Cubs at Brewers; Tuesday, July 29 @ 6:40 p.m.: Quinn Priester (3.28 ERA, 3.84 FIP) vs. Colin Rea (4.06 ERA, 4.96 FIP)

[adambr2]

That was not a great inning from Ashby. I will gladly take the 1 run allowed result.

[Underachiever]

McGee next?

[willie key]

And we don’t need o Hearn either.   

[folly412]

2 minutes ago, yourout said:

Ashby is just so unreliable.

2 minutes ago, kevinisaname said:

Phew again. I feel like I've said that a lot, lol. Ashby just makes me nervous.

They keep saying Ashby and Hall are starters pitching out of the pen.  But I think Ashby is a bullpen arm only.   And Hall is a big maybe.

[JCREW]

12 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I am not sure how the White Sox hitting coach goes home every night and looks his wife in the eye.

What will Chris Carpenter tell his kids?

[Underachiever]

I’m feeling a three-spot this inning

[yourout]

Wonder what the teams batting k-rate is this year versus previous years? 

Seems like our batting strikeout rate is down from previous years

[adambr2]

It’s bad when Ortiz hits a routine flyball to CF and I’m impressed.

[yfinn6]

1 minute ago, folly412 said:

They keep saying Ashby and Hall are starters pitching out of the pen.  But I think Ashby is a bullpen arm only.   And Hall is a big maybe.

Their long-relief role/spot roles could be extremely valuable as starters are sometimes only going 2x through an order. I think they both have big roles on the team going forward and next year even if in those roles and then getting some spot starts when it makes sense. 

[edfunderburk]

14 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I am not sure how the White Sox hitting coach goes home every night and looks his wife in the eye.

She left him when she saw Vaughn’s Brewers stats

[HarryDoyle]

9 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

Trade Hoskins tomorrow. At least trade his first baseman's mitt..

At this point I wouldn't mind if he was DFAd.

[edfunderburk]

14 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Rys Hoskins is officially Wally Pip

Can a player on the IL be traded?

[Bulldogboy]

Spasm sounds not too bad.

[OldHeidelberg]

1 minute ago, folly412 said:

They keep saying Ashby and Hall are starters pitching out of the pen.  But I think Ashby is a bullpen arm only.   And Hall is a big maybe.

I keep looking at Ashby’s ERA with disbelief, feels like he gives up runs every outing. Hall not as much but I still don’t trust him either. Sort of head scratcher when you watch the movement on Ashby’s pitches.

[Bulldogboy]

Just now, edfunderburk said:

Can a player on the IL be traded?

Yes. If team except player injury 

[JCREW]

1 minute ago, Bulldogboy said:

Spasm sounds not too bad.

Tear

Strain

Pull

Spasm

Cramp

 

I'll take Spasm for 200, Alex

[oakleaf]

Both Perkins and Yelich are hitless, each have scored 2 runs. 

[cragi]

Just thinking g how different this team is if Civale doesn't demand a trade. 

Miz solidified the pitching rotation and the offense

[edfunderburk]

12 minutes ago, yourout said:

Ashby is just so unreliable.

See Yoho, Craig

[HarryDoyle]

So probably no Happ tomorrow. The hits just keep on coming.

[kevinisaname]

Ouch for Happ. That didn't look good. Hopefully it's just precautionary for him, too.

[edfunderburk]

10 minutes ago, willie key said:

And we don’t need o Hearn either.   

I read today that he started the year red hot but has been slumping since May - hitting .218 … I hope they don’t trade for him

[liveforoctober]

1 minute ago, cragi said:

Just thinking g how different this team is if Civale doesn't demand a trade. 

Miz solidified the pitching rotation and the offense

The strange events that have been this season are kind of crazy. All of the injuries early kind of force our hand into a trade for Priester who has possibly been our best pitcher... Which is saying something because our pitching has been awesome. Then I agree with everything you just said on top of it.

[tomoohka]

Also just putting it out there that I still hate Justin Turner. 

[kevinisaname]

Turang redemption! Nice pick.