That was a fun series. Here’s some silly facts after the Cubs significantly improved their run differential.
Somehow, those 150 runs represents the most in the National League or maybe even the majors, I forgot which, but it’s a lot.
Beating the hell out of the team that used to lead the division up until you beat the snot out of them is pretty cool.
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berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
I love how even when Pittsburgh was in 1st, the prediction said, “Nah.”
BVSQuote Reply
Because the Cubs didn’t hit any homers today, and the 3 crappy teams tied with the Reds for 2nd most HR allowed all did, the Reds now are 5th in HR allowed (152).
BVSQuote Reply
Isn’t “X” bad for search engine optimization?
“Ok Google, search random Cubs facts X” seems like it’ll get you vastly different results than
“Ok Google, search random Cubs facts Twitter”
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
Their domain is still marked as Twitter dot com possibly because some porn site already took x dot com
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The Cubs are playing the best team (by record) in the majors this weekend, I just realized
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Surprised Sean Doolittle was so high for Nats-A’s. Should have gone with Jon Lester.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Here we go, hope Seiya earns back some playing time
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Fun time going back through some old Dodgers teams. Pedro Martinez was their setup guy in 1993!
berseliusQuote Reply
I hope for at least one win this weekend to not be a complete disaster
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Also, having to rely on the Nats, Pirates, and Rockies is probably not going to go well, but win or something you mooks
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RIP Pac 10
berseliusQuote Reply
RIP Hector Salamanca
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Rice Cube,
(Rings bell in his honor)
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Not sure why I know A’s. But all my Wash answers always come from Montreal.
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Rice Cube,
berselius,
I assume these two aren’t related, and based on OV posting history, Salamanca is either from Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad, neither of which I watched.
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
Unless Salamanca is the Pac 10 commissioner.
BVSQuote Reply
So does the Big 12 absorb the remaining Pac 7?
Or WSU, OreSt, Cal and Stanford to Mountain West with ASU, Az and Utah to Big 12? (Maybe Stanford to Big 12 because of basketball.)
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
Some of the remaining teams might go independent, but Mountain West seems most likely. If the PacX leadership was any flavor of competent they would just raid the mountain west teams with the allure of the relatively prestigious PacX branding, but if they were any level of incompetent they wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place (dying laughing).
berseliusQuote Reply
There are a bunch of Oregon State grads down the hall here and they are pretty bummed.
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BVS,
Given the size of the student body, Arizona State could probably make an intramural conference on its own (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
And the 4th place coed IM football team could beat Indiana football.
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
This was an encouraging read:
https://theathletic.com/4748191/2023/08/03/cubs-playoff-mode-seiya-suzuki/?source=user_shared_article
PerkinsQuote Reply
This game might be over in less than 2 hours, (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Yeah the Braves are pretty good
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Damn you, good doctor.
andcountingQuote Reply
berselius,
shut me right up
berseliusQuote Reply
The no-hitter dies
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Pat Hughes: “The crowd cheering Tucker Barnhardt, who specializes in off-speed pitches…”
(dying laughing) (dying laughing)
BVSQuote Reply
Pat rocks
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Almost! 2:09
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That’s a flusher of a game. I just hope the Cubs can take one of three, which I guess means tomorrow since they don’t win on Sundays.
PerkinsQuote Reply
The Reds have lost but the Pirates are a bad pitch away from being useless again
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Cubs hold serve
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Today’s was tough and fun. I’d have sworn Trout had a Gold Glove, though.
PerkinsQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at today’s categories in IG
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That was a fun one. Looking at the list after, I forgot that Thome is a HOFer
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Also, Mike Hampton ftw on SS/GG (dying laughing). I almost guessed Maddux and thought better of it. Chicks dig the long ball
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Used only former Cubs for GG column and totalled 3% rarity there. Not forcing a team connection was a nice change of pace.
BVSQuote Reply
Game two lineup, good luck everyone
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1687848768564019200?t=jrwRz-qxfBJrbKVfYBezWQ&s=19
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Wow
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Rice CubeQuote Reply
If GameDay is any kind of accurate then today’s zone is a tad low which I feel like the Cubs should also take advantage of
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Very appreciative of Dansby Swanson
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Rice Cube,
And Jeimer Candelario
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This is about as good a start against the league’s best team as the Cubs could realistically hope for.
