This will be a hard series for the Cubs even at home. The Pirates have played them good all year.

Bucs are 7 back and they're think they got to take at least 2/3 to stay in it.

Monty and Jake starting the first 2 games. Must wins since Q will pitch the last game of the series.

2/3 bucs.

Theon Epstein traded a younger Giancarlo Stanton for that

Even if the Bucs sweep, they are probably out of this race. Can't be 7 or 8 games under .500 and expect to contend.

Is that the latest comparison? I heard Jermaine Dye.

Theo is betting he's Jorge Soler.

I think the hitters now know when Quintana pitches they have to score at least 5-6 runs the first 3 innings even to have a chance.

If this fucker is down 3/4/5/6 runs after 2 on Wednesday, then Joe needs to sit him down the next start and go with Monty when Lester is back in the rotation.

I wish Butler had not gone on the DL. He pitched pretty well earlier this year and he was doing great in AAA. I would take him any day over Lackey and maybe even Q. Tseng is ready to rock n roll if they have the balls to call him up.

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Butler was ok when he was up. He was a decent #5 back in May. I dont know if you could count on someone so young in September. I think Lackey is still good. The team was 6-0 in his starts after the ASB until today. Lackey has the experience in Sept and October. I would not count him out.

He is still on the DL so it doesn't matter. Tseng has been good with some walks in Iowa. I would rather see him get a shot than see Lackey give up another 6 because he cant keep the ball in the god damn yard. Lackey would be a great long man but he is too damn arrogant to accept a role other than starting.

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Carasiti and Maples are both dealing in the pen down there too and I would love to see them over some of the shit sandwiches up here now....RONDON.

Maples isn't on the 40 man nor is Tseng which could be a problem. I wish they could put Zagunis and Mills on the 60 day DL and open 2 40 man spots but because they are in the minors I don't think they can do that...they would have to activate them, call them up, 60 day DL them and then get penalized draft picks for fucking with the DL.

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I'm more concerned about Quintana than Lackey.

the expectation was higher with quintana. he was brought in to secure the rotation. lackey is supposed to be a "get-me-over" guy, and he wouldn't be considered for the playoff rotation. quintana was going to not only be a part of it, but maybe even considered the guy to start game 2 of a playoff series. it's not looking good at all.

Only fools thought that. Anyone who has followed Chicago baseball for the last several years knows what Q was/is.

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I dont think there was ever any chance of Q starting a game before Lester or Jake

It's dry, and I am sober. Let's go Cubs.

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Not sure who has the greatest job in the world, but Gary Pressey has to be in the team photo.

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Maybe Lester should take a couple more starts off to really make sure his arm is ok .

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Fine catch by Cutch.

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Maples better be up. Don't know much about Carasiti. Wasn't that impressed with Butler and Lackey is "juiced in" with his buddy Lester on the team.

Cutch misplayed that into a harder than it should've been catch

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Montgomery looking tough.

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Monty has like 70 or so pitches. Don't fuck this up Joe and pinch hit for him if he is up this inning.

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Yeah. The quick hook with how horse shitty the bullpen has been of late concerns me.

Bullpen better not blow it.

just tuned in. telecast broken? some guy in a mute voice is mumbling #s.

damnit carl stop it w/ these walks

W

Win with Jake tomorrow

Then when we're down 7-0 after 2 on Wednesday it won't feel as bad.

They were doing a tribute to the guy who directs/produces the games. He's retiring so they aired his direction.

nice solid W tonight. 2.5 game lead now.

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+1

looking back on life, if I had a job all my life being a hotdog vendor at Wrigley I'd would have died a happy man