Game is at 7:05 CT. Game time temp is 64 degrees. It's cloudy with winds of 10 mph from LF to RF.
Starting lineups:
SP: Drew Pomeranz
1. Jon Jay (CF)
2. Wil Myers (1B)
3. Matt Kemp (RF)
4. Melvin Upton Jr. (LF)
5. Alexei Ramirez (SS)
6. Christian Bethancourt (C)
7. Jose Pirela (2B)
8. Adam Rosales (3B)
9. Drew Pomeranz (P)
SP: John Lackey
1. Dexter Fowler (CF)
2. Jason Heyward (RF)
3. Kris Bryant (3B)
4. Anthony Rizzo (1B)
5. Jorge Soler (LF)
6. Javier Baez (SS)
7. Tommy La Stella (2B)
8. David Ross (C)
9. John Lackey (P)
Who /out/side here?
>making a new thread
oh, okay then
>>67515314
the fuck is that
>tiny ass tv one foot off of the ground
is this a tv for gophers?
>>67515343
is the other one still around? oops
Are the cubs still broadcast on WGN
Been living out of the Chicago area for a while
>>67515348
It's a 42' Two feet off the ground
>>67515383
its fine, I doubt anyone is gonna go to the other one now anyway
maybe it'll lure away the shitposters since it has more replies
>>67515400
>Please
locally sometimes, but not nationally anymore
Name the teams correctly if you're going to make gamethreads so people can search for them in the catalog you chucklefuck.
LET'S GO MOTHERFUCKERS
OOOOH AHHHHH
20th for Trade Strope.
>>67515436
Well I moved back a few weeks ago and wanted to know, last time I was here hawk vision was a thing
>>67515488
sorry I haven't made gamethreads before today. Didn't think of that
>lets play tWo
>>67515591
Dont appologize
![467008[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eZ2AqDr.jpg "467008[1].jpg")
>>67515540
What's wrong? You don't like crooked hats?
>>67515612
Fuck off sabatour.
>>67515631
I don't like people who have one job, which is to get a single out, and end up giving up 4 runs and having to be pulled before he even gets the out.
>>67515612
sorry
>>67515540
alright nigger, keep strop is gonna be the new keep castro
HOLLY SHIT HE GOT A HIT
>>67515722
Ron Coomer
>"Things are looking up for Heyward"
"no"
And what happened with Joe West? Something about a light?
>>67515719
Heyward already has that position.
Strope is just a complete bust.
Rizzo's walk up music>>>
>>67515777
One set of lights went out
>>67515678
Strop has been used quite a bit and has been pretty lights out. He's allowed to fuck up once in a while. Why not mention Baez and his 3 errors?
Baseball is not pristine. Shit happens.
>>67515791
CAUSE BABY NOW WE GOT
B A D
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B L O O D
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D
>>67515835
Because his actions alone didn't cause the 4 runs to score. Strope walked them all and then game up a home run.
>>67515853
I like intoxicated better
>run differential is at 100
they really gotta win this. or tie
TIME FOR ZO-RBI-ST POSTING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mILMJiDiqVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CGvA6HCAnE
Y'all motherfuckers need JESUS in your lives.
>>67516138
He not playing
>>67516228
Jesus is always playing, my brother.
Your sins are forgiven.
tfw they mention your college
>marquette
yessss
>>67516473
>jesu
>>67516473
>you will never hear stockholm university on a cubs broadcast
feels bad desu
>>67516473
>Cathoshits
>>67516546
Its okay lad.
>>67516513
Hardly anyone actually believes in the religious bullshit. Marquette doesnt even believe it. They just do it for tax benefits
>heyshit striking out again
>Kasper not mentioning Reinsdorf's 05WS ring
You could hear him skip it on the card, too. Still salty?
>>67517040
Go away sox fag. Dont you have to shit post in the mlb thread?
>down goes frazia
Lackey please no walk
Goddammit Lackey you were doing so well >:(
>It's another "lackey starts out with a no-no then shits the bed in the middle innings" episode
Holy shit that went far
>Ron Coomer's shit home run call
Fucker made it seem like it was a foul ball until Pat Hughes chimed in 10 seconds later.
scherzer at 18 Ks through 8
>>67517703
inb4 he finishes with 19
First for Matt Kemp carrying this team.
Please Fowler
Why is it that the Cubs only struggle against shit teams?
>>67518030
Played pretty well against the Pirates
Scherzer hit 20. Justin Upton still manages to disappoint me years after I stopped playing fantasy baseball.
>>67515267
This game is garbage I'm going to watch the guy on the Tower stream with /pol/
>>67517740
He finished with 20
soler is garbage
>>67518668
Fuck off faggot
>>67518703
prove me wrong
>>67518703
He is though.
