OT: Other Chicago & General Sports Thread XXXVII: Arrieta no hits the Dodgers!

[zac]

And that's WHY you don't go to the pen 3 times in one inning. You are bound to end up with a pile of crap as relievers are so volatile.

 

[zac]

Unbelievable. Hammel should have been pulled after the HR. And Grimm, who is the best reliever we have (along with Rondon) should have been left in the game. Awful managing in this one by Maddon.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Suddenly a closer game....

 

[TorMenT]

From 8-0 to 8-5... They love to make it interesting.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

This team might just be good.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Yikes Zac, at least wait until the Cubs actually blow it to go full freakout. That inning was disturbing, but the Cards were bound to give a little resistance at some point. Just surprised it took that long, actually. Now a sweep would be awesome tomorrow, but I can say this series is a success no matter what goes down tomorrow, and that is a positive this time of year.

 

[Bubba88]

they won...
Rizzo hit his 100th Homer.

 

[HawksBeerFan]

I love this team

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Sounds like another good start to the game.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Too bad Arrieta isn't pitching today.

 

[HawksBeerFan]

Cubs stranding a lot of runners, hope that doesn't come back to haunt us

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

My distaste for Strop continues to grow.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Bah.... oh well, still picked up two out of three.

 

[HawksBeerFan]

Tough loss but still a series win, I know people will blame the pen but the offense couldn't convert a number of times with men on base.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

The offense gave them plenty of runs this series, asking the bullpen to hold down a 2 run lead for two innings isn't too much to ask, in my opinion. Sometimes you just gotta grind out wins like that.

 

[HawksBeerFan]

Merely pointing out that if they were able to score more than 3 runs on 11 hits, they wouldn't have been in such a precarious situation in the first place.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

I totally agree, but I guess I just don't like putting Strop in at all, the Cards own him. And then the other relievers couldn't fix it for him either. Waste to a wonderful performance by Lester.

 

[Nothingman*]

My distaste for Strop continues to grow.

Dude is ****ing worthless. Let alone the ********* cocked hat while pitching like crap.

 

[ObeyPerry]

Tough loss but still a series win, I know people will blame the pen but the offense couldn't convert a number of times with men on base.

Doesn't matter. The SP pitched well enough for the Cub to win only scoring 4 runs. I don't see too many teams scoring 9 runs every game. This one is on the bullpen which is the most concerning aspect of the team heading into a playoff game.

 

[Illinihockey]

Hot takes everywhere

 

[zac]

This is about the 3rd or 4th game the Cards have lucked into a win against us. I hate that team.

 

[zac]

Yikes Zac, at least wait until the Cubs actually blow it to go full freakout. That inning was disturbing, but the Cards were bound to give a little resistance at some point. Just surprised it took that long, actually. Now a sweep would be awesome tomorrow, but I can say this series is a success no matter what goes down tomorrow, and that is a positive this time of year.

It was pretty bad mismanagement. His continued use of Richard, who never should have been acquired in the first place, is baffling. He sucks.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Pitching depth is bad now?

 

[committedindian86]

Dude is ****ing worthless. Let alone the ********* cocked hat while pitching like crap.

Who gives a crap what he does with his hat? You sound like one of those Cardinals fans from The Best Fans Twitter page.

 

[zac]

Pitching depth is bad now?

LOL. It's not depth when they suck.