5/8 Cubs (Wesneski) vs. Padres (Cease) 1:20 PM CT

[Bertz]

The Cubs lo-wait they won last night!

And it came during a dramatic rainstorm

Who knew what a key catalyst replacing Matt Mervis with Cody Bellinger would be

Today fireballs Dyan Cease is on the mound for the Padres so things could get tough

Go Cubs

[Bertz]

 

[Andy]

No Dansby again. Obviously he is still stinking out the joint on offense, but I doubt he's just being flat out benched. Probably banged up.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Wonder if Swanson is fighting some physical ailment. 2 days off in a week, this one leading into another day off, is decidedly not the norm for him.

[chibears55]

15 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

Wonder if Swanson is fighting some physical ailment. 2 days off in a week, this one leading into another day off, is decidedly not the norm for him.

 

[Derwood]

Is JD off for a whole week? Get Girardi off my TV

[gflore34]

Today's bold prediction - Mastrobuoni gets his first hit of the season.

[CubinNY]

5 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Is JD off for a whole week? Get Girardi off my TV

I bet he's not back until the next homestand.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

that run is at least 50% on the umpire for not ringing up Cronenworth on the obvious strike 3

[PackLandVA]

Missed strikeout on Cronenworth cost a run.

[gflore34]

And, of course, he calls a strike on a border line pitch to Hoerner.

Edited May 8, 2024 by gflore34

[UMFan83]

What is this crap, a run allowed before the 6th inning?  Unacceptable.

[CubinNY]

Best thing about MLB.TV is that you can switch over to the radio broadcast and watch.

[CubinNY]

Is Cease a FH after this season?

 

[CubinNY]

Wes is confident about what he wants to throw. I like that.

[Derwood]

9 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Best thing about MLB.TV is that you can switch over to the radio broadcast and watch.

Girardi vs. Coomer is a toss up

[mul21]

Whatever the last pitch he threw to Merrill was must look just like a fastball that cuts away from lefties coming out of his hand because Merrill was frozen.

[Andy]

9 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Girardi vs. Coomer is a toss up

Pat liking Ron versus whatever relationship Boog and Girardi have probably pushes the radio crew over the top though

[JHBulls]

So today will be a WhateverPadresScore-0 loss?

[PackLandVA]

And there goes the perfect game/no-hitter.

[CubinNY]

21 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Girardi vs. Coomer is a toss up

nyet.

[PackLandVA]

Coomer has a dumb voice and Hughes is just meh.

[Jason Ross]

15 minutes ago, mul21 said:

Whatever the last pitch he threw to Merrill was must look just like a fastball that cuts away from lefties coming out of his hand because Merrill was frozen.

I think Wesneski is doing some of the seam shifted wake stuff we've seen. There seems to be a difference in his tilt/spin of his cutter this year. I think it's throwing left handed hitters off because his cutter was crushed last year to the tune of a .477 wOBA and this year it's been arguably one of his better pitches. Sample size is too small to definitive say anything yet, but it's having drastic outcome changes this year in the small samples we're seeing.

[chibears55]

Feel bad for the cubs starters, every pitch has to be perfect and there no room for error because they can't afford to give up 1 or 2 runs with the way the bats been non existence. 

 

[CubinNY]

Wes getting squeezed.