Omar

its like 2007 where we wanted Rob Bowen/Michael Barrett/Jason Kendall to get out of the way for Geovany Soto.

if you expand the schedule, there's not a single game they're unfavorable (%) for... the only game(s) that come close is the 3-gamer @ the Dodgers late August, predicted at 50-50.

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-mlb-predictions/cubs/ according to FiveThirtyEight's MLB game-by-game predictions, Cubs have a 66% chance of winning today.

remember when the Brewers were rebuilding and were supposed to be a powerhouse? that was fun Rk Pos Name ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W 1 SP Jimmy Nelson 3.46 4 4 0 0 0 0 26.0 22 11 10 6 10 0 19 0 0 1 106 126 5.77 1.231 7.6 2.1 3.5 6.6 1.90 2 SP Wily Peralta 7.40 5 5 0 0 0 0 24.1 32 22 20 4 12 0 18 2 0 0 115 59 5.46 1.808 11.8 1.5 4.4 6.7 1.50 3 SP Chase Anderson 4.50 4 4 0 0 0 0 20.0 27 14 10 3 6 0 15 0 0 0 89 98 4.43 1.650 12.2 1.4 2.7 6.8 2.50 4 SP Taylor Jungmann 8.47 4 4 0 0 0 0 17.0 21 17 16 2 10 0 11 1 0 0 80 52 5.26 1.824 11.1 1.1 5.3 5.8 1.10 5 SP Zach Davies 9.72 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.1 17 10 9 1 4 0 5 1 0 0 45 46 5.24 2.520 18.4 1.1 4.3 5.4 1.25

I see a terrific advertising opportunity For MiracleGro

its okay jakey needs an extra day off after that last start

Nah, Bloomington. is there anything to do in that town? I'll be there next month for a volleyball tournament get employed by state farm or party with college kids at ISU http://wikitravel.org/en/Bloomington-Normal

Eureka to where? God I hope its not Chicago.

i remember hopping on Red line one time and it was full of sox, cubs, and Bears fans... all with home games. (Bears pre-season)

was it his wife's voice? either a robot or a third person

maybe you can find something cool in his book tl;dr i hit the "play" button on the audiobook sample, expecting his voice nope

cubs and white sox have home games first and last weekends of May, which I always thought they tried to avoid (having both teams play at home at the same time)

if only he played 100% for a 6.25 fWAR

David Ross for MLB's John Scott

I will always prnounce it "Matt ZOO-CAR" in my head, for whatever reason.

one has to hit puberty before growing a mustache

hammel's imitation of arreita's beard is going well, he should keep it.

Yes

will they be honoring Arrieta's no hitter before this game?

yeah but at least Henry Rodriguez could put up 20-30 HRs and a above average OPS+

Brewers v. Hendricks Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Scooter Gennett 18 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 1 Ryan Braun 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .222 .125 .347 0 0 0 1 0 Martin Maldonado 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 0 0 0 0 0 Jonathan Lucroy 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0 0 0 0 0 Domingo Santana 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Zach Davies 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Wily Peralta 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Carlos Torres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 52 50 7 0 0 0 0 1 14 .140 .173 .140 .313 0 0 0 1 1 Has not faced: Chris Carter, Ramon Flores, Aaron Hill, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Alex Presley, Yadiel Rivera, Jonathan Villar and Colin Walsh & Has not faced pitchers: Chase Anderson, Michael Blazek, Blaine Boyer, Chris Capuano, Sam Freeman, Jeremy Jeffress, Taylor Jungmann, Jimmy Nelson and Tyler Thornburg Cubs v. Nelson Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Jorge Soler 15 15 5 3 0 1 3 0 5 .333 .333 .733 1.067 0 0 0 0 1 Anthony Rizzo 13 13 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 .308 .308 .769 1.077 0 0 0 0 0 Dexter Fowler 10 9 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 .222 .300 .556 .856 0 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 0 0 0 0 0 Kris Bryant 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Javier Baez 6 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Hammel 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .167 .200 .367 0 1 0 0 0 Jason Heyward 6 5 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .600 .500 .800 1.300 0 1 0 0 0 Miguel Montero 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .500 .667 .750 1.417 0 0 0 0 0 John Lackey 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 David Ross 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 0 0 0 0 0 Jake Arrieta 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 Matt Szczur 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 89 80 21 6 1 3 11 6 28 .263 .307 .475 .782 1 2 0 0 1 Has not faced: Tommy La Stella and Ben Zobrist & Has not faced pitchers: Trevor Cahill, Justin Grimm, Kyle Hendricks, Jon Lester, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, Adam Warren and Travis Wood

