9.29 Cubs looking to sweep the Phillies

[CubinNY]

Working and watching and wishing Suttcliffe was not in the booth.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Putting on a base running clinic in the bottom of the first

[17 Seconds]

i'll take the wins but it's gross that we're helping the brewers into the playoffs

[mul21]

i'll take the wins but it's gross that we're helping the brewers into the playoffs

 

Think of it this way: we're just helping them get a lower draft pick.

[Bertz]

 

Things going great amongst Phillies fans!

[CubinNY]

Time to get Asaad.

[CubinNY]

Sutt whishing Reyes to respectability at the plate.

[CubinNY]

Nelly needs more time to develop in the minors. He's overmatched.

[UMFan83]

The Phillies do want to make the playoffs right? As much as I'm laughing at this, I'm also just like stunned that the phillies are completely flatlining in a critical series.

[CubinNY]

Thompson is a weapon at the back end of the pen.

[bukie]

Coming into today, the Cubs were 10-25 against the NL West, and 59-61 against everyone else.

[UMFan83]

Coming into today, the Cubs were 10-25 against the NL West, and 59-61 against everyone else.

 

You could also look at it as 20-10 against the NL East (possibly soon to be 21-10) and 49-76 against everyone else

 

ATL 3-3

MIA 4-2

NYM 4-3

PHI 5-0

WAS 4-2

Edited September 29, 2022 by UMFan83

[Bertz]

The Phillies do want to make the playoffs right? As much as I'm laughing at this, I'm also just like stunned that the phillies are completely flatlining in a critical series.

 

Yeah It's especially galling with the pitching matchups. Like if you're the Phillies you can't get swept in a series where Wheeler and Nola both go. You just can't.

[bukie]

White Sox win, finally clinching a better record than the Cubs this season.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

If they find next year's Robertson and Givens to go along with Hughes and maybe Wick/Heuer/3rd FA/Estrada, having Thompson, Alzolay, and possibly Wesneski mowing down the middle innings could get very fun.

[Bertz]

If they find next year's Robertson and Givens to go along with Hughes and maybe Wick/Heuer/3rd FA/Estrada, having Thompson, Alzolay, and possibly Wesneski mowing down the middle innings could get very fun.

 

I know a segment of the fan base hates Ross, but I absolutely love that he uses these long relievers in leverage spots. I'm generally reticent to shift guys like Thompson who I believe have it in them to start into long relief because I'm used to that being garbage leverage, but if this truly keeps up it makes the value tradeoff between starting and relieving much smaller.

[17 Seconds]

that's one of the best catches i've seen an outfielder make in the corner of wrigley like that

[bukie]

Cubs finish 17-4 against the NL East since the All Star break.

[UMFan83]

Cubs finish 17-4 against the NL East since the All Star break.

 

And if you break that down that's 9-0 against the Philles and Mets vs 8-4 against the scrubs (Nats and Marlins). Again, blah blah blah draft position but I'm having fun with this.

[UMFan83]

There were definitely points in this year that I thought it was much more likely we lost 100+ games then win 70+ games. 3-3 against the Reds allows us to avoid 90 losses.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Hahaha, how do you go 0-6 against the Cubs?

[bukie]

There were definitely points in this year that I thought it was much more likely we lost 100+ games then win 70+ games. 3-3 against the Reds allows us to avoid 90 losses.

2-4or better to improve on last year's record.

[UMFan83]

 

That's insane

[Outshined_One]

Cubs finish 17-4 against the NL East since the All Star break.

 

And if you break that down that's 9-0 against the Philles and Mets vs 8-4 against the scrubs (Nats and Marlins). Again, blah blah blah draft position but I'm having fun with this.

 

There were some seasons where I admittedly rooted for the tank because the team needed high draft picks, because I wanted the manager and/or front office gone, and/or because I wanted the team to have a strong reason to gut the roster in the offseason.

 

That's not the case this season. The farm is in good shape with a lot of promising guys moving up the ranks. Ross has grown on me and the front office looks like it can identify and develop talent effectively. I like the stable of young pitching that's coming together. There's room for improvement, but the team ending the season this way gives me plenty of reason for optimism for 2023.