8/21 - Cubs (Assad) vs Tigers (Faedo): 5:40pm, Marquee

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, profisme said:

How could you just start someone warming up when they load the bases? Stupid managing by Rossy. 

You did see the hits, right? A broken bat double and a pop-up just out of Bellinger's reach?  I'm not gonna blame Fulmer (or Ross) for those.

[Tryptamine]

Maybe,  just maybe Jed should have gotten a reliever at the deadline 

[PackLandVA]

15 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Three runs is a pretty safe lead against this Tigers offense. That tack-on run was important.

Well this certainly didn’t age well. And it’s only been 15 minutes.

[champaignchris]

This is why I could never be a GM. I’d be handing Fulmer his DFA in the tunnel between the dugout and the shower. 

[PackLandVA]

Just now, Tryptamine said:

Maybe,  just maybe Jed should have gotten a reliever at the deadline 

He did. Just happens to be a very ordinary reliever.

[UMFan83]

2 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Fulmer is mad inconsistent, I'd keep him out of all high leverage situations 

We don't have enough high leverage relievers we can trust.  It's really just Alzolay, Merryweather, Leiter and sometimes Fulmer.  He has to pitch in that spot out of necessity

[chibears55]

I dont get how on August 1st, you decide to stay as is and go for it but don't upgrade the biggest weakness which was pitching/bullpen.

Ross is gonna be one batter too late with pulling Fulmer and saving this game 

[profisme]

3 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

You did see the hits, right? A broken bat double and a pop-up just out of Bellinger's reach?  I'm not gonna blame Fulmer (or Ross) for those.

The first two hits were smoked line drives.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

The good news we didn’t fall behind.

The bad news we have to face Greene, Torkleson, and Carpenter in the 9th after we don’t score.

[WhyCantWeWin]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

We don't have enough high leverage relievers we can trust.  It's really just Alzolay, Merryweather, Leiter and sometimes Fulmer.  He has to pitch in that spot out of necessity

Yeah they are getting overused to death. Hoyer needs to bring up some new arms to get a look at, don't get the point of keeping relievers around that Ross only feels like using during blowouts. 

[chibears55]

Just now, itisallpartoftheplan said:

The good news we didn’t fall behind.

The bad news we have to face Greene, Torkleson, and Carpenter in the 9th after we don’t score.

With a tired Alzolay most likely 

[mfcubs22]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

We don't have enough high leverage relievers we can trust.  It's really just Alzolay, Merryweather, Leiter and sometimes Fulmer.  He has to pitch in that spot out of necessity

Fulmer has allowed 7 runs since May prior to today. And it’s not like a 3 run lead vs the Tigers in the 8th inning is some crazy high leverage spot. 

[chibears55]

Come on, let's get those 3 runs back...

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, mfcubs22 said:

Fulmer has allowed 7 runs since May prior to today. And it’s not like a 3 run lead vs the Tigers in the 8th inning is some crazy high leverage spot. 

It took most Cubs fans like 3 months of good pitching to start to trust fulmer again and now I think it will take 3 more months

[UMFan83]

Hell yeah Madrigal!  Accidental doubles are the best

[profisme]

And that’s why you don’t bunt

[SpongeWorthy]

thank you for not bunting

[chibears55]

Wow, Madrigal....

Lets go, add on here

[Transmogrified Tiger]

4 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

We don't have enough high leverage relievers we can trust.  It's really just Alzolay, Merryweather, Leiter and sometimes Fulmer.  He has to pitch in that spot out of necessity

Are other teams comfortable going to their 5th and 6th best relievers more often?  This strikes me as less of a failure of the bullpen and a function of the rotation hanging on and putting more work on the pen while the offense stays in games enough to keep leverage high without putting it out of reach as often as we like.

[Derwood]

9 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Fulmer is mad inconsistent, I'd keep him out of all high leverage situations 

 

He had been quite good for the past 2 months. I have no problem with him being used there

[PeanutPunch33]

Wow Madrigal 

[Brian707]

Let's get 10 this inning 

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

It took most Cubs fans like 3 months of good pitching to start to trust fulmer again and now I think it will take 3 more months

Let see how he does after a couple days off first...

[Brock Beauchamp]

8 minutes ago, PackLandVA said:

Well this certainly didn’t age well. And it’s only been 15 minutes.

I was Fulmer-ed.

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

Are other teams comfortable going to their 5th and 6th best relievers more often?  This strikes me as less of a failure of the bullpen and a function of the rotation hanging on and putting more work on the pen while the offense stays in games enough to keep leverage high without putting it out of reach as often as we like.

Honestly I think its more of out of the 4 relievers we trust, Cubs fans probably only trust 2 of them (Alzolay and Leiter)  Maybe 3