OSS: They’re only Mostly Dead
Three up:
- Kyle Hendricks stepped up and had his best outing on the season, taking a no hitter deep into the eighth inning. Stroman’s complete game shutout of the Rays was the best Cubs outing of the year but this is definitely a close second. I thought it would take a while longer for Hendricks to get back in a groove, let a lone that we might see a vintage Cyle outing anytime soon (or at all).
- Cubs youngsters Chris Morel and Matt Mervis hit badly needed homers. Both had been slumping of late (along with everyone else), but now that the team has dug itself a big enough hole it’s looking like the Cubs are giving a bigger weight letting them get reps. Morel also added a clutch two run single – hitting with RISP, who knew it was possible.
- Mike Tauchman made an incredible catch in the third inning to rob an easy triple from the shambling remains of Brandon Crawford. He’s no Bellinger but he’s the a cromulent fourth outfielder.
Three Eight down
The Cubs just need to add another eight games or so on the end of this winning streak to get back in this thing :/
Next up: The Cubs go for for the sweep at 3:05 PM CT. Hayden Wesneski starts against…someone. The Giants website lists Brebbia as the starter…but he was the opener today so who knows*.
*the Shadow knows!
Comments
This rotation, man. Maybe no one who you can count on to shut a team down in the playoffs, but if they’re on their game the offense really could be mediocre and win a lot of games. It’s such a tantalizing mirage of possibility.
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It’s something to build off of which they can’t if they trade everyone, if this is truly a transition year for the better then they need to only sell Bellinger and a few others who won’t be around next year anyway
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Today’s lineup, hope Suzuki is ok
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1667947717648056322?t=46sbA2ge-CikbVKl_FjdSg&s=19
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Pat Hughes and Jon Miller are going to trade places in the broadcast booth on the radio side. Kind of cool. Cooler than that last home run, at least.
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Wesneski pitches to Yastrzemski
Too bad Harry isn’t calling this at bat.
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It’s like the oasis in Ishtar.
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Despite my comments on the podcast about letting the kids play, I’m coming around to the idea that Mervis should go back to Iowa. He’s had a chance to see what is needed to succeed up here. Now he should go back to Iowa and work on his weaknesses, then come back up and become a regular star, like Rizzo did.
His D, from what I’ve seen, is better than advertised. That’s a low bar, but still.
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Rice Cube,
Wow. Nice view.
You’re about 6 rows from the top?
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BVS,
Yeah we’re in the nosebleeds, thanks to $5.01 deal
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I should’ve gone to Saturday’s game (dying laughing)
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If this team could figure out not shitting the bed after winning the first two in a series, that’d be cool.
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Perkins,
Not having Suzuki and Amaya and also having terrible pitching on getaway day will do that
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Keep shining that mirror in the Giants’ eyes, RC.
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4 errors, Giants. Jesus.
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andcounting,
Cubs could only score 2 runs off errors, or maybe technically all 3, that’s dumb baseball on both ends
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I totally blanked and just realized it’s only the 7th inning (dying laughing)
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Down 7 and you’re out of the inning in 8 pitches. Well coached team.
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andcounting,
Down 10 now (dying laughing)
Wow
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Rice Cube,
There are going to be games like this, which is survivable. Seeing Happ and Swanson see a total of three pitches between them to lead off the inning kind of pisses me off.
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It was a beautiful day and a perfectly cromulent ball park but this was a soon to be three-hour game I recently did not enjoy
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That ending was shameful.
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andcounting,
Officially 3:06, unfortunately I was in the process of egress when Crawford pitched so no pictures from me
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