Andy

Biggest batter of the game now (captain obvious)

Leave Boyd out there, he hasn't even gone through the lineup twice yet

I 100% anticipate that happening but we did get 2 guys on in the only inning played since so far

If there's one thing all baseball fans have in common, it's "we haven't scored enough runs in a while so let's put in players who all available evidence suggests are likely to produce even worse results." I'm as annoyed Tucker is now a singles hitter as anyone but shoving the rookie Ballesteros in after not taking a meaningful AB in two weeks or whatever is a hilariously stupid idea. Putting in Willi Castro, who has been an absolute travesty from pretty much the moment he put on a Cubs uniform, is somehow an even worse one.

I think so too, but if he does start Peralta it definitely carries some risk if he kerplunks and they have no great options for Game 5.

He was in the front row with Zobrist for a game earlier this season, so I'm guessing yes.

I can't find a specific article that confirms this, but I think if there's only one game tomorrow (regardless of matchup) it's at 7 pm ET.

Do you think you're talking to some higher authority than a forum of unconnected baseball fans?

While approving CBAs that not only incentivize them to act that way, but also give their small market opposition advantages (extra draft picks) that they don't have, leaving them only one advantage (money) that they choose to underutilize.

The updating of Wrigley has made and will make them a metric horsefeathers ton of money. The fact that it also made Wrigley a better place to watch games was a side benefit.

Seeing Chourio reminds me how horsefeathers stupid it is that he had a hamstring injury and is back hitting 3 run jacks the next game while Tucker's calf effectively rendered him useless for over 6 weeks I'm sure there's a rational explanation but I'm pissed

If I thought this absurd run of nonsense Milwaukee is on would go all the way through I'd be fine with it. I might even root for it! But I know this ends with LA completely crushing them in the next round as all the stupid breaks they're getting against us start going the other direction.

I've long since passed the time where I have to accept the halftime show isn't for me anymore because I'm too old. More often than not anymore it's people whose work I know nothing about.

As others have noted, I don't think anything will make Young physically capable of being a legit good NFL QB the way Mayfield and Darnold were and are. I do think there may be meat on the bone for a competent franchise to make him viable, though.

Speaking of promising QBs who were ruined by terrible coaching Carolina literally had both these players in 2022 and did jack horsefeathers with them

Top 25 games (1) Ohio State at (17) Illinois (12 pm, FOX) (7) Indiana at (3) Oregon (3:30 pm, CBS) Washington State at (4) Ole Miss (12:45 pm, SEC Network) Florida at (5) Texas A&M (7 pm, ESPN) (6) Oklahoma vs Texas - in Dallas (3:30 pm, ABC) (8) Alabama at (14) Missouri (12 pm, ABC) Kansas at (9) Texas Tech (7:30 pm, FOX) (10) Georgia at Auburn (7:30 pm, ABC) South Carolina at (11) LSU (7:45 pm, SEC Network) Arkansas at (12) Tennessee (4:15 pm, SEC Network) Virginia Tech at (13) Georgia Tech (3:30 pm, ACC Network) (15) Michigan at USC (7:30 pm, NBC) NC State at (16) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, Peacock) (18) BYU at Arizona (8 pm, ESPN2) (21) Arizona State at Utah (10:15 pm, ESPN) (22) Iowa State at Colorado (3:30 pm, ESPN) (24) South Florida at North Texas (7:30 pm Friday, ESPN) Pittsburgh at (25) Florida State (12 pm, ESPN) Other nationally available games Wednesday Missouri State at Middle Tennessee (7:30 pm, ESPN2) Liberty at UTEP (8 pm, CBSSN) Thursday Louisiana Tech at Kennesaw State (7 pm, ESPNU) East Carolina at Tulane (7:30 pm, ESPN) Southern Miss at Georgia Southern (8 pm, ESPN2) Jacksonville State at Sam Houston (8 pm, CBSSN) Friday Rutgers at Washington (9 pm, FS1) Fresno State at Colorado State (9 pm, CBSSN) Saturday TV Stanford at SMU (12 pm, CW) UL Lafayette at James Madison (12 pm, ESPN2) Houston at Oklahoma State (12 pm, TNT) UCF at Cincinnati (12 pm, FS1) UCLA at Michigan State (12 pm, BTN) Toledo at Bowling Green (12 pm, ESPNU) Charlotte at Army (12 pm, CBSSN) TCU at Kansas State (3:30 pm, FOX) Wake Forest at Oregon State (3:30 pm, CW) Northwestern at Penn State (3:30 pm, FS1) Nebraska at Maryland (3:30 pm, BTN) Air Force at UNLV (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Navy at Temple (4 pm, ESPN2) Iowa at Wisconsin (7 pm, FS1) Rice at UTSA (7 pm, ESPNU) San Jose State at Wyoming (7 pm, CBSSN) Purdue at Minnesota (7:30 pm, BTN) Clemson at Boston College (7:30 pm, ACC Network) New Mexico at Boise State (9:45 pm, FS1) San Diego State at Nevada (10:30 pm, CBSSN) Saturday Streaming (all ESPN+) Miami (OH) at Akron (12 pm) Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan (1 pm) UMass at Kent State (2:30 pm) Appalachian State at Georgia State (3:30 pm) Ball State at Western Michigan (3:30 pm) Old Dominion at Marshall (3:30 pm) UAB at Florida Atlantic (6 pm) UL Monroe at Coastal Carolina (7 pm) Troy at Texas State (8 pm)

