Game Thread: 2015 Opening Day: St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

[podsox]

The 8 seconds off each commercial isn't helping. This is a boring game

 

[Fountain City Blues]

The 8 seconds off each commercial isn't helping. This is a boring game

The Cubs are not helping with the feeble effort so far.

 

[bksballer89]

Doesn't the world champs usually play on Sunday night? Why are the cubs/cardinals playing?

 

[moxie]

Doesn't the world champs usually play on Sunday night? Why are the cubs/cardinals playing?

Midwest bias!!

 

[ralphiewvu]

Shitty debut for Lester

Can't wait to watch a real baseball team play tmr in the bronx

Yeah, Toronto should be a solid squad.

 

[navamind]

I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt earlier, but this is a laughable effort. Also, Lester can't' handle smallball to save his life.

Nope. Not at all.

 

[obxyankeefan]

All the talk of the Cubs being ready this year have been shot down with there D tonight. Cubbies have looked like a Little League team at times.

 

[navamind]

All the talk of the Cubs being ready this year have been shot down with there D tonight. Cubbies have looked like a Little League team at times.

it's one game out of 162 though. But it wouldn't surprise me if their defense was the difference between them making and missing the playoffs. Also, their rotation seems pretty meh. I do think Lester/Arrieta will be one of the best 1-2 punches in baseball though. Reuniting with Bosio might help Hammel though, as he was using his slider a lot with the Cubs last year. The walks were down and his strikeout rate spiked, and he was pitching very well until he got traded to Oakland. Travis Wood has command issues, not to mention his stuff just isn't very good to begin with. Hendricks gets some ground balls and limits walks, but he just doesn't strike anyone out. He's intriguing though.

 

[GenJac]

Wonder if bryant could have made a 3 run difference? its possible. wonder if squandering these important division games could bite the cubs in the butt at the end? its possible, but not likely. looks like the cubs put money and renovations ahead of winning. its no wonder the chicago cubs are 1 of the worst sports franchises in the history of sports.

 

[scoutyjones2]

it's one game out of 162 though. But it wouldn't surprise me if their defense was the difference between them making and missing the playoffs. Also, their rotation seems pretty meh. I do think Lester/Arrieta will be one of the best 1-2 punches in baseball though. Reuniting with Bosio might help Hammel though, as he was using his slider a lot with the Cubs last year. The walks were down and his strikeout rate spiked, and he was pitching very well until he got traded to Oakland. Travis Wood has command issues, not to mention his stuff just isn't very good to begin with. Hendricks gets some ground balls and limits walks, but he just doesn't strike anyone out. He's intriguing though.

LMAO...Cubs will be nowhere near sniffing the playoffs this year...get over this hype!

 

[GenJac]

First game people so just relax, although the Cubs definitely showed their youth. The throws to 2nd were terrible but the SS or 2nd basemen need to handle them or at least knock them down. Then Soler in right was ugly, he gave up 2 or 3 bases b/c of bad plays. Against a team like the Cards, you can't give up bases b/c of stupid plays and help out a pitcher like Wainwright. They chased way too many ball 4's last night, so instead of taking a walk, they struck out. Give them time to develop and get into the regular season grove, don't write them off yet.