John Lackey's Blazing Horse House Inferno

[ChuckD]

He pitched like shit but he gave them 6 innings. Something to be said for that.

I'll duck out before you guys start tossing horseshit at me.

I'm sure many starters that get shelled early would settle in and go 6 innings if their team managed to put up 9 runs for them by the 4th and the manager gave them a longer leash. If the Cubs offense wasn't a juggernaut he'd have probably been yanked earlier in an attempt to keep them somewhat in the game.

He gets no credit whatsoever for any of this, your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

I know you're being tongue and cheek but didn't he retire his final 10 batters or something like that?

Enough about gourmet Welsh cooking, let's get back to baseball.

Seriously, though: if you've never eaten tongue or cheek, you've missed out.  They're fucking delicious.

Validated.

I've taken a big bite of both on a few occasions. A little coppery for my taste, but to each their own.

[Oleg]

He pitched like shit but he gave them 6 innings. Something to be said for that.

I'll duck out before you guys start tossing horseshit at me.

I'm sure many starters that get shelled early would settle in and go 6 innings if their team managed to put up 9 runs for them by the 4th and the manager gave them a longer leash. If the Cubs offense wasn't a juggernaut he'd have probably been yanked earlier in an attempt to keep them somewhat in the game.

He gets no credit whatsoever for any of this, your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

I know you're being tongue and cheek but didn't he retire his final 10 batters or something like that?

Enough about gourmet Welsh cooking, let's get back to baseball.

Seriously, though: if you've never eaten tongue or cheek, you've missed out.  They're fucking delicious.

Beef tongue and pig jowl.  Fuck yeah.

[Tonker]

He pitched like shit but he gave them 6 innings. Something to be said for that.

I'll duck out before you guys start tossing horseshit at me.

I'm sure many starters that get shelled early would settle in and go 6 innings if their team managed to put up 9 runs for them by the 4th and the manager gave them a longer leash. If the Cubs offense wasn't a juggernaut he'd have probably been yanked earlier in an attempt to keep them somewhat in the game.

He gets no credit whatsoever for any of this, your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

I know you're being tongue and cheek but didn't he retire his final 10 batters or something like that?

Enough about gourmet Welsh cooking, let's get back to baseball.

Seriously, though: if you've never eaten tongue or cheek, you've missed out.  They're fucking delicious.

Beef tongue and pig jowl.  Fuck yeah.

I was thinking more larks' tongues and ocelot cheeks, but whatever floats your boat, you pleb.

[morpheus]

He pitched like shit but he gave them 6 innings. Something to be said for that.

I'll duck out before you guys start tossing horseshit at me.

I'm sure many starters that get shelled early would settle in and go 6 innings if their team managed to put up 9 runs for them by the 4th and the manager gave them a longer leash. If the Cubs offense wasn't a juggernaut he'd have probably been yanked earlier in an attempt to keep them somewhat in the game.

He gets no credit whatsoever for any of this, your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

I know you're being tongue and cheek but didn't he retire his final 10 batters or something like that?

Enough about gourmet Welsh cooking, let's get back to baseball.

Seriously, though: if you've never eaten tongue or cheek, you've missed out.  They're fucking delicious.

Beef tongue and pig jowl.  Fuck yeah.

The Purple Pig has a super tasty JLT (Jowl, Lettuce, Tomato) if you're into that sort of thing.  Also good: the fried pig's ear with kale, pickled cherry peppers, and fried egg.

[Oleg]

He pitched like shit but he gave them 6 innings. Something to be said for that.

I'll duck out before you guys start tossing horseshit at me.

I'm sure many starters that get shelled early would settle in and go 6 innings if their team managed to put up 9 runs for them by the 4th and the manager gave them a longer leash. If the Cubs offense wasn't a juggernaut he'd have probably been yanked earlier in an attempt to keep them somewhat in the game.

He gets no credit whatsoever for any of this, your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

I know you're being tongue and cheek but didn't he retire his final 10 batters or something like that?

Enough about gourmet Welsh cooking, let's get back to baseball.

Seriously, though: if you've never eaten tongue or cheek, you've missed out.  They're fucking delicious.

Beef tongue and pig jowl.  Fuck yeah.

I was thinking more larks' tongues and ocelot cheeks, but whatever floats your boat, you pleb.

Fucking Australians.

[WTB...A RING FFS!!]

So is Lackey gonna be the pitcher that gets all the runs this yr? So while he may earn our haterage from regularly giving up 3 in 6-7 IP the offense will put up 6-8 making him seem better than he is.

