7/20 - Cardinals (Matz) vs Cubs (Stroman): 7:05pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Cards are in town for four games, kicking off eight games against the Cards in less than two weeks. Basically, the Cubs have control over how much the Cardinals will sell at the deadline.

We'd really hate to see that opportunity wasted.

Edit: What the hell is going on, MLB.com? The entirely wrong game was live on the page this morning, now it's a night game with Stroman.

[Derwood]

Yay, day game!

[cl smooth]

did they move the time? espn, yahoo fantasy and cubs.com say it's 8:05pm eastern. 

[Derwood]

6 minutes ago, cl smooth said:

did they move the time? espn, yahoo fantasy and cubs.com say it's 8:05pm eastern. 

 

I see that too. BOOOOO night games

[Brock Beauchamp]

19 minutes ago, Derwood said:

I see that too. BOOOOO night games

And now MLB.com has changed the time, starters, etc.

I thought maybe I was on the wrong page this morning but that's not the case, as I posted the Brewers/Phillies game from the same info and all of that is correct. MLB.com just had the wrong game listed for awhile.

[Tryptamine]

This is basically the only time I'm ever going to do this, but I think it would be hilarious if the Cardinals took like 7 of 8 from the Cubs, where they then find themselves like 6 or 6.5 out of the division and they decide to buy instead of sell. They lose prospects in the trades and they lose the opportunity cost of have acquired prospects at the deadline. 

[Nolansomebody]

3 hours ago, Derwood said:

I see that too. BOOOOO night games

At least it's on ESPN+?

[Brock Beauchamp]

32 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

This is basically the only time I'm ever going to do this, but I think it would be hilarious if the Cardinals took like 7 of 8 from the Cubs, where they then find themselves like 6 or 6.5 out of the division and they decide to buy instead of sell. They lose prospects in the trades and they lose the opportunity cost of have acquired prospects at the deadline. 

[Tryptamine]

17 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

If I can't have nice things, I want the rest of the world to burn along with me

[Derwood]

43 minutes ago, Nolansomebody said:

At least it's on ESPN+?

 

I discovered that DirecTV gifted me Extra Innings for the rest of the year, so I can share in everyone's misery now

[Brock Beauchamp]

29 minutes ago, The20thK said:

Cards won 5 in a row…

chances they come back and win this division since no one seems to want it? 

Microscopic, under 5%. The Brewers are playing extremely well right now.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The Cardinals are 10 games and 3 teams out of the division and 9.5 games and 6 teams out of the wild card.  Mozeliak has very publicly declared them sellers(albeit with an eye on 2024 contention).  Their race is run for 2023.

[UMFan83]

Any chance Wainwright is starting each of the other 3 games this series?  

[Derwood]

Chicago Cubs Lineup: 

1. Nico Hoerner, SS
2. Seiya Suzuki, RF
3. Ian Happ, LF
4. Cody Bellinger, CF
5. Yan Gomes, C
6. Chris Morel, 2B
7. Patrick Wisdom, 3B
8. Trey Mancini, 1B
9. Miguel Amaya, DH

[muntjack]

I'm starting to develop a morbid fascination with Mancini's plate appearances.  

[UMFan83]

Mancini starting his 6th straight game.  So far in the first 5 games he is 3-15 with 0 XBH, 1 BB, 0 RBI during a stretch where the Cubs have scored 45 runs.

[Jason Ross]

21 minutes ago, muntjack said:

I'm starting to develop a morbid fascination with Mancini's plate appearances.  

His baseball savant page has become mine.  

[Derwood]

4 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Mancini starting his 6th straight game.  So far in the first 5 games he is 3-15 with 0 XBH, 1 BB, 0 RBI during a stretch where the Cubs have scored 45 runs.

how many K's/DP's

[CubinNY]

11 minutes ago, The20thK said:

Hoyer throwing it? 

Ross has October reservations in Europe with his hot young girlfriend. 

[CubinNY]

I’ll be drinking Gin and Tonics for this game. I’m on PTO Friday and Monday. 
 

first observation. The mustache works on Wisdom. He looks like a 1970s TV private investigator. 

[CubinNY]

Why can’t Boog pronounce Arenado?

[CubinNY]

1 minute ago, CubinNY said:

I’ll be drinking Gin and Tonics for this game. I’m on PTO Friday and Monday. 
 

first observation. The mustache works on Wisdom. He looks like a 1970s TV private investigator. 

Plays 3rd like a TV PI too

[jersey cubs fan]

Wisdom equals awful. Get rid of him 

[CubinNY]

Stro c’mon. Not his fault 

[jersey cubs fan]

This ****** team built on defense screws the pitcher with awful defense