I don't know the stats on Happ's bunting but I'm almost certain I recall him trying to do so once (probably in an extra-inning fake baseball situation) and it going spectacularly poorly. Good hitters aren't practicing bunting all that much because a good hitter bunting is almost exclusively a stupid idea.

Pivetta is throwing some great pitches, granted, but if Pete keeps doing that crap we're not going anywhere

I'm assuming it's all the ads. The ads on batting helmets thing is so stupid.

I'm not sure what this meme is talking about, according to the very real and not at all invented for money Venmo Rivalry Series (TM), Penn State and Oregon are each other's blood rivals so PSU shouldn't be on this list

I'm pro Sean McDonough in all circumstances, but yeah, not having the SNB team made everything else gravy.

San Diegoans. San Diegans.

Top 25 games Minnesota at (1) Ohio State (7:30 pm, NBC) (3) Miami at (18) Florida State (7:30 pm, ABC) Kent State at (5) Oklahoma (4 pm, SEC Network) Mississippi State at (6) Texas A&M (7:30 pm, SEC Network) (7) Penn State at UCLA (3:30 pm, CBS) (9) Texas at Florida (3:30 pm, ESPN) (16) Vanderbilt at (10) Alabama (3:30 pm, ABC) (11) Texas Tech at Houston (7 pm, ESPN) Kentucky at (12) Georgia (12 pm, ABC) (14) Iowa State at Cincinnati (12 pm, ESPN2) Wisconsin at (20) Michigan (12 pm, FOX) Boise State at (21) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC) (22) Illinois at Purdue (12 pm, BTN) West Virginia at (23) BYU (10:30 pm Friday, ESPN) (24) Virginia at Louisville (3:30 pm, ESPN2) Other nationally available games Thursday Sam Houston at New Mexico State (8 pm, CBSSN) Friday Western Kentucky at Delaware (6 pm, CBSSN) Charlotte at South Florida (7 pm, ESPN2) New Mexico at San Jose State (9 pm, FS1) Colorado State at San Diego State (9:30 pm, CBSSN) Saturday TV Air Force at Navy (12 pm, CBS) Clemson at North Carolina (12 pm, ESPN) Army at UAB (12 pm, ESPNU) Boston College at Pittsburgh (12 pm, ACC Network) Ohio at Ball State (12 pm, CBSSN) Wake Forest at Virginia Tech (1 pm, CW) Oklahoma State at Arizona (3 pm, TNT) Washington at Maryland (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) UL Monroe at Northwestern (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Syracuse at SMU (3:30 pm, ACC Network) FIU at UConn (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Michigan State at Nebraska (4 pm, FS1) Texas State at Arkansas State (4 pm, ESPNU) UNLV at Wyoming (7 pm, CBSSN) Colorado at TCU (7:30 pm, FOX) Kansas at UCF (7:30 pm, ESPN2) Tulsa at Memphis (8 pm, ESPNU) Duke at California (10:30 pm, ESPN) Nevada at Fresno State (10:30 pm, CBSSN) Saturday Streaming (all ESPN+) Kansas State at Baylor (12 pm) UTSA at Temple (1 pm) Campbell at NC State (2 pm) Western Michigan at UMass (2:30 pm) Central Michigan at Akron (3:30 pm) Eastern Michigan at Buffalo (3:30 pm) James Madison at Georgia State (3:30 pm) Miami (OH) at Northern Illinois (3:30 pm) Oregon State at Appalachian State (3:30 pm) Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion (6 pm) Florida Atlantic at Rice (7 pm) South Alabama at Troy (7 pm)

So glad Carolina will be spinning the QB roulette wheel when there's again no consensus good player at that position

PSU is probably still fine if they beat IU (or, perish the thought, @ Ohio State). The rest of their schedule is dog water so they'll beat them all. But can they split those two? Not sure.