John Lackey's Blazing Horse House Inferno

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Oh if Bryant just seriously injured himself I am on the ledge again. Over the ledge. Can't even see the ledge, it's a long way down.

Snap the fuck out of it. 

[SKO]

Oh if Bryant just seriously injured himself I am on the ledge again. Over the ledge. Can't even see the ledge, it's a long way down.

Snap the fuck out of it. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bjEpLoL0ls

[Canadouche]

I just finished reading The Cubs Way, which was very enjoyable. In the book, Lester talks about how, most years, it takes a pitcher around 100 innings to get comfortable with his mechanics.

[Saul Goodman]

I just finished reading The Cubs Way, which was very enjoyable. In the book, Lester talks about how, most years, it takes a pitcher around 100 innings to get comfortable with his mechanics.

How many innings does it take to decide we want someone FIREBARNed?

[Canadouche]

I just finished reading The Cubs Way, which was very enjoyable. In the book, Lester talks about how, most years, it takes a pitcher around 100 innings to get comfortable with his mechanics.

How many innings does it take to decide we want someone FIREBARNed?

I'm thinking 0, +/- a few.

[Brownie]

I just finished reading The Cubs Way, which was very enjoyable. In the book, Lester talks about how, most years, it takes a pitcher around 100 innings to get comfortable with his mechanics.

Particularly in auto racing.

[Saul Goodman]

"Yes, hello, Firebarn Industrial Supply? Do you offer volume discounts?"

[Quality Start Machine]

He should be forced to pitch in a barbed-wire jockstrap.

[SKO]

He should be forced to pitch in a barbed-wire jockstrap.

Joe should have PH for him with RISP in the 5th and Lackey clearly having completely lost his command and being at 80 pitches and also being old and shitty. We'll see how this works out

[SKO]

He should be forced to pitch in a barbed-wire jockstrap.

Joe should have PH for him with RISP in the 5th and Lackey clearly having completely lost his command and being at 80 pitches and also being old and shitty. We'll see how this works out

Poorly. it worked out fucking poorly. I like Joe but he's got to get over this herp-derp Lackey has veteran gumption nonsense. He should have a shorter leash than Jason Hammel ever got.

[Quality Start Machine]

He should be forced to pitch in a barbed-wire jockstrap.

Joe should have PH for him with RISP in the 5th and Lackey clearly having completely lost his command and being at 80 pitches and also being old and shitty. We'll see how this works out

Poorly. it worked out fucking poorly. I like Joe but he's got to get over this herp-derp Lackey has veteran gumption nonsense. He should have a shorter leash than Jason Hammel ever got.

He had to milk Lackey a little more than was desirable today because he needed 4 2/3 innings from the bullpen yesterday. As it is, he needs 4 today. Hopefully Jake has 7 to give tomorrow.

[CBStew]

He should be forced to pitch in a barbed-wire jockstrap.

Joe should have PH for him with RISP in the 5th and Lackey clearly having completely lost his command and being at 80 pitches and also being old and shitty. We'll see how this works out

Poorly. it worked out fucking poorly. I like Joe but he's got to get over this herp-derp Lackey has veteran gumption nonsense. He should have a shorter leash than Jason Hammel ever got.

He had to milk Lackey a little more than was desirable today because he needed 4 2/3 innings from the bullpen yesterday. As it is, he needs 4 today. Hopefully Jake has 7 to give tomorrow.

My theory?   Maddon left him in long enough to get the win and look better at trade time.

[Saul Goodman]

He should be forced to pitch in a barbed-wire jockstrap.

Joe should have PH for him with RISP in the 5th and Lackey clearly having completely lost his command and being at 80 pitches and also being old and shitty. We'll see how this works out

Poorly. it worked out fucking poorly. I like Joe but he's got to get over this herp-derp Lackey has veteran gumption nonsense. He should have a shorter leash than Jason Hammel ever got.

Fucking THIS. And I'm pretty sure Jason Hammel just felt chills, wherever he is.

[Saul Goodman]

I don't know what kind of deal Jesse Rogers has going with John Lackey, but this bizarre story arguing he should stay in the rotation is some major league bullshit toleration.

Maddon is right in one respect: The Cubs have enough in their rotation right now to win their division. That includes John Lackey, who won his seventh game Tuesday while lowering his ERA under 5.00 for the first time in a month. You can view his four hit batters on Tuesday -- three of which came in one inning -- as a negative, but he gave up only two runs over five innings. He'll take the positives in that.

He made that pitch to Tim Anderson in the fifth inning, inducing a groundout to strand all three runners. Sure, Lackey is the first Cub to hit four batters in a game since 1957. But what's the difference if none of them scored?

Lackey left after allowing the first two batters on base in the sixth, but his pitching line was saved when reliever Carl Edwards Jr. escaped the jam unscathed. And that's the bottom line with Lackey right now: It isn't going to be pretty, but he can still get the job done as the No. 5 pitcher in the rotation.

How his conclusion is "gee, John sure can get it done!" instead of "damn, John sure is lucky Carl Edwards saved his ass" is beyond me. Plus, if Tim Anderson wasn't such a slapdick John easily could have given up 8 runs today. I'll save two spots in the firebarn so Jesse can join his buddy.

[SKO]

I don't know what kind of deal Jesse Rogers has going with John Lackey, but this bizarre story arguing he should stay in the rotation is some major league bullshit toleration.

Maddon is right in one respect: The Cubs have enough in their rotation right now to win their division. That includes John Lackey, who won his seventh game Tuesday while lowering his ERA under 5.00 for the first time in a month. You can view his four hit batters on Tuesday -- three of which came in one inning -- as a negative, but he gave up only two runs over five innings. He'll take the positives in that.

He made that pitch to Tim Anderson in the fifth inning, inducing a groundout to strand all three runners. Sure, Lackey is the first Cub to hit four batters in a game since 1957. But what's the difference if none of them scored?

Lackey left after allowing the first two batters on base in the sixth, but his pitching line was saved when reliever Carl Edwards Jr. escaped the jam unscathed. And that's the bottom line with Lackey right now: It isn't going to be pretty, but he can still get the job done as the No. 5 pitcher in the rotation.

How his conclusion is "gee, John sure can get it done!" instead of "damn, John sure is lucky Carl Edwards saved his ass" is beyond me. Plus, if Tim Anderson wasn't such a slapdick John easily could have given up 8 runs today. I'll save two spots in the firebarn so Jesse can join his buddy.

Does Jesse not realize the White Sox fucking suck? He gave up two hits and a walk to Omar Narvaez and his .664 OPS, gave up a hit to Anderson (.630), and a fucking scorched doubled by Carlos Rodon. Any team with an actual major league offense probably puts up 5-6 runs on him there.