6/16 Morel homers, Cubs can't be stopped in 1st innings

[mias_tisg]

If games were 1 inning long, the Cubs might be good

[CubinNY]

Morel is the real deal.

[CubinNY]

Nobody is at this game. I hope Tommy boy is noticing.

[CubinNY]

Cubs starting pitching is so, so very bad. Swamer can't keep the ball in the yard.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Got that all important first inning lead!

[CubinNY]

Swarmer up to 46 pitches in the 2nd.

[CubinNY]

54 pitches and they aren't done yet. Fathers up 3-1. in the 2nd.

[UMFan83]

I mean yes the Cubs suck, but considering we were already pretty thin at SP, it hasn't helped that Stroman, Miley and Smyly have all missed significant portions of time with injuries. Considering all the early leads we've had and blown, this season would not be nearly as dire had those 3 been healthy all year. Still probably under .500 but not bottom of the league terrible.

[CubinNY]

Morel 2-2

[CubinNY]

And he steals 2nd

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Morel looking at least capable of staying in the everyday lineup for a while is so nice not only because he's a young fun player and it was unexpected, but the positional flexibility makes the upgrade path easier. If it had been Madrigal that hit this well, the middle infield would be spoken for unless you wanted to experiment with Hoerner in CF(possible, but at least questionable as a Plan A). With Morel playing well you can upgrade at SS(Hoerner to 2B, Morel in CF), 2B(Morel in CF), or CF(Morel to 2B) depending on the target.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

credit where it's due, that's a really good play by Villar

[CubinNY]

I think JD may bludgeon Boog at some point today.

[mias_tisg]

I mean yes the Cubs suck, but considering we were already pretty thin at SP, it hasn't helped that Stroman, Miley and Smyly have all missed significant portions of time with injuries. Considering all the early leads we've had and blown, this season would not be nearly as dire had those 3 been healthy all year. Still probably under .500 but not bottom of the league terrible.

The pitching was always the problem and the reason why this team almost had to rebuild. Nearly a decade of not developing any pitching (and obviously before Theo too) really took it's toll. Lester, Arrieta, Hendricks have been able to mask that issue over the years.

[muntjack]

Did that base hit from Simmons double his OPS?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Did that base hit from Simmons double his OPS?

 

His wRC+ has ballooned from -10 to -1

[CubinNY]

Hard for me to believe but Pat said 30,000 at the game. Was watching on the computer and it didn’t seem possible

[mias_tisg]

Hard for me to believe but Pat said 30,000 at the game. Was watching on the computer and it didn’t seem possible

I think the crowd grew a bit as the game went on. Looked kind of crowded in the middle innings. The announced tickets is also tickets sold so possible people aren't showing up.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

a truly terrible send given the circumstances, thankfully it worked out

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Congrats to the Cubs on a non pathetic final score!!

[UMFan83]

A few tidbits of historical interest

 

 

[Backtobanks]

Congrats to the Cubs on a non pathetic final score!!

 

We kept them under two touchdowns.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Hard for me to believe but Pat said 30,000 at the game. Was watching on the computer and it didn’t seem possible

I think the crowd grew a bit as the game went on. Looked kind of crowded in the middle innings. The announced tickets is also tickets sold so possible people aren't showing up.

Yes, it was hot so there were a ton of empty seats at first pitch but people kept filing in. They announced at a hair over 30k, and I’d say that looked pretty accurate.