Yay Shota’s Back

So being a sex pervert criminal guy is only worth 5 years probation down there…

https://x.com/jeffpassan/status/1938345284121051487?s=46&t=DL2SFgc-x7mElcKdcq1_1Q

Ewww.

Rice Cube,

Oh wait they said 2 years jail after all

In the upcoming pod we’ll have to talk about the abysmal attendance at Busch during this series.

Woo

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Cubs #300

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Was Contreras always a wiener or did St Louis rub off on him?

Perkins,

JD kind of hinted that he’s always been this way. I don’t remember it. We forgive the players on our team a lot more easily than we do the other team.

Contreras apologized for how he acted. Don’t see that too often these days. Good for him.

Perkins,

He’s always been a hothead IIRC, but easier to notice when they are on the other team.

andcounting,

I honestly didn’t know as I didn’t watch any of the games except for when Pat and Ron commented about it on the radio, wonder if it was because STL was ass hot

Rice Cube,

No, they’re actually down about 5,000/game from last year’s average.

Stepped on several landmines there

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Cubs #301

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andcounting,

I guess the fans aren’t buying into the mirage for now

Get ready for the next major Aramis-level trade between the Cubs and Pirates maybe

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/pirates-trade-rumors-mitch-keller-bryan-reynolds-oneil-cruz.html

Rice Cube,

For additional context, each of the previous two years they averaged over 40,000. We’re talking about a 25% drop in attendance over the course of just two seasons.

And to go ahead and beat a dead Lou, you have to go back to 2011 (COVID years excluded) to find a year when they averaged fewer than 40,000 fans. They had sustained stretches of 42,000+. This is no small thing, especially since IIRC attendance across the league is up this year.

Per the logs, seems the Cubs did pretty well attendance wise other than the icky April games

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2025-schedule-scores.shtml

High for the Cards series was the finale and that was just under 33K

A clear sign that they need Yadier Molina’s leadership back in the dugout 😈

This is a lineup

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

Go Cade

Poor Ron Washington

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/ron-washington-to-stay-on-medical-leave-for-remainder-of-season.html

Tucker gets himself an outfield assist but the solid contact off Horton is not as fun

Man, Turner is softball-beer-league-first-baseman slow.

Cade a bit wild tonight, and now he’s thrown a meatball

Well fuck

At least Nico took advantage of the Crawford boxes

Chris Flexen has been lowkey ridiculous this year.

I think that cam smith homer just landed

Sonny Gray with a 1 hit Maddux tonight.

We love a fake rally.

Got to use up some bullpen at least and Flexen mostly saved the Cubs, here’s hoping the next two games are better

Bit hard with slimmer pickings

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Not too tough

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Cubs #302

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Rice Cube:
Rice Cube,

Oh wait they said 2 years jail after all

Suspended sentence though. Which means no jail, right?

Girl’s mom got 10 years for trafficking.

Looks like if you’re a star/rich you get a break.

Willson was always this generation’s Big Z. Hot in the moment. Circumspect later. Nbd overall, but he needs someone on the Cards to give him a hug at the moment, and Rizzo/Zo/Rossy aren’t there to do it.

Speaking of Rossy, I’m surprised he isn’t in the manager’s seat somewhere again already.

Happy weekend everyone. Hope your AC holds out and we REA-l on the Stros today.

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To-day’s based ball squadron

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

SP Rea

Die no-hitter die

Camera is dumb, thought that Walker hit was gone

Yeah, long term there’s no way the Cubs come out ahead in this trade.

Buschnico!

Nico heating up!

Cubs win the trade?

andcounting:
Yeah, long term there’s no way the Cubs come out ahead in this trade.

Kyle Tucker putting his thumb back on the scale (dying laughing)

Nice to see the cubs offense hitting like they’re facing lance mccullers

Great inning.

Hey they batted around

berselius,

They even got a run against not-McCullers!

berselius,

It’ll be a fun pod topic, because if the Cubs do something special this year they certainly won’t regret the trade by any means, but I have a feeling in 10 years a lot of broadcasters will be saying, “You know Smith was actually drafted by the Cubs, and it paid off with a World Series appearance. But they traded for one year from a HOF right fielder instead of an entire career as a HOF right fielder.”

*I have made several assumptions in this projection. (dying laughing)

Rice Cube,

And then some.

andcounting,

I hope he’s good for many reasons, but I feel it should be noted that Cam Smith did his homers to the Crawford boxes on very very bad pitches by struggling pitchers, which obviously he should do and I don’t know what the point is anyway since they did happen

Hmm, I missed how Shaw hurt his nose, seems to just be bleeding a bit on the field

Must not bother him since he’s batting right now

Rice Cube,

Yeah, no, that’s not really valid, especially since that last homer finished off a 10-pitch at bat and both were pretty much crushed. But we’re not really evaluating him off of two homers either. He’s hovering around an .800 OPS as a 22 year old with more PA appearances in the majors than in the minors. The HOF prediction is obviously ridiculously unfounded but he’s pretty obviously going to be good.

Rice Cube,

Bad hop on a grounder during warmups off his face by way of the heel of his glove.

andcounting,

Oh yeah he’s obviously doing well and has the potential, I was just being a dick (dying laughing)

Rice Cube,

Respect. (dying laughing)

Win the series tomorrow boys

Cubs win!

Former Cub legend Luis Vazquez this year with Orioles:

Batting, 0 for 8, 2K, 0BB, 0 GIDP
Pitching : 3.0 IP, 13 batters faced. 0 K, 0BB, 0.00 ERA, 3 GIDP

andcounting,

Doyle Alexander for John Smoltz, but your scenario is better, since Doyle’s 9-0 run in 87 only gave the Tigers the opportunity to lose to the Twins in the ALCS.

BVS,

He’s pitching now?

Rice Cube,

2 appearances in blow outs. Still listed as SS. Secret weapon, I guess.

How many pitchers have gotten DPs in each of there 1st 3 innings?

Mark McLemore!

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Had to remember if Maples was still on the team at that point

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Cubs #303

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Cubs will not be no-hit today

The luck dragons laugh at the Cubs

Added benefit of stealing a lot of bases is the influx of strikes being called balls when the catcher screens the umpire during the throw to 2nd.

Paredes seeing 21 pitches in 2 AB is swell.

andcounting:
Paredes seeing 21 pitches in 2 AB is swell.

Make that 31 in 3 AB. Taillon with 101 pitches, 70 were to guys not named Paredes.

Well, that was predictable

What a fucking joke of a homer.

Alas, Cubs will need to score to have a chance to win

That’s a .500 June swoon

8/9 Cubs. I avoided Raffy for that one square since I figured he’d be popular.

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Cubs #303

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Somehow…the Rockies win

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