Cubs (Boyd) vs Padres (King): Wild Card Game 1, 9:00pm CST

[squally1313]

being told you have less potential utility than gabriel arias seems pretty cruel even for a washed up 38 year old reliever

[Rcal10]

8 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

being told you have less potential utility than gabriel arias seems pretty cruel even for a washed up 38 year old reliever

This is where I thought Ayers would have figured in, if he was the call up in September. Good to have a 3rd catcher if you need him. I always figured 14 bats anyway. Was t so much Arias over Theilbar as it was 14th bat over 13th arm. If not Arias, who? I think with Bregman probably being DH, they want an extra infielder. If Bergman was completely healthy and playing 3rd, I could have seen, maybe, Alcantara. 

[Bertz]

45 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Thinking about it like that, and considering how the Padres are relatively split neutral (98 wRC v LHP, 104 wRC v RHP) and, per FG, have three positions in a platoon (Harris, Sheets, Salas against RHP, Campusano, Hayes, Taylor against LHP)....what's stopping the Cubs from trying to get 3-4 innings out of two of those six guys, one LHP and one RHP every game, then then finishing up with Palencia/Zef/Rolison against LHHs?

Yeah I think this is the approach.  Not quite piggyback but sort of piggyback?  And hell if the offense gives us a decent lead maybe just try and get 8 or 9 innings out of two guys.

It's a shame there wasn't enough runway to get Cabrera right.  He was, even in a somewhat challening first half, generally tough on righties and the first time or two through the order.  

[s2obed]

Cubs gotta get to King if they're going to win this one tonight... I hope the bats come out scorching hot. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

King is gonna spam changeups tonight 

[Brandon Glick]

As promised, a By The Numbers post.

 

[ILMindState]

Where did Arias even come from? I swear he just showed up in the dugout one day with his long blonde hair. I don't even know what position he plays and have never seen him take an at bat. 

[Rcal10]

2 minutes ago, ILMindState said:

Where did Arias even come from? I swear he just showed up in the dugout one day with his long blonde hair. I don't even know what position he plays and have never seen him take an at bat. 

He has over 400 AB with Cleveland last year. Mainly played SS. I believe he was a waiver claim. 

[Bertz]

2 minutes ago, ILMindState said:

Where did Arias even come from? I swear he just showed up in the dugout one day with his long blonde hair. I don't even know what position he plays and have never seen him take an at bat. 

Waiver claim right after Swanson got hurt.  Hoerner's our backup SS and if god forbid Hoerner got hurt after Swanson we'd have been horsefeathered.

Him being on the roster now is a sign Bregman can't play the field yet.  They need a reserve infielder in case they do pinch hit shenanigans with Shaw.

[ILMindState]

Just now, Rcal10 said:

He has over 400 AB with Cleveland last year. Mainly played SS. I believe he was a waiver claim. 

Ohhh I remember that waiver claim now, thanks. 

[soccer10k]

4 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

if you have amazon prime you can get a free 7-day trial of peacock.

Oh hell yeah, thank you!

[soccer10k]

4 hours ago, squally1313 said:

the cubs walking out of petco tomorrow night to get on their flight to milwaukee

Is that because there are no direct flights from San Diego to Chicago so they have to reroute though Milwaukee?

Couldn’t help myself.

[UMFan83]

42 minutes ago, ILMindState said:

Where did Arias even come from? I swear he just showed up in the dugout one day with his long blonde hair. I don't even know what position he plays and have never seen him take an at bat. 

It's a glitch in the matrix, don't let anyone tell you they remember when the Cubs claimed him and put him on the roster.

[Rcal10]

41 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Waiver claim right after Swanson got hurt.  Hoerner's our backup SS and if god forbid Hoerner got hurt after Swanson we'd have been horsefeathered.

Him being on the roster now is a sign Bregman can't play the field yet.  They need a reserve infielder in case they do pinch hit shenanigans with Shaw.

Yep, Arias on the roster sure points to Bregman not playing the field. So Conforto’s bat isn’t in the line up. He has not hit King well in his career, anyway. So maybe Ramirez is the better bat anyway.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Yep, gotta have Arias so you can PH Conforto for Ramirez and Shaw. Maybe even for Swanson.

[mk49]

Listened to a podcast by three Padres fans.  According to one of them, it's harder to hit HR's under the current weather condition.  Hopefully, we'll hit some, and won't give up one.😁

[Rcal10]

24 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Yep, gotta have Arias so you can PH Conforto for Ramirez and Shaw. Maybe even for Swanson.

I doubt Swanson comes out of the game. 

[Bertz]

 

 

[ILMindState]

 

 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

34 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I doubt Swanson comes out of the game. 

not likely. but in a late game, high leverage situation I could see it happening.

[Andy]

Joey Votto, relentlessly amusing even when he's picking against us

 

[cl smooth]

 

[UMFan83]

1 hour ago, mk49 said:

Listened to a podcast by three Padres fans.  According to one of them, it's harder to hit HR's under the current weather condition.  Hopefully, we'll hit some, and won't give up one.😁

Interestingly enough I was reading that the marine layer that normally suppresses fly balls is virtually non-existent tonight.

[UMFan83]

14 minutes ago, cl smooth said:

 

Ugh, I'd rather have Bregman in the lineup at DH than not at all but not loving Ramirez at 3B

[javy knows my name]

34 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Ugh, I'd rather have Bregman in the lineup at DH than not at all but not loving Ramirez at 3B

Same thought. Boyd's gonna need to miss some bats because we are pretty vulnerable with him out there