8/25 Cubs v. Rox Game 2

[Rex Buckingham]

The Rockies are really terrible on the road...

[UMFan83]

Wait, we won a home series? After winning a road series? (oh wait there was another series in between) Is this what success feels like? Can we sweep the Sox this weekend and keep the Crosstown Cup?

[Derwood]

Wisdom is going to turn into Bote next year, isn’t he

[mias_tisg]

This is some impressive tanking by the Rockies. Holy hell.

[squally1313]

Wisdom is going to turn into Bote next year, isn’t he

They aren’t super similar. Wisdom absolutely needs to cut down on the Ks, he’s pretty easily the worst in the majors with at least 250 PAs. But 21 home runs is something Bote never showed. We knew he had power, but it never translated to consistently putting the ball over the fence. Worst case, he whiffs his way out of baseball, best case we get a dime store Joey Gallo.

 

Lol Rockies.

[UMFan83]

I mean we’re only 13.5 out of WC2. Anything can happen

 

Edit: Sorry I jinxed it

Edited August 26, 2021 by UMFan83

[Schwarber Fan]

Is there a single guy in this pen outside of Heuer that’s worth a damn? Seems like all these clowns get lit up every day. Maybe Rodriguez has some potential?

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Happ game tying homer in the 7th/9th.

 

Rockies suck on the road.

[mias_tisg]

Ian Happ finally woke up when losses were better than wins

[UMFan83]

Do they go to extra innings rules in the 8th or only in the 10th?

[UMFan83]

 

What is more likely, this motivates Ricketts to spend big or it causes him to be even more cheap since he can count on 30k+ a night anymore?

[17 Seconds]

i just watched the happ home run and i'm confused. highlights from the previous inning showed tons of fans, but there literally wasn't a single person behind home or in the bleachers when he hit the home run.

[mias_tisg]

i just watched the happ home run and i'm confused. highlights from the previous inning showed tons of fans, but there literally wasn't a single person behind home or in the bleachers when he hit the home run.

They cleared the stands due to lightning

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Do they go to extra innings rules in the 8th or only in the 10th?

 

8th I assume

[squally1313]

God this is such Weird Baseball and it’d be awesome if it mattered at all. Like there was a long stretch there where the only question was ‘what bizarre way are we going to win this’. Now with these two teams, who knows/cares.

[17 Seconds]

i just watched the happ home run and i'm confused. highlights from the previous inning showed tons of fans, but there literally wasn't a single person behind home or in the bleachers when he hit the home run.

They cleared the stands due to lightning

 

that adds up

[Schwarber Fan]

Bote is brutal. Hope he’s not on the team next year.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Heyward can’t ground out to 2nd when needed.

[Schwarber Fan]

Classic Cubs/Rockies game. These teams have played classics for years.

[mias_tisg]

Got to credit this Rockies tank

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Good for the Cubs to reduce capacity back down to 25%

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Smart move to bunt with Happ.

[Schwarber Fan]

Cubs gonna stay in the field so long that this rain will come and end it before they bat, lol.

[mias_tisg]

Not sure if 11 runs is even enough against the Rockies road adventure

[mias_tisg]

Jake Jewell is committed to losing