8/1 - Reds (Lively) vs Cubs (Steele): 7:05pm, Marquee

[chibears55]

3 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Malle on for his 6th career pitching appearance

Of course he gets Candelario out and keeps him from a 5 hit game 😅

[champaignchris]

I don’t know how others feel about the position player pitching, but my feeling is that with your opponent trying to save their bullpen for the next 2 games in the series, you should keep taking good at bats and tee off on him. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Since returning from the IL Wisdom has held the Ks under 30% and has hit a handful of homers. He has a BABIP just over .100 but like a 150 wRC+ now.

[jersey cubs fan]

I like that Cincy gave Blake Lively the Patrick Roy treatment and made him eat a bakers dozen 

[UMFan83]

13 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Everyone has a hit except Barnhart and Morel

And now just Barnhart

[UMFan83]

4 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Since returning from the IL Wisdom has held the Ks under 30% and has hit a handful of homers. He has a BABIP just over .100 but like a 150 wRC+ now.

Yeah he’s quietly been decent. I don’t think hes an everyday starter but he has value 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

hahahaha Madrigal went for it

[UMFan83]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

And now just Barnhart

And now everyone has a hit!  Thank you position player pitching

[champaignchris]

Get 20 right here, Amaya. 

[champaignchris]

1 minute ago, champaignchris said:

Get 20 right here, Amaya. 

Yup. 

[UMFan83]

20!

[Derwood]

It's a cheap 20, but it's 20

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, Tim said:

oh, let's get 20

GIVE THE MAN A PRIZE

[We Got The Whole 9]

Just now, Derwood said:

It's a cheap 20, but it's 20

You don't get to 20 organically anymore lol

 

Play dat man!

[chibears55]

Just needed to get rid of Mancini to fix the offense 🤣😅

[Tryptamine]

Yeah, probably should have grabbed a lefty

[Derwood]

Unrelated to anything, I just realized that we haven't played the Rockies yet, and looking at the schedule, we don't play them at all until September, when we play them 6 times in 2 weeks

[UMFan83]

Kay is killing our RD gains

[Derwood]

This is not ideal

[UMFan83]

Playing the role of position player pitching: Michael Kay

 

Also known as: our only lefty in the pen post-trade deadline

Edited August 2, 2023 by UMFan83

[Rex Buckingham]

Good grief, Kay is a bum.  Was the cost really that prohibitive to get a lefty?

[mfcubs22]

Why didn’t Ross save Wesneski to piggyback with Smyly tomorrow?

[Derwood]

huh

[We Got The Whole 9]

Kay you horsefeathers suck

[UMFan83]

Get this bum out of the game and have Madrigal get the last out.