We just saw this team and I’m half asleep, so this will be even less preview content than usual (dying laughing).
Pitching Matchups
Friday: Justin Steele, LHP vs Brandon Pfaadt, RHP, 8:40 PM CT
Saturday: Cyle Hendricks, RHP vs Zach Davies, RHP, 7:10 PM CT
Sunday: Jordan Wicks, LHP vs Ryne Nelson, RHP, 6:10 PM CT
Unlike the series last week, the Cubs are dodging Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelley, by far the Dbacks best starters, and are throwing their arguably three best starters themselves. Score some runs, fellas. Or don’t. I can’t tell you what to do.
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WC update:
berseliusQuote Reply
Unlikely division update:
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Or three series of Gomes and a sweep of the Brewers for the remaining Amaya. (dying laughing)
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andcounting,
I love this plan
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Absolute shit rarity score today, but a fun grid.
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Crap, Al Kaline never won MVP?
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Matt Stairs to the rescue
berseliusQuote Reply
No pressure, kids!
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Tonight’s lineup
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1702813292643651918?t=Muz60jogmGFTuhdUU-osoA&s=19
Also Stroman back, Palencia optioned
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Not a great start
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I get it that jinxes aren’t a thing. But. I don’t get why the tv guys would call it ironic that a pitcher who gives up a ton of homers would face a pitcher who gives up very few homers while the Cubs were in the field and no homers had been hit. That’s a comment you make after a homer. Sometimes I hate these guys.
andcountingQuote Reply
Runs plz
berseliusQuote Reply
Saw eight pitches that inning, and that included a walk.
andcountingQuote Reply
Rockies are no-hitting the Giants and losing (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
At Coors even!
berseliusQuote Reply
Damn, Rockies finally scored then blew the no hitter in the top of the ninth.
berseliusQuote Reply
Two pitches, six runs. But to be fair they were two really awful pitches.
andcountingQuote Reply
That did get interesting
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Fun grid today. I did it pretty quickly, so I’m sure I didn’t give enough thought to rarity. One square has Derrek Lee at 0.2% though, so I’m happy about that.
PerkinsQuote Reply
https://twitter.com/EmSheDoesIt/status/1702926401375023571
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Burned yet again by Trout never winning a GG (dying laughing)
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berselius,
Two other ephemera – I guessed Ronald Acuna Jr for one square, and he only became eligible this week (dying laughing). Knowing that Henry Aaron had a random 30 SB season has also been fun to pull out of your back pocket on these types of days as well.
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Pfft, everyone chose Ichiro
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Badgers defense has 5 interceptions but are only up by 14 at home to some rando fcs team, it’s gonna be a year.
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Future Cubs superstar Shohei Ohtani’s season is done
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Fulmer –> IL
Palencia –> probably never left Denver
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If you’re down with OBP, Happ leads off
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1703158483737022714?t=7GCdHwT5T6RPIPNMdaVToA&s=19
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Not scoring is a very stupid strategy that I hope will stop soon
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Rice Cube,
I blame Buster Olney, one of the lead stories on my ESPN page for the past day or has a headline about the Cubs explosive offense.
berseliusQuote Reply
Cubs lose.
PerkinsQuote Reply
PCA not playing looks really dumb when the offense is shit anyway.
andcountingQuote Reply
Marquee’s producer hardcore trolling Mike Tauchman with the extreme closeup as he jogs off the field.
andcountingQuote Reply
Someone didn’t tell Gomes that you can do extra base hits smh.
berseliusQuote Reply
Bases clogged, nobody out, how will the Cubs handle this
berseliusQuote Reply
explosive offense scores two runs on a walk and a GIDP
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A wild run appears.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Yay?
andcountingQuote Reply
Hope Hendricks stops tossing up cookies
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This isn’t going to end well.
andcountingQuote Reply
Cuas in a dirty inning is certainly a choice.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Hey he threw a strike
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The Cubs are still dumb on the bases
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They’re really bad at sliding.
andcountingQuote Reply
Just have radio but this error followed by a hbp-foul ball out is just chefs kiss for the way the last week has gone (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Replay has kinda screwed the Cubs all night long
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Time for a would be PCA home run to hit a bird and fall into and outfielder’s glove (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Two straight appearances for Stroman in as many days is a choice
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Ah jeez
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He’s extra rested I guess (dying laughing). This bullpen is running on fumes so I don’t even hate it given alternatives.
berseliusQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
It’s like they brought the PAC-2 refs who worked Wisconsin-Wsu last week
berseliusQuote Reply
Hope the offense actually wakes up tomorrow but first we hope for a Cubs victory by the slimmest of margins
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Maybe Canario can pitch, not like he’s doing anything else
berseliusQuote Reply
Holy crap that double play
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1703253492842840556/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1703253492842840556¤tTweetUser=Cubs&mode=profile
berseliusQuote Reply
Pinch hitting Amaya for PCA is a crazy head scratcher with Tauchman already out of the game.
andcountingQuote Reply
I’m checking out of this infuriating game before I have a chance to see the Cubs lose it.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Morel in center, no DH. One run loses it. I give up.
andcountingQuote Reply
Offense being broken at the worst possible time again
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When has a 5 man infield ever worked
berseliusQuote Reply
JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes
berseliusQuote Reply
Bump
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Wesneski hitting four consecutive batters for the loss.
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andcounting,
Game postponed due to armadillo field incursion, cubs lose on inside the park bunt home run the next day.
berseliusQuote Reply
This game is cursed
berseliusQuote Reply
Did Swanson not know that ball hadn’t hit the ground? Seemed like he had ample time to catch it.
andcountingQuote Reply
Sigh
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You’re the real winner here
berseliusQuote Reply
100% believable.
andcountingQuote Reply
Wesneski got bad lucked but he also threw the same damn sweeper like 15 times in a row, change things up man
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Tiebreakers are not favorable for the Cubs so tomorrow is a must win
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Really glad I didn’t stay up for that one. The past week or so has underscored that next year’s team needs more quality depth.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Fun
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My jersey number posts are cursed, that’s the real issue here. My apologies cubs.
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berselius,
I suppose I should apologize for the near unconditional positivity, the goalposts have obviously moved though and I think we were justified to be somewhat greedy despite the preseason expectations. The good news is that if they decide to win tonight, the Cubs will retain their cushion and will hopefully find a way to navigate these final two weeks. It really has been a lot more fun this season even with the frustration from this slump.
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I feel like culture is usually only mentioned when the team sucks but here ya go
https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/.amp/news/padres-news-manny-machado-at-center-of-questionable-culture-in-san-diego-clubhouse-
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Bears showing off their Race To The Top skills a second year in a row
berseliusQuote Reply
Happ leads off again
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1703515968368947707?t=Lzl7Z-EaGzmPIltq4Il4kw&s=19
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Hey, some welcome losses.
andcountingQuote Reply
Marlins win
Reds, Phillies, Brewers lose
Giants will probably win
The Cubs should think about winning tonight
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May the baseball gods smile upon us tonight
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That was about as dumb a start as you can have but it would be nice if the Cubs treated these remaining 8 innings with a tad more urgency and positive results
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ESPN broadcasts suck for various reasons, but the ridiculous overkill of replays is maybe the most annoying. They just showed five replays of Wisdom’s routine warning-track F7. I feel like I’m playing a video game with someone who refuses to hit X after they homer. It’s ok to move on, guys.
andcountingQuote Reply
This is going to hurt, isn’t it?
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I’m not sure why anyone would expect the Cubs to win this game.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Hasn’t Tauchman basically been ass for weeks? Why’s he playing over PCA?
PerkinsQuote Reply
It turns out not being able to score is a major problem
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Perkins,
PCA unfortunately didn’t take advantage of his handful of ABs but I guess this might be a fun topic of discussion again on the next Dreamcast for those who wish to vent (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Sorry folks, no win this weekend and now the Cubs are on the outside looking in, which is kind of amazing if you consider how crap they looked a few months ago
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Cubs are tied with Miami but unfortunately as we all know, the Marlins have the tiebreaker
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Now would be a really good time to go 6-0 against the Pirates and Rockies.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
12-0 or GTFO
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There are only like 4 Orioles Cy Young winners and I don’t know the ones who aren’t Jim Palmer (dying laughing)
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Absolutely wretched rarity score, but at least I remembered Steve Stone won a CYA with the Orioles. (dying laughing)
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Perkins,
In the back of my mind I think I knew about Steve Stone but I thought he won it with the White Sox for some reason
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With the A’s moving to Vegas at some point and the Rays finally getting their deal, perhaps we can go back to thinking about which cities get the two new teams
https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2023/09/18/at-long-last-the-tampa-bay-rays-have-a-stadium-deal-so-now-what-about-mlb-expansion/
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AL teams hard
berseliusQuote Reply
I watched no baseball yesterday and feel like I made a good decision (dying laughing).
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Go Mets!
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