5.9 Tailllon vs Flaherty,

[Tryptamine]

Is that 10 consecutive scoreless for Assad now?

[Andy]

It is borderline impossible to envision a scenario where the Cubs win this game

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 for 7 with RISP.

[Tryptamine]

The futility with men on base is just laughable. 

[Andy]

It's all so predictable

[Tryptamine]

Of course.

[Rex Buckingham]

16 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Is that 10 consecutive scoreless for Assad now?

this is your fault

[soccer10k]

*switches to the basketball game*

[Andy]

Goodnight everybody, I'm out

[mfcubs22]

Gross. 

[Tryptamine]

The implosion commences. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

We stinks 

[Derwood]

Why is Assad out there for a 5th inning? Christ, Ross, you're bad at this

[Tryptamine]

The 2023 Chicago Cubs, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

[Tryptamine]

Just now, Derwood said:

Why is Assad out there for a 5th inning? Christ, Ross, you're bad at this

6th

[CubinNY]

Really tired of Ross letting every pitcher throw to failure. You can take a guy out before he gives up runs. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

5 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Really tired of Ross letting every pitcher throw to failure. You can take a guy out before he gives up runs. 

Counterpoint: It would help if the $68 Million starting pitcher could make it through the 3rd inning.

Edited May 10, 2023 by Irrelevant Dude

[mfcubs22]

Assad was great. Don’t know why Ross thought it was a good idea to throw him a 6th relief inning the third time through the order when he’s not even fully stretched out.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

We just had a game like two days ago where people were mad at Ross for not leaving Assad in when he was deaing.

There's no good way to manage a mediocre pitching staff.

[abuck1220]

you’re not serious about winning baseball games if eric hosmer is your DH. it’s really that simple. 

if you think eric hosmer should be your DH, you’re bad at evaluating baseball players. if eric hosmer really is your best option at DH, you have put together a bad roster. 

[UMFan83]

6-12 in our last 18. Might still be unlucky or whatever but right now #wearebad

[Irrelevant Dude]

3 minutes ago, abuck1220 said:

you’re not serious about winning baseball games if eric hosmer is your DH. it’s really that simple. 

Hosmer provides minimal defensive value, so essentially his ONLY purpose is to hit.  I bet there are several guys who are out of baseball who could come in solely as a DH and easily outperform Hosmer. What is Pujols doing these days?

[UMFan83]

9 of the last 10 Cubs losses have been by 1 or 2 runs. The other loss was by 3 runs. So what’s missing?

Bad luck, bad managing, offense not good enough?  
 

I saw something about how the Cubs RA over their first 17 games (11-6) is virtually identical to their next 19 games (6-13). The difference is the offense went from averaging 6.6 runs per game to 3.8 runs per game 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Morel behind Bellinger tomorrow. There was no reason for Hosmer to bat 6th with Morel 8th.

[CubinNY]

9 hours ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

We just had a game like two days ago where people were mad at Ross for not leaving Assad in when he was deaing.

There's no good way to manage a mediocre pitching staff.

It's not the same circumstances. Assad was on his 4th inning in a close game.