Opening day Gamethread

[Darnell's Son]

Oh man, Bad News Bears

 

[Section15Box113]

Castro is not impressing me tonight.

 

[DJnVa]

EDIT: Covered.
 
Later Lester. 

 

[Snoop Soxy Dogg]

Jeez; the Cards are putting on a clinic.
 
And the Cubs are struggling with fundamentals. What do you got to say, genius Maddon?

 

[budcrew08]

Any of you guys feeling any schadenfreude with Lester?

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Any of you guys feeling any schadenfreude with Lester?

$156 million worth

 

[soxhop411]

Jeez; the Cards are putting on a clinic.
 
And the Cubs are struggling with fundamentals. What do you got to say, genius Maddon?

 

[DJnVa]

Any of you guys feeling any schadenfreude with Lester?

 
If they had hired anyone else to manage the team I'd be rooting for Lester and the Cubs.

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

Any of you guys feeling any schadenfreude with Lester?

Really grateful for what both he and Theo did for the Red Sox for so long, totally gett wanting to take the most money possible and trying something new. Despite all that, I find myself rooting hard for the Cardinals.

 

[E5 Yaz]

And the Cubs are struggling with fundamentals. What do you got to say, genius Maddon?

 

 

[MuzzyField]

 
If they had hired anyone else to manage the team I'd be rooting for Lester and the Cubs.

Bingo!

 

[Laser Show]

I'm rooting for Lester over there, but I'm not gonna lie, schadenfreude ain't bad either.

 

[dynomite]

Schilling was spot on from the get-go about Lester tonight: too much adrenaline, not enough feel of his pitches yet.
 

Any of you guys feeling any schadenfreude with Lester?

Not really. Between Theo, Lester, Ross, and the exciting rookies I really like this Cubs team despite the Maddon element.

 

[Laser Show]

 
If they had hired anyone else to manage the team I'd be rooting for Lester and the Cubs.

My thoughts exactly. With so many Sox connections, it feels natural. But Maddon is a bit much for me.

 

[E5 Yaz]

When will the Cubs bring Addison Russell up to play short?

 

[Kilgore A. Trout]

Pedey played 31 games in 2006 so maybe Theo means he never started a player in his first game on opening day?

and etc.
 
 
The initial statement by Theo still seems like a bullshit argument to pretend keeping the kid down wasn't about futzing with his service time.

 

[54thMA]

Really grateful for what both he did for the Red Sox, totally get wanting to take the most money possible and trying something new.

 
Yep, thanks for the two WS titles, you put the team on your back in the 2013 playoffs.
 
Good luck with the trying something new part; Cubs fans everywhere are depending on you to deliver their first WS title since 1908.
 
No pressure.
 
Sometimes the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence.
 
But you'd be better off staying on this side of the fence.
 

 

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Ross down the left field line. Memories.

 

[theapportioner]

Kruk sounds like he's still on the post-op pain meds.

 

[dynomite]

Any of you guys feeling any schadenfreude with Lester?

Also: not even a little. The cancer survivor who helped hang two banners in Fenway? I hope he signs his next contract for a trillion bajillion dollars.

 

[nvalvo]

I like Dexter Fowler. I've always liked him. 

 

[soxhop411]

@ESPNStatsInfo: Cubs are 0 for their last 30(!) with runners in scoring position on Opening Day, including 0-for-9 tonight

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

I can't imagine where they're going to put a hotel

 

[soxhop411]

What the fuck!!!!!!!???
https://twitter.com/cubbies2014/status/584886810372866048

 

[theapportioner]

The Wrigley Gulag

 

[mikeford]

So lemme get this straight
 
Maddon let his bad hitting catcher hit, which admittedly did work, just to then PH hit OK hitting catcher and move his pitcher to the 7 spot so he'll come up even sooner in the lineup
 
 
I'm gonna LOVE watching this fucking phony get exposed by his own stupidity all year.

 

[MakMan44]

What the fuck!!!!!!!???
https://twitter.com/cubbies2014/status/584886810372866048

Gross.
 
Motte looks pretty good though, hitting his spots well.

 

[MuzzyField]

John thought Wrigley Gulag might be a new menu item.

 

[nvalvo]

I'm moving to Chicago this summer. I guess I'll have to bring a Stadium Pal to Wrigley.  

 

[mikeford]

LOL April baseball

 

[MakMan44]

LOL April baseball

Waino loves it though

 

[soxhop411]

Long

 

[MuzzyField]

Do the Cubs have an official urinary catheter?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Do the Cubs have an official urinary catheter?

 
THAT'S what Kruk is wearing!

 

[rembrat]

What the fuck!!!!!!!???
https://twitter.com/cubbies2014/status/584886810372866048

 
Bottom right needs some water ASAP. 

 

[E5 Yaz]

brooksbaseball Dan Brooks
Tomorrow on boston sports radio: 29 hours of "are red sox geniuses for not signing lester"
 
I'll bet the under

 

[theapportioner]

Ernie Banks' kids are terrible singers.

 

[mikeford]

Ernie's kids are wasted

 

[staz]

Jerry and Jimmy have been drinking

 

[Hank Scorpio]

What the hell was that?

 

[flymrfreakjar]

yikes

 

[canderson]

That tradition is worse than Sweet Caroline.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

That tradition is worse than Sweet Caroline.

They're both fantastic traditions

 

[nvalvo]

He's trying to frame. 

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Not the best night for Soler in right

 

[Hendu for Kutch]

I missed the beginning of that inning, why was Martinez in?  I thought he was the 5th starter?  Did they discuss this on the broadcast?

 

[E5 Yaz]

I missed the beginning of that inning, why was Martinez in?  I thought he was the 5th starter?  Did they discuss this on the broadcast?

 
Early season days off and scheduling

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

I missed the beginning of that inning, why was Martinez in?  I thought he was the 5th starter?  Did they discuss this on the broadcast?

Trying to out-manage Maddon

 

[soxhop411]

Soo the Cubs are out of hot dog buns.


Bang up job on all fronts cubbies

 

[Warning Track Speed]

They've resorted to drinking chardonnay?