Edwin Escobar (18.90 ERA, 6.56 xFIP) vs Jason Hammel, RHP (2.09 ERA, 4.21 xFIP)
Dbacks Lineup 1. Jean Segura (2B) 2. Brandon Drury (RF) 3. Paul Goldschmidt (1B) 4. Jake Lamb (3B) 5. Welington Castillo (C) 6. Chris Owings (CF) 7. Yasmany Tomas (LF) 8. Nick Ahmed (SS) 9. Edwin Escobar (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. Jason Hammel (P)
First pitch at 1:20 from Wrigley Field in Chicago
Matthew Bell
Cubbies gonna blow it.
Xavier Reyes
Oh boy, time to watch the waiver wire pickup fuck up
Juan Edwards
>dbags
Go cubs
Jason Cook
>this weather >starting this game
Asher Lopez
>Hammel
Carson Ramirez
Aw yeah, thank you Lamb.
Zachary Sanders
...
Evan Richardson
Wind blowing you?
Jackson Morales
DEXTER cuts it in half
Cooper Parker
>live a mile away from Wrigley >watching broadcast on Wrigley >hear some cheering outside the window >broadcast is obviously behind real life >LEAD OFF HOMERUN BY FOWLER
Ayy
Ayden Price
Oh boy. Here we go.
Grayson Miller
*watching broadcast on WGN
Kayden Parker
go to the game m8
Jeremiah Flores
This isn't the White Sox, Cubs games tend to get sold out.
Blake Moore
Too last second and the weather is not good. I almost decided to just see the game at a bar in Wrigleyville but I've feeling outta shape lately and I dont wanna spend 30 bucks to get tipsy without at least one other companion.
Hunter Walker
...
Elijah Hernandez
>Clark's Crew >Kid specific experiences
Clark you crafty pedo you.
Andrew Thompson
>Cusb
Levi Jones
It's another Cubs get dominated by a shit pitcher episode
Michael Reyes
My favorite episode.
Tyler James
Truly a classic
Camden Rogers
But we then go on to shell good pitchers. That mean's the Worlds Eries is our for the taking.
Adam Cruz
Arizona Butterfingers
Jayden Powell
Good shifting faggots
Levi Turner
>three guys run to cover 2nd after the dead drop
is the zona defense usually this bad?
Owen Roberts
Soler Power
Ryan Parker
HANDS UP
DON'T SCORE
HANDS UP
DON'T SCORE
Nathaniel Jones
BASED VINE DOUBLE BASED GEORGE
Gabriel Robinson
Soler Power just in time for summer.
Nolan Cooper
thank you jorge
also go cubs
Dylan Murphy
inb4 Hammel salami
Elijah Roberts
holy fuck!
Justin Kelly
>Aribona blowing it
Jose Gray
THANK YOU BASED HAMMEL
Isaiah Sanders
>bases loaded for the pitcher >bounces off the base for a 2-run single
Meme magic at work
Samuel Martin
>getting knocked out of the game by the opposing pitcher O I AM LAFFIN
Dominic Peterson
>intentionally walking it to face a cubs pitcher
silly silly silly
Carter Lee
>Not knowing Chicago spring into summer weather.
Andrew Green
You would not believe it BUT the DiamonDBacks are NOT wearing their spring training uniforms
Brody Evans
>And the AL looks down on pitchers hitting. Ha.
Adam Rodriguez
And that's why the AL will forever be shit.
David Kelly
d'oh
Ryder Brooks
don't make this a chicago thing. its called the midwest
Isaac Hall
this guys curve is sneaky mother
Cameron Price
>heyshit
How can one man be so awful
Jose Hughes
>getting stuck out by Collmentor
Wow.
Wyatt Diaz
>this random homer
Bentley Ross
>Tomás
Wow. Hopefully he can keep doing that and stop pinning the ball into the ground.
Nolan Martinez
>Heyward regresses to being complete shit again. They should switch him and Ross in the order.
>Strope already shitting the bed Fucking hell.
Liam Hall
Strop really has no business being in the league. That Padres game should have been the last time he pitched.
