Pirates (Skenes, 0-0, 6.75 ERA) vs. Cubs (Hendricks, 0-3, 10.04 ERA) 1:20 CDT

[mul21]

We're past the usual deadline for a game thread and since I'm here' I'll post it.  Hopefully Kyle can build on not sucking last time out and the Cubs benefit from already having seen Skenes.

Mods delete if necessary.  

[Brock Beauchamp]

7 minutes ago, mul21 said:

We're past the usual deadline for a game thread and since I'm here' I'll post it.  Hopefully Kyle can build on not sucking last time out and the Cubs benefit from already having seen Skenes.

Mods delete if necessary.  

Nope, you're all good, thanks for being on top of this!

[CubinNY]

The professor vs Nuke Laloosh. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Another day, another DL stint.  This time it's Porter Hodge coming up to replace Colten Brewer (lower back tightness).

[Andy]

54 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Another day, another DL stint.  This time it's Porter Hodge coming up to replace Colten Brewer (lower back tightness).

And Nico still isn't in the lineup, so we're fast closing in on the point where he should have been IL'd. Though in the Cubs' defense, there's probably no one freaking left to call up by now.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I haven't really looked around baseball to see whether other teams are experiencing injuries anything near what the Cubs have.  If so, are we getting to a point where maybe a 40 man roster isn't enough anymore?  Has there been any discussion whatsoever about possibly expanding that?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

3 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I haven't really looked around baseball to see whether other teams are experiencing injuries anything near what the Cubs have.  If so, are we getting to a point where maybe a 40 man roster isn't enough anymore?  Has there been any discussion whatsoever about possibly expanding that?

Brewer is the 14th non-60 Day IL trip so far this year if Roster Resource is correct.  A bunch of teams have had 10-11, but none have had more.

[WhyCantWeWin]

1 hour ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Another day, another DL stint.  This time it's Porter Hodge coming up to replace Colten Brewer (lower back tightness).

Excited to see Hodge but Brewer was pretty good in mop up duty. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Is Hendricks better than Steele now?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

11 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Is Hendricks better than Steele now?

I'd have to consult my last 48 hour power rankings to be sure, but No.

[Derwood]

Site is excruciatingly slow for me today

[Brock Beauchamp]

What’s the deal with the hats today?

[UMFan83]

5 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Site is excruciatingly slow for me today

Same, very difficult for me to use

[WhyCantWeWin]

7 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

I'd have to consult my last 48 hour power rankings to be sure, but No.

ok ill take your word for it

6 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Site is excruciatingly slow for me today

yeah getting a gateway error

[Andy]

4 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

What’s the deal with the hats today?

Armed Forces weekend, they've been doing it a few years ever since they realized it was inappropriate to do the camo cosplay on Memorial Day.

[squally1313]

So might be worth watching this game, not for the right cubs reasons. Skenes 6 Ks through 2. 
 

apologies on the thread, caught me on a vacation 

[JHBulls]

Going well so far. 

[Andy]

And Kyle Kyles

[chibears55]

26 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Is Hendricks better than Steele now?

Give it another inning or two

[itisallpartoftheplan]

That might be ballgame.

[CubinNY]

Yikes. 

Skeens

Kyle

[DYMNO]

Cooked. 

[UMFan83]

So Cubs are 0-6 with 6 strikeouts so far?  Yikes

[JHBulls]

It’s always fun when it’s the 3rd inning and you already know the score the Cubs will lose by.

[gflore34]

Why can't the Cubs ever face a Kyle Hendricks?  Instead it's some clown throwing a million miles and hour game after horsefeathers game.