8/3 - Reds (Weaver) vs Cubs (Taillon): 7:05pm, Marquee

[squally1313]

WWW

[David]

They got the power, they got the speed

[chibears55]

Only 5 runs but it a W..lol

[cl smooth]

Good times. 

[UMFan83]

2.5 out of the division, 2 out of the WC I think

[UMFan83]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Only 5 runs but it a W..lol

I can’t believe we can say things like “only 5 runs”. This team is a trip

[jersey cubs fan]

[jersey cubs fan]

5 minutes ago, David said:

 they got the speed

But enough about 1970s baseball

[Jason Ross]

You know, IDK about ya'll, but I like it when the Cubs score more runs than the other team.  I find this to be enjoyable. 

[Rex Buckingham]

1 minute ago, 1908_Cubs said:

You know, IDK about ya'll, but I like it when the Cubs score more runs than the other team.  I find this to be enjoyable. 

[Derwood]

This weekend is going to be really crucial. Reds host the Nats and Brewers get the Pirates while the Cubs have to hold on against the Braves

[Cubs420psd]

Big big win with a tough ass team coming to town.

 

 

[chibears55]

14 minutes ago, Derwood said:

This weekend is going to be really crucial. Reds host the Nats and Brewers get the Pirates while the Cubs have to hold on against the Braves

Yea they can't give the last 3 games back, hopefully they get some help from Nats and Pirates too.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

16 minutes ago, Derwood said:

This weekend is going to be really crucial. Reds host the Nats and Brewers get the Pirates while the Cubs have to hold on against the Braves

I would go so far as to say these are must-wins

Edited August 4, 2023 by Hairyducked Idiot

[UMFan83]

I'm not going to sweat this weekend as long as we take 1 game.  I think we can win the series though.  But these games are less important than the last 4 were, which were less important than the previous 10 were.  There's 53 games left this year and we only have to make up 2-3 games of ground as it stands.  

Edit: Feel free to find this post when I'm complaining about the Braves being up 5-0 early tomorrow.

Edited August 4, 2023 by UMFan83

[Tryptamine]

1-2 is what I expect, 2-1 would be great, 3-0 would overload the hype train

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Awesome series that could’ve been more awesome if Morel got that ball over the fence in game 1!!

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I thought Derek Thomas (home plate ump) called a damn good game. I’ve known his dad for many years and this followed his minor league career. It’s crazy how accurate he was leading up to the ejection. 

[Outshined_One]

Welp. They really are trying to do this, huh?

[Billy62]

     I am trying to stay grounded here, but it is hard. Granted the Braves are coming to town and most of the posters here are saying "look out for the Braves" Truth is that the team with the highest winning pct. in the majors right now plays their home games at Wrigley. Sure, it could be a let down, but I am staying positive. I think we are better than most people give us credit for. Lets go boys!

[soccer10k]

Just get 1 against the Braves and it's fine.

[javy knows my name]

6 minutes ago, Billy62 said:

     I am trying to stay grounded here, but it is hard. Granted the Braves are coming to town and most of the posters here are saying "look out for the Braves" Truth is that the team with the highest winning pct. in the majors right now plays their home games at Wrigley. Sure, it could be a let down, but I am staying positive. I think we are better than most people give us credit for. Lets go boys!

I think this series really validated what the run diff and base runs stats were telling us about both teams and that's good enough for me. I'm feeling good leading up to this series because of what just happened 

[squally1313]

It’s baseball and hot and cold streaks happen etc. But that reds pitching staff just isn’t good enough. So in my mind it’s just us and Milwaukee. Going to be a fun two months either way. 

[soccer10k]

Let's do to Milwaukee what they did to us in 2018 (except let's just win the division outright).

EDIT: 23.9% for the division, 38% for the playoffs per Fangraphs.

Edited August 4, 2023 by soccer10k

[itisallpartoftheplan]

16 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

It’s baseball and hot and cold streaks happen etc. But that reds pitching staff just isn’t good enough. So in my mind it’s just us and Milwaukee. Going to be a fun two months either way. 

If that’s the case we just need to pass Arizona and Miami as well to get a WC spot assuming SD doesn’t creep back into it.