knightni Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Let's finish the regular season with a sweep! Chicago Cubs (32-25, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (34-23, second in the AL Central) Guaranteed Rate Field Chicago, IL; Friday, 7:10 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Chicago: Yu Darvish (7-3, 2.22 ERA) Chicago: Dylan Cease (5-3, 3.52 ERA) LINE: Cubs favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: Sox enter the game as losers of their last five games. The White Sox are 17-10 on their home turf. The Chicago offense has compiled a .261 batting average as a team this season, good for sixth in the majors. Tim Anderson leads the team with an average of .338. The Cubs are 13-11 on the road. The Chicago pitching staff as a whole has an ERA of 3.89. Yu Darvish leads the team with a 2.22 earned run average. TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 19 home runs and is batting .325. Anthony Rizzo ranks second on the Cubs with 11 home runs home runs and is slugging .419. INJURIES: White Sox: Evan Marshall: (shoulder), Jimmy Lambert: (forearm), Eloy Jimenez: (foot), Leury Garcia: (thumb). Cubs: Brad Wieck: (hamstring), Rowan Wick: (oblique), James Norwood: (right shoulder), Tyler Chatwood: (right elbow), Ian Happ: (ankle), Ildemaro Vargas: (hamstring), Daniel Descalso: (ankle), Kris Bryant: (oblique). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Haha if you sarcastically can't wait to watch Cease walk a ton of hitters Thanks if you think Renteria is a moron Love if the Cubs suck ass 2 6 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 minute ago, soxfan49 said: Haha if you sarcastically can't wait to watch Cease walk a ton of hitters Thanks if you think Renteria is a moron Love if the Cubs suck ass I see what you're doing... and I like it. Voted thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: Haha if you sarcastically can't wait to watch Cease walk a ton of hitters Thanks if you think Renteria is a moron Love if the Cubs suck ass ALL THE REACTIONS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 I'm low on reactions. I'll take all the reactions that I can get. 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 WAS IT OVER WHEN THEY BOMBED PEARL HARBOR? NO WAS IT OVER WHEN THE BRITISH WERE COMING? NO WAS IT OVER WHEN DARTH VADER CHOPPED OFF LUKES HAND AND REVEALED HE IS HIS FATHER? NO WAS IT OVER ON THE 5TH DAY OF THE BATTLE OF HELMS DEEP AND THEY LOOKED TO THE EAST? NO WAS IT OVER DURING THE SPACE RACE AND RUSSIA PUT THE FIRST HUMAN INTO SPACE? NO LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 *insert Bill Pullman speech from Independence Day here* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Darvish with a couple of bad starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 For as gut-wrenching as this week's multiple manager-assisted game-forfeits have been, this team has battled and been in position to win every night on the road against the league's best pitching. I'll say it again, they have flaws but they do not look like a "dead team" to me by any stretch. If we were coming off, say, a 7-0 loss to cap off getting swept by the worst team in baseball I'd feel worse. I think the guys come in fired up to beat the tiny baby animals. This series usually serves as a springboard for one of the teams - let's make that team the Chicago White Sox. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 All will be forgiven if we win the ALCS and/or WS Championship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I wish this was a day game - I'm in a hurry to wash the taste of the Indians series out of my mouth. Turn the tide, right the ship, whatever metaphor is needed - let's get a damn win. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, ShoeLessRob said: WAS IT OVER WHEN THEY BOMBED PEARL HARBOR? NO WAS IT OVER WHEN THE BRITISH WERE COMING? NO WAS IT OVER WHEN DARTH VADER CHOPPED OFF LUKES HAND AND REVEALED HE IS HIS FATHER? NO WAS IT OVER ON THE 5TH DAY OF THE BATTLE OF HELMS DEEP AND THEY LOOKED TO THE EAST? NO WAS IT OVER DURING THE SPACE RACE AND RUSSIA PUT THE FIRST HUMAN INTO SPACE? NO LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO. Was it over when Ricky mismanaged his bullpen against the Tribe? Yes. We were in fact swept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox1917 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Can we get a poll going on how rickey will blow tonights game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 If the Cubs sweep the Sox... 1997-2020...64-64...32-32 home and away. I don’t want that to happen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I assume Darvish will only go 4-5 today. Stone said something similar yesterday. Keep it close in the first 4-5 tonight, win and then beat the hell out of the 2 LHP's tomorrow and Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 It'd be nice to go into the playoffs not dreading them, ie. feeling like your team isn't slumping too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Dravot Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) If we prevent Darvish from getting the 4.50 ERA for a QS, I will refrain from posting until the completion of the playoffs. I expect a short outing which is why I’m not tying it to an actual QS, but if he goes 4 or 5 IP and gives up 3 or more, I’m gone! Edited September 25, 2020 by Dallas Kong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Aren't the odds of us winning at some point in our favor right? I mean how many in a row can we lose?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Really LOVE that sox are getting 2 lefties right before the post season. Hopefully that gets bats moving again. But yesterday they hit up Plesac great...and Ricky still messed it up. Cubs/Sox always kicks up the intensity though, so can't worry about the last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, The Grinder said: Aren't the odds of us winning at some point in our favor right? I mean how many in a row can we lose?? Saturday and Sunday look possible, but tonight’s matchup is horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 3 hours ago, ChiSox1917 said: Can we get a poll going on how rickey will blow tonights game? May not have to rely on Ricky to blow the game tonight. Hopefully Cease will surprise me (and many others) and have a good game, but giving the Cubs a bunch of walks is a recipe for a bad game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Well Marshall is back, so the pen looks pretty tasty right now (assuming RR doesn't put in Gio Gonzalez with the bases loaded and no outs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 ESPN2 tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 6 hours ago, ShoeLessRob said: WAS IT OVER WHEN THEY BOMBED PEARL HARBOR? NO WAS IT OVER WHEN THE BRITISH WERE COMING? NO WAS IT OVER WHEN DARTH VADER CHOPPED OFF LUKES HAND AND REVEALED HE IS HIS FATHER? NO WAS IT OVER ON THE 5TH DAY OF THE BATTLE OF HELMS DEEP AND THEY LOOKED TO THE EAST? NO WAS IT OVER DURING THE SPACE RACE AND RUSSIA PUT THE FIRST HUMAN INTO SPACE? NO LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO. Was it over when your mom said you couldnt live in the basement any more ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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