Jimmy Nelson, RHP (3.46 ERA, 4.36 xFIP) vs Kyle Hendricks, RHP (4.00 ERA, 2.85 xFIP)
Brewers Lineup:
1. Domingo Santana (RF)
2. Scooter Gennett (2B)
3. Jonathan Lucroy (C)
4. Chris Carter (1B)
5. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (CF)
6. Aaron Hill (3B)
7. Jonathan Villar (SS)
8. Ramon Flores (LF)
9. Jimmy Nelson (P)
Cubs Lineup:
1. Dexter Fowler (CF)
2. Jason Heyward (RF)
3. Kris Bryant (3B)
4. Anthony Rizzo (1B)
5. Ben Zobrist (2B)
6. Jorge Soler (LF)
7. Addison Russell (SS)
8. David Ross (C)
9. Kyle Hendricks (P)
First pitch at 7:05 CT from Wrigley Field in Chicago
>maddon finally realizing not to bat Zobrist fucking 3rd
>>67131853
I haven't had a chance to sit in the new sideways seats, but I've heard they're good
>>67131853
>>67131906
in seriousness though, they're supposed to be a new sign up, is there?
>>67131935
A big ass Nuveen sign in left field, I think.
Incoming sweep
prepare your anuses scrubs
>>67132287
first reported Brewers fan sighting since 2013
Fucking Hendricks
>>67132337
Ehh never frequented game threads really till this season but there's at least 2 others I've seen post so far this year
Hendricks a shit
>put 100 dollars on the cubs today
I PUSH MY FINGERS IN TO MY EYESSSSS
>>67132514
>betting cubs on a hendricks start
>>67132514
>betting against the crew in Miller Park South
>>67132544
Coulda been worse 2bh
>>67132544
i thought the matchup looked pretty good, isn't he supposed to be hot? anyways im just gonna keep doubling down on them tomorrow and the next game since those seem to be really lopsided.
>>67132559
>the general state of which the brewers currently find themselves in
I have no problem with Hendricks, he's pretty solid. Lackey seems too spotty to trust for me. Cubs gotta try to get dat sonny grey at the deadline doe
>>67132576
Hendricks has two of the Cubs five losses
>>67132612
they'll both be fine
Can't rustle the Jimmy
how can you even see like this
>>67132940
locked character
>>67132940
it's the brewers
probably couldn't see and they're so bad noone will know the difference
>>67133090
t. clearly didn't watch him throw out a runner 1 out ago
As a Brewers fan I hope for nothing but pain so I won't be disappointed when it inevitably comes, however I do make sure to watch the Cubs or Cards games just in case we actually beat you asshats.
Where's Braun tonight?
>>67133408
Hopefully being sent to another team
r8 my mash-up logo
Avoid the sweep. That's all I ask.
>>67133408
at his restaurant there was a grease fire
>>67133523
looks dumb fits
who else /trump/ here tonight?
>>67133523
Gay homo homosexual sex/10
H I T
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I really really like Bryant's walkup music
Well lads, the White Soxs have cursed the Blackhawks out of the playoffs. Looks it it's up to the cubs to bring glory to Chicago themselves and beat that meme team so they go back to the cellar where they belong.
I thought you werent an idiot before tonight girardi
>>67133780
Illinoins for ya
gj hendricks
>double play
did someone warm up the run machine?
>Jason Heyw0HRd
It's fuggin windy tonight
CO CUBBIES!
So is arrieta on da joos?
>JD calling Harper a man-child
Most correct thing ever out of his mouth
>Harper is a man child
yeah and also the next barry fucking bonds
>>67134536
Maybe if all these other pitchers started doing pilates they will start getting gud
>>67131703
Those the worst logos I even seen.
>>67133699
tarasenko cursed the blackhawks out of the playoffs f a m
>tfw a dude that uses Taylor swift as his intro goes deep on you
>>67134602
t. lgbt flag
how is the brewers bullpen
>wind
WEW LAD
2 RBI
T R I P L E
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Choo choo motherfuckers run train keeps chugging along
>>67134727
Better than the starters, but not by much, obvioisly
Addy with the clutchness
YEAH ADDY
RUSSELL
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L L
L L
>>67134727
Awash supposed to be one of the better parts of the roster but a couple of there best arms are on the dl
RUSSELL
USSELLR
SSELLRU
SELLRUS
ELLRUSS
LLRUSSE
LRUSSEL
So what do you guys think? Was Castro for Warren a good trade?