hes like felix pie

Reds v. Hammel Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Joey Votto 29 25 5 1 0 1 2 4 6 .200 .310 .360 .670 0 0 1 0 0 Brandon Phillips 22 22 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .273 .318 .591 0 0 0 0 0 Jay Bruce 21 18 5 3 0 1 4 3 6 .278 .381 .611 .992 0 0 0 0 0 Eugenio Suarez 12 11 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .364 .417 .455 .871 0 0 0 1 0 Raisel Iglesias 6 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 .167 .167 .500 .667 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Pacheco 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 0 0 0 0 0 Billy Hamilton 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 0 0 0 0 0 Tucker Barnhart 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 1 Ivan De Jesus 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Duvall 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Holt 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 113 102 24 8 1 2 9 10 19 .235 .310 .392 .702 0 0 1 1 1 Has not faced: Zack Cozart, Devin Mesoraco and Scott Schebler & Has not faced pitchers: Tony Cingrani, Caleb Cotham, Brandon Finnegan, Drew Hayes, J.J. Hoover, Jon Moscot, Ross Ohlendorf, J.C. Ramirez, Alfredo Simon, Dan Straily and Blake Wood Cubs v. Simon Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Ben Zobrist 21 16 4 1 1 0 0 4 4 .250 .429 .438 .866 0 0 0 1 1 Anthony Rizzo 18 15 5 0 0 2 3 3 4 .333 .444 .733 1.178 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Heyward 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 0 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero 5 5 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .600 .600 .800 1.400 0 0 0 0 0 John Lackey 4 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500 0 0 0 0 0 Jorge Soler 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583 0 1 0 0 1 Javier Baez 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Dexter Fowler 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0 0 0 0 0 Travis Wood 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Kris Bryant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 73 63 20 4 1 2 10 8 14 .317 .397 .508 .905 0 1 0 1 2 Has not faced: David Ross and Matt Szczur & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Trevor Cahill, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, Jon Lester, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop and Adam Warren

Reds v. Lackey Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Brandon Phillips 31 30 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 .200 .226 .233 .459 0 0 0 1 1 Jay Bruce 26 25 5 1 0 2 4 0 5 .200 .192 .480 .672 0 1 0 0 2 Billy Hamilton 22 21 7 2 0 0 0 1 4 .333 .364 .429 .792 0 0 0 0 0 Joey Votto 19 14 4 0 0 2 4 5 6 .286 .474 .714 1.188 0 0 2 0 0 Eugenio Suarez 18 16 5 0 0 0 3 1 2 .313 .353 .313 .665 1 0 0 0 1 Devin Mesoraco 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 0 0 0 0 1 Zack Cozart 8 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Duvall 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0 Tucker Barnhart 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0 0 0 0 0 Ivan De Jesus 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Schebler 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 0 0 0 0 0 Alfredo Simon 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Pacheco 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Holt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Straily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 157 145 35 5 1 4 14 9 32 .241 .288 .372 .661 1 1 2 1 5 Has not faced pitchers: Tony Cingrani, Caleb Cotham, Brandon Finnegan, Drew Hayes, J.J. Hoover, Raisel Iglesias, Jon Moscot, Ross Ohlendorf, J.C. Ramirez and Blake Wood Cubs v. Straily Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Dexter Fowler 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .250 .400 1.000 1.400 0 0 0 1 0 Anthony Rizzo 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Heyward 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Kris Bryant 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 John Lackey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Jorge Soler 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 18 14 3 0 0 1 3 3 5 .214 .389 .429 .817 0 0 0 1 0 Has not faced: Javier Baez, Tommy La Stella, David Ross and Matt Szczur & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Trevor Cahill, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, Jon Lester, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, Adam Warren and Travis Wood

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