13 games against last place teams.  10-3 is the absolute bare minimum here to keep any shot of contending alive.  White Sox are playing better though and the Cardinals always play us tough so it will be tough but thats the only option here.

[CubinNY]

I don't like this pitching match-up.

[Derwood]

 

Still no Swanson, but at least Amaya has been unshackled.

Mancini needs to get a blister or something. Is Bellinger such a bad 1B option that he shouldn't be there with Tauchmann in CF?

[Derwood]

Lol, this team sucks SO BAD

[cl smooth]

Is it 1-0 or 2-0? Gameday says 1-0 but the scorebug on the video feed says 2-0.

[muntjack]

It's 2-0 and I have a bad feeling it's going to get worse. 

[Derwood]

This ump is not familiar with a regulation strike zone 

[Tryptamine]

This ump sucks

[Derwood]

I don’t remember the last time Nico did anything good. His batting average is as hollow as Madrigal

[Derwood]

This team has zero urgency, no passion, no nothing

[Irrelevant Dude]

Are the Nationals going to bring Dave Martinez back or can we have him after the Cubs fire Ross?

[Outshined_One]

The worst part about all of this is you just know the Cubs are going to rattle off a ten game winning streak after they've been eliminated.

[Derwood]

These guys are taking at-bats like they have somewhere else they'd rather be

[Bobson Dugnutt]

What’s the deal with today’s broadcast? Do they have two sideline reporters today or is Elise Menaker in the booth?

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, Outshined_One said:

The worst part about all of this is you just know the Cubs are going to rattle off a ten game winning streak after they've been eliminated.

Oh, they will definitely end up drafting somewhere in the neighborhood of 13-15 again.

[Irrelevant Dude]

6 pitches. That's what I call "makin' him work"!

[Outshined_One]

15 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Oh, they will definitely end up drafting somewhere in the neighborhood of 13-15 again.

I'm kinda meh on the top of this class for now. As far as tanking goes, last year was the time to do it.

[Derwood]

19 minutes ago, Bobson Dugnutt said:

What’s the deal with today’s broadcast? Do they have two sideline reporters today or is Elise Menaker in the booth?

booth

[Tryptamine]

Stroman shouldn't make another start for this team.

[Irrelevant Dude]

112mph for Happ.  He should just do that every time.

[Derwood]

Happ was as surprised as anyone that he hit a HR

[Derwood]

Oof

[Tryptamine]

Getting torched by the Nationals, this is quite the club Jed has put together

[champaignchris]

The defense has been real bad. The Nats have at least 2 extra runs from defensive misplays.