>>67135038
yeah
too bad he didnt get traded a year or two ago and we might have been able to end up with one of the mets pitchers
LOL he sounded like Haray for a sec there
Eisen did a respectable stretch
>>67134625
If that's the case, Shaw should have just boarded him instead of calling the ref a faggot. Same one game suspension and but he'd have taken out their star player.
Baez producing again.
Will he steal though?
holy shit hes safe
>>67135038
considering the goal of the trade was to lighten the salary of the cubs to free up some money for zobrist lackey and heyward, by trading the biggest contract of the cubs shortstop platoon, i'd say it accomplished what it set out to do
warren = 1.7m
ryan = 1m
castro = 7m
Major umpball if this is upheld.
>>67135153
He might be, but they won't overturn it
>>67135161
Does the salary really matter in baseball because there isn't a cap? It boils more on how much you want to invest on your team.
If there was a cap, dumping Castro would be a do brainer.
Umpball no way was he conclusively safe
Holy. Shit.
Safe
>>67135173
they did
OVERTURNED
THE SYSTEM WORKS
>>67135207
Apparently.
Looked like he got him on the left hand a little bit to me it was close enough I don't think it was over tunable plus the glove was on his leg when he changed from hand to foot and it looked like there was a little gap were neither were on so I don't think you can say 100% sure he was safe
t. Brewers fan
>>67135257
It looked like that from the behind angle, but from the side it's clear as day that he missed the hand
>>67135190
no cap, but no reason to flush money down the toilet
castro & russell are both everyday shortstops
plus you have baez & bryant to play everyday at 2nd & 3rd
then you get zobrist to add some experience to the roster and to play second everyday
castro was expendable - traded as a salary dump that brought some bullpen depth
would have been great to get more value out of him, but when top tier free agents are taking less money to play for you.... its acceptable
>>67135257
Laces of the glove touching the runner don't count as a tag anymore. So even if it looked like the glove was touching Beaz, it was just laces of it so it wouldn't be counted as an out.
>>67135269
Maybe but it has to be conclusive evidence It didn't seem that clear to me but I guess I have a bias as do you guys as well
If they put a dome over Wrigley, how many more homeruns that have been fucked over by the wind would the cubs get?
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ, NOT EVEN THE SHIFT
brewers looking like little leaguers with down syndrome out there
Rizzo with the RBI and another runner on 3rd.
Rizzo is on fire - his avg sucks, but he keep coming thru
>>67135332
opposite effect when the wind is blowing out
would be interesting to know number of game days the wind is both blowing in/out by at least 10mph
is baez really better defensively at third than bryant?
>>67135407
True, the Cubs would have probably only have gotten 3 homeruns if the wind wasn't with them for the Cardinals playoff game where they got 3.
>Strope
Time to worry.
>>67135435
No, but him at 3rd and Bryant in left is better than having Solerror out there
>>67135435
no, but Bryant is better than Soler in left
>>67135435
baez is more athletic
obviously doesnt have much experience there at this level
but baez at 3rd/bryant at lf
is a net gain over bryant at 3rd/soler at lf
is old strop back
>>67135521
Can't we just demote him to the minors?
Or better yet, just cut him?
What is that guy yelling in the background?
'Dodg-ers'?
>Pedro Choke
braun just rapes the cubs
I still feel like pujols did it worse though
BRAUN
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This game just got decidedly un-comfy bros
For fuck sake, you have ONE JOB as a reliever.
Why can't they just dump Strope?
Why the fuck is Joe leaving Strop in there?
Does he have that little confidence in everyone else?
Maybe if strop would straighten his fucking hat then he could pitch decently
>>67135611
Joe has blind faith that Strop won't fuck it up. It's sorely misguided.
