cubs @ diamondbacks 7/18-7/20

hermes · Post #1 » by **hermes** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:30 pm

cubs (40-54) @ diamondbacks (40-56)

game 1: jackson vs. cahill 8:40 pm
game 2: wood vs. miley 7:10 pm
game 3: arrieta vs. collmenter 3:10 pm

first series of the second half, go cubs!

karch34 · Post #2 » by **karch34** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:20 pm

I get to catch all the games on TV and go to Sundays to see Arietta dominate. Pumped!

karch34 · Post #3 » by **karch34** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:00 am

Jackson is one of those guys that teams like because he eats a lot of innings. He can also keep your team in the game if you score a lot of runs.
-Bob Brenly

Great listening to him, but I laughed so damn hard at that.

hermes · Post #4 » by **hermes** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:46 pm

karch34 wrote:Jackson is one of those guys that teams like because he eats a lot of innings. He can also keep your team in the game if you score a lot of runs.
-Bob Brenly

Great listening to him, but I laughed so damn hard at that.

haha, thats a great line

unfortunately he hasn't even been eating up the inning lately - had a decent start yesterday before he hell apart. it would be nice to have him get to 6 innings most of the time

hermes · Post #5 » by **hermes** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:55 pm

rizzo is continuing to rake though - only one behind his homer total of all last year

and tied for the nl lead

Kizz Fastfists · Post #6 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:23 pm

EJax is on pace for 190 innings. It would just be nice if his BABIP would correct to more normal level so he could get another 4.00ish ERA season in. The four years before he signed with the Cubs he had a 3.98 ERA. There was no reason for him to just fall apart at 30 like he did.

karch34 · Post #7 » by **karch34** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:20 am

Can't believe we're having this much trouble with the Dbacks.

hermes · Post #8 » by **hermes** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:40 am

poor travis, he just can't seem to get things on track

Post #9 » by **GYBE** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:39 pm

Jake tho

hermes · Post #10 » by **hermes** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:27 am

well we got swept and the streak continues - jake pitched well though

rizzo again - alcantara might be starting to cool off, still hope he stays on the team

karch34 · Post #11 » by **karch34** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:11 am

Rizzo is a beast. Arietta still pitched well, but the rest of the offense was stymied. Alcantra has cooled off, but had a nice clutch hit. Coughlan's catch was amazing.

Not looking too good for avoiding a second half spiral if we get swept by the Dbacks out of the break.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #12 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:25 pm

The W-L record doesn't matter in the second half. What matters is how Rizzo, Castro, Alcantara, Arrieta, and other younger players and prospects perform and develop.

NW7 · Post #13 » by **NW7** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:36 pm

Kizz Fastfists wrote:The W-L record doesn't matter in the second half.

Well...... being in position to draft either Daz Cameron, Michael Matuella or depending on how his long term health shakes out Brady Aiken would certainly not be a bad thing. 8-)

Kizz Fastfists wrote:What matters is how Rizzo, Castro, Alcantara, Arrieta, and other younger players and prospects perform and develop.

No doubt this is important for the long term success though. Lets hope the young guys do good and we keep losing for just one more year. :lol: