Jay Kirk Baseball Thread since 2017: The 2020 season, Nationals Repeat?

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Cubs in a blowout tonight 11-0 over Seattle. If the season ended today the Cubs would actually make the Playoffs in the final and 5th spot. We are now 16-12 so even if the Brewers win tonight the Cubs would be percentage points ahead of them still. Fly the flag Hozer.

[HOZER 4,093]

BIG

 

BAD

 

JON!!!

 

 

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

9 minutes ago, HOZER said:

BIG

 

BAD

 

JON!!!

 

 

Yep, Jon pitched 7 Innings of 1 hit ball.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Cubs have the day off tomorrow, here are the NL Central standings after May 1st:

 

Cards 20-10 

Cubs 16-12 (3 back)

Brewers 17-15 (4 back)

Pirates 14-14 (5 back)

Reds 13-17 (7 back)

 

-This is the best division in Baseball so far record wise. As of now the Cards would be the #1 seed in the NL and the Cubs would be the #5 seed in the Wildcard game.

[hippiejohn 69]

8 hours ago, Jay Kirk said:

Yes the opposite of what I had thought.

One hell of a pitchers duel tonight. DeGrom and Disclafani both pitched gems. The light hitting Jose Iglesias is the Reds offensive MVP so far. Great with the glove but I expect his number to fall back to where they are on the back of his baseball card. Ride 'em while they are hot.

[hippiejohn 69]

Currently the Reds are carrying 14 pitchers. The bullpen is overextended and noone has options. Called Matt Bowman up. I hope they let Zach Duke go. He has been awful. and Garrett is a lefty and has been good. I wonder if Kemp will be let go for a roster spot for Senzel. Probably not. That is lots of money to eat.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Brewers lost today so they fall to 17-16. @NFLfan, Mets beat the Reds 1-0. 

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Cards finally lost one. They are just feeling sorry for everyone in the division about now so they are showing sympathy  . 3 game series starts tomorrow at Wrigley. Cubs are just 2.5 back.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Here we go, Cards at Cubs at 220pm today. Start of an early season big series. The Cards come in 20-11 and lead the NL Central, the Cubs come in 16-12 in 2nd, 2.5 back.

 

A look at these 2 great franchises over the years:

-The Cards have 11 World Series, 2nd most in MLB history dating back to 1903. Most recently have won the World Series in 2006 and 2011. 

 

-The Cubs most recently ended a 108 year drought of not winning a World Series as they won it all in 2016 by going 103-58. They also have a 4 year streak of making the playoffs from 2015-2018.

 

-Today's matchup features Jack Flaherty vs Kyle Hendricks.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Rizzo 3 run HR, Cubs up 3-0 baby! Bottom of the 3rd. 

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4-0 Cubs in the top of the 8th, the Professor pitching a 2 hitter so far. 

[HOZER 4,093]

 

81 pitch shutout!!!! I’ll take it!!!!

 

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Just now, HOZER said:

 

81 pitch shutout!!!! I’ll take it!!!!

 

Complete game shutout by the Professor, Cubs win 4-0 and get game 1. Now only 1.5 games back in the NL Central. Cards at 20-12, Cubs at 17-12.

[HOZER 4,093]

Just as Darvish is trying his hardest to lose the game for the Cubs, Taylor Davis nails a GRAND SLAM!!!! 5-5 in the 4th!!!!

 

And now a 4 pitch walk by Darvish, oh brother

 

GoCubsGo!!!

[HOZER 4,093]

Bye Bye Darvish, nice work today.....

 

 

And.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

WooWee, got out of a bases loaded jam! Still 5-5 to the bottom of the 7th,

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

El Mago does it again! HR, Cubs lead 6-5.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Cubs win, Cubs win again. The magic continues. Now up 2-0 in this series vs the Cards. Cubs are now a half game out of 1st place in the NL Central. Cards fall to 20-13, Cubs are now 18-12. Looking for the sweep and 1st place tomorrow. Fly the flag Hozer. 

[HOZER 4,093]

2 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Cubs win, Cubs win again. The magic continues. Now up 2-0 in this series vs the Cards. Cubs are now a half game out of 1st place in the NL Central. Cards fall to 20-13, Cubs are now 18-12. Looking for the sweep and 1st place tomorrow. Fly the flag Hozer. 

