World Champion Chicago Cubs 1. Jon Jay (L) CF 2. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF 3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B 4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 5. Ian Happ (S) 2B 6. Alex Avila (L) C 7. Jason Heyward (L) RF 8. Javier Baez (R) SS 9. John Lackey (R) P (Notice: Zoberist was supposed to start, but car trouble in Tennessee caused him to fail to appear at time and he was scratched in favor of Ian Happ.)
Lackey's current mood: Slightly Angry
Cincinnati Reds 1. Billy Hamilton (S) CF 2. Zack Cozart (R) SS 3. Joey Votto (L) 1B 4. Adam Duvall (R) LF 5. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B 6. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B 7. Scott Schebler (L) RF 8. Tucker Barnhart (S) C 9. Homer Bailey (R) P
Lackey has a win in his last 6 consecutive starts?
What the fuck is happening?
Nathaniel Morales
Just because he's old and sucking, doesn't mean he's going to get shelled every game. He's focusing on coaxing fly outs which has been working great for him. But that won't really work at the Resd because it's a hitter friedly stadium where a ball that's in out at any other stadium might float into a Home run here. So he's going to have to rely on his breaking ball and change up in order to get outs.
Cooper Nelson
Go Cubs!
Josiah Walker
Go cubes.
Jayden Nguyen
>Camera catches Lackey swearing >It's only the end of the 1st inning This is an ill omen.
Gabriel Cook
tfw it's a slow gamethread day
Jaxson Gomez
Is it just because my eyes are dilated, or is the strike zone really funky?
Adrian Richardson
go resd, since i can't decide if we're trying to tank or pretend to compete
Zachary Phillips
> it's another Kris bryant doesn't hit in the clutch episode I'm shocked!
Brandon Price
>Death by run per inning If the Cubs can string together some hits they can get back into the game, but damn if this isn't demoralizing.
Aiden Turner
The cubs have always been a victim of playing down to whatever team they're playing. Literally can't beat the fucking reds
Ethan Jackson
don't worry, shackelford is here to save the cubes
Gavin Murphy
At least Baez didn't strike out on one knee. That's kinda progress.
Hunter Jones
So what's the Cusb bullpen gonna look like tonight?
Carson Lopez
doesnt matter
the cubes offense has managed to score 0 runs off 8+ era homer bailey & 7+ era shackelford
Anthony Jenkins
Justin Wilson's problems look to be entirely psychological, so Maddon is going to damn the torpedoes and keep throwing him into the meat grinder until he either unfucks himself or shits up so badly, that he has to be demoted to AAA.
Everyone else is hit or miss at the moment (some being bigger misses, like Grimm and Koji.) But it won't mean a damn thing if the Cubs can't get some runs on the board.
>Lackey is walked >Again Wut?
Jaxon Hughes
the resd have the worst pitching in the game >0 runs
Gabriel James
>Run Predictor >Bases loaded >Cubs >100% IT'S TIME
Lucas Garcia
Now there's a game.
Ethan Bennett
Did Happ blow through the sign or was he actually sent?
still... TIE GAME
Evan Sanchez
Jones sent him. Great job.
Mason Perez
I want to fondle her breasts while we watch baseball. Preferably Nihon basebarr Reeg.
Brody Baker
Now its like a pre-allstar break Lackey Day
Charles Evans
Damn it Lackey...
Ayden Richardson
>5 inning streak over
Gavin Murphy
>Smol Bears pitching
Michael Gray
Fuck you theo, why didnt you trade rizzo for bullpen help and a closer
Mason Diaz
> the state of the cubs vs the reds. Why the fuck can't we beat this shit team?
Xavier Perry
Dads with an early lead over methlouis
Dominic Wood
Because the Cubs are just slightly above mediocre this season
wtf was suarez doing there? just let the ball bounce past?
Eli Cruz
worst part is the error gets charged to hamilton on a relatively good throw
Josiah Fisher
>Even Duns can't be consistent.
