Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves

Cubs lineup

Zobrist LF

Bryant 3B

Rizzo 1B

Contreras C

Russell SS

Almora Jr. CF

Heyward RF

Baez 2B

Lackey P

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Start time estimated to be 7:15 Central

Braves Lineup

Inciarte, CF
Phillips, 2B
Freeman, 1B
Kemp, LF
Flowers, C
Markakis, RF
Camargo, 3B
Swanson, SS
Newcomb, P

>tarp is back on

Well shiet.

Alleged start time 7:55 CST

>Lackey

the worst day of the week

>tarp on for the third time

At this rate just postpone the game so I don't have to keep hoping.

Good lord why is Atlanta so shit?

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>>77199277
They've never recovered from Sherman's March

First pitch supposedly at 9:05 CT

Allnighter it is lol thank god I'm on vacation.

Atlanta BravesVerified account @Braves 1m1 minute ago
More
*takes deep breath*

Anticipated first pitch for tonight’s game is 10:05 ET.
https://twitter.com/Braves/status/887486507891732480

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Finally

anyhow, why didnt altanta put a retractable roof on their brand new stadium in the rainforest?

>>77199404
Because roofs and domes are cancer

FINALLY UNDERWAY

pie rats 4
broors 3

Yay

>game finally starts
>sleepy af and might go to bed in 3 innings

such is life

>>77199844
westcoast start time

get some coffee brewing

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tfw 5 games in a row without giving up a 1st inning run

>>77200089
It's still Lackey day, though.

>>77200174
NOW, it's a Lackey day.

>>77200174
speaking of which

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>>77200174

>>77200089
Are >we, dare I say, back?

Lel
Happy lackey day

How did Nick hit that.

>>77200226
well fuck me

Well that was unfortunate timing. Let's hope our offense can stay hot.

So Eddie Butler was sent back to the iCubs today

Would you rather have him in the rotation instead of Lackey?

>>77200284
Yeah, I would

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>>77200295

>>77200306
SOrry bud

>>77200284
Yes

I'm surprised they didn't keep him in the pen, he would be a useful inning-eater

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>>77200340
Good point.

Though I figure that Hendricks is about to come of the DL, and Montgomery will be back in the long-relief role.
Also: BAEZ

>>77200340
>>77200376

But I would like to see Butler and Lackey alternate starts for a month or so.

>>77200376
God that tattoo is so shit, did he go to a Puerto Rican jail to get it?

>>77200394
cant afford clean needles on a rookie contract

>>77200394
Probably got it from his friend or something rather than go to a "real pro".

>tfw tabletposting
>with 4chan in one window and a certain free TV service in the other
>Everytime I try to post here it cuts the stream

gonna take more than this with lackey going

>>77200495
Willy got you senpai

Wow it's almost like hitting dingers only works when it is combined with small ball

OH SHIT WILLY

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>>77200495
Leave insurance to me

>does he spell William with 3 L's?
Fucking hell JD

When was the last time Contreras homered?

>>77200541
like yesterday or the day before

>>77200534
not as bad as the the "baby birds" in reference to orioles

>>77200562
Day before.

Contreras is fucking gold.

He just came out of nowhere last year. Didnt even realize the Cusb had a legit catching prospect (not named kyle).

I wonder how the BlueJays like watching Montero bounce throws to second

>>77200595
Before he came around I thought Caratini was gonna be the guy

>>77200595
he was the #1 catching prospect in baseball at the beginning of last season

>>77200619
if you say so

I only remember hype around torres happ and jimenez

>>77200619
>>77200642
It is remarkable how little hype he had coming up despite his ranking

>>77200595

I didn't even realize montero was so shit before

>>77200661
Hey fuck you, i need more time

>>77200661
he was an allstar a couple times in arizona

but he was mostly prized for his offense

with Contreras being as good as he is, there wasnt much room for a guy making $14million a year to play very often

I dont miss him. But Ill always remember him for this:

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v1206761683/nlcs-gm1-montero-belts-grand-slam-to-give-cubs-lead

>>77200711
Montero was excellent at pitch framing

>>77200711
I'll always miss Miggy Mont, never forget the #WeAreGood 2015season.

Willy's a great replacement though.

>>77200729
So was Ross, a career backup catcher.

>>77200745
Indeed

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>>77200742

>>77200609
same here
in fact I expected Schwarber to be a full-time starting catcher..

Looks like the sux are in complete rebuild mode

>>77200950
about time

their shit management has kept them in baseball hell for a long time (see also: the bulce)

>>77200950
who WON'T they trade?

Abreu? Rodon? Melky?

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>Lackey pitching well

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>>77201018

>>77201018
>Braves hit Max and strasburg
>Can't hit lackey

Braves can't hit bad or average pitchers. It's so baffling

>>77201054
Lackey has been hot and cold this season - more often cold

But he's had a few excellent starts - a 10k outing in colorado and another against the doyers.

Still, he rarely pitches more than 6 innings - twice going 7, and not making the 8th once this year.

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>Jon Jay pinch hitting

>>77201100
He probably would have pitched at least 6 tonight, but for this pinch hitting situation

So who takes the 6th?

Strop?

Duensing?

>that sad rbi

>>77201100
Lackey getting 10ks in Denver is baffling to me

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that was scary

>>77201296
Braves wake up in the 7th and make it exciting. Happens nearly every time

>>77201018
he didnt pitch well, several hard hit balls found gloves

>>77201100
Lackey is a good pitcher when he's not pissed off. He puts himself on tilt and then loses his ability to pitch.

I still hate his guts though

have Maddon's new translucent frames reinvigorated this team?

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>>77201450

Cj is so fucking skinny Jesus

>raw dickey

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>Hendricks is coming back soon
>Lester is starting to be consistent
>Arrieta's finally come around
>About to add another SP and dump Lackey

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>raw dickey

jd pls

>>77201521
They don't have enough prospects to add another pitcher

Braves finally woke up

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>>77201536
>doubting Theo
>current year

Shiggy and the diggy

\o/

Dinosaurs are cool

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>>77201521
>Lester
>Quintana
>Arrieta
>Hendricks
>potential 5th guy in trade
>and we still have Butler

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>>77201576
We still have Eddie but we don't have Jimmy

I'm off to sleep, hopefully this will end in a [W] and not a collapse.

Wew. Now let's get some runs.

>>77201539
Then rolled over and went back to sleep

Are the cubs officially back

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Rondon for the 9th?

will mlb.tv on playstation ever not be complete shit

>>77201678
If they continue to get quality starting pitching.

Sure

>>77201678
Yes

>>77201659

Pls post in my thread bros ;_;

>Godfather theme for Rizzo

what did they mean by that

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>>77201692
I got you

>Could have walked on ball four.
>Instead takes one for the team.

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>Freeman
fuck that guy srsly

>>77201743
has jewed us out of like 7 runs in 2 games

>>77201743
3rd or 1st doesn't matter
Freeman does it

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Do you want to know the odds the cubs will blow a four run lead in the ninth?
It's high.
It's very high.

>>77201781
I find that vague and unconvincing

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Hector locking it down

K! W!

back-to-back struck-out sides to end the game

>Len and JD too tired to know what day it is

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[ W ]

Let's get a perfect road trip fellas :^)

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[ W ]

5 in a row
2.5 behind the Broors

Havnt felt this good about the cubes since November 2nd.

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>later on