IST: Cubs vs Giants

[chibears55]

I have not missed a game in both season and we gotta say that 2017 stating rotation is not even close to the 2016 one, my God, we should have bought someone other than useless Anderson

Could of just kept Hammel...

I thought for sure they were going to deal for a SP over off season



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[chibears55]

Come on Rizzo
Keep it going

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[A.C. Milan]

Glad that wasn't a fastball

 

[chibears55]

WILLSON
3 run bomb time

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[chibears55]

Too bad they waited til they were 6 down in 8th to do something..

Game they should of won

Bad SP and quiet bats

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[chibears55]

I was hoping for a 7 win homestand..
Need to win next 3 to get it

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[chibears55]

Until they can get something going in the 4th and 5th spot of rotation , their going to basically be a .500 team...

Lester Hendricks and Arrieta need to be near perfect here on out for them to win 90 + games with what their getting from Lackey and the 5th spot...

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[Ari Bear]

One good inning of hitting and eight innings of the same blah offense, that's been the Cubs story. :cubspalm:

 

[CSF77]

Until they can get something going in the 4th and 5th spot of rotation , their going to basically be a .500 team...

Lester Hendricks and Arrieta need to be near perfect here on out for them to win 90 + games with what their getting from Lackey and the 5th spot...

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You realize Arrieta and Lackey have almost identical stats right? It is unnerving

 

[chibears55]

You realize Arrieta and Lackey have almost identical stats right? It is unnerving

Then it's worse then I thought...

Though I do have a little more confidence that Arrieta can turn it around over Lackey....

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[TC in Mississippi]

Then it's worse then I thought...

Though I do have a little more confidence that Arrieta can turn it around over Lackey....

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Lackey isn't a ton worse than I thought, I would have figured low 4's for FIP and it sits at 4.94, but the fact that there is no 5th starter and Arrieta hasn't been good is scary. Now that said Arrieta was better his last time out and seems to have figured out a new release point so it is promising. The bottom line though is that this team needs to get and stay 5-8 games over .500 to make it worthwhile to pick up another starter. The sad reality is that unless this team pour it on in the second half and picks up that starter they are, while probably still a playoff team, and easy out in the postseason.

 

[CSF77]

John is a 50/50 guy right now. He had a great game in Col and then tosses this lemon. He is a #5 right now. Says a lot about Jake that he is matching him.

Hendricks is the staff ace right now. Lester is 1A. Then there is no middle of the rotation with 3 50/50 guys. Even when Anderson returns this doesn't change.

I almost was hoping that they were concidering Montgomery when they promoted Rosscup.

 

[CSF77]

I think we need some Schwarber Cycle hype

 

[Globetrotter]

Wilson has been impressive behind the plate this season. Perfect throw to second.

 

[chibears55]

Here what gets me with Schwarber and most fans that get all excited and say he back and give him a pass for his terrible season..

This is Schwarber 4th HR this month..
Here how he did in games after he homered..

May 2nd 1-5 HR
0-4 combined next 2 games

May 5th 1-3 HR
3-25 after that game

May 16th 2-5 HR
2-13 after that

Today he 1-4 HR

Great that he hits a HR but I want to see him go on a little hitting streak and have a few 2 and or 3 hit games in there.

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[chibears55]

Hey look , Lester can actually pitch like a CY Young candidate without Ross behind the plate..?

Great job by Lester, team needed that..

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[chibears55]

Maddon going with speed on top..

Schwarber sitting on the bench..

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[CSF77]

Then it's worse then I thought...

Though I do have a little more confidence that Arrieta can turn it around over Lackey....

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I'm not sure on him. Looking at his game logs Apr 15 he went 5.1 with 5 Hits. From that point he went into a tail spin.

http://m.cubs.mlb.com/player/453562/jake-arrieta?year=2017&stats=gamelogs-r-pitching-mlb

His last game 6 IP and 5 hits. Better but there is nothing to tell me that he is locked in. If anything he is getting better at curbing the damage.

 

[Globetrotter]

What a shot by Rizzo.

 

[A.C. Milan]

2 pitches 2 homers, a normal day at the plate for Rizzo