Agony and Ivy

I do not like the Greinke matchup for our bats.

Quintana is trying to make up for missing the whole first half.

Somehow I got sucked into reading the Game 7 thread today, which has been enjoyable.

Oh there goes the untouchable Michael Fulmer to the DL with an elbow issue.

Neither team is of consequence but I'm rooting for the Brewers because I get physically ill if I even think of rooting for the cardinals

2:50 start

Yeah it's been less than 48 hours since these bums have even scored 16 runs

The good thing is that Fernando Rodney is a 50/50 proposition to come in for the 9th and walk 15 batters, but we'll probably take the lead here

it would have looked like this http://www.mlb.com/images/3/6/8/232669368/052617_mlb_gif_souza_hopeless_dive_med_cdkpvzv7.gif Yeah I posted that before I saw the replay.

Leave your feet Tony

Addy's throws are back to being mediocre but Rizzo should dig that.

I've been thinking about this for 2 innings. No clue.

I tried to comment but they make you join VEB and then you have to wait a day like I'm buying a horsefeathering gun.

I don't know if you guys know this but if the Cardinals were better at baseball things like having a bullpen they'd be better than the Cubs.

Also, Tommy Pham is now a perennial all star and not just a random outlier.

Holy horsefeathers that's like the double down on the "Cards can compete with the Cubs" monstrosity that was written after opening night.

If I can nitpick, are they? I mean, they have undeniably pitched well, and I believe in a couple of those guys to various extents, but I'm also getting a bit of a first half Brewers offense vibe. There's some indicators that make it at least somewhat sustainable, but color me extremely skeptical that Zack Godley is going to run a .256 BABIP going forward. I do like the half of their offense that is good though, and it doesn't take much to tip a playoff series. I just don't know if the roster design is particularly well suited for upsetting one of the 3 divisional mainstays. EDIT: They also just started a brutal back half schedule. 16 games in August against the Cubs, Dodgers, and Astros. September is a bit better with only 10 against the Rockies and Dodgers(and none after 9/15), but if one of the Central teams gets hot I could see their wild card seat getting pretty hot by the last 2 weeks of the season. I do think if the DBacks get in they are a tough out. But now that I'm going through some data, they have a 72 teams wRC+ against lefties, which is the worst in baseball so that probably doesn't bode well if they get the privilege. But, since that is park adjusted we can look at wOBA, and nope they're still terrible at .294. Their team slash line against lefties is .232/.301/.389. I'd feel better about them getting lucky and beating a Kershaw or Hill if they didn't have to burn Greinke in the WCG.

Should've traded Davis because this team is going nowhere or something

I like the DBacks value more than the Rockies just because of the pitching but the Rockies bullpen can be lights out at times. I have a feeling Arizona is going to be a very tough out for LA if they get out of the coin flip game.

what do you mean? Not sure what he meant but I'm seeing these odds.... Dodgers +300 (25%) Astros +500 (16.7%) Cubs +700 (12.5%) Nats +700 Indians +800 (11.1%) Red Sox +850 (10.5%) Yankees +1200 (7.7%) Royals +2000 (4.8%) DBacks +2500 (3.8%) Rockies +3500 (2.8%) If I was laying a bet tonight I'd think the Yankees are where I'm laying my money. They're going to win that division and once they do their road becomes much easier.

Prepare for Jack Reinheimer to be the newest dback to annoy the horsefeathers out of you this series since Nick Ahmed is on the 60 day.

My fantasy teams have. Where the horsefeathers is the GDT? Scrolling is your friend, Dave.

My fantasy teams have. Where the horsefeathers is the GDT?

Now that he is getting a ring people are going to go right back to hating him.

mannn that douchebag kap was probably so amped up about that "get" Someone retweeted Kap's saying that Kato brought a ton of energy and comedy. One thing Kaelin has never been is engaging as a speaker. Also, today's reminder that I'm old: A co-worker, who is also a Cubs fan, asked me if I'd seen the Kato guy tweeting. He thought Kaelin was some sort of comic, and had no clue about the OJ trial/living situation.