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

[UMFan83]

Of course despite Cueto going and the Braves using their starters the Marlins are up 3-0

[chibears55]

35 minutes ago, itisallpartoftheplan said:

Cubs lineup vs. Diamondbacks:

Tauchman CF
Hoerner 2B
Happ LF
Bellinger 1B
Swanson SS
Suzuki RF
Morel DH
Gomes C
Madrigal 3B

Steele SP
 

Thought they might start PCA in Center then Tauchman in Right or Left and DH Happ or Seiya. But going with Tauch in CF and Morel DH

Ross is probably just going to go with the horses that got them where they're at for now.

[chibears55]

5 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

When you put it this way, I like their chances. With their schedule there is no reason they shouldn’t at least go 7-8 / 8-7. I don’t see two teams behind them playing better than .600 ball to finish the season. They really should take 2 of 3 this weekend. Then at home they should win 4 of 6. That means one win against Braves or brewers (who will each not be playing for anything). They should be able to do that. And, if they can’t, they don’t deserve to be in the playoffs anyway. 

If Arizona takes 2 of 3 or sweeps, that'll be 1 team off to a good start ..lol

[Derwood]

1 hour ago, itisallpartoftheplan said:

Cubs lineup vs. Diamondbacks:

Tauchman CF
Hoerner 2B
Happ LF
Bellinger 1B
Swanson SS
Suzuki RF
Morel DH
Gomes C
Madrigal 3B

Steele SP
 

Thought they might start PCA in Center then Tauchman in Right or Left and DH Happ or Seiya. But going with Tauch in CF and Morel DH

 

Bellinger at 2 or 3 was fun while it lasted

[chopsx9]

Does anybody remember - maybe 3 or 4 years ago?? - on the TV broadcasts they'd show stats for catches/plays in the outfield.  i.e LF ran 37 feet to make catch - ball with that protectory/velocity is a hit 87% of the time. I think they'd even compare ideal route vs actual route taken.  Anybody remember that?  Anybody know why they stopped - I always found those pretty interesting.

[UMFan83]

Braves tied up the Marlins at 4

Reds up 1-0 over the Mets. Our old friend Ortega just struck out with a runner on 3rd and 1 out. Once a Cub always a Cub

[CubinNY]

I’m not going to make it to this game. Early teal season starts tomorrow 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Morel to RF. Seiya to DH…

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Alonso tied it at 3. Dumb Reds pitched to him!

[UMFan83]

2 minutes ago, itisallpartoftheplan said:

Morel to RF. Seiya to DH…

Damn, he must be banged up. At least he’s healthy enough to hit

[UMFan83]

Greatly enjoying the Braves unbeatable offense mowing down our WC opponents until I realize that we have our own date with them coming up 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

8 hours ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

Yep, the Cubs could get swept and play .500 for the final 12 games and finish with a win total that would get them in the playoffs at current rates.  

You're right but I just got 2004 ptsd reading that.

[UMFan83]

 

12 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Greatly enjoying the Braves unbeatable offense mowing down our WC opponents until I realize that we have our own date with them coming up 

Had to say something. Now the Marlins have tied up the Braves and the Reds are up 5-3 now. Bad bad bad

[itisallpartoftheplan]

5 run 7th so far for the Marlins. 4 of them with 0 on 2 outs.

Looking like zero WC help for us tonight.

[UMFan83]

9 minutes ago, itisallpartoftheplan said:

5 run 7th so far for the Marlins. 4 of them with 0 on 2 outs.

Looking like zero WC help for us tonight.

Need to win tonight otherwise things are going uncomfortably tight. 
 

So…

-Marlins up 9-6 in the 8th

-Phillies up 4-2 in the 6th

-Reds up 5-3 in the 8th

-Giants up 1-0 in the 4th

 

But hey the Brewers are losing 3-0

Edited September 16, 2023 by UMFan83

[UMFan83]

Oops nevermind the Brewers tied that one up too

[Irrelevant Dude]

Woah, JD traveled west of the Mississippi?

[UMFan83]

Way too easy of a 1st inning

[Irrelevant Dude]

Is it just me or does Gurriel kill the Cubs?

[Derwood]

Neat-O!

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Yikes

[Andy]

The DBacks pitcher gives up a HR basically every time he breathes so of course they hit one out on the Cy Young candidate instead

[UMFan83]

So yeah this is not good. Offense needs to get going or else our playoff cushion is going to be down to 1.5 games with 4 teams right behind us

[Derwood]

This already feels like an 8-1 loss type of game

[UMFan83]

Going down quietly 1-2-3 is not exactly the response you wanted to see