7/28 - Cubs (TBD) vs Cardinals (Montgomery): 7:15pm, Marquee

[UMFan83]

10 minutes ago, treeman said:

wow a good win 

i will eat nachos to celebrate

Welcome to gam thread tree!

[Tim]

Now I'm hoping for an MS paint drawing of the 9th inning

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Lol cards get rekt 

[squally1313]

Anyone have a clip of the DP?

[PackLandVA]

For what it's worth, JD thought the bunt in the 9th was the "right play" but poorly executed, mostly because Amaya didn't hustle to first.

[Nolansomebody]

Just saw Tauchman's catch.

How does this team get so lucky?

[UMFan83]

I don't necessarily subscribe to the belief that the White Sox are a rival, but I consider them a team you want to beat more than most.  But if you consider them a rival, a 7 game winning streak consisting entirely of beating your rivals is quite fun.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

sorry chip

[UMFan83]

xBA of the 4 batted balls by the Cardinals in the 9th:

.630

.430

.490

.490

[Irrelevant Dude]

Credit where credit is due... Smyly got off to a rocky start, but ultimately it worked.  So I'll eat crow this time.  Whatever Ross' reasons were for pulling Wesneski after 2, it worked out in the end.

[soccer10k]

37 minutes ago, sweetpeteman said:

It was Leonys Martin and would've tied the game.

 

Also the Cubs has clinched the night before. The catch eliminated the Cards, which this one may have essentially done as well.

 

https://www.mlb.com/video/martin-s-game-ending-robbery-c1854820783

Cubs had a forfeit lineup out that day and still managed to win.

[soccer10k]

6 minutes ago, itisallpartoftheplan said:

sorry chip

Thank you for this. I was going to search it out anyway for pure enjoyment like I used to with a Hawk call of any White Sox walk off loss.

[SkysLimit87]

This team is fun to root for and they seem to be having fun 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

11 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

Thank you for this. I was going to search it out anyway for pure enjoyment like I used to with a Hawk call of any White Sox walk off loss.

Things that are missed from when the Cubs were competitive. Like Kato Kaelin brewers meltdowns on Twitter!! 

[UMFan83]

Giants lose to the Red Sox which I believe means the Cubs will finish the night 3.5 GB the Wild Card. 
 

Reds are leading the dodgers 6-5 in the 8th. If the Dodgers come back, the cubs would still be 3.5 GB but the Marlins would jump back into WC3 over the Reds

 

arizona lost to Seattle and fall 1 GB the final WC, and 2.5 ahead of the Cubs

[NorthsideAvenger]

Missed the game because I was asleep but wow, Mike Tauchman. 

[Stratos]

2 hours ago, KCCub said:

Hats off to Wesneski and Smyly. Things could have went bad for Wes after the leadoff homer, but he locked it in. Smyly coming in and pitching well. 10 K’s between the two of them. 

They did well, nice to see Smyly have a good outing.  They limited his pitches to 61, a good idea given his struggles and the heat.

Incredible fielding by Nico, Swanson, and Tauchman in the 9th.

This team is filled with great competitors with high baseball IQ's, they work great AB's, play very good defense, and run well and the front office deserves credit on all that because its been their plan.  The way the 90's Braves and Torre-era Yankees used to play ball (minus some of the athletic talent LOL).

The FO has to be buyers now when all your guys are laying out 100% on the field to grind out wins in the biggest games of the year.  Still lacking in HR power and relief depth but they can handle the lights in Oct it seems at least.

[CubinNY]

8 hours ago, treeman said:

wow a good win 

i will eat nachos to celebrate

Please be back

[Derwood]

Wow, TBD did it!

[d_money]

5 of the last 6 from the Cards. Let’s make it 7 of 8!