4/24 Cubs (Adbert) v. Brewers (Freddy) at 1:20 on MSN

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Here comes the L. Adbert is not good, and I still firmly believe the Cubs are also terrible. I liked them better when they were 6-9.

[Cubswin11]

Start Nico and Sogard since the regulars can’t hit Freddy/velo/VB good starters, please

[Bertz]

Start Nico and Sogard since the regulars can’t hit Freddy/velo/VB good starters, please

 

Duffy too

 

 

It's certainly not a good lineup, but I think has a better chance of success against the Brewers more electric arms than the main guys

[We Got The Whole 9]

Javy gonna walk us off on Hader

[muntjack]

I just discovered that Matt Duffy was worth 4.9 WAR in 2015. That blows my mind.

[Tim]

I just discovered that Matt Duffy was worth 4.9 WAR in 2015. That blows my mind.

I remember he got ROY year votes over Bryant. Or talk about it, at least.

[Bertz]

 

Brewers are going to have to win all their games 3-2 for quite a while it looks like

[Bertz]

Peralta's velo was down that inning

 

Coming into today his fastball averaged 93.6 on the year. In the first he threw 16 fastballs and only 5 topped 93.

 

It's not like alarmingly low, but it bodes well for the prospects of getting to him later in the afternoon

[Irrelevant Dude]

With ads on the pitchers mound now, how long before the outfield grass is plastered with them too?

[Tim]

Adbert looks great.

[Tryptamine]

Adbert looks great.

 

I still think he has mid rotation upside or at the very least a good long man out of the pen.

[Bertz]

Adbert looks great.

 

I'm really trying hard to temper my expectations. But except for like two innings he's looked phenomenal all season (caveat, the Brewers' lineup without Yelich is trash)

[UMFan83]

3 straight walks with a runner on and 2 out is less than ideal

 

Edit: and then a HBP

Edited April 24, 2021 by UMFan83

[abuck1220]

please get rid of all these horsefeathering relievers that can’t throw strikes. same horsefeathers for like 3 seasons.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Nice job Rex.

[muntjack]

Good thing we got Adbert out of there

[abuck1220]

“hey maybe this will be the season this guy with good stuff finally throws strikes” is what has been said about approximately 1/2 of all cub relievers since 2018.

[Bertz]

Good thing we got Adbert out of there

 

I actually do think it was the right call. Leaving Alzolay in would have been managing to the pitcher win, rather than the team win.

[UMFan83]

RIP Chafin love fest.

 

If the Cubs lose today and tomorrow it will be the 5th time in the last 8 Cubs-Brewers series where the Cubs win the first game and lose the rest of the games of the series (2 of those times were 4 game series)

[CubinNY]

horsefeathering bullpen.

[Bertz]

I think Luis Urias looks pretty good. The trade is kind of a disaster for the Brewers, but IMO that's more about how good Trent Grisham has been for San Diego.

[Schwarber Fan]

horsefeathers umpires, horsefeathers Hader, and horsefeathers the Brewers

 

Nico is clearly the starting 2B of this team, so let’s keep it that way.

[Rex Buckingham]

really sucks when an obviously wrong strike call changes the entire AB at such a crucial time in the game

[17 Seconds]

RIP Chafin love fest.

 

If the Cubs lose today and tomorrow it will be the 5th time in the last 8 Cubs-Brewers series where the Cubs win the first game and lose the rest of the games of the series (2 of those times were 4 game series)

 

they're going to lose the series while outscoring them by like 10, because that's who the post-ws cubs are. I never imagined after 2016 that the cubs would spend the next half decade struggling to be ahead of the brewers

[Derwood]

Ross leaves the vets in too long, and yanks the young guys too early. Ugh