Shane Walsh
aka "Captain Oblivious"
- Cynthiana, Kentucky
This Atlanta series should be fun...
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Hopefully... LOL
Atlanta is the best team in baseball. I'm not sure it's close. Hopefully we can hang on to some of this momentum.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
It didn't work out with Mastrobuoni, but I think the big difference between this year's Cubs versus last year's is that Mastrobuoni only got 113 PA's. 100 for Hosmer, 99 for Mervis, this team had other options and was decisive about not letting guys just linger as weak links in the lineup.
287 PA's for Alfonso Rivas last year. 292 for Frank Schwindel. 228 for a horribly slumping Madrigal. 171 for Zach McKinstry. 166 for Jonathan Villar. And the cherry on top, 151 for Heyward.
This team is trying to be good in a way last year's wasn't. Trying works!
Fried (first start back since 5/5) vs. Hendricks
Elder vs. TBD
Morton vs. Steele
2/3 would be incredible.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
A beautiful day for baseball here in Lakeview
And 1/3 wouldn't be the end of the world. PLEASE don't get swept !!
Hopefully Fried is on a low pitch count.
Almost certainly. I don’t think he passed 70 in his rehab assignments.
I don't know if they make the playoffs or not but I will say for the first time in 3 or 4 years I see a team that can compete. Shortstop and 2nd base covered and strong for the foreseeable future and if they can keep Bellinger, look out. Open up the checkbook this offseason and get some starting pitching help, a third baseman and some stud bullpen arms. Oh, and Shohie Ohtani................
Shane Walsh
aka "Captain Oblivious"
- Cynthiana, Kentucky
Sad and scary news about an old friend.....
It hopefully can only get better from here, hahaha
Shane Walsh
aka "Captain Oblivious"
- Cynthiana, Kentucky
Don't want to jump to any conclusions but I get the feeling that the Braves pitching is slightly better than the Reds.
Knew a game like that was coming eventually.
Burn the tape and come back and get them tomorrow.
Burn the tape and come back and get them tomorrow.
The top 3 of tomorrow's Central standings are the same as today's with the Brewers and Reds losing too.
It's always fun to have hope as a Cubs fan in August!
It's always fun to have hope as a Cubs fan in August!
Did all the wildcard competitors also lose?
Forget about the wild card. It will be much easier to take the division.
In our position we had better not forget about anything. Sure, the division would be a better route to the WS, but beggars can't be choosers.
The perspective on winning the division might be that it's the "easier" way to get into the playoffs, rather than for it being the preferred route to a desired World Series.
At the top of the NL Wild Card, where the Cubs are 2.0 games back going into today, are the Giants and Phillies, with the Cubs only playing 3 games against the Giants rest of schedule.
In the NL Central, however, the Cubs are 2.5 games back, with 4 games against the 2nd place Reds, and 6 against the 1st place Brewers (including 3 to end the regular season). More autonomy in the schedule to control their own destiny.
All that said, any way they can get in, I'm happy as a fan!
Jeimer has been magic since rejoining the Cubs.
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Steele for the series win tomorrow!
Steele for the series win tomorrow!
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