4/3 Cubs (Smyly) at Reds (Overton?) 5:40 PM CT, Marquee

[Tryptamine]

If Wisdom is suddenly able  to swing, I'm going to lose my mind.

Edited April 4, 2023 by Tryptamine

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I could've sworn Derek Law was taken to a nice farm upstate after 2016

 

this is not a metaphor

[UMFan83]

Wrist looked good on that swing by Wisdom

[UMFan83]

Hey our first fake rally of the year!

[Tryptamine]

Fake rally

[David]

ah look a fake rally

 

also, horsefeathering fire david ross right now

[Tryptamine]

I can't wait to hear the bunt excuse after the game.

[UMFan83]

Good fake rally, inches from tying the game 

[David]

jeez that sucks

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Fake rallies in mid-season form

[Hairyducked Idiot]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Hey our first fake rally of the year!

Second 

[dfnowak]

We stinks

[Sosa21MVP]

Cobs

[17 Seconds]

feels like another season where nobody cares by may

[UMFan83]

Just now, 17 Seconds said:

feels like another season where nobody cares by may

Seems like all Chicago sports seasons lately (tuning out within a month or so after the season starts)

[Southpaw19]

As much as I don't want to spread any negativity; I said before the season started, that I would assume a loss in any game Smyly starts. I would gladly take a win by surprise in his games though.

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Southpaw19 said:

As much as I don't want to spread any negativity; I said before the season started, that I would assume a loss in any game Smyly starts. I would gladly take a win by surprise in his games though.

Because of his spring, or the fact that the his solid numbers last year were a little flukey?

[Derwood]

One of those games where every 80mph EV sneaks through but the 100mph EV liner is right at a guy

[Southpaw19]

6 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Because of his spring, or the fact that the his solid numbers last year were a little flukey?

Mainly his spring, because I don't remember much of his '22. Though I know he's always been on and off during the regular season.

[UMFan83]

6 minutes ago, Southpaw19 said:

Mainly his spring, because I don't remember much of his '22. Though I know he's always been on and off during the regular season.

He had solid numbers last year and finished the last 2 months very strong. I can’t remember his contract but I don’t think he was ridiculously expensive. So I get why the Cubs would be interested in bringing him back, especially with Hendricks not being ready to start the season and young guys like Steele and Wesneski not fully established yet. But looking at his career numbers it was far from a sure bet that he’d be a solid starter (and of course only 1 regular season start so can’t draw conclusions quite yet)

[UMFan83]

getting X-rays but he stayed in the game and what was the EV on that hit in the 9th?

[squally1313]

11 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

getting X-rays but he stayed in the game and what was the EV on that hit in the 9th?

Just an all around banner performance from Ross. Feels like the team needs to perform a little better to actually put his job at risk, but he’s got to go. Front office put an end to 2016 nostalgia when they dumped all the actual good players from that team. 

[David]

Quote

Wisdom was dealing with a sore left wrist after getting drilled in the fifth. Although his wrist felt tender on swings, Wisdom said postgame X-rays came back clean. Asked why he didn’t pinch hit for Wisdom because of his wrist, Ross replied, “There’s a lot of factors within that.”

“He kept telling me it was good,” Ross added. “He’s one of our better bunters, to be honest with you, and got in a 3-1 count.”

Ross debated whether to let Wisdom swing once he reached the 3-1 count.

“I didn’t, and a bad result, but he’s a really good bunter, really good player,” Ross said. “I thought the matchup favored us getting that guy over to second and third and it just didn’t work out.”

LOL fire this dumbass

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/3-takeaways-chicago-cubs-7-110000648.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAG77qU2ZaWCGXTR0wl02tH3FgEPPW-ZCOfJn1iTpgWlYNb4uee4Qpay4SsQ_rekMby4QyB8k4G-SnqLr2tA_ELnE_AvNU5n2lz0JXfQtU2H5SVRyCZFn9hDltS9pqyB9GbnqpPGTLN3PDzVgrXy6mrPri4ywVChIwwIS_x3wSbXg

Edited April 4, 2023 by David

[UMFan83]

16 minutes ago, David said:

LOL fire this dumbass

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/3-takeaways-chicago-cubs-7-110000648.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAG77qU2ZaWCGXTR0wl02tH3FgEPPW-ZCOfJn1iTpgWlYNb4uee4Qpay4SsQ_rekMby4QyB8k4G-SnqLr2tA_ELnE_AvNU5n2lz0JXfQtU2H5SVRyCZFn9hDltS9pqyB9GbnqpPGTLN3PDzVgrXy6mrPri4ywVChIwwIS_x3wSbXg

GR was right about David Ross

Edited April 4, 2023 by UMFan83

[jersey cubs fan]

Kind of difficult to justify firing the manager when the general manager is in charge of the roster that nobody expects to be any good.