VV vs. Brett Anderson
>phils
1. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B
2. Aaron Altherr (R) LF
3. Odubel Herrera (L) CF
4. Maikel Franco (R) 3B
5. Michael Saunders (L) RF
6. Tommy Joseph (R) 1B
7. Freddy Galvis (S) SS
8. Cameron Rupp (R) C
9. Vince Velasquez (R) P
>cusb
1. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF
2. Kris Bryant (R) 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
4. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B
5. Jason Heyward (L) RF
6. Willson Contreras (R) C
7. Javier Baez (R) SS
8. Brett Anderson (L) P
9. Jon Jay (L) CF
>rain delay edition
Cusb time!
start time update
Can we please not get swept again?
GO CUBS!
>tfw intelligent to have bullpen stability
if this was in philly we'd have played by now. they say it's just a light mist in shitcago
Update: 8:30 start
>too intelligent to have starting pitching stability
Which one is less shitty
VV has gotten better with every start so i'm hopeful
Starting pitching is pretty good. It's the bullpen (especially in the 9th) that shits the bed.
The starting pitching comment was in reference to the cubes and their love for giving up 5+ runs
Yeah everyone's been solid to good so far, Nola is injured so I won't count his slow start and Velasquez has just walked too many batters.
Velasquez in his first 2 starts had a lot of strikeouts, but at bats took forever. In his last 2 starts he he didn't have a lot of strikeouts but at bats were shorter and he was generating good contact. I think he's learned that it doesn't have to be on his shoulders. He doesn't have to throw every single pitch like it's his last.
good news from the weekend series against the sox is we wont see uehara or strop since joe decided he didnt want to win last nights game.
Yeah I think he broke the philly record for strikeouts in a certain amount of inning his first start? His stuff is definitely filthy, it's just a matter of form/location
It's not fucking raining!
Google earthcam Wrigley field. I'd post the link but the spam detector bot is being retarded.
Man the social media guy is going all out this year lol
You know, I wonder what the Phillies would do if they decided to make new uniforms for the new generation. I'd like for them to try at least one thing unique without going full Dbacks if they did. Though even they did something right with the dark grey roads. Phillies could go back to the powder blue roads
How about a nice game of chess?
They shoulda started earlier. This was a retarded delay
Go Cusb!
Someone's gonna slippy
ALTHERRRRRR
what a surprise the cubs are losing in the 1st inning again. Our starting pitching is beyond shit this year. No one looks like their former selves.
its been bad, but lester & arrieta & hendricks should all still have relatively good seasons
anderson was never good
lackey is a walking corpse on his last gasp
prediction time:
will anderson be in the cusb rotation at the end of the year?
TOMMY JOSEPH
This is why I watch cubs games
TOJO HOLY SHIT
was ready to give up on him if he had another shit at-bat
t. buttmad whos fan
We honestly need more rainy or snowy games. It would be incredibly baseball
...
cubes starters have given up 32 first inning runs - the most in MLB
#firebosio
He will, probably. Who takes his place? Montgomery?
>mr. anderson
gg phils although it wouldnt surprise me if the cubs some how figure out how to win this game
yes, anderson will get DFA
The bats are so unpredictable I have no clue what to think.
>Cubs gave up the most 1st Inning Runs
>Phillies gave up the most 9th inning runs
It's like pottery
Bosio is widely regarded as one of the best pitching coaches in baseball why would they get rid of him because of one bad month
that would be one option
call a guy up from desmoines is option 2
trade for a guy midseason is option 3
>92
what the fug
How many more innings until Chicago starts scoring? I say two.
This. You're still in it, Cubs.
because he's consistently not got his rotation ready to start games
>$100 to food pantry for leadoff home run
That's the cheapest, stingiest grab for attention by a sponsor in television history. The announcement probable cost them ten grand.
feelin a CGSO lads. it's like that Padres game from last year
>Comcast showing RBI stats
how the fuck do we fix kyle and baez?
Kyle isnt making good contact and basically anyone on earth can strike out baez with a low and away pitch.
Wind's blowing out.
Just wait until the 9th. You'll hit as many consecutive homeruns needed to tie it
Take the risk, pete. Let him swing over Bryant's head
desmoines
happ could use a call up to let him get a taste of the show while baez works on not swinging at shit in the dirt
schwarber too - Almora/jay/heyward/zobrist will work for awhile
>Dallas Green
He built that 84 team that should have gone all the way.
WHO ARE THESE MEN AND WHAT DID THEY DO WITH THE PHILLIES
holy shit is anderson terrible
They were just concealing their powerlevels.
We still need more runs
I feel like I trust this team more in shit weather
Jesus Christ. If Swedebro tunes in he'll have an enrichment attack.
nothing brett anderson is on the mound. Enjoy the win
stop being a cunt. last start he was fantastic
If Franco hits a dinger here it's not just the meme water falling from god's house
last start he walked 6 and gave up 5 hits in 6ip
that's hardly fantastic
did brett actually fool you into thinking he was going to sustain that? He could barely pitch to kids in spring training trying to make a team. Shit man even a blind squirrel can find a nut sometimes
anderson has pitched 5 games for the cubes
1-good
2-good
3-awful
4-okay
5-really awful (tonight)
He only needs to be okay, he's the bottom of the order guy
>it's now 7-0
WHERE THE FUCK WAS THIS OFFENSE DURING THE DOYERS SERIES REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>Cubs losing
>Spurs losing
And I just realized I forgot to take out the trash, what a shit night.
he's trending the wrong way
even in his good starts he couldnt get 6ip
you cannot keep a 6+era guy on the staff if you want to be in the postseason
its anderson you fucktard
Fuck you niggas. Don't act like the Cubs aren't fully capable of coming back from this. Don't even fucking @ me.
Velasquez has a sinker, right?
No, it's a changeup that looks like a sinker
>literal tripFag appearance
could this game be any worse?
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Who's the most loyal cubs fan here and why is it Venezuelanbro?
Hey buddy you been kissing any men for some booze? Got any tips besides whoring yourself to get free beer?
>ecubro?
I have prior, fukudome, and Baez jerseys
Does that count as loyal
Same 3rd world shithole
>Venezuela
They don't even have internetz m8. Or computers. Or electricity.
Bestzuela
>its a bernie sanders socialist utopia episode
This inning taking forever. Just lay down and take the VV dick cusb
I watch every fucking game, despite the memes the fags perpetuate. The only reason I don't post in the threads is because I watch the games with my step son. He's in bad now tho lmao
You'll get them next time Contreras.
brett is dog shit and I hope you find out fast before it is too late
t.a fan
>your wife's son
go back to the general faggot
Why don't all the players wear cage/extended faceplate on helmets if its such an issue?
How's lester been this year so far cubesfags
>hurr durr muh wife's son lmao XD
Lmao where did I say that, fag? He's my step son. Stop projecting cuck memes onto me now. Please just watch the game and quit bothering me.
not up to his standards
but generally above average
We might actually get more hits than the Nats game
>why doesn't everybody just drive the speed limit?
How low does your BA have to get before you get sent back to minors?
There's no set BA dumbass. Everyone know OBP is better anyways, but you probably don't understand Jamesian theory tho
.200 is usually the cut-off line. Depends what you're doing. Franco is hitting .216 but he's hitting for power and generally doing his job. He's not in danger
Bro I need some advice on getting free beer, can you help me out?
Steal beer from a convienince store idk
Baez finna hit a bomb lmao
Offer underage people to buy them beer than call the cops on them
>mo in MY cubbies thread
Fuck this