As long as it's not Grimm, Koji or Wilson, there's still a chance to get out of this jam with zero runs.
Josiah Wilson
This Fucking Ohio Ump
Matthew Peterson
We survived!
Dylan Flores
kys weeb nigger
Ian Hughes
>Baezes are loaded
Aaron Brown
BAEZ TIES IT!
MR. CLUTCH DOES IT AGAIN!
Eli Nelson
...
Landon Barnes
...
Jose Ward
...
Caleb Hernandez
...
Oliver Thompson
arrives late, wins game
Jordan Cox
It's only fitting that Zobrist knocks in the go ahead and insurance run.
The hero arrives late.
Samuel Rivera
>the absolute state of the city of Cincinnati's pitching staff
Brody Taylor
wait rondon not pitching the 7th...please not strop
Jack Clark
Hopefully Jr Skeltal doesnt choke this up
Kayden Peterson
...
Kevin Miller
Open the door, get on the floor. Everybody walk the dinosaur.
Nathaniel Richardson
>cursed ever since
Cooper Thompson
TWO FOR FLINCHING!!
Christopher Russell
He might as well have gone to Snake (bit) Mountain.
Charles Allen
>1-2-3 What curse?
Andrew Wood
If only the cubs could get better pitching we wouldn't have to score this many runs
Jonathan Bailey
>Era before dinosaurs = 1.72 >Era today = 3.58 that curse
Aaron Rivera
Shit, I like Trump, but dinosaurs are cool.
Luke Stewart
...
Josiah Mitchell
This stadium and batting line up is a horrible match up for Lackey because he prefers to get fly outs as I said before. He got burned multiple times where it would be an easy catch in other fields. Also it's not like the Reds are a dumpster fire, they have a very good batting line up. It's just their pitching staff is garbage, which is on full display here.
Should be interesting to see what Maddon does for the 8th inning since Wade Davis is a lock for the 9th unless the Cubs go arcade leauge on the Resd. Does Dinosaur man pitch a second inning. Do we see Strope. Or is Maddon feeling ballsy and gives Wilson another chance to break out of his malaise
A slump, nothing more. And it's better for him to have it now and get it out of the way, than had it happen during the end of September or the playoffs.
Asher Phillips
>3 broken bats so far
Dylan Rivera
>a slump caused by dinosaurs, nothing more
Lincoln Russell
Lordy, this inning
Adrian Howard
The resd being the resd
Caleb Garcia
>the shtetl of Cincinnati
Charles Nguyen
Fuck this game and fuck baseball. I just plunged it down and am about to go to sleep.
Asher Jenkins
>CubsBattingWhenTheyStringTogetherHits.gif
Ayden Smith
I was actually thinking of this very scene
Kevin Hill
When the hell did this happen? Who's wearing the helmets?
Brandon Wilson
That's some Red Sox merch in the pic, not Reds ya goof.
Josiah Smith
This is embarrassing but don't stop!
Luke Stewart
I'm not sure who they are. But this was last year when everyone was all about expanding the netting to prevent foul balls from hitting people. Three of the cubs coaches wore helmets joking that netting was for babbies and steel was the only thing that would save you from a foul ball.
Adam Lopez
If you want to shit bricks, look at the colors the Cubs and Resd are wearing, and then compare them to those in the gif.
Bentley Kelly
wow, you need help. like seriously. >red sox fan clearly hating on the cubs oh I see now...
Brody Baker
I went to eat, and the Cubs scored 10 in three innings. I missed some shit.
Luke Lewis
>Pena Shit, he wasn't even in the roster. I'm guessing Wilson gets the 9th because even if he fucks up again, the Cubs have at least a 7 run lead with Strope and Davis to bail him out.
>Trump lies by saying he condemned white supremacists immediately, and saying he's going to pardon Arpaio. He's really going after the Cardinal vote.
Carson Young
>He's really going after the Cardinal vote. That's how you win.
