4/28 Cubs (Wesneski) @ Red Sox (Houck) 6:10 PM CT ESPN

[PackLandVA]

23 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

 

Honestly I don't see how they can bring Hendricks back into the rotation other then respect for him.

 

Attrition

[Derwood]

Down 2-0 but feels like 10-0 against this pitcher

[PackLandVA]

11 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

You’d really think a network that has been doing nothing but sports for more than 4 decades would be better at it. Everything about their broadcast is subpar.

Don't know the age of any of the NSBB posters, but ESPN caters to the under 35 crowd.

[JHBulls]

Maybe they can accidentally score some runs soon 

[Derwood]

Just now, JHBulls said:

Maybe they can accidentally score some runs soon 

 

Not until they get Houck out of the game

[PeanutPunch33]

Mervis is not an MLB caliber player

[Rcal10]

34 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Cubs definitely don't have SP problems 

Honestly I don't see how they can bring Hendricks back into the rotation other then respect for him.

I kinda hope he keeps his injury all season but remains in the dugout to stay in these kids ears.

They need innings. All the younger guys aren’t going to go more than 150 innings, max. Hendricks will be given another shot, especially if Wicks is out for any real time. Imanaga is used to pitching every 6th day. They will use a lot of 6 man rotation during the year to save innings on the young guys and Imanaga. He does have to be better, but he is going to be given the chance. 

[JHBulls]

It would have been ironically unfair if Mervis got taken out by the OF throw. 

[JHBulls]

When you need a quality AB.

Enter Amaya.,

[UMFan83]

So weird when it feels like the team is rolling and then 2 days later it feels completely different like they can’t do anything right.   
 

Mets have lost 5 of 7, hopefully we’re catching them at a good time. 

[JHBulls]

horsefeathers YEAH!!! 
 

 

[chibears55]

TauchMAN...

new ballgame 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

[Derwood]

Well that's not what I expected

[PeanutPunch33]

WOW LFG

[Derwood]

Man, I really really hate this wide strike zone

[JHBulls]

Thank you ESPN announcer for letting us know the Theo Epstein interview was from a few days ago, not a few minutes ago. Because speaking to Theo before tonight’s game and then having him wait around for 2 and a half hours to speak to him again would have been weird. 🙄 

[chibears55]

Damm Palencia went down and righted himself pretty good..

[chibears55]

Why is Madrigal PH for Mervis against a RHer ?

[UMFan83]

I keep waiting for the “good” part of the Cubs lineup to be coming up and then I realize there isn’t one without Seiya and Bellinger while Morel and a few others are slumping. There are still good hitters in the Cubs lineup just not much of a fearsome section that you look forward to. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

If you have to pinch hit for your left handed "supposed" power hitting DH against a right handed pitcher, with Nick Madrigal no less, that is a problem.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Amaya as the potential 10th inning runner is a bummer, wonder if they'd consider running for him

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

I keep waiting for the “good” part of the Cubs lineup to be coming up and then I realize there isn’t one without Seiya and Bellinger while Morel and a few others are slumping. There are still good hitters in the Cubs lineup just not much of a fearsome section that you look forward to. 

I was gonna mention this earlier,  that there's good talent in the lineup just no go to guy or big bat in there.

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

Amaya as the potential 10th inning runner is a bummer, wonder if they'd consider running for him

They could of with Madrigal if they didn't use him to PH.

[Soul]

I didn’t expect to come back with this lineup so this is basically extra innings right now.