9/15 - Cubs (Steele) vs Diamondbacks (Pfaadt): 8:40pm, Marquee

[Andy]

Which team is playing for the 17th straight day and which one had the day off yesterday

[UMFan83]

Dude what the horsefeathers, Madrigal takes a home run hack and then strikes out on a pitch that almost hits the ground. 
 

Did these guys get high before the game? None of this makes any sense

[Irrelevant Dude]

Journeyman and underachieving pitchers are lined up outside the ballpark to face this offense.

[chibears55]

I can see the Reds, Miami and Arizona with a real legit shot at passing the Cubs up for a WC spot.

 

[UMFan83]

Just now, chibears55 said:

I can see the Reds, Miami and Arizona with a real legit shot at passing the Cubs up for a WC spot.

 

You mean all the teams that own or about to own the tiebreaker over us and have easier schedules? Yep

Edited September 16, 2023 by UMFan83

[chibears55]

4 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Dude what the horsefeathers, Madrigal takes a home run hack and then strikes out on a pitch that almost hits the ground. 
 

Did these guys get high before the game? None of this makes any sense

Did they spend their off day in Denver

😏😏

[We Got The Whole 9]

3 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Journeyman and underachieving pitchers are lined up outside the ballpark to face this offense.

It's true. We have faced a lot of JAG over the last several weeks and have done minimal damage against them. The Cubs offense completely fading down the stretch is an old and tired trend. Something has to give. 

[UMFan83]

Just now, We Got The Whole 9 said:

It's true. We have faced a lot of JAG over the last several weeks and have done minimal damage against them. The Cubs offense completely fading down the stretch is an old and tired trend. Something has to give. 

It’s May all over again. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Runner dances back and forth off first base.

Pitcher throws over

Crowd boos

 

Baseball fans, amirite?

[squally1313]

10 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

This is the Diamondbacks version of the Shawn Estes game

Incredible pull

[squally1313]

Also, get your horsefeathers together offense please and thank you 

[UMFan83]

Giants have a 2-1 lead over the Rockies in the 9th. 
 

Looks like all 6 of the teams the Cubs needed to lose today will win

[Andy]

If I thought it mattered who was on the mound at this point I'd be thankful the DBacks are pulling this guy early

[UMFan83]

Smart move pulling the ****** pitcher before he accidentally gives the Cubs hope and putting someone in to move Happ to the other side of the plate where his season OPS is hovering around .600

Edited September 16, 2023 by UMFan83

[squally1313]

There’s too many teams in the race for me to deep dive their bullpen dorks, so I have no idea what we’re going to see the rest of the way here. Just, you know, do that thing where you either sequence hits correctly or, even better, hit balls over the fence. 
 

(Steele settling back into his dominant self is a small silver lining because him going belly up is actually the end of all of this)

[UMFan83]

Of course, first hard hit ball all night goes right at a fielder

[Derwood]

ASS

[UMFan83]

Remember that article written on this website about the Cubs resiliency?  Ahem, where exactly is that resiliency now?

[Irrelevant Dude]

Whatever happens here, this should probably be the end of the night for Steele after the 6th.  He seems to be fighting the command a bit more.

[Irrelevant Dude]

And that's the ballgame.

[UMFan83]

Well that’s it for me tonight. Yikes 

[UMFan83]

RIP Justin Steele Cy Young bid

[Andy]

Collapsing out of the playoffs will probably be more memorable than whatever garbage we would've put forth in them, so there's that I guess

[squally1313]

Well this is a disaster. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Let’s get Carnario in there baby!!