2019-04-05: Cubs (Quintana) at Brewers (Woodruff) [Brewers win, 13-10 -- Brewers tee off on Quintana early en route to tallying 15 hits and 5 HRs in slugfest]

[topper09er]

Cubs have us just where they want us, bases loaded for Yelich

[Montezuma]

These Cubs are not past 2 years Cubs. Quintana is lost out there

[topper09er]

Man Yelich was dead taking that perfect 2-0 pitch

[MrTPlush]

Cannot believe Yelich took the 2-0 pitch all the way. That was an obvious fastball pitch coming and he just watched it down the pipe.

Should have been majorly aggressive on the pitch.

[PinaMadness]

BUST THIS ONE OPEN!!!!

[MrTPlush]

ANNNNNND Quintana has completely lost it.

[ThisIsMyCrew]

Rally started with an Arcia single.

[RollieTime]

Braun has such a sweet swing!

[Lathund]

I love the 2019 Chicago Cubs.

[PinaMadness]

Man, how great does it feel to finally break the Quintana curse?

[pacopete4]

#RyanBraunForever

[stalton]

I think Braun likes his new launch angle. Let's keep the foot on the gas

[PinaMadness]

That's why you always bust it up the line, Arcia.

[MrTPlush]

Chicago announcement tomorrow:

 

Watching the Cubs at work is officially NSFW.

[xisxisxis]

Can we bottle this feeling for the time when the team has their first 3 game losing streak?

[Eye Black]

There are some Cubs fans in a bad place right now.

[jjgott]

The Cole Hamels curse is still strong. No Rivalry, huh???

[Oxy]

I don’t want to jinx it, but Jordan Baker has been very consistent (and seemingly accurate) with his strike zone so far tonight.

 

One of my personal favorites, Jerry Layne, the umpire at 2B tonight.

 

Complimenting the refs/umps by name in game?!?! This gets the prize for game thread post originality. I don't think it's going to catch on.

[trwi7]

Should be an 0-2 count right now.

[PinaMadness]

I don’t want to jinx it, but Jordan Baker has been very consistent (and seemingly accurate) with his strike zone so far tonight.

 

One of my personal favorites, Jerry Layne, the umpire at 2B tonight.

 

Complimenting the refs/umps by name in game?!?! This gets the prize for game thread post originality. I don't think it's going to catch on.

Should we start a thread critiquing the home plate umpire every game?

[Eye Black]

This is admittedly a weird comparison because they aren’t necessarily similar profiles, but I am starting to wonder if Kris Bryant’s career trajectory is going to go the way of Will Clark. Looked like a Hall of Farmer into his mid-20’s, and then never fully realized that potential in his late 20’s and beyond.

[jjgott]

I don’t want to jinx it, but Jordan Baker has been very consistent (and seemingly accurate) with his strike zone so far tonight.

 

One of my personal favorites, Jerry Layne, the umpire at 2B tonight.

 

Complimenting the refs/umps by name in game?!?! This gets the prize for game thread post originality. I don't think it's going to catch on.

 

Posters praising umpires, dogs and cats living together...

 

[young guns]

Can we bottle this feeling for the time when the team has their first 3 game losing streak?

Maybe we should just sell it to cubs fans because this team is never going to lose 3 in a row! This is the optimism thread right?

[xisxisxis]

Should we start a thread critiquing the home plate umpire every game?

What? And cut the In-Game Thread in half?

[Oxy]

Cannot believe Yelich took the 2-0 pitch all the way. That was an obvious fastball pitch coming and he just watched it down the pipe.

Should have been majorly aggressive on the pitch.

 

Most of the time I want him swinging there too, but lefty vs. lefty against a guy who cant find the zone (walked the last 2 (including the pitcher)) with Braun on deck (vs the lefty). Yelich is an MVP for a reason. Take all the way in that situation. Braun showed why.