4/7/24 - Dodger (Stone) @ Cubs (Imanaga) - 1:20 WFT MARQ

[ToolDRT]

I know it’s April, but this is a very satisfying series! 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Palencia eating 2 innings here was nice.

[JHBulls]

Just leave Palencia in for the 9th now.  

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

Just leave Palencia in for the 9th now.  

Think so? I am not sure. Hope he pitches the 9th.

[JHBulls]

Just now, Rcal10 said:

Think so? I am not sure. Hope he pitches the 9th.

I think we both said the same thing. 

[CubinNY]

Great series! 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Not pretty but those 3 innings from Palencia saved the bullpen

[ToolDRT]

Beautiful! Really good start to this tough stretch. 

[JHBulls]

[Irrelevant Dude]

Who had a 3 inning save for Palencia on their Bingo card?

[gflore34]

Hell yeah, Cubs take two of three from the Dodgers, Cubs looked fairly good is winning this series.  Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

[Rcal10]

26 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

I think we both said the same thing. 

Probably were. Great win. Palencia did a nice job. Saved the pen a little. 

[Cubs420psd]

Imanaga hasn't thrown a single walk yet, gotta love that.

 

 

[JHBulls]

16 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Probably were. Great win. Palencia did a nice job. Saved the pen a little. 

Yeah, it was a huge help and that’s all that matters. Series W vs the Dodgers is always nice. 

[Bull]

To come out of these first three series 6-3 is quite an accomplishment.

[Bertz]

Really huge to start this rough 12 game stretch 2-1.  The pitching matchups against the Padres are absolutely brutal, so getting spanked by the Dodgers would have been bad news.

[PackLandVA]

Cubs' offense and the pitching overall were really, really good in the two wins.  In the loss, bases loaded in the first with nobody out and the cleanup hitter at bat was (obviously) a very critical moment in the game.  If they are able to score a run or two there, the dynamics of the game probably changes significantly. Grabbing two of three from LA is a great series win. Oh, and the vauntedTM 

Dodgers offense, which scored 5+ runs in their first 10 games of the season, was held to <5 in two of the three games this weekend.  And the one game they scored more was a lopsided loss.

 

#WhyNotUs!!

Edited April 8, 2024 by PackLandVA

[Derwood]

Imanaga was SUCH a big signing. This team is in rough shape without him in the rotation

Edited April 8, 2024 by Derwood

[Stratos]

9 hours ago, chibears55 said:

Cubs may have found a legit TOR in Imanaga..

 

Nice thing is that if Imanaga is effective over the next 2 seasons and the Cubs exercise their options on Imanaga he can't opt-out.

[Stratos]

5 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

Agreed. Busch looks like a solid bat. Morel looks good as well. And Suzuki looks like a star. And if the pitching could get healthy it looks pretty solid. And we have a few guys who might help later. 

Cubs offense looking like they're picking up where they were in Aug, which is awesome given it's early April and the weather sucks.  This is a fun team to watch, especially with the upgrades.  Belli still looks legit too.  Almost every position guy on this team seems like a gamer who do the little things.  Hopefully we have a fun year of baseball again.

[Stratos]

Almonte has a filthy slider.  I'm happy Imanaga has kept the ball in the park so far and the FB at the top of the zone seems to play at least in this early going.  If he can catch Freeman and Ohtani whiffing on it then that's a great sign so far, though they're both LHB.  Humid day in Chicago is different than dry AZ air.

Add Horton to the rotation next year hopefully, and that's Steele/Imanaga/Horton plus Taillon/Wicks/Brown/Assad to play with as 4/5, with 2 of them potentially in the pen.  Little might even have closer stuff if he can figure out the control.

The position side already looks pretty solid before adding Caissie, PCA, Shaw, etc., and the depth is very good everywhere.  But let's not get ahead of ourselves LOL.

Edited April 8, 2024 by Stratos

[PackLandVA]

If it was already mentioned, my apologies.  But this was Palencia’s first career save.

 

[JHBulls]

We might think the hardest job in Baseball is that of the owner, or the GM, or the players, or the fans that have to watch a bad team that they support. But spare a thought for the grounds crew that now have 11 days to get Wrigley Field spotless for the next home game, after the Dodgers and their fans came to town.

 

[BigbadB]

12 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

This is true. But how often does a team in the Midwest play a night game the night before going to the west coast? And really the biggest issue is going to be the playing field. I am sure the Dodgers are suggesting the field is not safe.

After reading this game thread after the fact, I feel like maybe next time you should relax a little bit more when it starts raining. That was one of the most painful reads I've ever put myself through, and the Cubs kicked the Dodgers asses. 

[17 Seconds]

17 hours ago, cl smooth said:

Boog with a homeless joke? Cmon man.

what did he say?