I'm going to Binny's to see if I can find this hoppy new treat! If Rizzo takes off like it looks like he is... look out!

B DOUBLE E DOUBLE R-U-N, BEER RUN! Eric! Hi. So... Morrow. He's a lottery ticket you forgot about in some fold of your wallet. Don't think about him, you'll go mad. But if he shows up... you a rich man!

Well, Q looked ordinary for such a long time, you didn't really realize the numbers he was putting up. But the two starts you're talking about... he didn't look like a #4 or #5, did he? The strike out stuff... I never thought of him that way but I'm changing my mind as time goes on. During the Little League game, they were talking about the number of innings the guy's put up, too. So awesome. And seriously... HOW did Lester do that?

The lows of this season have been particularly low. Winning is normal - It's a much higher fall nowadays. I even feel bad for Derek Holland. We're going to a movie tonight with the express purpose of not watching the Cubs. Sorry Kyle Hendricks, you're my fav but even I need a break. Hey - HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN 10 DAYS!

That was one famous salami, Mr. Bote. And yeah, you wonder if Vargas might have been part of a crappy clubhouse. That sure seemed like a weird episode. Q! He's been kind of awesome in '19. Go Cubs.

44/2? IS THAT TRUE? Good GOD THAT'S AMAZING!!!! I just told some people that at lunch and took all the credit. ME: "Oh yeah? Well since July first, Darvish has struck out 44 and only walked two." GUY: "THAT'S CRAZY! WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?" ME: "Ah, you know.. had a hunch. Looked it up. Did some math." And Rowan Wick. Just fantastic. And BTW, I loved Carl Edwards til the end. Yeah, he's a head case, but now? Guaranteed he'll make the jump and be the next star closer.

I like Davis, too, Bud. Fingers crossed that Contreras isn't gone too long. To manage my own expectations, I'd like him to be back in September.

I still can't believe I was actually there for the Hendricks' 81 pitch complete game shutout over the Cards this year. God, what a treat. Yu... if the Cubs go where we want, he'll be a big part of that so... yeah expect more Yu paintings. And who hasn't led off for the Cubs on this roster? Heyward and his overall game is really fab to watch this year. Loved him leading off yesterday and it'll be so interesting to see what Joe does. Can't wait for 6:05.

Not long ago I tuned into a Card game on At Bat radio, and was astonished that Mike Shannon is still talking. This wasn't a big game or anything (can't remember who they were playing), but dude.. that guy sounds like... well I looked it up - he sounds like a tired 80 year old. He started doing radio in '72, 46 years ago. WE ARE SO LUCKY to have the talent we have on both radio and TV.

Dang. I need a W flag gif. And.. I had to look at the box to figure out who had red hair or whatever to earn the "carrotcake" nickname. Duh. Kyle Ryan looks like the only guy who's in the correct (early innings) place in a bullpen. Everybody else seems like they should be one step back as far as like, 6th inning guy, 7th inning guy... But Ryan does do really well there. When the Cubs play the Cards, they'll both be tied for first. That's like the impossible dream of baseball fans in August. If you like watching the greatest rivalry in sports. So... this game was sewn up and I went to do a Schwarber painting and didn't realize Holland "closed". I had the radio on but still missed that. In the box he's brilliant, but how did he look for real?