John Lackey's Blazing Horse House Inferno

[Quality Start Machine]

I want the Cubs to trade for a good starter and move Lackey to the bullpen. Mostly because he sucks but partially because I want to laugh at his inevitable red assed reaction to the demotion.

Anybody interested in a shortstop with sore knuckles?

What's that got to do with Lackey?

Man, when Fork gets a notion in his head, he's unstoppable...

Trading for a good starting pitcher was the first point here. How do you propose the Cubs get one without giving up anything good?

I mean, even if this whole shitstorm winds up just being a wet fart, one of the choices Jepstink might still have to make is Baez or Russell.

Pretty confident when I say that literally no one on this message board has made that argument.

Nobody did. But Huard was so anxious to paint me as running some sort of kangaroo court (MLB is investigating, and they've suspended bigger stars than Russell, so they're not sweeping anything uder the rug here) that my suggestion that a player maybe being somewhat more available these days due to off-field issues was somehow pushing a narrative.

Or maybe Huard thinks we can get Kershaw for LaStella. Remember, not a meatball.

[Brownie]

I want the Cubs to trade for a good starter and move Lackey to the bullpen. Mostly because he sucks but partially because I want to laugh at his inevitable red assed reaction to the demotion.

Anybody interested in a shortstop with sore knuckles?

What's that got to do with Lackey?

Man, when Fork gets a notion in his head, he's unstoppable...

Trading for a good starting pitcher was the first point here. How do you propose the Cubs get one without giving up anything good?

I mean, even if this whole shitstorm winds up just being a wet fart, one of the choices Jepstink might still have to make is Baez or Russell.

Pretty confident when I say that literally no one on this message board has made that argument.

Nobody did. But Huard was so anxious to paint me as running some sort of kangaroo court (MLB is investigating, and they've suspended bigger stars than Russell, so they're not sweeping anything uder the rug here) that my suggestion that a player maybe being somewhat more available these days due to off-field issues was somehow pushing a narrative.

Or maybe Huard thinks we can get Kershaw for LaStella. Remember, not a meatball.

Russell's value is not what it was a few months ago. Or even three years ago, especially if he's facing a 30-game suspension.

[Eli]

I want the Cubs to trade for a good starter and move Lackey to the bullpen. Mostly because he sucks but partially because I want to laugh at his inevitable red assed reaction to the demotion.

Anybody interested in a shortstop with sore knuckles?

What's that got to do with Lackey?

Man, when Fork gets a notion in his head, he's unstoppable...

Trading for a good starting pitcher was the first point here. How do you propose the Cubs get one without giving up anything good?

I mean, even if this whole shitstorm winds up just being a wet fart, one of the choices Jepstink might still have to make is Baez or Russell.

Pretty confident when I say that literally no one on this message board has made that argument.

Nobody did. But Huard was so anxious to paint me as running some sort of kangaroo court (MLB is investigating, and they've suspended bigger stars than Russell, so they're not sweeping anything uder the rug here) that my suggestion that a player maybe being somewhat more available these days due to off-field issues was somehow pushing a narrative.

Or maybe Huard thinks we can get Kershaw for LaStella. Remember, not a meatball.

Russell's value is not what it was a few months ago. Or even three years ago, especially if he's facing a 30-game suspension.

The Yankees got a top 5 prospect for a domestic abuser who's a far less valuable player than Russell is.

[Quality Start Machine]

I want the Cubs to trade for a good starter and move Lackey to the bullpen. Mostly because he sucks but partially because I want to laugh at his inevitable red assed reaction to the demotion.

Anybody interested in a shortstop with sore knuckles?

What's that got to do with Lackey?

Man, when Fork gets a notion in his head, he's unstoppable...

Trading for a good starting pitcher was the first point here. How do you propose the Cubs get one without giving up anything good?

I mean, even if this whole shitstorm winds up just being a wet fart, one of the choices Jepstink might still have to make is Baez or Russell.

Pretty confident when I say that literally no one on this message board has made that argument.

Nobody did. But Huard was so anxious to paint me as running some sort of kangaroo court (MLB is investigating, and they've suspended bigger stars than Russell, so they're not sweeping anything uder the rug here) that my suggestion that a player maybe being somewhat more available these days due to off-field issues was somehow pushing a narrative.

Or maybe Huard thinks we can get Kershaw for LaStella. Remember, not a meatball.

Russell's value is not what it was a few months ago. Or even three years ago, especially if he's facing a 30-game suspension.

30 games is a drop in the bucket for an elite glove who is under control for 4 years after this one.

[Quality Start Machine]

Back to Lackey...

Fels speaks for me.

[CBStew]

Back to Lackey...

Fels speaks for me.

If he wasn't wearing the cowboy hat maybe I could sympathize with him.

[Saul Goodman]

Still shitty.

[Brownie]

Still shitty.

It doesn't matter. Give up 100 if your offense is going to continue to suck.

[Quality Start Machine]

Bronson Arroyo leads MLB with 20 HR allowed.

Lackey is at 19.

C'Mon John, you got this.

[Saul Goodman]

AtCubs posted photos of Ol' John for Fathers' Day, reminding us that every child deserves a dad who leaves his mother when she selfishly gets cancer.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Today was a much-needed effort, and one for which he was long overdue to deliver.   I was reminded of a similar game on the Sunday right before the All-Star Break last season, when the Cubs had already gone 5-15 (and 27-29 over a near-2-month stretch) and it had felt like they kept losing leads and Lackey did, in fact, lose the lead in this game--twice I wanna say--but otherwise kept them in until they could hang on for what-amounts-to-whatever-value-a-single-regular-season-win-for-a-103-win-team-can-be.  Well that game was also against Pittsburgh and those are about the only 2 times I'll probably recall Lackey fondly (maybe a third--when he shoved it up STL's ass 1-0 in one of his earliest starts) since he sure has shit didn't do a thing in the playoffs last year (and hopefully won't get a chance this year).

[CubFaninHydePark]

FTGDFGA (This, not these)

[Armchair_QB]

Still shitty.

[Quality Start Machine]

Bronson Arroyo leads MLB with 20 HR allowed.

Lackey is at 19.

C'Mon John, you got this.

Last night put him one ahead of Arroyo and Nolasco with 24.

[Armchair_QB]

Good to see the time off has helped Lackey...