[Slaky]

So is Lackey gonna be the pitcher that gets all the runs this yr? So while he may earn our haterage from regularly giving up 3 in 6-7 IP the offense will put up 6-8 making him seem better than he is.

6+ and 2 ER isn't the worst. I'll take that from him every time even if his route to that end is infuriating.

[WTB...A RING FFS!!]

Yeah, if he pitches like he did tonight at least 75% of his starts then the ragehate will diminish.

[Powdered Toast Man]

So is Lackey gonna be the pitcher that gets all the runs this yr? So while he may earn our haterage from regularly giving up 3 in 6-7 IP the offense will put up 6-8 making him seem better than he is.

2-3 ER in 6-7 IP is Kyle Hendricks. Do we hate Kyle Hendricks? I don't hate Kyle Hendricks. But Kyle Hendricks doesn't make that stupid face that Lackey does.

[SKO]

So is Lackey gonna be the pitcher that gets all the runs this yr? So while he may earn our haterage from regularly giving up 3 in 6-7 IP the offense will put up 6-8 making him seem better than he is.

2-3 ER in 6-7 IP is Kyle Hendricks. Do we hate Kyle Hendricks? I don't hate Kyle Hendricks. But Kyle Hendricks doesn't make that stupid face that Lackey does.

Depends on the day. The story with Lackey is pretty simple: I have no reason to give him the benefit of the doubt. He's an a-hole and a former Cardinal to boot, so the burden's on him to be awesome before I start dialing back the haterage.

[Quality Start Machine]

So is Lackey gonna be the pitcher that gets all the runs this yr? So while he may earn our haterage from regularly giving up 3 in 6-7 IP the offense will put up 6-8 making him seem better than he is.

2-3 ER in 6-7 IP is Kyle Hendricks. Do we hate Kyle Hendricks? I don't hate Kyle Hendricks. But Kyle Hendricks doesn't make that stupid face that Lackey does.

Depends on the day. The story with Lackey is pretty simple: I have no reason to give him the benefit of the doubt. He's an a-hole and a former Cardinal to boot, so the burden's on him to be awesome before I start dialing back the haterage.

I've just decided to go full Chuck and hate him regardless of result.

[SKO]

So is Lackey gonna be the pitcher that gets all the runs this yr? So while he may earn our haterage from regularly giving up 3 in 6-7 IP the offense will put up 6-8 making him seem better than he is.

2-3 ER in 6-7 IP is Kyle Hendricks. Do we hate Kyle Hendricks? I don't hate Kyle Hendricks. But Kyle Hendricks doesn't make that stupid face that Lackey does.

Depends on the day. The story with Lackey is pretty simple: I have no reason to give him the benefit of the doubt. He's an a-hole and a former Cardinal to boot, so the burden's on him to be awesome before I start dialing back the haterage.

I've just decided to go full Chuck and hate him regardless of result.

If they want to go 131-31 and only lose Lackey's remaining starts that'd be fine with me.

[InternetApex]

Lackey will finish the season with a sub-4.00 ERA and earn every penny of that meh contract.

And I'll still hate him. I hated Jim Edmonds too. I don't just forget the past and embrace these former Cardinals like some war criminal. Heyward doesn't count. It's not like he ever wanted to be a Cardinal in the first place and he cut a fucking swath out of St. Louis so fast it made General Sherman stand up and take note. 

[J Rod]

Lackey will finish the season with a sub-4.00 ERA and earn every penny of that meh contract.

And I'll still hate him. I hated Jim Edmonds too. I don't just forget the past and embrace these former Cardinals like some war criminal. Heyward doesn't count. It's not like he ever wanted to be a Cardinal in the first place and he cut a fucking swath out of St. Louis so fast it made General Sherman stand up and take note. 

[ChuckD]

So is Lackey gonna be the pitcher that gets all the runs this yr? So while he may earn our haterage from regularly giving up 3 in 6-7 IP the offense will put up 6-8 making him seem better than he is.

2-3 ER in 6-7 IP is Kyle Hendricks. Do we hate Kyle Hendricks? I don't hate Kyle Hendricks. But Kyle Hendricks doesn't make that stupid face that Lackey does.

Depends on the day. The story with Lackey is pretty simple: I have no reason to give him the benefit of the doubt. He's an a-hole and a former Cardinal to boot, so the burden's on him to be awesome before I start dialing back the haterage.

I've just decided to go full Chuck and hate him regardless of result.

Yeah, I don't know what the rest of you guys are talking about. I twisted the dial all the way up on my Rage-a-tron until it snapped off. There's no turning back.