Chicago Cubs baseball!!!

HesCalledDyer

Baez with two really nice plays in the 9th! And how about that snag from Cogs in the 7th?!

bflynn1

Great win last night. It's nice to see us be able to win with small ball where we score fewer than 5 runs. Fowler was on point last night. Would've been nice if Strop and Rondon were a little more solid. Rondon wasn't terrible, but he and Strop did give up 5 hits over 2 innings and of course the 2 runs. Big props to Baez on those two plays in the 9th. Those were beautiful.

darwinstheory

By next season, Zobrist is going to be forced back into a super utility position again...he's already slowly playing more and more outfield. Baez has been making a lot of offensive improvements this season.

HesCalledDyer

bflynn1 said:

Great win last night. It's nice to see us be able to win with small ball where we score fewer than 5 runs. Fowler was on point last night. Would've been nice if Strop and Rondon were a little more solid. Rondon wasn't terrible, but he and Strop did give up 5 hits over 2 innings and of course the 2 runs. Big props to Baez on those two plays in the 9th. Those were beautiful.

This week so far with the comeback win Sunday night, the CG by Hendricks on Monday when the bullpen needed a rest, and last night battling it out with good base running and defense... that's the kind of baseball that wins in October!

Gtilley8

Can't say enough about what Baez brings to the table defensively. I remember hearing all about his bat in the minors, and it's nearly as advertised, but he's as smooth a fielder as I think I've ever seen. He makes tough plays look like Sunday hops.

I think I'm busting out, for the first time in 5 years, the It's Gonna Happen/3quarter sleeve shirt for Wrigley.

Degeneratefk

I'd still trade baez for a starting pitcher. But hey, I'm not theo.

HesCalledDyer

Degeneratefk said:

I'd still trade baez for a starting pitcher. But hey, I'm not theo.

Thankfully!

Gtilley8

HesCalledDyer said:

Degeneratefk said:

I'd still trade baez for a starting pitcher. But hey, I'm not theo.

Thankfully!

I think when it's all said and done, keeping Baez, Soler, and Schwarber is going to be the key to multiple trips to the WS.

bflynn1

Gtilley8 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Degeneratefk said:

I'd still trade baez for a starting pitcher. But hey, I'm not theo.

Thankfully!

I think when it's all said and done, keeping Baez, Soler, and Schwarber is going to be the key to multiple trips to the WS.

So glad we kept Schwarber

Degeneratefk

I love scwarber. I like baez better than soler. The reason he's (soler) still a cub is because he holds little value.

HesCalledDyer

Love the offense and depth of the bench. It's too bad we drafted absolute dick all for pitching the last 5 years. Thank goodness for the Arrieta and Hendricks trades.

HesCalledDyer

Lackey fucking blows.

Degeneratefk

HesCalledDyer said:

Lackey fucking blows.

Not really. 7 innings, 3 earned, 8 ks. That should be enough to get the win EVERY time. Where's the offense?

Degeneratefk

Cubs #8 prospect Trevor Clifton is taking a no hitter into the 8th for Myrtle Beach.

HesCalledDyer

#BroomEmoji

Degeneratefk

Looks like another comeback win. I don't know how it happened, but late inning heroics again.

HesCalledDyer

Montero doubled
Baez singled, Montero to 3rd
Szczur walked, Baez to 2nd
Fowler sac fly, Montero scored, Baez to 3rd, Szczur to 2nd (OF dropped the ball when he went to throw the cutoff)
Bryant struck out looking (on an absolutely terrible fucking call that should've been ball 4)
Rizzo intentionally walked
Zobrist walked, Baez scored, Szczur to 3rd, Rizzo to 2nd
Szczur scored on wild pitch to Contreras

pureoc

COMEBACK CUBBIES DO IT AGAIN!!!

HesCalledDyer

Degeneratefk said:

Cubs #8 prospect Trevor Clifton is taking a no hitter into the 8th for Myrtle Beach.

Looks like he may have surrendered one to the first batter in the 8th, by what I'm reading. "Clifton allowed just one hit over 7 innings and struck out six." Excellent outing though!

Gtilley8

Wow. Now we're starting to get that comeback feeling again from last year. 7 out of the last 8. I can't wait to get to Chicago in a few weeks. Even though there's no games, the buzz in the city is enough. I'm feeling a nice little All the Way sing along!