Nationals @ Cubs: Roark vs Arrieta (NLDS Game 4)
WAS (1-2): RHP Tanner Roark (0-0, —)
CHC (2-1): RHP Jake Arrieta (0-0, —)
First pitch: 3:00pmCST (TBS)
Arrieta left his last start early (Sept. 26 in St. Louis) with a strained hamstring. Let’s hope it holds up. He went 3 innings and gave up 3 runs and was tagged with the loss.
He went 14-10 with a 3.53 for the season, including going 5-2 with a 2.90 at Wrigley. In 7 post-season starts, Arrieta has a 3.64 ERA.
Jake gave up 5 ER in 4 innings and lost to the Nationals in DC in June. Overall, they are 32-134 (.239) against him. Rendon is 4-11; Murphy is 5-17. Lind and Werth have taken him deep.
Roark last pitched an inning of relief (Oct. 1) against the Pirates, in which he gave up 2 ER. He gave up 6 ER in 4.2 innings in Philly, for the loss. For the season, he went 13-11 with a 4.67. On the road, he went 7-5 with a 4.26.
He beat the Cubs at Wrigley in June (6.1 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, 3 BB). For their careers, they are 17-79 (.215) against him. Bryant is 5-11 with a HR.
Hey, let’s close out the series at home—and on Trans’s birthday!
Go Cubs!
Recent comments
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Cubster 2 hours 39 min ago (view)
The Jared Porter story gets worse and does involve the Cubs...
"The Jared Porter situation is equally a Cubs and a Mets problem. The Mets need a new GM. The Cubs need to reevaluate themselves as an organization.
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Cubster 5 hours 28 min ago (view)
and they are including amusement tax, healthcare costs (Doc Adams doesn't come cheap!), social security and political donations to the City and the Governor of Nebraska.
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bradsbeard 5 hours 53 min ago (view)
It all depends what you count as "payroll." If you include the $11M in Lester and Descalso's buyouts plus the $3M sent in the Darvish trade you get to somewhere like $145M. If you include the $15M in estimated share of player benefits, you get to $160M. I think that last year, including player benefits, they were slated to be up around $205M for MLB payroll before the pandemic.
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crunch 15 hours 37 min ago (view)
not sure, but i think it's around 130-135m right now even with bryant/baez/contreras still on board...including the 3m to set darvish free and other random $$ expenses on the roster.
tack on another 3-4m for happ when that gets settled....plus other odds/ends that have a chance to make the roster (s.miller, a.morgan, j.holder, etc) and other pre-arbitration guys...
cubs still need someone to back up contreras (if he sticks around, which i wouldn't be surprised to see him stick around)...not sure if taylor gushue is gonna be that guy and m.amaya is too young.
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George Altman 16 hours 26 min ago (view)
Seriously, what's the 2021 payroll number? Currently at approximately $165M and after they trade Bryant, Baez, & Contreras - $130M. Is that it, $135-140M.
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crunch 16 hours 31 min ago (view)
Q to the angels...supposedly 1/8m
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crunch 1 day 1 hour ago (view)
pete ricketts (the governor of Nebraska ricketts) is a key part of an anti-gambling Nebraska group called "Gambling With The Good Life" that actively lobbied their open legislature...including a speech by pete...to keep gambling illegal in Nebraska.
he last spoke for the group to the state government in-session 3 months ago.
...it's also worth mentioning all of this is separate from the Draft Kings/Wrigley Field deal that flew under the radar toward the end of the season that will put a sportsbook directly in wrigley field, itself.
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Charlie 1 day 2 hours ago (view)
Of all the things, why does this most make me want to punch
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Cubster 1 day 7 hours ago (view)
I thought the Cubs had lost a rising star in Porter, seems the just got lucky with him leaving the organization.
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crunch 1 day 15 hours ago (view)
jared porter...damn dude...mets gm, ex cubs director of scouting...
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crunch 1 day 18 hours ago (view)
cubs freeing up that chatwood + lester loot sure did help...wait...sigh.
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Cubster 1 day 19 hours ago (view)
Plus Chatwood signing w Bluejays is done.
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crunch 1 day 20 hours ago (view)
...and done. 1 year deal with a mutual option.
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Cubster 1 day 21 hours ago (view)
Dolorous in discussions with the Washington Schwarbs.
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crunch 1 day 21 hours ago (view)
that's where i'd put my money. he gave up an alarming amount of HR last season, giving pause. still, he's shown he's better than a 5 slot guy...
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Cubster 1 day 21 hours ago (view)
God knows, the pitching staff needs more Garlick but the offense needs to ward off those strikeout demons.
Comments
Chance of rain today. Let's
I brought my umbrella to work
How did that work?
Not great actually.
Cubs are due for a big
What are the chances Lackey
30m til gametime and it's
What a fucken scam. If they
My jerk friends want to take
My jerk friends want to take me out to dinner to celebrate my 40th... right at the start of the Cubs game. The jerks!. :)
In an absolute perfect world, this game gets delayed until maybe 9 central, and then the Cubs win. In a next-to-perfect world, the game gets cancelled, but Dusty Baker decides to pitch Roark tomorrow anyway, and we win tomorrow.
Huh. Tanner Roark and Jake
Huh. Tanner Roark and Jake Arrieta are the same pitcher.
This delay is wreaking havoc
The answer to that is always
Have to figure out when i
I'm hearing it is postponed
"Dusty Baker said he's not
I guess Strasburg is feeling
evidently there's some kind
All part of The Plan part ][
So with the game postponed,
Maddon has said that Jake
This postponement is an epic
Well, at least this way we
My friend, the same thought
So, I asked my boss, "Can I
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story
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Dusty channeling his inner
it's a bit more tame than it
This postponement really
US eliminated from the World
I don't think enough
Dude, the sailing race is the
all of this checks out as
I thought we only invented
Speaking of canoes, I'm tired
Actually, we lost the last
Damned sabermetrics. I don't
Only cups I care about are
+1 Ryno
I don't care.
mlb.com says Strasburg likely
mlb.com says Strasburg likely to start today
Hearing some noise that
For a short time today, on
I thought Anthony Rizzo owns
im all for rizzo owning the
mlb.com says Strasburg is
mlb.com says Strasburg is going to start today
the feed looks like there's a
the wind blowing in is cruel.
crunch, I got a bird's eye
yeah, that was no cheapie hit
with trea turner + schwarb
Well, with Addy's error, Cubs
Monty warming up - definitely
stop...sliding...into...first
Strasburg 1, Chicago Mold 0
lester, eh? alrigh.
Cub's kicked in the nuts by
Every time a Cub struck out,
Jon F'ing Lester....
Jon F'ing Lester....
....
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I presume you refer to the g*
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lame.
I remain amazingly calm. Not
Especially if the Cubs lose
theo needs to kick it
I concur with my man
This is all my fault as I
Congrats to TBS -- they get
Thank you.
I know I'm commenting more
2003 type Cubbery there.
Hard to believe that all
I was just about to say..
10 runs in 8th, 2 in other
I've posted this before, but
I've posted this before, but this is why the Cubs got Justin Wilson. He was supposed to be the reliable 8th inning guy who can close when Wade Davis isn't available, and then be the Cubs closer in 2018 after Davis is gone.
It's become clear to me that
I agree that Edwards seems
You're right, its too early
I would have to throw my hat
What I think I see with
WAS gets harper 1 more season
8th inning aside. Pretty
For those of us that were
You're right, E, that it was
Could be worse -- we could be
"Happiness at the misfortune
I am so glad i bought a
Lots of very low Cubs batting
Man, if the Cubs can pick off
We need those bats to bust