The Cubs are sitting as slim -115 favorites, with the Phillies at -105 to win outright. Even with Aaron Nola on the bump, the books are showing respect to Colin Rea's undefeated start.
This week, Brett and I got into the state of the NL Central, the vibe shifting wins on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the dominant looking start to the season for Shota Imanaga.
For as much as I really do appreciate Craig Counsell as manager of the Chicago Cubs, he has one quirk that always rubs me the wrong way. And that's when he refuses to identify the roles of any pitcher, particularly relievers, electing instead to label them all as "out-getters." It's like, yeah, I get what you mean (and you're not wrong to operate that way), but can you just answer the question?