9/28 - Cubs (Stroman) vs Braves (Smith-Shawver): 6:20pm, Marquee

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Cubs bullpen sucks so bad now they blow it for the Mets 

[squally1313]

1 minute ago, s2obed said:

Gotta stop with the scoreboard watching. Cubs are cooked.

He says, in the cubs game thread 

[Irrelevant Dude]

13 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Only a 1 run lead, so the Marlins can't lose by that score.  I expect the them to score 2 in the 9th.

Damn, I'm good at this.

[s2obed]

Just now, squally1313 said:

He says, in the cubs game thread 

I watch the Cubs win or lose unfortunately. 

[SouthSideRyan]

I turned on the Marlins game at top 9 sorry

[UMFan83]

Just 2 back with 3 to go. It’s still good it’s still good

[Outshined_One]

It was fun while it lasted.

[UMFan83]

According to this hastily googled link this would be the 21st biggest collapse in baseball history based on playoff odds. Might be higher because I think BP had them over 95%
 

http://www.coolstandings.com/collapses.asp?i=1

 

edit: I guess it’s only up to 2011. But at least gives you an idea for where they fit historically 

Edited September 29, 2023 by UMFan83

[UMFan83]

Record in 1 run games in September:

Cubs: 2-7

Marlins: 4-1 if they win by 1 tonight

[s2obed]

Rain couldn’t have come earlier for that Marlin/Mets game? 

Edited September 29, 2023 by s2obed

[Irrelevant Dude]

Come on Dansby. Do something.

[s2obed]

No matter what happens this year I’m excited to see a whole year of this new version of Seiya. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Swanson helping his old team out

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

Come on Dansby. Do something.

That's something alright. He's like the anti Yan Gomes in clutch situations.

[s2obed]

Swanson 🤮

[Irrelevant Dude]

I sure would have liked to see Morel get a chance there.

[Andy]

I turned the game on to see how the fake rally would die and I couldn't even get it on screen before someone screwed up

Edited September 29, 2023 by Andy

[Irrelevant Dude]

I have no idea how Swanson is still hitting .247 because it seems like he keeps going a week between hits.

Oh by the way, he would be the 8th best hitter in the Braves lineup.

Edited September 29, 2023 by Irrelevant Dude

[abuck1220]

I mean Braves extended everybody EXCEPT swanson and they seem pretty smart. 
 

I don’t know how tonight gets any more hilarious with the Kay blown save and Swanson choking in the clutch. 

[s2obed]

3 minutes ago, abuck1220 said:

I mean Braves extended everybody EXCEPT swanson and they seem pretty smart. 
 

I don’t know how tonight gets any more hilarious with the Kay blown save and Swanson choking in the clutch. 

Swanson jogging to first as usual. Like run 110% percent dude. 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

7 hours ago, SouthSideRyan said:

Now to provide balance, here's Kyle.

nah, i pretty much agree. This is a team on the upswing and losing a bunch of close games isn't an intrinsi ability, it's just part of the variance-heavy nature of the sport.

I think we're overrating our near-ready hitting prospets because of Iowa, but in general I think this team is both good and on a positive trajectory.

[Andy]

Marlins game is in a rain delay lol

[Irrelevant Dude]

2 minutes ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

nah, i pretty much agree. This is a team on the upswing and losing a bunch of close games isn't an intrinsi ability, it's just part of the variance-heavy nature of the sport.

Counterpoint: Good starting pitching is going to keep games close and terrible bullpen is going to lose a lot of those games.

[Andy]

That ball would've been fair when things were going good

[Andy]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

Counterpoint: Good starting pitching is going to keep games close and terrible bullpen is going to lose a lot of those games.

Pretty much any scenario of the Cubs being decent next year includes Justin Steele being fantastic again and I don't know on what universe that can be counted on.