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>Colorado Rockies
1. Raimel Tapia (L) LF
2. Trevor Story (R) SS
3. David Dahl (L) RF
4. Nolan Arenado (R) 3B
5. Daniel Murphy (L) 1B
6. Ryan McMahon (L) 2B
7. Ian Desmond (R) CF
8. Tony Wolters (L) C
9. German Marquez (R) P

>Chicago Cubs
1. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF
2. Kris Bryant (R) 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
4. Javier Baez (R) SS
5. Carlos Gonzalez (L) RF
6. Willson Contreras (R) C
7. Jason Heyward (L) CF
8. David Bote (R) 2B
9. Yu Darvish (R) P

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▩ Cubs pushing hard for Kimbrel, sources tell Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic.
▩ Colorado Rockies sent OF Charlie Blackmon on a rehab assignment to Albuquerque Isotopes.

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kimbler to the cubbie???

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kimbrie?

Seems likely since the one thing that kept the Cubs from signing talent in the off season was the Luxury Tax.
And because Zobrist is on the restricted list, and it looks like he won't return, the Cubs can just take the 12 million they would have owed him and offer it to Kimbrel and then backload the contract he wants in order stay under the tax.

Having a go to closer would make a world of difference for the pen since closer by committee doesn't appear to be working and musical chairs is really disrupting any rhythm in the pen.And in a perfect world where Kimbrel is great and Morrow by act of god returns. The Cubs would have a monstrous set up man and closer duo.

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Go Cubs!

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cant backload contracts in baseball

Pay up Binny!

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Stop lying

this fucking murphy at bat

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what a duel
and Dervish won it

Marquez is dealing

Cubbie get kimbrel FUCKING CONFIRMED

Is Krimbrel going to wear the Red C?

twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1136431087104798720
inb4 /mlb/ collectively says "overrated/overpaid"

why hes a fukken bum

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Then he’s a perfect addition.

not when compared to the rest of the pen

Gleyber David Torres still should be a cub...every time I think about paying for a closer

Even if it inflated is pitch count, Darvish's command looked great, esepcially when he was willing to challenge Murphy head on on multiple pitches.

Also, having to watch the game muted, why did Murphy shave his beard?

that trade was fine. The Cubs won a world series with Chapman, and they are fine up the middle with Baez and Hoerner soon. The indefensible trade was Eloy and Cease for Q. They gave up more than the Astros did to get Verlander

to rid himself of the jinx...beard are very disgusting and carry plenty of germs

that i agree with, the eloy and cease trade was meh ;_;

The fact the cubs both can't defend against steals and can't steal themselves is painful.

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>They gave up more than the Astros did to get Verlander
Blame the tigers for not putting Verlander on the market sooner.

According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs, who were “pushing hard” to acquire the services of Kimbrel, are in agreement on a deal with the closer pending a physical. The contract is a multi-year deal, but further specifics were not immediately available.

Chicago Cubs Agree to Deal With Craig Kimbrel

F

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the cubs just agreed to a deal with kimbrel

No, I'll blame Theo for overpaying for Quintana. That's way too much more a 3rd/4th starter

wrigley fields needs fireworks

did Zobrist’s wife get his contract in the divorce?

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he's on the restricted list and $9m of his salary this year just went to kimbrel

rip

>MY PARK!

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wonder what he's gonna do...this is the final year of his contract too

he's Colorado's best pitcher

base

n-not in that quaint neighbourhood!

>this is the final year of his contract
he'll retire probably (his kids are 3, 7 and 10)
or he'll play a year or two more somewhere else

maybe he gets into broadcasting

Based bird

cmon riding the L past addison would be so cool with fireworks overhead

What about confetti machines blowing out shredded Benzo contracts for home runs/wins?

38 soon to be 39 whore wife prolly taste lead

Its gone now :(

This ump's strike zone is brutal, and ironically Darvish is the best suited out of the Cubs starters to deal with it since he's the only one who can really challenge batters with the fast ball.

>Cubs got Kimbrel
Nice, we got a closer now

Good luck fighting the city for that one.

Also, what's with the Rockies obsession with Seagull that milling about? They spend more time on that than the game.

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cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cubs-brandon-morrow-throwing-from-90-feet/

elite pen incoming

Ban the shift

He's going to fuck up his arm again somehow. The Maddon needs to learn how the Dodgers ruined Morrow because both Davis and Chapman recovered from the wringer he put those two through.

a healthy Strop/Morrow/Kimbrel would be unreal for 789

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this fog is getting spooky...

now thats fun for the whole family!

for real. we might get punished Zo though

he should be back by October (right??)

5th inning no score...i hate 6th inning ball games

Has Darvish unfucked himself?

Bitch bitch bitch
You work with the pieces you got for the needs you have.
If the Cubs don't re-sign Q, then it's a bust.

Can he get through the 6th inning?

Either way, he has only given up one ball that was remotely close to being home run ish, and got out of that 2 on jam, so that's extremely good.

eloy and torres are future hof...

>Wind robbing Beaz of a home run
Our greatest ally betrayed us.

