Omar

lol Heyward has had horrible luck

turn that lackey hate thread into a love thread

hats off to Lackey for another solid start

AWFUL DEFENSE

right on the line

questionable call

After he dives and misses, it's probably a triple. At least. thats planking. all the cool kids do it nowadays

that guy's [expletive] reaction was hilarious and he's horrible at yelling, you're supposed to make a concave shape away from your mouth to project, convex merely holds it in. But seriously, did Heyward horsefeathers on a Lou Brock statue on his way out?

Why are the GFIBs booing Heyward?

JD's voice sounds like Bob's, somewhat.

He must've been pissed when Lester avoided this fate yesterday. Lester made it to 100 ABs.

Complete game, one hitter.

Fun fact: according to Wikipedia, JD holds the major league record for most at-bats without an extra base hit, with 373.

it's just to piss you off the white sox had 7:11 starts because they were sponsored by 7/11 now THAT was a sellout

whats up with a random 7:09 start? None of their other games have it

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z307/Cubs4life421/CubsCardinals.jpg http://i.imgur.com/h4nu02G.jpg

Ugh, watching playoff highlights and now it's making the Schwarber injury hurt all over again. if you're watching on ESPN, you might want to skip the first 20 minutes that plus another 10 minutes of 1908-related graphics

Baez

Don't be surprised if Heyward is benched today Cubs v. Leake Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Anthony Rizzo 33 30 10 2 0 2 5 3 5 .333 .394 .600 .994 0 0 0 0 2 Dexter Fowler 14 14 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 .214 .214 .286 .500 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Heyward 14 14 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .071 .071 .143 .214 0 0 0 0 1 Miguel Montero 12 11 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879 0 0 0 1 0 Jorge Soler 9 9 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 .111 .111 .444 .556 0 0 0 0 0 Kris Bryant 8 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875 0 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 0 0 0 0 0 David Ross 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 0 1 0 0 Jon Lester 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Travis Wood 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .500 .000 .500 1 0 0 0 0 Kyle Hendricks 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000 0 0 0 0 0 Trevor Cahill 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Szczur 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 125 116 24 8 0 4 11 6 29 .207 .252 .379 .631 2 0 1 1 3 Has not faced: Javier Baez & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop and Adam Warren Cards v. Lackey Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Matt Holliday 15 13 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 .077 .200 .231 .431 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Moss 9 8 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 .500 .556 .625 1.181 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Adams 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Carpenter 7 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .571 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Yadier Molina 7 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 0 0 0 0 0 Jedd Gyorko 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Fryer 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 54 51 12 2 1 0 4 3 8 .235 .278 .314 .592 0 0 0 0 0 Has not faced: Aledmys Diaz, Greg Garcia, Randal Grichuk, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Stephen Piscotty and Kolten Wong & Has not faced pitchers: Matthew Bowman, Jonathan Broxton, Jaime Garcia, Mike Leake, Tyler Lyons, Seth Maness, Carlos Martinez, Seung-hwan Oh, Trevor Rosenthal, Kevin Siegrist, Michael Wacha and Adam Wainwright

Rockies v. Lester Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Mark Reynolds 44 37 8 3 0 1 4 5 8 .216 .341 .378 .719 0 0 0 2 1 Ryan Raburn 16 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .250 .200 .450 0 0 0 1 0 Carlos Gonzalez 9 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .222 .222 .556 .778 0 0 0 0 1 Gerardo Parra 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0 0 0 0 0 Nolan Arenado 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 Nick Hundley 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 1 DJ LeMahieu 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Paulsen 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Barnes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 87 78 17 3 0 2 6 5 22 .218 .287 .333 .621 0 1 0 3 3 Has not faced: Cristhian Adames, Dustin Garneau, Trevor Story and Tony Wolters & Has not faced pitchers: Christian Bergman, Chad Bettis, Miguel Castro, Tyler Chatwood, Jason Gurka, Boone Logan, Jordan Lyles, Jake McGee, Justin Miller, Chad Qualls, Jorge De La Rosa and Chris Rusin Cubs v. Chatwood Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Miguel Montero 10 8 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 1 0 0 0 0 David Ross 5 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Heyward 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333 0 0 0 0 1 Trevor Cahill 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 John Lackey 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 32 27 8 3 0 1 3 4 3 .296 .387 .519 .906 1 0 0 0 1 Has not faced: Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler, Tommy La Stella, Addison Russell, Jorge Soler and Matt Szczur & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, Jon Lester, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, Adam Warren and Travis Wood

I'll take 15 more 8-2 runs, thanks.

Rockies v. Arrieta Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Mark Reynolds 12 12 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 .167 .167 .417 .583 0 0 0 0 0 Gerardo Parra 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 0 0 0 0 0 Nolan Arenado 6 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Carlos Gonzalez 6 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .333 .333 .833 1.167 0 0 0 0 0 DJ LeMahieu 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Hundley 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Lyles 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Barnes 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 46 46 10 2 0 2 9 0 9 .217 .217 .391 .609 0 0 0 0 0 Has not faced: Cristhian Adames, Dustin Garneau, Ben Paulsen, Ryan Raburn, Trevor Story and Tony Wolters & Has not faced pitchers: Christian Bergman, Chad Bettis, Miguel Castro, Tyler Chatwood, Jason Gurka, Boone Logan, Jake McGee, Justin Miller, Chad Qualls, Jorge De La Rosa and Chris Rusin Cubs v. Bergman Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Jason Heyward 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 .444 .286 .730 0 0 0 0 0 Has not faced: Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler, Munenori Kawasaki, Anthony Rizzo, David Ross, Addison Russell, Jorge Soler, Matt Szczur and Ben Zobrist & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Trevor Cahill, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, Adam Warren and Travis Wood

Yeah thats my issue with it, whats the difference between a blooper that squeezes in vs. a well struck grounder that a fielder plays off his mitt? The whole idea of the error introduces this strange moral element about whether the hitter "deserves" to be on base or whether the fielder "should" have gotten it. It totally warps how we think about defense too. Its just an archaic relic and we shouldn't have them, but I don't expect we'll ever get rid of them anytime soon. a well struck ball off a mitt is often credited as a hit the strikezone is in the same spirit of arbitrariness, but at least that has potential technological solution that will be implemented before 2030.

Before today Vs. the Cubs I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE BAbip tOPS+ Chicago Cubs 35 32 147 136 29 46 9 2 12 26 5 1 10 35 .338 .381 .699 1.079 95 1 0 0 1 0 2 .378 142 @ Wrigley I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE BAbip tOPS+ CHC-Wrigley Fld 17 16 70 65 12 18 2 0 8 13 1 0 5 19 .277 .329 .677 1.005 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 123

im glad i didnt have tickets to this game