Cubs (Steele) vs Pirates (Skenes): 5/11/24, 3:05pm

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Let’s just forfeit 

[ToolDRT]

Christ, this is horsefeathers ridiculous 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Yeah, this guy sucks too.

[ToolDRT]

Yeah, this bullpen is gonna be our demise. 

[muntjack]

These journeymen aren't fooling anyone. 

[JHBulls]

Craig Counsell after the game:

[JBears79]

I can't do this bullpen anymore

[Derwood]

If you're giving up 425 foot dongs to old man Cutch, it might be time to call it a night

[Irrelevant Dude]

Will next off-season be the one where Jed realizes bullpen roulette with a bunch of castoffs isn't the way to go?

[KCCub]

Oof don’t look at the EVs from Pirates hitters today. It’s not pretty for our pitchers. 

[mfcubs22]

13 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

For who though? We’re so depleted from injuries and bad pitchers that somehow Jose Cuas is back on the roster. 

I’d give Porter Hodge a shot

[UMFan83]

The Pirates have not scored more than 5 runs in any game since April 14th.  Well until today that is.

They've averaged 2.1 runs per game over that 23 game stretch.

Edited May 12, 2024 by UMFan83

[ToolDRT]

I watched this team sometimes unsure how we have the record we do. 

[abuck1220]

6 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Will next off-season be the one where Jed realizes bullpen roulette with a bunch of castoffs isn't the way to go?

hopefully the next offseason won’t be a jed hoyer offseason 

[Derwood]

Chapman can't throw strikes either

[JHBulls]

2 minutes ago, ToolDRT said:

I watched this team sometimes unsure how we have the record we do. 

23-17 or 24-16 record after tonight. That’s with a bunch of blown bullpen games (Alzolay has what, 5 blown saves?). Chief amongst them is losing from an 8-0 lead. 
 

We are talking 5-6 extra wins and 5-6 fewer defeats or more. Such a frustrating thing to see. Jed needs to realise his job is to improve every aspect of the roster. 

[abuck1220]

hard to rack up 5 LOB by the 7th inning when you enter the game in the 5th inning, but madrigal is a special player. 

[jersey cubs fan]

Madrigal 

[chibears55]

5 minutes ago, abuck1220 said:

hard to rack up 5 LOB by the 7th inning when you enter the game in the 5th inning, but madrigal is a special player. 

He's left 5 of the 11 😅

Damn Morel 

[UMFan83]

Just realized the Cubs get the heart of the Braves rotation this week too

Lopez, Sale and Morton

This is an unreal run of starting pitchers we’re in the middle of facing. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

7 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Madrigal 

Is a trade still a bad trade when it was equally bad for everyone involved?

[Andy]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Is a trade still a bad trade when it was equally bad for everyone involved?

Jed has gotten a lot more right than wrong, but turning the undisputed best reliever on the 2021 trade market into "slow infielder Juan Pierre but somehow a worse hitter" and a pitcher whose arm was apparently fastened together with shoelaces and a half broken zipper was a big miss

[CubinNY]

What a terrible game. 

[UMFan83]

Any more Pirates pitchers out there willing to walk a half dozen batters without even coming close to throwing strikes?

Edited May 12, 2024 by UMFan83

[UMFan83]

I was really worried that Jed didn’t focus enough on the bullpen this offseason but I never in a million years thought it would have affected this many games this early in the season. Wild stuff