PerkinsQuote Reply
This lineup is nuts all the way through so I’m bracing for the big inning against Assad but perhaps he will prove me wrong
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Giving up just the one run was a miracle but hopefully they have the bullpen lined up for the remainder of this game just in case
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This Atlanta lineup is yet another reason for me to wish ill upon those who run the Oakland Athletics
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That’ll do, middle.
Also, I henceforth retire.
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andcountingQuote Reply
Umpire has stolen at least two walks from Cubs batters today
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Rice Cube,
And one whole batter from Atlanta.
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
In the grand scheme of things, he deserved far worse
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Pitch Lab really needs to hone in the “throw strikes if up by five” strategy
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Heh
Go Nats
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Ian Happ can keep hitting right handed
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M——> inverted
berseliusQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
I was hoping for one of three this weekend so that’ll do, Cubs.
PerkinsQuote Reply
That was a 3+ hour game I recently enjoyed
(dying laughing) Reds
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Dick Mountain gets it
https://twitter.com/973TheFanSD/status/1687938844560355328?t=jpPCTo_9Ax-Qb0sAS2ZgZQ&s=19
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Reds lose
Go Pirates
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Enjoy possibly the only win of this series, but maybe it’s not
https://www.mlb.com/video/condensed-game-atl-chc-8-5-23
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez tried to kill each other https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1687992515948171264?t=L2-aDoYGmHEnBOilHgjnZQ&s=19
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Rice Cube,
I think Jose won
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Rice Cube,
Was that a real fall by Anderson, or did he used to play soccer or be an NFL kicker?
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
In the angle shared by PitchingNinja it appears he took the right hook straight to the face
Rice CubeQuote Reply
BVS,
This angle shows Timmy getting a full bear paw to the cheek
https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1687993809517334530?t=8h6CDBRRCxwFsIgdr1cR-Q&s=19
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Minnesota also currently destroying Arizona in wild card news
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Come on, Pie Rats
PerkinsQuote Reply
Oh shit Eloy got hurt in the fight
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Pirates are failure
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I didn’t expect the Pirates to win a game against Corbin Burnes but it’s really disappointing since they actually had a chance to do so.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Assuming Minnesota doesn’t blow this huge lead the Cubs have now leaped the Dbacks in the wild card standings
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
José Ramírez doesn’t have anything close to a hothead rep, but he came up mad about something.
Love how Vaughn had to carry Anderson back to the dugout, despite Vaughn being like 5 inches shorter.
I’ll be curious to hear what set that off.
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
Also the Tom Hamilton call of the brawl is funny as he calls Ramírez “HO–see”.
BVSQuote Reply
I’ll be more surprised to see the sun come up tomorrow.
andcountingQuote Reply
Oh my, USA women are done in the World Cup 😮
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Apparently Anderson has been hitting opponents with extra hard tags for a long time and Ramirez told him to respect the game and to knock it off before he hurt someone. Ironic, since Ramirez had the hardest tag and Eloy got hurt.
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Rice Cube,
Lost via the dumbest thing in sports.
But if baseball continues with this discussion about breaking ties after so many innings with a HR derby, that’ll be the new dumbest thing in sports.
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Solid day today. Brad Ausmus and Jose Capellan doing some work here.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Chris Archer killed me just as he did in the trade so long ago (dying laughing)
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Wasn’t sure who else was a Pirate Ray
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Today’s game is the MLB dot TV free game of the day
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Rice Cube,
Wish I’d remembered Kyle Farnsworth for PIT-TBR, but Austin Meadows was at least below 10%.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Kilian –> up
Kay –> down
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Today’s lineup
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1688211810040918016?t=sQB41j9dFwzgYr43ceQATg&s=19
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Know too little about the white sox, (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Got it with Glasnow, the perennial TINSTAPP exception
berseliusQuote Reply
Also managed to break out Pirates Legend and All-Star Evan Meek (dying laughing)
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Rice Cube,
Huzzah for an Amaya start
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Also Robert Fick, fitting both that he has a shit-eating grin and his teeth look like he might have been eating something shit-adjacent.
berseliusQuote Reply
BVS,
In other news, folks have found Anderson’s old tweets and the dragging is merciless
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Yooooooo go Nats
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Gonna be another one of those zones, kids
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Rice Cube,
If you want to rage on Tim Anderson, there’s no shortage of material, but as I recall much of it is also him not taking bulls… from morons a la Milton Bradley. But honestly I tune out a lot of drama both now and in the MB days. We’d need a cameo appearance from dmick to tell me if I’m remembering correctly.
BVSQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
Unless you are in the Atlanta blackout area.
Rice Cube,
You don’t bring Kilian up as a starter unless he’s starting that day, which he obviously isn’t. So they are giving him the Steele/Thompson treatment and have him in middle relief, I guess.
Maybe that’s better. Air it out, kid.
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
I generally like Tim Anderson and I also don’t really keep track of the drama, but based on the information available and similarly to what happened with MB, I’m guessing Tim doesn’t do himself many favors.
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BVS,
If Steele can hold the line that gives the Cubs the option to use him as a starter later on in the week rather than mopping up so I’m good with that option
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Oof, Matt Olson sent that into orbit.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Go Nats
Go Pirates
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RIP no-hitter
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RIP shutout but dang that’s disappointing
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Kinda disappointed with the tie but big fan of that inning
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What a stupid series of events but only down one
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Yeah Happ
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Yeah Belli
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Yeah Candyman
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The Olson at bat and the Belli at bat were absolute clinics on hitting to the game situation and defensive positioning. Olson refused to do what the Cubs wanted him to do (try to pull a slider running away from him) and shot one to left against the shift, and Bellinger defied Atlanta’s attempt to force him to slap the ball the other way and hooked a low and outside pitch down the right field line when the Atlanta RF was well into right center. This is really fun to watch.
andcountingQuote Reply
Bullpen day for both teams so this should be fun
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I know the bullpen has seen a lot of action of late but still surprised that Ross let Steele keep going there. Was clearly running on the fumes of fumes
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
I get keeping him in for the lefty but this gives the relief no margin for error especially with Acuña up
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Good work so far Pirates
berseliusQuote Reply
Not quite White Castle but that was a nasty slider from Fulmer
berseliusQuote Reply
That was intense (dying laughing)
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Feels like a good time of year to be playing the Braves. They’re coming off of (and probably heading into) series with lesser competition including a Reds team in a downward spiral. They very well may lose this game and the series, but this is setting the standard for how well you have to play to succeed on a postseason level, and they have to feel at this point that they can compete at the top level. Just a good mentality-setting series for them right now.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
The fact they’re doing it while not playing their absolute best is encouraging too, but maybe that’s just the way the baseball bounces
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Cuas has a little Pedro Strop in him
berseliusQuote Reply
That was also a good trade by the Cubs (dying laughing)
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Yeah Dansby
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Reds lose
Brewers lose
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berselius,
Good thing they picked him up after they were finished with the Cardinals for the season (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Stupid lineouts right to defenders
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I legit think Wisdom is the next logical option out or DFA
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Let’s go Ad-Al
berseliusQuote Reply
Ah crap
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Two quick ones
One more please
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M—–> inverted
berseliusQuote Reply
Rare Sunday win for the Cubs.
BVSQuote Reply
Series won
Game under 3 hours
1.5 back of first
Tied for a wild card
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On a weekend when they played the best team in MLB and their rivals played the Nationals and Pirates, the Cubs managed to pick up ground on both teams. Awesome.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Physically he reminds me a little of Carl Edwards.
BVSQuote Reply
Finished the painting project in the guest room after having to gut a wall thanks to termites.
These last two games with Pat and Ron and runs made that project sooooo much more enjoyable.
BVSQuote Reply
Also Pat’s quote of the game.
“Tauchman with the single. We have the diaper spot to read from Amaya’s walk. Zach keeps flashing the reminder on my screen. Apparently he has an uncontrollable urge …”
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
Hall of Fame level burn
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Surprised Jomboy hasn’t gotten to it yet but this is a good attempt by PitchingNinja
https://youtu.be/r9R39fg3VBs
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Baseball is cruel
https://twitter.com/CespedesBBQ/status/1688334105245532160?t=JbhHvx_Uiuni5Ei-7gQJYQ&s=19
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Today’s highlights for your viewing pleasure
https://www.mlb.com/video/condensed-game-atl-chc-08-06-23
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Just stirring shit up
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38147621
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Rice Cube,
I’m gonna reply with an AC quote from above…
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45 of this was K-Rod for Angels 300 saves.
PerkinsQuote Reply
New shit –> http://www.obstructedview.net/the-season-does-not-end-today/
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