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Craig Edwards

5:54

i guess if the option is duensing or quintana, you go quintana, though they are giving up an opportunity to score here.

Anonymous

5:55

Is it fair for teams to ask their pitchers to throw more curveballs / sliders if those pitches theoretically increase the pitcher's chance of injury?

Craig Edwards

5:56

if those pitches get the player to the majors and make them more substantially more money, especially if we are talking about a theoretical risk, then that is probably okay.

sam

5:56

sooooo despite being at HAM3, scherzer has a no hitter through 5

Craig Edwards

5:57

the HAM level is real. facing the bottom of the order helps.

Anonymous

5:57

More talking about the Yu Darvish rental. Dodgers have told him to throw way more junk, right before he hits FA

Craig Edwards

5:57

over a couple months, the risk seems very theoretical.

Jucky Bacobson

5:58

No reason to pull Q before he's done with 7 unless the weeds get high. That's why you donated Eloy to the White Sox.

Craig Edwards

5:58

that wasn't a donation. It was a great trade by the Cubs, no matter how the rest of this game turns out.

sam

5:58

i'm feeling a bryce harper dinger rn

Craig Edwards

5:59

just keep jinxing.

Adam

5:59

This is where managers earn their paychecks. Both starters cruising but 3rd time through the order.

Craig Edwards

5:59

and both have bullpen issues to some degree and some questionable playoff decisions in the past.

Jucky Bacobson

6:00

Yeah, but no one else was willing to give something like Eloy. You're right though. The Cubs needed that more than anyone, and this is their window. It was a great trade.

Craig Edwards

6:01

very few teams had an Eloy, and they didn't have much depth to give, but other teams did. Sox preferred one great prospect. Could have gotten a very good deal elsewhere as well.

Craig Edwards

6:01

“Some” lol

Uncle Jimbo

6:01

How do we know what the other offers for Quintana where? Plus the Cubs wanted Quintana two weeks early.

Craig Edwards

6:02

It happened quickly because the White Sox had another offer and asked Cubs to top it. They did.

SignedEpsteinsMother

6:02

Every Cub starter had one outing in Sept. of 110 or more pitches. Which I think was by design.

Craig Edwards

6:02

they were also trying to win the division.

oh Kyle

Anonymous

6:03

I was just thinking Schwarber looked awkward in left...

ryub

6:03

LMAOOOOO Schwarber

sam

6:03

going for the reverse jinx: murphy is going to strike out here

Craig Edwards

6:03

is that what you had in mind, Sam?

maybe Zobrist isn't the guy who should have sat for Happ.

6:04

if you are going to pull a pitcher the next inning if he lets one baserunner get on, you should probably have pinch hit for him.

Jucky Bacobson

6:04

Why do they let that dude play the field.

Craig Edwards

6:04

he's in the NL.

Uncle Jimbo

6:05

The Cubs gave up that scoring chance in exchange for two outs from Quintana. That error hurt.

sam

6:05

this is why you should have PHed for quintana.

Anonymous

6:06

Jason Heyward is a 'veteran' now. Whew, that happened quick

Craig Edwards

6:06

He's now played 8 full seasons.

caesar_solid

6:06

it would be fine if you left Quintana in, I don't understand taking him out, he's been looking good all game

Craig Edwards

6:06

strop v zimmerman is a better matchup

HappyFunBall

6:07

For Zimmerman...

Craig Edwards

6:07

touche

Show Hey O'Tawny

6:07

What’s the threshold for being a veteran?

Craig Edwards

6:07

a good beard

Uncle Jimbo

6:08

The decision to let Quintana hit would have looked fine if Schwarber holds on to that ball. And he might start the next inning.

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