8/27 - Cubs (Assad) vs Pirates (Falter): 12:35pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

One more game versus the Pirates, then it's back home to Wrigley against the Brewers!

[WhyCantWeWin]

Wisdom in the lineup and playing 1B is definitely a decision. Surely even he can hit the crap pitcher they are facing today. 

[Rcal10]

4 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Wisdom in the lineup and playing 1B is definitely a decision. Surely even he can hit the crap pitcher they are facing today. 

A bad decision. Why not have him DH and Bellinger at 2st. Why not forget him all together and go Madrigal at 3rd and Candelario at 1st?

[Derwood]

Most of the pitching matchups of other WC teams are not in our favor (the exception being Wacha going for SD)

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Wisdom at 1st

https://x.com/cubs/status/1695815543482098053?s=46&t=haqqp8AWxlvqZhkdnXGumw

[Dfan25]

How many unearned runs will the Pirates get today because of Wisdom ?  Ross doesn’t learn 

[WhyCantWeWin]

1 hour ago, Rcal10 said:

A bad decision. Why not have him DH and Bellinger at 2st. Why not forget him all together and go Madrigal at 3rd and Candelario at 1st?

Yep just don't understand the decision. Guess Ross is trying to give Bellinger a "half off day". 

[Rcal10]

Just now, WhyCantWeWin said:

Yep just don't understand the decision. Guess Ross is trying to give Bellinger a "half off day". 

That is fine, I guess. But still could have done Madrigal at 3rd and Candelario at 1st. Hope Wisdom proves us wrong, but I see no reason he should ever play. 

[CubinNY]

Nice start. 

[CubinNY]

So much for that. 

[UMFan83]

Leadoff double followed by slumping Swanson and Happ vs LHP surprisingly doesn't do anything.

Edit:  But Belli takes care of it

Edited August 27, 2023 by UMFan83

[Derwood]

Bellinger is so good at that.

 

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Leadoff double followed by slumping Swanson and Happ vs LHP surprisingly doesn't do anything.

 

It's maddening. Truly maddening

[squally1313]

Alright there may be something to Belli beating his metrics. 

[UMFan83]

Ugh Pirates sure are adept at getting a hit and then productive outing them in for a run 

[Tim]

lol - Wisdom may be getting the start because it is his birthday today.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Wouldn't have mattered because the throw wasn't on time, but unsurprisingly Wisdom couldn't come up with the easy pick at first.

[Derwood]

This game is already annoying

[We Got The Whole 9]

That inning was pathetic. This dude doesn't throw hard. How could you not get one ball off the ground?

[UMFan83]

horsefeathers how long is it going to take for Swanson to get out of this damn slump?  8-62 over his last 18 games

[Derwood]

3 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

horsefeathers how long is it going to take for Swanson to get out of this damn slump?  8-62 over his last 18 games

 

He is swinging through a ton of hittable pitches

[UMFan83]

Candy man!

[We Got The Whole 9]

Nice swing Candy

[Derwood]

Love it

[squally1313]

3 runs in 4 innings, 13 runs in the last 13 innings from this pathetic, no good offense 

[UMFan83]

Cody f'ing Bellinger