>Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B 2. Bryan Reynolds (S) LF 3. Starling Marte (R) CF 4. Josh Bell (S) 1B 5. Melky Cabrera (S) RF 6. Colin Moran (L) 3B 7. Kevin Newman (R) SS 8. Jacob Stallings (R) C 9. Chris Archer (R) P
>Chicago Cubs 1. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF 2. Javier Baez (R) SS 3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B 4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 5. Victor Caratini (S) C 6. Jason Heyward (L) RF 7. Robel Garcia (S) 2B 8. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF 9. Yu Darvish (R) P
Gamenotes ▩ Start Time: 1:20pm CST ▩ Gametime Temp: 78°F ▩ Chance of Precip: 0% ▩ Chicago Cubs sent RHP Allen Webster on a rehab assignment to Tennessee Smokies. ▩ Chicago Cubs sent LHP Xavier Cedeno on a rehab assignment to AZL Cubs 2. ▩ Chicago Cubs release release RHP Junichi Tazawa
Unless the Cubs win another ring, Maddon's getting fired. The question is does Theo go for someone who will crack skulls like Joe Girardi or will he follow conventional thinking and get some yes man within the organization.
Ryder Rodriguez
>12 up, 12 down >53 pitches >The cursed 5th inning up though. This feels unsustainable for Darvish, please get some runs.
all that money and talent and absolutely no class, but being classy and professional is exclusionary and privileged so it’s ok.
Juan Green
>Pie Rats >Classy Pick one.
Jack Butler
>matinee before night shift >sunny here and at Wrigley >pitchers' duel
Charles Diaz
>People don't care that the ball is juiced >I'm going to stop talking about it Someone's been threatening Len
Ethan Gutierrez
I think Theo will choose Loretta, he fits the bill: >ex-player, relatively young >not much coaching experience >already the bench coach/familiar with the team this is the trend and it's working for the Yankees and Red Sox
but perhaps these Cubs could benefit from Girarid's hardass approach, although there would be opposition to the end of Maddon's chill vibes
>>Darvish doing well >>But the offense is dead This has been the story of Yu's season
possibly. the Verlander debacle set off alarm bells (he got called into a meeting with Torre and Leyland and the ASG and got chewed the fuck out) in the MLB's upper echelons
the rabbit's out of the hat though, everyone knows/believes the balls are different
Jayden Gonzalez
You’re definitely right but I was talking about Baez.
You have to be mentally disabled to be a Pirates fan. Worst ownership in sports
Ayden Murphy
>Darvish is pulled >Cubs decide to score Of course.
Oliver Morales
I think the Mets have worse owners. They were conspiring with Bernie Madoff
Tyler White
kaaaaaaBOOOOOOM
Angel Young
>let’s dress like umps >what could go wrong?
Hudson Wilson
You need to move closer, like inside the orbit of the Moon.
Xavier Williams
Pie Rats owner Nutting just conspires to line his pockets and has no concern for winning. The best part is they've bought most of the local media so no one calls them on it.
William Lewis
wow and I thought Chicago was corrupt
Im already in the stratosphere, where it's always sunny B^)
Isaac Adams
I really hate this guy
Jackson Nelson
The only reason Chicago is thought to be corrupt is because people get arrested for being corrupt. Most cities are more corrupt because the cops get paid to look the other way.
Easton Turner
Heyward is due for a home run or GIDP
Easton Perez
Bases loaded for Garcia Time for a grand slam!
Blake Myers
>bases loaded, none out
if there was every a time for situational hitting...thanks Robel
good point, we have the same shit in Canada (at least the big 3 cities)
I told you, you have to be mentally disabled to be a Pirates fan. Although your team has to be mentally disabled to lose to them, especially since they don't spend at all
Brody Ward
yeah but darvish does not get a win :( feel bad for the guy, he did great
Isaac Morgan
Strope blew the win for Cishek, not Darvish. Darvish was pulled after the 6th, Cubs scored in the 7th.
>Heyward >Being clutch I keep forgetting he can be that this year.
Jaxon Stewart
Best closer in baseball in it to close it out and give the Cubbies a much needed start to the second half!
Connor Long
dullahanfag now has competition
Zachary Garcia
Cubs win
Easton Bennett
Cubs wins
Easton Long
[W]
Replay review to end the game. A much needed win to start off the second half. Darvish was great and the offense got just enough done to save the team from Strope's blunder.
>Watching the pie rat broadcast >They refuse to show 2 replays from views you can't tell and then just show the umpires the rest of the time so they can claim there's not enough evidence. >Color commentator gives it away anyway saying the scoreboard is showing an angle where Rizzo's foot is still on the bag.
