Official Padres @ Cubs Game #2 Gamethread

Game #1 was rained out and will be played as part of a double hitter tomorrow.

Game starts at 7:05 PM and is on FSSD in Cali and WPWR (channel 50) for Illinois.


Who's ready for some stat padding?

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doubt this game is getting played

is it that bad in chicago right now?

Gonna post lineups so I can reference them later

Padres Lineup
1. Jon Jay (CF)
2. Wil Myers (1B)
3. Matt Kemp (RF)
4. Derek Norris (C)
5. Melvin Upton Jr. (LF)
6. Brett Wallace (3B)
7. Jose Pirela (2B)
8. Alexei Ramirez (SS)
9. Cesar Vargas (P)

Cubs Lineup
1. Dexter Fowler (CF)
2. Jason Heyward (RF)
3. Kris Bryant (LF)
4. Anthony Rizzo (1B)
5. Ben Zobrist (2B)
6. Javier Baez (3B)
7. Addison Russell (SS)
8. David Ross (C)
9. Jon Lester (P)

mariners

lads im drunk as fuck

when does the game start

go cubs

it's pretty wet out, I guess it just depends on the forecast
it says 30% chance for rain, maybe we'll see some baseball today

10 bings

Why are people talking about rain

is it not happening

I don't know your time zone

giostreams.eu/107.html

stream. dunno what station

thanks. i checked the forecast today and it didn't seem too bad, but I'm not there so i can't see for myself.

For future reference, what site can I quickly copy pasta this information from?

might rain later but we're dryer than Mormons for now

mlb.com

oh nice it's gonna happen

no it should be fine looking at the forecast. should have no problem finishing the game

fangraphs.com/livescoreboard.aspx?date=2016-05-10

prior to start time they have lineups, afterwards they have win probability graphs

Fuckin ace

go cubs go

are you on vacation or something

If this post ends in repeating digits. Jason Hayward doesn't completely shit the bed for his at bats this game.

'ello chap, fine day for rounders?

Oh well, who needs Heyward anyway

>Jon Jay

No, I need a sport for the summer and I got into Hockey this year so im giving Baseball a chance. I'm enjoying it so far so I'm up for more games. Also I'm following Cubs because I'm a Bears fan because of my dad

>tfw raped at rounders cos i went to a comprehensive school but i played rugby weekly

oh
you guys make fun of me when I say I like footie
>.

Its just cucks that want to be accepted by American posters

my advice is just call it soccer

whats your team senpai?

Also I'm still new, is it common to throw this many foul balls from the pitcher?

fuckin pitch count already

>Using the word 'cuck' unironically
Damn britbong newfags

This strike zone is retarded. Did we get an AL ump?

Manchester City
it's pretty common, especially if the count is full/two strikes and the batter wants to try and make contact because he's trying to protect the plate

calm down dude.

cuck is a fun word

fair play

why did that guy have an all star 2016 badge

also let me know if my retard posting is annoying

Who else thought Myers went deep there?

because the all star game is being hosted at the Padres stadium
it's cool, everyone was new once

lol no? I was surprised it got that far. he got nothing on that ball.

...

it's good to get new fans of the game. Don't shit posting fags shit on you too hard

Cubs or Padres fan?

i have to say, jon jay does have a great bubble butt

Cubs senpai

cubs as well

Chicago/illinois native?

Also more retarding posting, is 8/1 pitches/outs strange or pretty standard?

You too senpai

actually good contact from heyward... baby steps

oh shit the game is on? I assumed it would get rained out

'burbs fag here

It's not even raining.

yeah I'm from Chicago (actual Chicago not the suburbs)
idk, I looked up the league leader in pitches per innings last year, and it was 13.9 so I guess that was 4.6 pitches an out, and that was pretty good
so 8 isn't great but not awful
but I don't really know..

it was raining cats and dogs this afternoon, did not think the weather would clear up.

It's not a ton but you'd like to see

Also don't worry about people getting butthurt about bandwaggoning. I've been a cubs fan my whole life, born into a diehard cubs family and I actually like when we get new fans, who cares if it's because we are doing good

Chicago seems pretty cool, got the flag as my desktop background.

Cubs seem a fun team, I'll be honest I didnt even realise if they're doing good, how good are they doing?

right now? like historically good
doubt this will keep up though, don't expect good things as a Cubs fan

lmao they're currently on a tear of historical magnitude.

they have one of the top 10 starts through 30 games in history. so they're devastatingly good so far.

You picked a hell of a time to start watching Cubs baseball. They are literally making history.

Buzzin then lads. hwfg and all that

Who /studyingforfinalshere/?
Fav cub player rn and name your major.

Rizzo and civil engineering

Fuckin based baez is based

Just had my last exam today

Not got a fav player yet, my major is law

Engineering was my 2nd choice cos i did well at physics in school

I should be.

Also Rizzo and classics because I'm impractical and not smart enough for science and math.

HAHAHA so done with semester. finals were last week. good luck lad.
>russel and biochem

Russel why

>russlel

The hell was that Russell?

Wew

.I spoke too soon
But russel...

I forget how young these players are. Kids gotta learn

My jimmies are russlled

Fowler, Neurochemistry.

> russel
Ayyyyy

Snafu on Russel, either he'd be out or Baez at home.

Time for Boss Ross to bring in Baez.

tf just happened there lmao

this rocks

>yfw Lester hits a 3 run dinger

shitty baserunning happened

Finished my semester last Friday, nigga.

Jorge Soler, Secondary English Ed.

The margin for pitchers seems really tight, is this a correct takeaway?

god lester has a better swing than baez.

This is racist.

Delete this.

>lelster

I don't know what I dread more; Lester up to bat with RISP, or a slow-roller to him on the mound.

what do you mean by this

Why is their a pro baseball team in a town named after a failed waffle flavor?

What?

very funny

Bryant and Economics

Like, It seems pitchers don't have much margin for error. THere is a very tight area that is deemed an acceptable pitch. to the point that a foul pitch isn't particularly surprising or irregular.

I'm confused, but I'd say just keep watching you'l catch on

do you mean between a ball and a strike?

Quit ragging on Britbro, you know what he means you fucking dwarf. He's obviously referring to the strike zone and pitches that are balls or strikes.

Your terminology is a bit off. If you go on mlb.com and look at the gameday for this game, it'll give you a better idea on how pitches are determined/seen as balls or strikes.

The strikezone, you mean? Yeah, it's less in pitcher's favor now. Historically pitchers had the advantage.

The strikezone is supposed to be from the knees to the lettters of a batter's jersey, and the width of the plate.

Of course fucking umps have their own strikezones, so it makes it even harder for pitchers.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_zone

Padres' grays look too much like the Yankees' grays

Yeah, a ball. It just seems that pitchers throw them very regularly and its not at all surprising that they do it. Balls-Outs of 3-2 have been fairly common in the 2 games I've watched so far

You're joking right? the strike zone has gotten huge lately.

I mean historically, pitchers have had a greater advantage than they do now. Wider zone, higher mound, etc. I made the comment in the context of his remark that they have little margin for error.

>itt: list your favorite historical empire and video game

fuck off

I don't know if padres fans exist around here. they're a rare breed

British; Pokemon main series games

tfw Fowler is on base again

Are there even that many in San Diego?

Dexter is unstoppable.