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  1. They've done an OK job of getting the 3 main guys rest over the last 2 weeks and change. Leiter - 6 appearances in the last 15 days, 4.2 total IP Alzolay - 6 appearances in the last 16 days, 5.2 total IP Merryweather - 6 appearances in the last 16 days, 6.2 total IP I think that's pretty solid? That said, prior to that period, they were used pretty heavily the prior month or so, which is probably still taking a toll on them.
  2. I lived at Byron and Ashland for 2 years post college and so many nights ended up at Diner Grill for a Slinger 🤤
  3. Rockies managed to hold onto that 3-2 lead for the rest of the game and beat the DBacks. So the Cubs playoff cushion is 3.5 games and their cushion over WC3 is 3 games (does suck a little that the Cubs have lost the tiebreaker with both of those teams). With the Phillies loss the Cubs also pull to within 1.5 games of WC1. the Reds result sucked especially considering the Reds easy schedule after this series. Brewers win sucked obviously. Marlins beating the Dodgers sucked but it ended up being an alright night. As for Arizona, would be nice to enter that series at least 4 games up. We won’t get swept but if they did somehow lose all 4 they can only tie us. Winning 3 of 4 only gets them to within 2 games.
  4. I have not looked at or thought about the matchups but just spitballing… C - Amaya 1B - Wisdom 2B - Morel SS - Swanson (doesn’t take days off) 3B - Madrigal LF - Canario CF - Tauchman RF - Suzuki DH - Bellinger
  5. No one asked Ross about Alzolay’s status which kind of surprises me. It might not be a big deal but he’s clearly altering his bullpen usage to avoid using him, you’d think that’s something reporters might ask about. 4 straight days off now and 5 of last 6
  6. Plus the tiebreaker that they clinched tonight. Can’t see the giants playing 7 games better than us over a 20 game span
  7. Not to dwell on last weekend but the Cubs have now had the lead in the 9th inning in their last 8 games
  8. Rockies lead the DBacks 3-2. If the Rockies win, the Cubs playoff cushion will be 3.5 games. If the DBacks win, it stays at 3 padres up 3-0 over philly
  9. Girardi broke his curse. Previously the 2 series he did color for in the 2nd half were the 2 series the Cubs have lost since the break
  10. What do you do when all the teams you are competing against win? Go out and win the horsefeathers game
  11. Tomorrow should be interesting. Merryweather looks like he’s throwing enough pitches to be down tomorrow, Leiter looks very shaky and Alzolay might be dead either way, Cubs win!
  12. Seems like his velo is down tonight and throwing a lot of offspeed pitches
  13. 15 pitches and hasn’t gotten an out yet. Come on
  14. Don’t care if his arm isn’t attached get Adbert up!
  15. Dead arm maybe. I’m sure Ross will get asked about it post game
  16. Alzolay died so Merryweather could live. Or something like that
  17. Seiya needs a triple for the cycle. Let’s see it
  18. My guess is Alzolay is dealing with a dead arm and Ross is trying to give him as many days off as he can. I think if something was really wrong he’d be on the IL already
  19. I think it’s the circle of “I have no horsefeathers choice but to trust him”
  20. Ok Cuas is coming on. Definitely something wrong with Alzolay or Merryweather
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