9/2 - Cubs (Assad) vs Reds (Abbott): 5:40pm, Marquee

[We Got The Whole 9]

Man I feel good about him in a rotation. Outstanding job lately and amazing tonight 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Yeah Assad has been a godsend this season

[chibears55]

Come on let get  some breathing room for Leiter in the 9th

[SOFNR]

Amazing job by Assad tonight. I don't know exactly what to expect out of him moving forward, but if they get to lineup their wild card round rotation, it better be Steele, Hendricks, Assad. He's always going to give you a much better chance then Taillon.

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Hypothetically speaking, if Stroman came back this year, what do you do with the rotation?  Send Taillon to the pen?  Go to a 6 man for the rest of the regular season?

I'd send Taillon to the pen..

Steele,  Assad, Wicks, and even Hendricks has been solid, and as if now they all will have 5 more starts apiece..

Taillon is garbage,  don't even want to see 3 or 4 starts out of him 

[soccer10k]

Thanks Elly. Should have just taken the one rather than try for two.

Hopefully they take advantage of it.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Almost the exact same scenario as last night with Madrigal getting the last out in the 9th.

[WhyCantWeWin]

Canario would have been a good choice there to ph

[We Got The Whole 9]

Cannot wait until Madrigal is no longer a Cub. What a useless hitter.

[abuck1220]

just use your horsefeathers closer ross. too horsefeathers cute as usual. 

[soccer10k]

Not an ideal start.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

2 nights in a row. Brutal.

[JBears79]

For the love God, do not waste this Assad start

[SOFNR]

Not a fan of Leiter getting this shot.

[muntjack]

Yeah, this is going to end similarly to last night,  I'm afraid.  

[Irrelevant Dude]

Reds about to walk this off again.

[mfcubs22]

Pain. Why the horsefeathers is Alzolay unavailable?

[JBears79]

Apparently Leiter forgot how to throw strikes

[abuck1220]

get this sack of horsefeathers out of there 

[SOFNR]

Seriously, when was the last time Leiter didn't look shaky as horsefeathers? This is so stupid.

[soccer10k]

This is awful.

[PeanutPunch33]

Get the horsefeathers out of here 

[We Got The Whole 9]

He is actually shitting himself out there. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Leiter has been pretty terrible this week. Lefties or not he shouldn’t have gotten this 9th.

[abuck1220]

this gonna be either a walk off gapper or a 4 pitch walk where he flips splinters a foot outside