Cubs (Brown) @ Brewers (Peralta) :: 5/28/24, 6:40pm, Marquee

[LBiittner]

3 minutes ago, 1908_Cubs said:

I know you do. It's just the world of what ifs allow endless unknowable answers. All we can do is accept the universe we live in. Maybe parallel land Wood won 200 games and Ben Brown got a no hitter. They're probably having more fun than us.

For sure!

And Watching that Kid K game was one of the biggest thrills of my Cub-life. 

[Nomar1679622287]

Dansby still can’t hit the ocean

[Jason Ross]

Just now, LBiittner said:

For sure!

And Watching that Kid K game was one of the biggest thrills of my Cub-life. 

Wood remains a top-3 favorite player of all time for me. I adore that game. It reminds the single best performance I can recall. 

[DYMNO]

Yay for runs. Dansby still sucks.

[Irrelevant Dude]

3 more K's from Swanson and some really bad looking swings.  But hey, he hit the ball once.

[chibears55]

So, is a 5 run lead safe, asking for a friend 

🙄🙄

[chibears55]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

3 more K's from Swanson and some really bad looking swings.  But hey, he hit the ball once.

Maybe Vazquez starts tomorrow or Madrigal gets rewarded for his sacrifice bunt and starts at 2B.. 😏😏😏

[mfcubs22]

I’m a big Little fan

[mfcubs22]

I noticed on BS that Nico is -3 OAA. Anything to this?

[LBiittner]

1 minute ago, mfcubs22 said:

I’m a big Little fan

I saw what you did here

[Rex Buckingham]

Luke is all over the place

[Nomar1679622287]

I can’t wait for Merryweather to get back 

[Nomar1679622287]

Stop. Throwing. The. Sweeper. 

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, mfcubs22 said:

I noticed on BS that Nico is -3 OAA. Anything to this?

That is accurate. He's a -3 DRS as well.

*With that said* defensive metrics require larger samples in my opinion than any other statistic and are the most prone to "outlier" seasons where a player randomly over or under performs their talent levels. My guess is he will be fine, and those numbers are things to not even be concerned about. Nico is a good defender. They'll normalize.

[LBiittner]

2 minutes ago, Nomar1679622287 said:

I can’t wait for Merryweather to get back 

Earliest is July 

[Nomar1679622287]

Just now, LBiittner said:

Earliest is July 

Geez, saw he started a throwing program 11 days ago.  That’s a long time. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Nomar1679622287 said:

Geez, saw he started a throwing program 11 days ago.  That’s a long time. 

Figure he is back at square one right now. It's probably 2+ weeks of a throwing program ramping him up just to pitch in games. Then a week of simulated games/ACL and then a rehab stint where he probably goes TN, then back to backs (or two of three) at Iowa. That's four weeks minimum there. If not 4.5-5. This is his spring training all over.

[Nomar1679622287]

Thank god. Needed that one badly. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

The no stress blowout W that we have been needing for weeks 

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, Nomar1679622287 said:

Geez, saw he started a throwing program 11 days ago.  That’s a long time. 

It'll be like acquiring a reliever at the deadline 😏😏😏

[LBiittner]

Just now, Nomar1679622287 said:

Geez, saw he started a throwing program 11 days ago.  That’s a long time. 

Certain Rib injuries for a pitcher can take a long time coming back. 

[gflore34]

We rightfully bitched and moaned about the Cubs being blown away by whomever' pitching.  But, tonight, for a refreshing change, it was the opposition who, for the most part, was blown away by the Cubs pitching.

Edited May 29, 2024 by gflore34

[mfcubs22]

2 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

We rightfully bitched and moaned about the Cubs being blown away by whomever' pitching.  But, tonight, for a refreshing change, it was the opposition who, for the most part, was blown away by the Cubs pitching.

It was mutual

[gflore34]

Just now, mfcubs22 said:

It was mutual

I'd say Brown >>> Peralta, believe the Brewers didn't have to many competitive at-bats vs. Brown.

[UMFan83]

Always love when a game that was 1-0 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning ends up 6-3 (with the Cubs winning of course).

Last year when Happ had that double play assist at home to beat the Brewers during 4th of July, the Cubs were coming off a stretch of 7 losses in their previous 8 games.  While they didn't immediately get hot, it did stablize them into more of a .500ish team for another 2 weeks before really hitting the gas and playing themselves into the playoff race.  Hopefully tonight's win can give them a similar boost.