>>67518745
>>67518765
Probably the same guys that called for Baez's head. Watch baseball for more than 2 months and maybe something good will come out of your insolent mouths
>>67518833
Not really a fan of Baez either.
>>67518833
he was bad last season as well besides the playoffs and baez at least has huge defensive upside even when he's not hitting. soler doesn't even have that.
Maybe the dead guy can bring the Cubs bats to life
>>67518901
You dont have to be
>>67518935
Bad last season. No overshadowed last season yes. He had an average year for the time he spent uninjured. Ill hold judgement until the end of the year
This is our inning guys. Dont give up...
>>67519050
No, looks like Cubs will be losing back to back games for the first time this season.
>>67519123
Oh is it the bottom of the ninth?
One fucking run..
>>67519155
The bats just aren't gonna wake up.
>>67519203
Not with that attitude they won't
>>67519155
>Implying this isn't the beginning of the end
>Implying we finish above 4th place
Cubs are playing down to their competition. They arnt taking this series seriously.
>Im never letting go
Does that mean he inevitably lets go and leaves his wife as a single mother of two?
Zobrist needs to pinch hit. Then they stand a chance.
I hate how Maddon lets Lackey go over 100 pitches, but pulls Hendricks after someone BUNTED for a hit.
>>67518464
Thanks, now I'm watching two disappointments at once.
>>67519518
Link
>>67519445
Or maybe have one person who HIT A FUCKING HOMERUN.
IT'S BEEN 3 GAMES NOW, FUCK.
what the fuck was that call
>>67519653
that'd be nice
>>67519653
sounds like a case of the astros you have there
>>67519343
Of course.
Everyone has (a) sidebitch(es).
>>67519725
After the about of home runs we got last season? Damn right I'm a bit spoiled
Schwarber would have saved this game if he were in.
Ill take it
OH BOY
TIME FOR MEMEPLAY
I credit Heyward with distracting him
I knew that was gonna happen as soon as Heyward ran by him. I could just tell.
fuck that
>solar on deck
Pinch hit
>Soler after Rizzo
Fuckin' kill me.
Soler. Please dont prove me wrong again.
Don't worry lads Soler will fly out to left
>>67519549
Sorry, he climbed down anyway.
>soler
Fuck, so much for getting a run
Joe: Hey Jorge, fyi, if you dont get a hit/walk this inning youre fucking done you hear you little chimp?
Jorge: y..yes...yes suh.
>>67519944
Fox news also got the last laugh after /pol/ got their announcer to read memes on air, they switched their stream to a Bernie Sander's rally after their helicopter had to go back to refuel.
>cut him
shit lineup construction desu, shoulda been TLS in the 5 hole
Send this fool back to the minor leagues please
FUCK SOLER! JESUS FUCKING CHRIST. SOLER DEFENDERS GTFO!!!! HES SHIT AND HE WILL ALWAYS BE SHIT. KAWASAKI WHEN??!
>solel
still 3 outs to go but holy sheet
Why don't batters lean into inside pitches like that to get hit so they can get on base?
>>67519987
You should probably kill yourself for using that trip too.
allow me to repeat what I said earlier. soler is garbage.
literally release him immediately
>>67520046
he's out of options so they can't
So Heyward, Soler and Strop all need to be demoted.
What is with the black players all sucking complete dick for the Cubs?
>>67520093
>I dont know anything about the farm system the post
>>67520096
>Fowler
>>67520096
Heyward is still walking and his defense has been spectacular.
>>67520073
>one AB proves this
Cant stand new baseball "fans"
cusb fans are great when they are chimping out. kinda hoping for a walk off tee bee h
>>67520137
His batting is pure cancer though, he's like a black hole of skill.
>>67520161
the guy is batting like .160
>>67520161
the entire season proves it
just because he looks big and strong doesn't mean he can hit, he's an embarrassment
>>67520161
He hasn't been doing too well the rest of his AB's either.
>>67520179
30 games into the season
>>67520170
1/10 Would not bang
That's before knowing she's a coal burner too.
>>67520198
AKA about 20% of the way into the season, which is not insignificant.
>>67520178
It's disappointing but hardly pure cancer. He's not Soriano tier
>>67520198
consistently has been garbage his entire career. In and out of the minors working on his swing. Total shitter
>>67520220
And its not significant especially with the amount of ABs hes been getting. I do believe he needs to be demoted though
>>67520053
Umpires can call it back if you lean. In fact, you must make some sort of movement to defend yourself from the ball (not necessarily away from the ball). The best bet is to turn your back facing the pitch because it is a safe place to get hit, and it increases the cross sectional area.