They should make it a rule that if you blow 3 or more saves, you are automatically demoted to the minors. Shit, I'm sure someone in the minors could pitch better than Strop.
>>67135611
>>67135649
i tend to think maddon has his reasons
>i cant recall when the cubs have had a manager i have more trust in
Why do they wear the masks?
>>67135682
at least you can talk
>>67135682
Because they'll die if they get pulled off.
>>67135521
Strop is attempting to give us all a heart attack.
>>67135649
Don't get me wrong, I love Strop. But he didn't have it tonight.
>Strope pitches
>Takes nearly 30 pitches, shits the bed multiple times, gives up multiple walks, and a hit to let two score and can only get 2 outs.
>Wood pitches
>Only takes 2 pitches to get a fly out
Is there a reason the Cubs still have Strope? If you can't pitch a single inning as a reliever, you're doing something wrong.
>>67135774
strop>>>>wood
>>67135793
That inning begs to differ.
>>67135817
relax, it's one inning
you can't expect any pitcher to have a 0.00 ERA
Junior Lake
>>67135865
>senior ocean
>>67135865
thx for the nostalgia
>all these cubes with the extended face protector
Pussy ass team tbdesu
>>67135895
Right?! It's not like Mike Fiers is up there pitching or anything
>>67135895
>these guys with face protectors better than anyone on the brews
>>67135895
>He says while one of his players wears a bodysuit
>>67135833
If it's a starter who has to go at least half the game. yeah, I won't expect them to mow down batters like Arrieta. However, if your job is to pitch a single inning, I expect you to make it through 3 or 4 batters and not give up a run unless it's an errant home run. But Strope's performance was abysmal in every way.
>>67135965
This Blazen guy isn't doing to well either.
>>67135965
Inconsistency is the bread and butter of the Cubs bullpen
Come on Supafly...
>>67135929
He's in Houston senpai
>>67135931
>Heyward
>Beaz
>good
Kek
>>67135953
Nothing wrong with being comfy
You guys probly said the same shit about Heyward when he was card anyway
>HEYWARD
>0 INSURANCE RUNS
IF RONDON BLOWS THIS SAVE, I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD
>>67135990
I know, I was just seeing if Giancarlo Stanton was ITT
Let's go Cubbies
Please finish game. I have to get through writing about Twelfth Night for my thesis.
This close game is very distracting.
$180 million groundout
calling it early
>>67136025
Early
10ks in 5 innings for Rondon
>but its 40 degrees tonight
>>67135990
>Shitting on Beaz when he got a hit, stole a base and was able to score.
He's the reason the Cubs are still leading.
>>67136025
Frogposter fucking it up.
Seriously, can't 4chan produce a new meme rather than recycling something for the past 5 years?
>>67135965
that's simply an unrealistic expectation of what a reliever should be
you shouldn't expect an inning with a reliever to be an automatic goose egg
>>67136025
Calling a (You) early as well
>>67136025
You did this
>>67136048
He was out though brewers should be leading still
Just trade lucroy already...
>>67136055
Hence why I said they get a limit of 3.
1 time they get shelled is just a game. 2 times is bad luck. 3 times means they're incompetent and need to be gone.
I'm surprised starters who pitch a good 8 innings, but then have the bullpen blow it and force the starter to take a lose doesn't punch them out.
>>67136082
>He was out though
The officials disagree.
>>67136034
>>67136048
>>67136056
>>67136062
told you
INCOMING DINGER
>>67136111
Filthy dumb, frogposting scurm.
DINGER
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There's the go-ahead run at the plate...
Bryant going into Bartman territory
that would have left wrigley on most days I think
THANK YOU WIND, YOU ARE MY GREATEST ALLY.
W
That was close. gg cubs
[W]
CUBS [ W ]IN
>>67132514
these fuckers almost gave me a heart attack will probably never bet on this team again, based cubs
Dayum Ohh well see ya tommorow cubes
BASED WIND
>>67136056
(You)
>>67136160
shouldnt ever bet on baseball, they play 162 games for a reason
>15-5
>>67136169
No (You)
>>67136178
That's why you bet every game.
