Was just going to say, thanks West..... Nice to see him get into it with Almora who had nothing to do with the play.....
MLB: ***Official 2017 Chicago Cubs Season Thread***
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Wonder what Almora and Joe West were talking about. Can't really be mad about the call though. It was impossible to tell if he was tagged or not. I probably would have called him out too
CycloneErik
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Wow, I forget Darwin Barney existed for a while there.
Nice steal by Rizzo. Nice flashback against former Cubs today.
Nice steal by Rizzo. Nice flashback against former Cubs today.
Well it wouldn't be a 2017 Cubs game without the bullpen putting the game in jeopardy.
In the last 5 games they have given up 10 runs in the 8th inning alone. 5 in the 7th. 2 in the 9th (so far)
Arrieta is on a really nice roll. He's lining up for a huge contract again this offseason.
Cubs got Rene Rivera off waivers from the Mets. He was one of the backup catcher targets at the deadline. Does he take Caratini's place?
CycloneErik
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For like 12 days maybe, once rosters expand they can carry all three. Caratini has a lot of upside as a catcher. He's not going to be great defensively but if he can be solid behind the plate, his bat should be able to make him pretty valuable.
Yeah I know September call ups are coming. Just seems that Joe is giving Caratini his fair share of work with Contrares out, and looking at this guys stats, I'm not sure who I'd keep up until Sept 1. My guess is Rivera as he has more experience, and sounds like he plays great D.
I think the real concern is over Avila being able to handle the every day catching responsibilities more so than Caratini being able to handle back up duties. Avila came here expecting to get one, maybe two starst a week and pitch hit, and now they are asking him to start four-five times a week.
Any word on when Addison will be back? I thought I heard this weekend but that was last week and haven't seen anything else on him.
CycloneErik
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We need some early runs in this one. Toronto pitcher is just begging to be chased out of this one.
CycloneErik
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This would be the perfect day to go to Wrigley. Take in a Cubs game and an air show at the same time.