Big Q pitching tomorrow too, let’s do this!!!!!GoCubsGo!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Just now, HOZER said:

Big Q pitching tomorrow too, let’s do this!!!!!GoCubsGo!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Yeah might as well get greedy now. I had us winning 2 of 3 because sweeping the Cards is very difficult but we have a chance. We are playing with house money now and even if we lose tomorrow the worse we come out of it is just 1.5 back with tons of season left.

[NFLfan 8,184]

Mets have a tenuous 1-0 lead over the Brew in the 3rd. Hope we can score some more runs and win this game to even up the series.

 

Go Mets!

[PrincetonTiger 9,568]

@2006Coltsbestever @HOZER

  What about the fan who spilled his beer throwing back Davis’ GS

[HOZER 4,093]

1 hour ago, PrincetonTiger said:

@2006Coltsbestever @HOZER

  What about the fan who spilled his beer throwing back Davis’ GS

Didn’t see that?

[NFLfan 8,184]

2 hours ago, NFLfan said:

Mets have a tenuous 1-0 lead over the Brew in the 3rd. Hope we can score some more runs and win this game to even up the series.

 

Go Mets!

 

Mets and Brewers are tied in the 11th. The Brewers blew a save in the 9th on a HR by our rookie Peter Alonso. That is his 10th HR in his early career.

[PrincetonTiger 9,568]

1 hour ago, HOZER said:

Didn’t see that?

The Card fan who caught the GS ball decided to throw it back and dumped his beer and nearly fell out of his row

[NFLfan 8,184]

Bottom of the 16th, the  Mets and the Brewers are still tied at 2. 

[NFLfan 8,184]

The Mets scored a run in the top of the 18th. 3-2 Mets lead. But, the Brew Crew have 2 men on base with only one out. 

[NFLfan 8,184]

Now bases are loaded. This pitcher just came from the minors. We are out of pitchers. He is walking the ballpark. We are going to lose it here.

[NFLfan 8,184]

Mets indeed lose in 18 innings, 4-3. 

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

9 hours ago, PrincetonTiger said:

@2006Coltsbestever @HOZER

  What about the fan who spilled his beer throwing back Davis’ GS

I didn't see it, I started watching the game in the 7th Inning.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

7 hours ago, NFLfan said:

Mets indeed lose in 18 innings, 4-3. 

Brewers get lucky like that. You score a run in the 18th and it should be over but not with them.  

[NFLfan 8,184]

45 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Brewers get lucky like that. You score a run in the 18th and it should be over but not with them.  

 

In the 18th, we bring in this pitcher fresh from the minors. He walks 3 guys in the inning.   I knew it then that we would lose.  I hate it when my pitchers give up walks. OTOH, I love when my hitters take pitches, make the opposing pitchers work and get walks (BBs).

 

Just had a thought. We used to have a lead-off hitter named Lance Johnson. You recall him?? He was not one to take pitches to get a BB. He once said that he was a lead-off hitter, not a lead-off walker.  

 

I don't care how they get on base. Just get on base and produce runs. 3 runs in 18 innings is not going to win baseball games.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

1-0 Cubs in the Bottom of the 2nd, Contreras just homered.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Still 1-0 Cubs to the Bottom of the 5th. Quintana has been pitching great lately.

[HOZER 4,093]

3-0 Cubs after a Heyward triple and a Bote Sacrifice fly!!!!!

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Just now, HOZER said:

3-0 Cubs after a Heyward triple and a Bote Sacrifice fly!!!!!

A sweep would be big, still far from over. 3-0 Top of the 6th. Cards are very capable with that lineup to come back.

[HOZER 4,093]

Ugh Almora with a major miscalculation and then Bote not prepared for the Baez toss at second. 

3-2 in the 6th now.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Just now, HOZER said:

Ugh Almora with a major miscalculation and then Bote not prepared for the Baez toss at second. 

Yeah that wasn't good. 3-2 now, we need to get out of this with the lead.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

Got out of it, still 3-2 Cubs.

[2006Coltsbestever 24,302]

5-2 Cubs woohoo!