Guys can throw 120-125 pitches. He had more in the tank.

Plus Joe is killing the bullpen way too early in the season.

The claims Heyward is a better defensive outfielder than Almora is a load of bs.

I didn't agree with pulling Yu when he did, but I'm guessing 90% of today's genious managers would have done the same. Darvish finally gets a win, but FFS....could the guy find his way through the 6th inning at least once?

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1.Daniel Descalso, 2B
2. Kris Bryant, LF
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Javy Baez, SS
5. Jason Heyward, RF
6. Willson Contreras, C
7. David Bote, 3B
8. Albert Almora Jr., CF
9. Jose Quintana, P

I'm betting Quintana pitches great today

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I'd bet that he will pitch however he has to pitch to wind up with a no decision.

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Where did the gurus come up with 95-100 pitches you're out? If a guy pitched 125 pitches every 5th day would the world end?

always make it a first five play when even steven Quintana is the pitcher

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Three parallel thoughts are prevalent:

1. Pitchers who throw more innings are more likely to get hurt. 200 IP used to be the minimum I'd expect a #3 starter to throw back in the 1990s. Now there are only a handful of starters who go that far.

2. Many starters are less effective the third time through a lineup than a team's third best reliever, and even more are less effective the 4th time through a lineup than the second best reliever. So you see a lot of 5 1/3 with 7 base runners these days, as that's 23 batters.

3. Starters through more challenging pitches these days, because back in the 1970s there were always 2-3 guys with .630 OPS hovering at the bottom of the lineup, usually 2B/SS/C.

Personally, I subscribe to the theory that it's not the number of innings pitched, but the number of innings with 25+ pitches that is the problem. Too much fucking nibbling by both the pitcher and the hitter. But I know in rookie ball the Cubs have a hard limit that nobody can pitch more than 30 pitches in an inning, if they get there they get yanked.

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Let Q get through the 8th. Dumb.

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Maddon wins again.

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Def feels like a bullpen loss coming

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Sure didn't feel like a win.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Marlins ballpark just saved a game tying hr.

HUGE win. We're all good. Q is confident. W on the way.

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Javier Baez is the face of this team, full-stop.

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- Henry George

Get the brooms out, 5-0 already.

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Thanks Hendry

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I tuned in just in time for Schwarbs to strike out. This strike out is brought to you by funkaway. Kyle get the funkaway from this team already. I see he had a hit but that was probably the pitcher locating the ball where the bat was projected to be.

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How many times does this mother fucker strike out looking. Get the god damn bat off your shoulders princess and swing.

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The core guy that wasn't.

Edit: I was talking about Schwarber.

Hamels is a joy to watch.

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He was a tremendous bargain compared to Darvish.

In addition to not being able to hit, Bryant can no longer field.

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Would’ve been out of the inning if not for Krissy.

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That's the Starlin Castro I remember.

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- Henry George

Cassie is begging for a mid season trade home. The play the other night and then swinging at a fastball a foot off the plate?

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Is it some sort of 'in' thing for people to be incapable of discussing sports without using dumbass-sounding names to refer to the players?

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- Henry George

Zobrist without an extra-base hit this year.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George