Christopher Mitchell
*pounding the ball into the ground
Jaxson Robinson
Has he pitched since the dads game?
Jacob Brooks
he has regularly, and I think this is the first run he's given up since then
no one notices the scoreless innings, as of now his ERA is 2.91 (including the homer and 2 outs of this inning)
Michael Wood
>no one notices the scoreless innings I haven't noticed him come into a game since he blew it against the dads.
Joshua Martin
well pay better attention
Adam Thompson
>it's a bullpen shits itself episode
Blake Reed
Because a good reliever doesn't bring attention to themselves since the only time that happens is when they fuck up.
Strop is fucking skitzo, he'll shut down an inning or shit the bed. We got the latter today so at least Maddon pulled his dumb ass fast.
Connor Rivera
>pitcher change just to walk a dude.
What.
Ryan Miller
have faith. they weren't giving goldschmitt anything to hit. wood has pitched great lately
Camden Flores
matchups bro.
lefty. obviously its safer to have their best hitter on first
Julian Bell
>TAKING LAMB OUT
WHY. WHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHY
CHIP HALE YOU STUPID FUCK
Elijah Baker
Including today Strop has pitched in 20 games
17 of those have been scoreless appearances, he's a good reliever
Zachary Green
well just kidding they switched to a righty. but still better than goldschmitt
Elijah Rodriguez
Rickie Weeks Jr
>you can leave the Brewers >but the Brewers never leave you
Jaxon Wilson
Wood pls
Josiah Collins
ZoBASED
Zachary Martin
that was close
Hunter Campbell
GOD DAMMIT
Andrew Mitchell
Thank You Zobased God
Dylan Roberts
>Big Z saves the fucking day They would have taken the lead if that got by him
Logan Scott
let's not start calling Zobrist "Big Z"
Xavier Wilson
Is Anthony rizzo the best cubs first basemen ever?
was dereek lee or mark grace ever more loved? I don't remember seeing boxes of frosted graces, or lee puffs in the grocer store.
Tyler Stewart
RIZZO GONNA RIZZ
Adrian Carter
timely comment
Carter Thompson
btw. ernie doesn't count. he wasn't first base and you know so don't try
Josiah Campbell
window user here again
I heard the cheering before seeing the swing again
Ty Based Rizzo
James Thomas
I think people still like Grace more at this point. If he sticks around for another 5 years and produces, that might change.
>Rizzo finally unfucked himself
Grayson Hall
HELL YEAH NIGGA! let me try again.
Is Ben Zobrist the best cubs second basmen ever?
Was sandberg ever this loved?
Jackson Foster
Spooky.
Rizz-O's confirmed GOAT
Isaiah Ward
kek
Robert Myers
good enough
Elijah Jenkins
even if you still count Ernie, there's still Cap Anson, Frank Chance, Phil Caverretta, and as you mentioned Lee and Grace
if he sticks around long enough he could rise to 3rd on that list (which would make him greatest post WWII)
and popularity doesn't factor into who is the best
Wyatt Ross
damn, these Arizona fielders are ass
Mason Sullivan
>Dbags gonna dbag
Kevin Johnson
>E-Backs
William Hernandez
>cap anson
god I hate hearing his name as one of the best cubs. I don't care if he has the franchise hit lead. He played in a different time and no one alive can say they remember him
Caverretta was good but again, won't be remembered as much as grace. imo
Carter Thompson
popularity actually does. whether it's right or wrong, there is no way to avoid those biases when you remember who the "best" players were.
Juan Kelly
you can't just discount people cause they played in a different era
Mason Russell
david ross best cubs catcher?
gabby harnett who?
Bentley Davis
to an extent, you have to take into consideration the difficulty of the average pitcher today and then.
Angel Baker
I've never seen anyone affectionately say "Grandpa Gabby" so it's gotta be Ross, right
Benjamin Martin
I was doing it for the meme magic. It's all out
Liam Young
Have you seen his defense? I think he managed to pick off 3 guys throwing from home in one game. The guy should be going to the All Stars with how he's preforming.
Luke Ortiz
>have you seen his defense?
yeah turns out i'm one of those cubs fans that actually watches baseball
