They were 2-14 in their previous 16 games and a very poor offense was a big part of that. The Cubs starting pitching has statistically been one of the 2-3 worst staffs in the NL so it makes sense they get going against us.
Can we make Mike Borzello the pitching coach after we hopefully can Hickey after the season? I know he was given a lot of credit for Hendricks in 16 so maybe he can fix all these underperformers if given more control
The more I think about the lineup the more bizarre it is. The starter is a lefty so I get Almora playing, but leading off? Russell hitting cleanup? Schwarber and Happ are 2 guys you PH for against a lefty in the 7th yesterday but they are both in? Caratini has a .560ish OPS against lefties this year (albeit SSS) and is in? Crazy ass Joe. This will be the lineup that gives us our 20 run game of course
Is it ok to hate the Astros because we were supposed to be the mindblowingly great team for an extended period of time instead of just the 1 season (followed by being very good for multiple seasons)
This is a game where a Cubs team playing well keeps adding on runs and ends up winning like 11-5. Insane that the Cubs might get shut out for 6 straight innings in these conditions against these pitchers.
We’re 1 game up in August, it’s a 1 run game and the wind is blowing out. Edwards threw 9 pitches yesterday, he should definitely pitch the 9th If it’s Justin Wilson I will...do nothing but yell but I’ll definitely be angry online