9/16 - Cubs (Hendricks) Diamondbacks (Davies): 7:10pm, Marquee

[Derwood]

Butt clench time

[Andy]

Just getting the fake runner in doesn't feel remotely good enough with the guys we have throwing

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

Just getting the fake runner in doesn't feel remotely good enough with the guys we have throwing

We’ve scored the fake runner in both innings but so far we’ve had 1 total hit in the 10th and 11th (Nicos)

[UMFan83]

Drew Smyly has allowed 26 home runs this year.  A HR loses the game for the Cubs.  This should be fun

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

Just getting the fake runner in doesn't feel remotely good enough with the guys we have throwing

And at the same time, just getting that one runner in feels like a Herculean task.

[chibears55]

Cubs have had 11 batters come up in the 2 extra innings and could only push across the 2 ghost runners 🙄🙄

[UMFan83]

Now we need a strikeout to prevent a tie game

[Irrelevant Dude]

I'm completely fine with them giving up an out against Smyly.

[UMFan83]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

I'm completely fine with them giving up an out against Smyly.

Eh.   More than likely Gurriel is going to put one in play.

[UMFan83]

tie game yet again

this is shaping up to be the most painful loss possible, especially with the Bellinger tip of bat out in the 10th

Edited September 17, 2023 by UMFan83

[Andy]

In a stretch now where of horsefeathers course that falls in

[Derwood]

This is not going to end well

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Straight up torture

[Irrelevant Dude]

It's dire times when Smyly is the guy the Cubs have to call upon here.

[UMFan83]

Just now, Derwood said:

This is not going to end well

We knew that once we saw Drew Smyly come into the game.  I don't care how well he's pitched in relief in mostly low leverage situations.

 

That said a bunt out and a bloop arent bad results for him, they just happened to lead to a bad outcome

[UMFan83]

keep throwing them in the dirt so they can get to 2B

[Derwood]

Have we mentioned how the ghost runner rule is fuuuucking stupid?

[UMFan83]

On to the 12th.  Cant wait to see what Dansby has in store for us leading off

[Andy]

Great DP.

Dansby or Seiya had better bring the fake runner in because PCA has looked terrible at the plate

[Rex Buckingham]

Palencia next? Then send him down again tomorrow?

[Irrelevant Dude]

How many more speedy pinch runners do the Dbacks have left on their bench?

Asking because the Cubs burned most of their bench on a bizarre 3B musical chairs l.

 

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

Have we mentioned how the ghost runner rule is fuuuucking stupid?

Always was, always will be.

[soccer10k]

Well this guy has a 5.4 ERA. Maybe we can get multiple runs off him.

[UMFan83]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

Always was, always will be.

It is stupid as hell but its helped the Cubs here because they cant string together multiple hits in an inning to save their lives.

[Derwood]

Okay, we can keep the ghost runner, but you also start with 1 out.