GDT 4/18/16-Cubs (Lackey) @ Cardinals (Leake) 7:09 CDT

[go birds]

the BFIB need to sack up and boo his ass

[MrCrowesGarden]

[MrCrowesGarden]

Barometer series for me. Glad we went 7-2 against the dregs but I feel I still don't know much about this team.

[dmarx114]

the BFIB need to sack up and boo his ass

This.

And Lackey should get booed too.

[Schlich]

I'll be there tonight, and I'll probably boo, because booing is fun, and this is definitely a good enough excuse.

[Cheddar Tom]

Barometer series for me. Glad we went 7-2 against the dregs but I feel I still don't know much about this team.

The offense is legitimate....the pitching is shaky and the defense atrocious. Those are two things they absolutely need against the Cubs.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Barometer series for me. Glad we went 7-2 against the dregs but I feel I still don't know much about this team.

The offense is legitimate....the pitching is shaky and the defense atrocious. Those are two things they absolutely need against the Cubs.

I just don't feel confident in saying anything concrete after 12 games. The hitting looks better than I thought it would, but I also wouldn't be shocked if that flipped on its head in the next week. Same for the pitching: I could easily see something clicking and they go on a tear.

[Cheddar Tom]

I don't suspect they will average 7 runs per game against a very, very good Cubs pitching staff...but outside of Hazelbaker, Diaz and Garcia, nobody is blowing expectations out of the water. Just based on BABIP alone a good chunk of these guys are going to get better, not worse.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Like I said, we'll see.

[Jocephus]

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