I was once in a game where a kid squared up to bunt and got hit without pulling back, and the ump gave it to him.
>>67520248
>consistently garbage
Wew
Only players here he need to get demoted are Soler and Federowicz
And Soler just needs more development, he's not a lost cause yet
That's a nice piece of hitting by Javy
>>67520314
This
Hes not mlb ready needs a detour like Javy
Also thanks based javy
>>67520314
>>67520410
> not ready yet
How many times are they going to try him in the majors only to send him back? he hasnt been making any progress
GIYS
I SWARE IMA GUD BEISBOL PLAYOR
>>67520444
>>67520444
Once you retard you clearly havent paid attention to the cubs til 2015
JUST SEND IN EVERY PINCH HITTER.
IF ARRIETA IS USING ROIDS, GIVE THEM HIS STASH.
>>67520444
other than a rehab assignment, he hasn't been back to AAA since he was first called up
>>67520480
Okay, Solers dad pls go.
No more soler shills
We need a hero here, Ben
>>67520521
>how many times is he gonna go back and forth between the majors
>points out hes never been back and forth
Durrrr solers dad hurddurrr
Seriously, why can't the Cubs seem to hit a homerun? It's like 1 in the last 5 games.
>>67520546
Okay maybe so either way hes total shit and you cant even defend that.
nervous as fuck right now
>>67520552
we've got a real lifelong here folks
>>67520576
Padres have 3 home runs in this series, so the stadium is not an excuse.
>>67520565
calm your hate boner, he's shown flashes of what he's capable of
he just isn't there yet, doesn't mean he won't get there
>>67520565
I actually can. Players start off terribly to the year all the time
I can see why you see that though being a new baseball fan and all
>>67520609
sometimes a team just kind of stops hitting for power over the course of a 162 games for small stretches. you'd know if you've watched baseball before
>>67520614
t. theo epstein.
Ill be waiting
hurr durr Zobrist grounded out send him to AAA
AWW YEAH
good series fags I'll be watching you in october
>that former Rays high five
Cut him
>>67520623
> makes bold claim
>provides 0 stats or evidence
nice you sure got me there.
Apparently the Cubs only play well against gud teams
>>67520650
benny has been on fire as of late, fuck off soler shill. We're only bitching about Jason "quarter of a billion" heyward and Soler "Strike my shit out" soler.
>>67520679
>Lost the series against the rockies
>Lost against the Braves
>Lost the series against the Padres
IT'S TRUE!
>>67520679
The Cubs have played like at most 7 games against good teams how the fuck do you know?
>>67520661
>makes bold claim
>provides zero stats or evidence
Lets take a look at cubs olayers.
Rizzo this year started off with sub 200
Baez 2014 sub 200 the whole year
Heyward .220
>shutout by the dads
>beaten twice in a row by the dads
>losing a series to the dads
>>67520708
>only looks at BA.
The difference is Rizzo is an rbi machine. clutch as fuck. Soler and Heyward havnt done shit. nice try
HAHHAHAHA CUBS BLOWN THE FUCK OUT
BLOWN
LOWN
OWN
WN
N
THE
HE
E
FUCK
UCK
CK
K
OUT
UT
T
CUBS COLLAPSE IMMINENT
ABANDON SHIP
IT'S 2014 ALL OVER AGAIN
THE CURSE IS REAL
THE
CURSE
IS
REAL
>>67520732
Thats my point right there youasked for statistics i gave you them.
Are you gonna say heyward is terrible too? If so you should go watch another sport
>>67520850
> makes $180 million to do nothing
Yea too bad stats are only effective when you apply then correctly retard. You can give me all the stupid stats you want but when it comes to producing at the plate soler and heyward have nothing. Which btw not sure if youre familiar but in order to score you need to advance runners across the plate.
GG family, long season ahead
>>67520920
Rofl with that you just proved how much of an insolent retard you are. Way to prove your lack of baseball knowledge :^)
Also welcome to the fanbase nice to have new fans
>>67520974
>have 0 argument
>resort to calling me a bandy
you sure made your point.
>>67521085
>points out others for having 0 argument
provides 0 argument.fucking lel
>>67521100
>been providing arguments the whole time
>just getting memes in return
fuck off
>>67521124
>durr opinions are arguments.
>>67521100
also nice straw man.
>>67521100
Not him, but the point is that he is getting paid top dollar, and isn't producing.
Sure he can start performing later, but there are times where we needed him now. Even against the Nats Heyward was fucking up.
>>67521143
>straw man
Its kind of hard to argue with someone when they present opinions and zero facts. Such is the life of a tool like you
