6/28/18 CLUBES (Quintana) @ The Nite Owl Murders (Kershaw) 2:10 CST NBC Sports Chicago/MLBN

[Bryants Disco Ball]

After getting back a run, Q didn't want us to think we had a chance so he gave it right back.

[soccer10k]

Piece of advice for Q: Get the 7-8-9 hitters out. Two of them generally suck and the third is a pitcher.

 

Second one: Don’t throw 1-2 fastballs over the middle of the plate.

[Andy]

Single through a hole in the infield or bloop single in front of Happ?

I almost said something about extra bases because Hernandez crushes us before that happened.

[NotSoSober]

Does Contreras get hit now?

[UMFan83]

Can we pause the season and just like breathe for a few and then maybe start over in 2-3 weeks?

[Cubswin11]

It’s tough to beat a team with Max Muncey, [expletive] Hernandez and Austin Barnes

[Brian]

is percentage of times the other teams scores the half inning after a team scores a thing that any site tracks? The Cubs of the last 2 seasons has to be near the top at that.

[imb]

at least darvish has the good sense to just be hurt. meanwhile quintana is actively sucking butt 24/7 on the field

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Does Contreras get hit now?

 

Let's hope. We are going to need base runners.

[Sammy Sofa]

What a hat trick of brutal pitching acquisitions.

[Gilby]

Quintana is so underwhelming

[UMFan83]

Man I went from preaching patience and perspective to doom boner mode pretty quickly. I mean I still realize that 8 games in June is not much and the team always swoons a bit at this point, but damn not a ton to be positive about currently. Edited June 28, 2018 by UMFan83

[Andy]

Even the outs he's getting are largely rocket shots.

[UMFan83]

What a hat trick of brutal pitching acquisitions.

 

I still don't question the decision making on any of them considering what we knew at that point but man, so far all of them have turned out awful.

[Cubswin11]

What a hat trick of brutal pitching acquisitions.

Theo needs to invent a time machine to make sure every move is always the right move that works out

[Andy]

Man I went from preaching patience and perspective to doom boner mode pretty quickly. I mean I still realize that 8 games in June is not much and the team always swoons a bit at this point, but damn not a ton to be positive about currently.

I'm not big-picture worried, yet, but this team is annoying as horsefeathers right now. If we get past the All-Star break and the traditional Maddon team on switch doesn't kick in then I'm waving the white flag.

[Cubswin11]

Man I went from preaching patience and perspective to doom boner mode pretty quickly. I mean I still realize that 8 games in June is not much and the team always swoons a bit at this point, but damn not a ton to be positive about currently.

Eh, we will be fine. This is horsefeathering annoying though and they can figure it out anytime now. Think including a loss today we’ve still won 8 of the last 11 series. The sweep against the Reds is a real dick kick but can’t do anything about that now.

Edited June 28, 2018 by Cubswin11

[TMan92]

I don’t recall a walk in this series by the cubs

[UMFan83]

What is the pitch count Kershaw is on, or will we never know because he gets through 9 first?

[Sammy Sofa]

What a hat trick of brutal pitching acquisitions.

Theo needs to invent a time machine to make sure every move is always the right move that works out

 

It's a horsefeathers move until it isn't.

 

Just like they're bums until they're not.

 

Simple.

[NotSoSober]

What is the pitch count Kershaw is on, or will we never know because he gets through 9 first?

75 I think

[Cubswin11]

What is the pitch count Kershaw is on, or will we never know because he gets through 9 first?

Their broadcast said 5 innings or 75 pitches, roughly

[Cubswin11]

What a hat trick of brutal pitching acquisitions.

Theo needs to invent a time machine to make sure every move is always the right move that works out

 

It's a horsefeathers move until it isn't.

 

Just like they're bums until they're not.

 

Simple.

I still think the process was fine on the moves, the results have been dog horsefeathers (Q has had his moments going back to last year though and we don’t make the NLCS without him). It’s just too bad there weren’t a ton of better options out there at the times we needed to make moves.

[gobigred]

Will a spectacular crash resulting in 82-80 and outside of the wildcard prompt some moves

[Cubswin11]

Somehow we are only down a run