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Craig Kimbrel signs three-year deal with Cubs

yes!

dont jinx him

he's working on consecutive quality starts for his first time as a cub

the offense is failing him, like it did last time out

>That first called strike on Heyward
The fix is in.

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!!

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BOTE MCBOTEFACE
FOR
THREEEEEEEEE!

BOTE WITH A 3 RUN BLAST!
3-0

There's your run support!

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LIL BOAT

Wew this aged poorly

>There's yu's run support!
ftfy

idiot has been found!

what about the time yu fail the offense

which time?

>Tilapia

Watch Darvish go 1-2-3 or shit the bed and give up runs now.

Darvish got robbed of extra bases at the end of that inning

Only Bote can break the wind.

The Ricketts should have told the Democratic machine to shove that relic ballpark up Rahm's ass, or one of the denizens of that rathole hood. Move everything out to Roselle and start anew. The possibilities were endless.

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You’re gonna need a bigger Bote.

one of my favourite moments last season was Murphy stepping up to the dish on Gay Day, getting a mix of boos and cheers, then hitting a home run

>Siding with Ted Cruz's clone
Die in a fire

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If the wind was blowing out, that would have been a home run for Darvish.

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fish 6
beer 1

dont fuck this up Joe...get yu out or else girdira will be your replacement

Wouldn't it be funny if Darvish got a GIDP?

My man Cleese is in hot water in Londonistan. Quite silly, actually.

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>Cubs and Kimbrel agree on 3 year contract

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>BROORS

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That was almost a home run.
Now a HR ties it.

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who is warming up...plz not edwards

>6th inning
>Darvish shits the bed
Every fucking time.

He had his chance.

>SLARMIN

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yu getting booed lol

Nice to see Yu get an ovation, he's been fairly solid lately

fuck yu and fuck you too

>Ryan in with men on
Welo, it's going to be 3-2 soon.

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fuck you gringo

>yu getting yuuuu'd

My sources say his surname starts with a K. No wait , a Ki. Ah, there it is, Kimbr, no, Kintzler.

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more awful defense

What the fuck was that?

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no wins for yu

The lead dissipated like the fog.

opposite field baby

>Ryan blows it
Back to triple A with your sorry ass.

i still hate the 6th inning in ball games...

more like rizzo blew it

Middle relief when

I don’t get it. Yu left.

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That base hit was all on Ryan. At least he'll be stuck with the lost when Kintzler gives up the lead

Why would they resign Quintana? Have you seen how he's played with the Cubs? I swear to god, people deny reality just to argue for arguments sake

>The bleeding stops when when the pebbles tie it
Of course.

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>change diamond into a pentagon with four bases
>larger fair territory with four outfielders
>have five batters per inning
>game ends after five innings even if tied
There, fixed it.

He'd be a cheap third man, you cannot deny it.

>>game ends after five innings even if tied
>There, fixed it.

holy shit why the fuck wouldn't you resign him?

So trading a way a potential all star outfielder and 6 years of control of a 2nd/3rd starter is worth it because you can resign Quintana? Not sure I follow your logic

They could sign him again at the right price. He's an inning eater, ok but not bad.

eloy, pride, and stubbornness

fish>beers

ah ok I see what we're doing mb.

When are the Cubs going to trade Rizzo for middle relief?

>Potential
There's the first flaw in your argument.

schwarber is a good leadoff man because there's no risp

>Schwarber hit's a double
>Marque throws at Bryant because he doesn't want to walk him
What a bitch

nah...vegas took in heavy money for a broor sweep then took half the money and give it to nelson and anderson

>OOKIE RISP

All prospects are player 222 droppings.

RIZZO WITH A DOUBLE TO SCORE SCHWARBER! BRYANT TO THIRD!
4-3

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rizzo redeems his awful defense

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fuck yeah

Ricketts definitely went to the game tonight so fans could dap him up for signing Kimbrel, not a bad move lol

Why didn't he catch that ball and pull it through the net?

Do you guys think Baez will ever change his 0-2 approach and shorten up his swing? I don't know why he's so against it, that would make him a much more complete player

Audibly kek'd at this, take your (You), you magnificent bastard.

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no

Why does Baez constantly swing at garbage?

well this has been an eventful inning

I don't get it.

>garbage
Marquez is supposedly good.

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Willy takes one for the team with a hit by pitch with the bases loaded!
5-3

>Marquez decides to prove he can shit the bed harder than Darvish.

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hell yeah

the ol' HBPRBI

i still hate the 6th inning

>walk in a run
>RBI

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>Marquez
>2 Hit batters
>1 4 pitch walk
Did he just forget what command is called?

GODDAMN IT HEYWARD

Vlad Jr. went YARD

>HBP
>Walk in a run
Stupid bison

BOTE bitch!

Bote is having a nite

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COMB THAT RAT!

BOTE DOES IT AGAIN WITH A BASES CLEARING DOUBLE!

7-3

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8-3*

LETS
GO

BO
TE

>runs BATTED in

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Just a test to make sure you're paying attention.

You passed!

they should have let Kintzler hit for himself

All I can see is KC.

