8/8 - Cubs (Taillon) vs Mets (Carrasco): 6:10pm, Marquee

[Dfan25]

Umpires have been a disgrace this series.

Mets are getting a lot of calls 

[UMFan83]

Interesting going to Merryweather. I’m assuming it’s matchup related and not trying to sneak an extra day off for Leiter 

[UMFan83]

Pete Alonso is now guaranteed to bat one more time today

[UMFan83]

Ugh 2 perfectly placed grounders for hits. Time to buckle down

[Derwood]

Only thing worse than an ump that has a huge zone is an ump who has a huge zone that suddenly tightens it up late

[UMFan83]

Phew

[We Got The Whole 9]

Ok solid job Merryweather 

[WhyCantWeWin]

5 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Pete Alonso is now guaranteed to bat one more time today

Gotta intentionally walk him

[Derwood]

I remember watching Ottavino pitch in Short-A Ball

[chibears55]

Could use an insurance run or two here

[chibears55]

12 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

You all collectively read a lot about baseball, have there been any articles about umpires calling balls and strikes much worse than years past or is this just some narrative I created in my head at some point and fed by confirmation bias?

For as long as I can remember 40 plus Years of watching,  you always had umps that would give the occasional ball length all the way around the zone for strikes and of course missed their share of strikes,  but the last few years has been crazy with just how far off the plate alot of these strikes are being called and then you see borderline strikes being called balls

[UMFan83]

Morel in a 1-17 slump with 8 Ks, but does have 5 walks during that span

[chibears55]

16 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Interesting going to Merryweather. I’m assuming it’s matchup related and not trying to sneak an extra day off for Leiter 

Alzolay may need a break too

[UMFan83]

Just now, chibears55 said:

Alzolay may need a break too

Well he’s not gonna get it tonight unless Madrigal goes yard here lol

[chibears55]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Morel in a 1-17 slump with 8 Ks, but does have 5 walks during that span

Might be seeing Wisdom DH to allow Morel to reset.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Have a bad feeling they're about to walk off on us 

Edited August 9, 2023 by We Got The Whole 9

[chibears55]

Reds loss gives them a chance to take over 2nd here

Edited August 9, 2023 by chibears55

[UMFan83]

And Alonso is the winning run at the plate

[UMFan83]

Ok now get Vogelbach to roll over one

[Transmogrified Tiger]

honestly more concerned about Vogelbach than Alonso in this situation

[UMFan83]

Hell yeah 

[chibears55]

Ballgame 

W

2nd place Cubs

[Derwood]

Easy Peasy

[We Got The Whole 9]

Obligatory happy to be dead wrong post 

 

Fly it!

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Barely turned that DP. Vogelbach is speedy.