6/24 Cubs (Probably Montgomery) at Reds (Romano) 12:10, NBCS

[Bryants Disco Ball]

The good news is at least we have Tseng or Underwood Jr. on the mound to stop this losing streak tomorrow.

[Perd]

I liked it better when the Reds pen was a dumpster fire.

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, it's too bad Joe was forbidden from using this Randy Rosario guy earlier in the game. Poor Joe. POOR JOE.

[Bertz]

On a lighter note, I rewatched the first season of Detroiters this weekend, and it led to me finding this:

 

 

It's the greatest thing I've ever seen

[ScrubMD]

Man, it's too bad Joe was forbidden from using this Randy Rosario guy earlier in the game. Poor Joe. POOR JOE.

 

There was no options! Tell the twitter guys there was no options!

[Bryants Disco Ball]

How is this Maddon's fault?

 

I'm intrigued by you. You hate everything about the Cubs except for Maddon.

 

I'm fine with Maddon, so that's cool. But I'm still intrigued by you about this, and how you were pissed the Bulls lost a game the night the Cubs won the World Series.

I just don't get where you're finding a manager better than Maddon? Joe Girardi? Like if you hate Maddon, you're gonna hate Girardi too.

 

Want to know who'd be a better manager? Somebody who would yell at them.

[Perd]

Our hitting coach is currently the worst Chili in Cincinnati.

[Sammy Sofa]

Well, that was an intriguing ball 1 to Zobrist.

[ScrubMD]

The manager doesn't need to be a "proven" guy. Joe being better than Mike Matheny is not a defense. Put some intern in there who will do whatever a room full of nerds tells him to do.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

"I just don't get you guys. We have the best six-year run in our history and you can't enjoy it. The second World Series title we won came in a season when we got swept by the last-place Cincinnati Reds. It happens. Relax."

 

-- Duker, June 2020.

[Andy]

Last year I figured it was only a matter of time before we kicked it on. I have no idea why but I don't feel that way this year.

[Sammy Sofa]

[Bertz]

Last year I figured it was only a matter of time before we kicked it on. I have no idea why but I don't feel that way this year.

 

We had the best record in the NL before this series. There was nothing that needed to be kicked on. This series sucks and is embarrassing but the comparisons to last year's team don't really hold.

[Derwood]

Last year I figured it was only a matter of time before we kicked it on. I have no idea why but I don't feel that way this year.

 

The fact that the Cubs were a .500 team at this point last year is cold comfort

[r_mack]

Last year I figured it was only a matter of time before we kicked it on. I have no idea why but I don't feel that way this year.

This is the worst team in the Maddon era. The starting pitching isn't good at all and only Lester can get through 6 innings. The bullpen has been great but they'll be broken by August with how bad the SP has been at going deep into games. The offense is inconsistent as hell and full of underachieving players that can't hit for power.

[Sammy Sofa]

We had the best record in the NL before this series. There was nothing that needed to be kicked on.

 

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Last year I figured it was only a matter of time before we kicked it on. I have no idea why but I don't feel that way this year.

This is the worst team in the Maddon era. The starting pitching isn't good at all and only Lester can get through 6 innings. The bullpen has been great but they'll be broken by August with how bad the SP has been at going deep into games. The offense is inconsistent as hell and full of underachieving players that can't hit for power.

 

Are you at least OK with Brandon Hyde?

[Perd]

Yeah, stuff joke this happens I baseball. Last year, the Astros got swept by the White Sox. Not that I haven’t been frustrated by this team and its manager. But there’s no reason to freak out.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Yeah, stuff joke this happens I baseball. Last year, the Astros got swept by the White Sox. Not that I haven’t been frustrated by this team and its manager. But there’s no reason to freak out.

 

Best single first sentence of a post in board history.

 

I agree.

[Andy]

Last year I figured it was only a matter of time before we kicked it on. I have no idea why but I don't feel that way this year.

 

We had the best record in the NL before this series. There was nothing that needed to be kicked on. This series sucks and is embarrassing but the comparisons to last year's team don't really hold.

It's so weird how much more frustrating this team is even though it's easily better than last year's at this point (I don't feel like I'm alone there). It's probably just the extra year removed from the title that's doing it, I guess.

[UMFan83]

Underwood is coming to save the day tomorrow!

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Underwood??? Tseng? Lester is on regular rest for tomorrow.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Underwood??? Tseng? Lester is on regular rest for tomorrow.

 

I want Underwood. If we are going to have an awful pitching performance, I'd rather it be somebody doing it for the first time.

 

ETA: Oh, wait. You might have been asking why people are saying those guys when Lester is on regular rest. They already said Lester is starting Tuesday.

[CyHawk_Cub]

I assume they want extra rest for Lester after he threw 119 pitches last outing

[Hairyducked Idiot]

cobs suck and will miss the playoffs, don't @ me