>relievers hitting

one of those great, rare baseball things

>chatwood's ops is 1.000 this year

elite

I remember Chapman having to bat in the 2016 postseason. he had a good stance, looked like he knew what he was doing (and struck out iirc)

Chadgood!
Worth
Most Some Of The
Pennies!

And two doubles and was the game winning run.

>Brach shitting the bed
What are the chances we can bring in Kimbrel, tonight? I have more faith in his out of shape ass than this pen.

this fucking pen

>brad brap

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Jesus Christ, PULL HIM

wasted money on a closer when the fukken pen is slutty and shitty

This ain't no groovy lemon pie.

still zero outs

GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL GET KIMBREL

>Maddon pulls someone early
>The next reliever shits the bed
>Maddon leaves someone in
>They shit the bed
Maddon can't win.

If the Cubs lose this game, Bote should be able to punch everyone in the pen who gave up a run.

>schlitter
holy shit

>BAW GOD, IS TH- IS THAT KIMBREL'S MUSIC????
>WHATS HE DOIN IN THE BALLPARK, HE SIGNED 2 HOURS AGO!

Punch in the ballSaks Fifth Avenue.

>Maddon brings in a good reliever
>He ends the inning in 2 consecutive pitches
Demote Ryan and Brach
Bring back Maples

>Demote Ryan and Brach
>Brach

Designate Brach for assignment, sign Brak.

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still 2 moar innings to go...why

>Maples

now that's exciting baseball

my computer screen is blacked...the fog why

>Those 9/SO, 9/BB stats for Maples
If going to the bullpen is going to be a game of Russian Roulette, I want the biggest gun possible.

looks a little froggy there

Why does it feel like we're losing?

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montgomerty
strop
cisceck
edwards maybe
kill the rest of them now

dem bull pens guys took my joy away and with 2 inning to go ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

chatwood has been solid from the pen tbqf

15 runs in 2 innings

replace him with edwards

who the hell is steve delmonico

>Maddon pulling monty
RIP lead

the slut jamies little brother

>this bullpen

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>Putting Dinosaur Man into a high leverage situation.
Looks like we're going to have to walk this off

everybody do the dinosaur

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Chatwood is a damn good hitter for a pitcher.

How quickly you all forget Carl's 123 on Monday

Is it habbening? Edwards...

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send him back down to the farm for good this time

Thank you dinosaur man

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>lowest body fat matchup in baseball history

and they have that ass-clown Joe Fuck calling the World Series every year...

I've noticed. the tradition of good-hitting Cubs pitcher carries on

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Joe Buck is better than the Rockies' announcers..

Speaking of pitchers who can hit. What ever happened to Travis Wood? Can we get him for cheap?

Craig Kimbrel and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a three-year, $43 million deal,

Kimbrel will earn $10 million this season and $16 million in 2020 and 2021. There is a $1 million buyout on a club/vesting option for the fourth year.

>cant backload contracts in baseball

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Cishek in the pen, i feel good bois

>Cishek protecting a run lead lead in the 9th
Only disaster comes from that.

Pls Bote, grant us more runs.

MOAR!

BOTE IS A GOD

hasnt pitched in the majors since 2017, hasnt been any good since leaving the Cubs

I am skeptical

>$16M/yr for KimBBrel
thoughts & prayers

based

Yes!

BOTE DOES IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER DOUBLE TO SCORE CONTRERAS!
9-7

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BO
TE
BO
TE
BO
TE

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BOAT
GOAT

>I am skeptical
They're a special kind of awful. You need to listen to the time they got butthurt at Baez for blocking Rockies sign stealing last year.

and the Boat keeps chuggin along!
I was really hoping for a triple to complete the cycle

>Rockies fielding

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>Posting an image of a girl about to get hit in the face by a ball during an Almora at bat.
Poor taste

fukken terrible...FUCK YOU MANKID FUCK YOU

The over/under of Joe Buck mentioning the Cardinals is 2 in any post season game. Period.

>Rockies fielding.
If their throws were on target, Willy would have been out. Twice.

you've seen right through me

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its an average of value of the years that go towards the tax. idiot.

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couple of massive ifs

Wrong

this fucking pen

Cishek why...?

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this game was scoreless in the 5th....

thank god for insurance

And this game is the reason why Cubs went after Kimbrel.

>No runs going into the 5th
>People realize shut out games are boring as fuck
>Score at least 17 runs since then.

Nothing like an ass-clenching 9th inning

where is strop anyways?

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>Cišek getting Arenado and Murphy out
>on an infield pop and a K

strongmind

sitting in that same fucking chair he always sits in when they cut to the bullpen cam

Chise[K] x2.

[W]
Bote is the only reason we won.
Praise Bote!

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[W]ert alle pfennig

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good game

[UU]

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All hail Bote!

BRING THE BROOM BOYS WE ARE GOING FOR THE SWEEP

DUBYA SECURED

LOL I tuned in during the bottom of the 5th, how hot is that?

Praise Bote

You need to play the stock market.

Donkey Show, mein Herr.

Thank god

Let's sweep these pebbles off of our driveway

Dumbass came out as pro bexit and sounded like a xenophobe, He deserves the flack.