7/29 - Cubs (Taillon) vs Cardinals (Wainwright): 6:15pm, Marquee

[Andy]

That was pretty terrible stuff from Leiter, 2 pitches just not even in the same zip code as the zone.

[Tryptamine]

So many bullets dodged

[Irrelevant Dude]

That got a little scary.  I guess the Cubs try to get through this one with Assad in the 9th?

[Andy]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

That got a little scary.  I guess the Cubs try to get through this one with Assad in the 9th?

Looks like the clear move. If he does his job he'll avoid the big bats in the lineup.

[Irrelevant Dude]

This team is clearly AT LEAST one bullpen arm short.  I like Palencia, but he can't be trusted in important spots.  Kay is basically just a mop up guy.  And we aren't even sure what role Wesneski is going to play.  That's too many guys to have to work around in late inning situations.

[javy knows my name]

5 minutes ago, Andy said:

Looks like the clear move. If he does his job he'll avoid the big bats in the lineup.

Doesn't he have to face the next two guys by rule? Or is that not a rule anymore?

[UMFan83]

Palencia makes me a bit nervous. Who else is in the pen if he gets into trouble?

[mfcubs22]

Why pull Assad for Palencia? 

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

Palencia makes me a bit nervous. Who else is in the pen if he gets into trouble?

I can't believe they went to him here.

[Tryptamine]

4 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Palencia makes me a bit nervous. Who else is in the pen if he gets into trouble?

If anyone was going to walk the bases loaded it was Palencia, but of course he mows them down

[KCCub]

Fly the dub

[Hunter]

W

[Irrelevant Dude]

Wow.  That's gotta be a huge confidence boost for Palencia.  Really interesting that Assad wasn't allowed to continue into the 9th, but maybe Ross is trying to keep him fresh for possible long relief spots?

[mfcubs22]

That worked. Now go buy an arm.

[UMFan83]

Guaranteed to be at least .500 and no more than 5.5 games behind the NL Central leader (if the Dodgers get 2 more outs vs Reds) at the deadline

[Andy]

7 minutes ago, javy knows my name said:

Doesn't he have to face the next two guys by rule? Or is that not a rule anymore?

You can still leave the game before then if you end an inning.

Great work by Palencia. Great win. Keep stacking them.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

This team will never lose again 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Someday we will all tell our grandkids about the Cubs team that was on the verge of trading their best players and then never lost again.

[Hunter]

Reds lose!

[UMFan83]

Reds lose

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Let’s sweep these horsefeathers tomorrow!!

Edited July 30, 2023 by itisallpartoftheplan

[Tryptamine]

Reds lose

[itisallpartoftheplan]

What if Wainwright never reaches 200??

[UMFan83]

Damn it’s really easy to gain ground if you win every game. Why didn’t we try this earlier?

[Tryptamine]

3.5 out of the division and 3 out of the WC, I will vomit if they sell.