9/19- Pirates (TBD) vs Cubs (Assad): 6:40pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Brewers lost last night and Wainwright got his 200th career win so I'm not sure where all of you land on that situation.

The good news is that the Cubs didn't lose ground but they absolutely need to start scoring runs against the Pirates.

[soccer10k]

14 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

The Brewers lost last night and Wainwright got his 200th career win so I'm not sure where all of you land on that situation.

I thought it would be funny if he ended on 199 since he’s been awful this year and was hanging on only for 200. But I don’t care that he got it.

[We Got The Whole 9]

lol Pirates took notes and are gonna kitchen sink us with the ol TBD JAG who the Cubs will look hopeless against 

[s2obed]

Glad they skipped Taillon and hope the offense comes to life. Will be there tonight, so if they go on a run you can thank me.

[UMFan83]

3 minutes ago, s2obed said:

Glad they skipped Taillon and hope the offense comes to life. Will be there tonight, so if they go on a run you can thank me.

And if they play even worse?

[s2obed]

8 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

And if they play even worse?

We’re still blaming it on the bleacher wedding.

[Andy]

9 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

And if they play even worse?

[Brian707]

[We Got The Whole 9]

32 minutes ago, s2obed said:

Glad they skipped Taillon and hope the offense comes to life. Will be there tonight, so if they go on score a run you can thank me.

FTFY

[UMFan83]

Braves are clearly going through some sort of divison clinching hangover getting blasted by the Marlins and now the Phillies.  I'm guessing this lasts through the weekend and then they start to "get serious again" just in time for the series against the Cubs.

[BearDown1223]

Pittsburg the only reason why we are still in it.  Let's hope they keep up the generosity. 

Opponent                    
Split    W    L    RS    RA    W-L%
PIT       9     1    74    27    90%
 

[UMFan83]

1 hour ago, BearDown1223 said:

Pittsburg the only reason why we are still in it.  Let's hope they keep up the generosity. 

Opponent                    
Split    W    L    RS    RA    W-L%
PIT       9     1    74    27    90%
 

They are 12-7 since the last time we played them so they're playing good baseball

Edited September 19, 2023 by UMFan83
Bad counting

[Irrelevant Dude]

This photo from the Trib website really sums it all up.

[UMFan83]

I can't believe Cincinnati still has played 2 more games than us, they're gonna have a lot of rest down the stretch and an easy schedule.  Man I wish we didn't blow those 2 games in Cincinnati.  Life is slightly easier if we win even one of them.

[Brian707]

And the AZ game Saturday, of course the Cubs also had some lucky wins too this year

 

[Andy]

Canario has been freed

[Irrelevant Dude]

Well, that lineup is mixing things up a bit, so I'm all for it.

Over/under 1.5 on Canario at bats tonight before he gets pinch hit for with Tauchman?

[muntjack]

There are things I like about this lineup. (Trying to stay positive)

[Nolansomebody]

5 hours ago, s2obed said:

We’re still blaming it on the bleacher wedding.

Someone had a wedding in the bleachers? 

That's a choice.

[UMFan83]

29 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

And the AZ game Saturday, of course the Cubs also had some lucky wins too this year

 

Yeah definitely, the luck probably evens out.  We tend to forget about the wins like the 1-0 Milwaukee win or the Bellinger deflects GW hit off the Brewers pitcher, or Happ throws out 2 runners at the plate in Milwaukee, or Tauchman robbing a walkoff, etc etc and only focus on when we lost because a ball deflects off our pitcher.

Those Reds games just stick with me because it was back-to-back days with a lead in the 9th inning and either one not only puts us 2 games farther from them in the standings but clinches the tiebreaker.  If the Cubs miss the playoffs there are a shitload of games in September to point to but if they make it there are also a shitload of games all season to point to.

Edited September 19, 2023 by UMFan83

[UMFan83]

5 minutes ago, Nolansomebody said:

Someone had a wedding in the bleachers? 

That's a choice.

Yes, in the final game of the Giants series.  Since the Cubs are 2-8 since then, it had to be the wedding in the bleachers

[itisallpartoftheplan]

26 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Well, that lineup is mixing things up a bit, so I'm all for it.

Over/under 1.5 on Canario at bats tonight before he gets pinch hit for with Tauchman?

He gets pulled before the first at bat haha

[UMFan83]

 

32 minutes ago, Andy said:

Canario has been freed

Great now the complaints can change from "Why won't Ross play Canario?" to "Why is Canario starting after getting 1 AB in the last 3 weeks?"

Not sure Swanson hitting 2nd is better than hitting 5th but maybe his approach to ABs is different hitting 2nd and he can get it together.

Edited September 19, 2023 by UMFan83

[UMFan83]

Corner IFs are dropping like flies

 

So thats Fulmer, Alzolay, Candelario and Madrigal now.  Am I missing anyone else?  I believe the earliest Candelario can be activated is Thursday, but given that its a back injury and he was struggling with it for a while I wouldn't count on it.

Edited September 19, 2023 by UMFan83

[Irrelevant Dude]

This latest injury reinforces that the Cubs can't count on Madrigal for anything going forward.  For 2024 and beyond, he is nothing more than roster depth.  Even when he is playing well enough, it's only a matter of time before he goes down with a hamstring injury again.  

         "All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."