Random Sunday Night Cubs Things

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I’m currently watching the Knicks try to do something against the Pacers, who seem intent to give up their lead but it’s the Knicks so I guess that may be a challenge, just after the Mets beat the Dodgers. That means there is now a three-way tie for second best record in the National League between the Cubs, Mets, and Dodgers. If the season ended today (it does not), the Cubs would hold a bye. So that’s fun to think about with still over 100 games to play.

The Rockies also lost today, which puts them at 9-44 on the season. They played the Yankees pretty tough this weekend, even getting the winning run to the plate in the ninth, but this is not exactly a good team. The Cubs should definitely do their best to sweep when the Rockies come to Wrigley tomorrow. I know we want them to win the series at the minimum, but just like with the White Sox, this needs to be a sweep to really help them put some space above the Cardinals, who keep playing teams who decide to be useless.

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  4. dmick89

    I feel like as good as the Cubs have played they should have a few more wins than they do. While I’m also not confident the offense can keep hitting as they have and I’m fairly confident the bullpen will continue to give games away. I’ve only seen a handful of Brown’s starts, but I think he’s got late inning reliever written all over him.

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    Rice Cube

    I admit this is way early and it’s just a fun exercise/thought experiment, but it is fun, and these wins are banked now. The offense probably sputters at some point but I think overall it is probably more slump resistant than in years past because of the diversity of hitters in the lineup. You can’t pitch the same to a Happ or a Tucker or a Seiya and that’s before you even get to Busch/PCA/Nico/Dansby.

    Re: Brown, the flashes in the pan make me think a long term commitment to starting is worthwhile, and helping him lock in early is critical if you want him to be an impact reliever in the interim.

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  8. Perkins

    Rice Cube,

    The combo of diversity of hitter types and lineup depth is something we haven’t really seen on the Cubs since 2016. I’m sure it’s way easier said than done to construct a roster like that, but it seems so obvious.

    I’d be hesitant to try Brown as a late inning reliever until his command improves, but I think that’s his destiny unless he learns to command a third pitch or creates different shapes on his fastball and slider as Steele seems to do.

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    Rice Cube

    Perkins,

    It has been suggested that Brown may benefit from an opener, but his warm up and prep routines may be such that it wouldn’t affect him much either way, he just needs to figure out how to lock in early and stay that way

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  10. berselius

    Perkins:

    It’s unlikely, but I want to see them give Tucker all the money. A PCA extension would also be great, but I kind of doubt he’s into it at this point.

    It doesn’t hurt that the cubs have PCA under team control for years whether they extend him or not.

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    Rice Cube

    Kelly still trying to keep down the Skyline chili

    Today’s lineup:

    LF Happ
    RF Tucker
    DH Suzuki
    SS Swanson
    CF PCA
    2B Hoerner
    1B Turner
    3B Shaw
    C Stick Handler

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  17. Perkins

    As far from ideal as the Cubs’ 3B situation has been, I’m kinda glad they didn’t get Bregman now.

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    Rice Cube

    Strikeout list is intriguing given who’s on the leader board and how we might perceive them if we didn’t look up the numbers

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  39. berselius

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  40. andcounting

    It’s such a strange proposition to play the Rockies right now. Odds are, you’re going to win, but every day you run the risk of allowing them to collect 10% of their win total.

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  43. berselius

    To-day’s base ball squadron vs north paw German Marquez

    LF Happ
    RF Tucker
    DH Seiya
    CF PCA
    SS Swanson
    1B Busch
    2B Hoerner
    3B Shaw
    C McGuire

    SP Horton

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  47. andcounting

    Shaw really has been great at 3B since his return. The eye test tells me he’s the best defender at third on the roster, so the offensive contribution makes the improvement doubly welcome.

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  51. andcounting

    Does Horton always have this much movement on his four-seamer? It has some nasty break tonight.

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  68. andcounting

    Just a heads up to any daily walkoff players of advanced age and/or depleted memory: Christopher Morel and Carlos Marmol are two different people.

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  70. berselius

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    Some tricksy ones

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  99. andcounting

    Yeah, this one was super tricky. I don’t know how much I like this game, especially when it obviously recognizes I can’t tell my Morels from my Marmols. (dying laughing)

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  100. berselius

    To-day’s base ball squadron versing south paw Andrew Abbott

    LF Happ
    RF Tucker
    DH Suzuki
    C Kelly
    CF PCA
    SS Swanson
    2B Hoerner
    1B Turner
    3B Shaw

    SP Rea

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  111. Perkins

    I did not know Mike Krukow had been a Cub for that long.

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  116. berselius

    berselius:
    To-day’s base ball squadron versing south paw Nick Lodo(dying laughing)o

    LF Happ
    RF Tucker
    DH Suzuki
    C Kelly
    CF PCA
    SS Swanson
    2B Hoerner
    1B Turner
    3B Shaw

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  119. Perkins

    Easiest one in awhile.

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