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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Cubs @ Nationals: Hendricks vs Strasburg (NLDS Game 1)

Submitted by CTSteve on

CHC (0-0): RHP Kyle Hendricks (0-0, —) 
WAS (0-0): RHP Stephen Strasburg (0-0, —)
First pitch: 6:31pmCST (TBS)

Hendricks had a no-decision in St. Louis in his final game of the season last Monday (5 IP, 0 ER, 9 K, 1 BB). He went 1-1 with  2.01 in the final month. He lost in DC on August 4, going 7 innings and giving up 3 ER. On the road this season, he’s 3-2 with a 2.83. Overall, the Nationals are 20-92 (.217) against him. Harper is 4-13 with a HR.

Strasburg beat the Pirates his last time out for his fifth straight win. In 10 starts since the All-star Break, he went 6-1 with 0.86. That’s a paddlin’. The Cubs are 29-113 (.257) against him. Heyward is 15-37 (.405) against him with a HR. 

In other notes, the ALCS is shaping up to be an amazing series—between the two best teams in baseball, who unfortunately can’t play for the championship. 

And special thanks to MLB for making it even more difficult this year for people to watch their product—multiple channels, cable requirements, blackout restrictions, limited camera angles, delays, lame announcers. Well done, you greedy pricks.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:30 am

ROSTER: Pitchers (11): Carl Edwards Jr. Kyle Hendricks Brian Duensing Jon Lester Justin Wilson Mike Montgomery John Lackey Pedro Strop Jake Arrieta Jose Quintana Wade Davis Position Players (14): Tommy La Stella Albert Almora Jr. Ian Happ Javier Baez Kyle Schwarber Alex Avila Kris Bryant Ben Zobrist Jason Heyward Leonys Martin Addison Russell Jon Jay Willson Contreras Anthony Rizzo Wilson was added purely for DMurphy. Good luck with that one, Joe.

Submitted by Transmission on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:52 am

Leonys Martin over 12th pitcher Rondon/Uehara?

Also, I'll be in attendance at the game.  33 years ago today (or tomorrow, I forget if it was game 4 or game 5) the Cubs made me cry at my 7th birthday party.

Please don't make me cry on another birthday weekend, Cubs....

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:40 am

It's a best-of-five series with the Nats. Dimwit Dusty is sure to cost his team one game they should have won. So in reality, the Cubs have home field advantage and should be favored, amirite?

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:40 pm

Zobrist RF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Schwarber LF Russell SS Heyward CF (corrected) Baez 2B Hendricks P With the Nationals having a number of left handed relief pitchers Almora could play a key roll off the bench.

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Submitted by Charlie on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:43 pm

Heyward's next swing-change project will just be to emulate whatever the fuq he does in those ABs.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:42 pm

Well - let's let it all hang out. Nothing to lose, with facing their pitching plus beast of a lineup.

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Submitted by Jackstraw on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:47 pm

Yeah. I'm cool as can be. Totally relaxed AND I WISH THEY'D HURRY THE FUCK UP AND START. AND I CAN'T STAND THE (fill in TV network later because I don't know what channel it's on yet) BROADCAST TEAM. And also HEY BLUE, YOU'RE MISSING A GREAT GAME. PLUS IF I HAVE TO WATCH ONE MORE SPECTRUM CABLE TV AD I'M GOING TO LOSE IT. I FUCKING KNOW DirectTV BAD Spectrum Good. Man, I need more coffee.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:53 pm

From an earlier interview I heard: Scherzer "the most difficult injury...I've had". Wants to be able to throw 100 pitches. "I PROMISE you. I will be pitching in this series." So, it seems (as it did to the bcast guys) that his start will be predicated on how the series is going, more than setting their rotation today.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:10 pm

I suspect the Scherzer situation is a mental game as much as anything. The media buzz in the series would be all about how the Nats are impacted by injury and their chances lowered not knowing if Scherzer is going or not. So they put him in game 3, knowing full well they can pull him out at the last minute.

Submitted by John Beasley on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:13 pm

For the first time in all time, Dusty doesn't hit a slap hitter second. Dang.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:11 pm

Swinging at the first pitch in the playoffs never seems like a good game plan. 1 pitch, 1 out let's the pitcher relax pretty darn quickly.

Submitted by Transmission on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:00 pm

View from the nosebleeds.... Hendricks is just cruising.  Team seems loose.  Between innings Rizzo rolled the infield practice ball from first thru the legs of the stadium attendant who was facing away from rizzo, in front of cubs dugout.  Rizzo threw up the field goal sign and laughed.

Submitted by johann on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:09 pm

So, um, any doubters as to Hendricks being the ace of the staff at this point? Which yes is sort of a crazy thing to say but the results speak for themselves.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:36 pm

woo! 1-0 in a best of 5. nice.

Submitted by Sonicwind75 on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:43 pm

Yes!!!!

Submitted by Jackstraw on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:48 pm

Really solid game of baseball by the Cubs. Really stout work by all 3 pitchers. I thought the home plate ump was very good through seven, then missed a number of pitches in the 8th and 9th. I think Contreras threw the dropped third strike ball in the 9th exactly where he wanted to. No way to throw the ball past Rizzo into the corner if you dot the runner between the numbers.

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Sat, 10/07/2017 - 10:25 am

Cubs!!! I hope the gin wears off before the 4 o'clock start tomorrow. I might've had a few.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 10/07/2017 - 10:47 am

jock jones (WAS assistant hitting coach) suspended by WAS for "sharing revenge porn" (lawsuit filed in SD)

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 10/07/2017 - 10:42 pm

it is interesting that Dusty surrounds himself with cronies like that. Jacque, Davey Lopes, etc. Surprised "Dick Pole" is not his pitching coach.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

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