7/6 Reds (DeSclafani) at Cubs (Warren) 1:20 on CSN

[UMFan83]

Really needed more than a popup there Heyward

[CubinNY]

The ASB cannot come soon enough

[weis21]

hmm

[Ski]

Holy horsefeathers. Glad I haven't had time to pay attention during my trip, because we've been outright embarrassing lately.

[UMFan83]

5-12 in our last 17, is this rock bottom?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Fun fact: the Cubs do not have the best record in baseball

[dfnowak]

We stinks

[Ski]

Time for Joe to light a fire under the club.

[Liam Neeson]

[UMFan83]

The ASB cannot come soon enough

 

Unfortunately it comes after a series against the Pirates who are suddenly playing well and can really cut into our division lead with a sweep.

 

Normally a sweep would be the farthest thing from my mind but with the way we've been playing lately...

[davell]

(Griswald CV rant here)

[dfnowak]

Does anyone know the last time the bullpen DIDN'T give up any runs in a game? I can't remember

[Irrelevant Dude]

Does anyone know the last time the bullpen DIDN'T give up any runs in a game? I can't remember

When was the last complete game?

[tawfiqmp]

16-17 since the end of May. This team is in some trouble and people have every right to begin to panic.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Does anyone know the last time the bullpen DIDN'T give up any runs in a game? I can't remember

 

Saturday

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Time for Joe to light a fire under the club.

 

That'll do it! They just having been trying hard enough!

[UMFan83]

16-17 since the end of May. This team is in some trouble and people have every right to begin to panic.

 

27-26 since the 25-6 start.

 

It's ok to be concerned and frustrated, which I am both. But panic? No way. There are teams that win 95 games that play .500 baseball for a large chunk of the season. I post the above 27-26 stat, but that's so misleading because that is broken down into 22-14 followed by 5-12. Your stat about 16-17 is really 11-5 followed by 5-12.

 

They are playing terrible, in fact much worse than I expected the team to play at any point in this season (this 5-12 stretch is worse than any 17 game stretch the Cubs had last year by 2 full games), but there is nothing to panic about. It's not like this was a team playing over their heads and getting lucky and running out to a big lead. They played like a great team that was so good they were actually getting unlucky with their record. Their start was among the best in baseball history. That doesn't happen on accident.

Edited July 6, 2016 by UMFan83

[raw]

Does anyone know the last time the bullpen DIDN'T give up any runs in a game? I can't remember

 

Last game of the series in Cincinnati.

[Little Slide Rooter]

5-12 since that Cardinals series, yet we still have the best WP in baseball. We must have been really good. *sigh*

[sneakypower]

eh i'm not really worried, even a little bit

[Schwarber Fan]

Big game tomorrow to gain momentum going into PNC against a rejuvenated Pirates team who will face 2nd half Hammel and cold-Arrieta.

[raw]

Does anyone know the last time the bullpen DIDN'T give up any runs in a game? I can't remember

 

Saturday

 

Eh, you're right.

[TruffleShuffle]

When's our stopper going next? (Hendricks)

[jersey cubs fan]

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[raw]

You guys are gonna look silly when the Cubs win like 22 games in August. Trade deadline. Lot of games against teams that will be trading a bunch of good players. The Cubs will have 2-3 new players. All will be right again.