Cubs (Imanaga) @ Brewers (WIlson) :: 5/29/24, 6:40pm, Marquee

[UMFan83]

Well Shota is no longer the MLB ERA leader. He’s like 4th now

[Rcal10]

Yep. We will see Hendricks at least one more time. 

[JHBulls]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

Sorry guys

The damage is already done. 

[cl smooth]

it's ok, i still love shota. 

[mfcubs22]

And this will be the day the cubs offense comes alive and puts up 6 runs of support for Shota. 

[squally1313]

7 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Man if Imanaga starts falling apart, Hoyer apologists will have nothing to yap about. 

This seems like a weird thing to be excited about but you do you 

[Soul]

1 minute ago, squally1313 said:

This seems like a weird thing to be excited about but you do you 

Personally I’m excited about Shota despite this start.

Jed is still a subpar GM though.

[WhyCantWeWin]

1 minute ago, squally1313 said:

This seems like a weird thing to be excited about but you do you 

I don’t get how you interpreted excitement from that post, but knock yourself out 

[Irrelevant Dude]

This makes no sense.  The Cubs went out of their way to essentially skip Imanaga in the rotation, yet the are willing to let him burn innings in a game that is already out of hand and he doesn't have it.  If you're trying to preserve the guy, at least be consistent.

[mfcubs22]

I get what you’re saying, but they probably are more concerned about limiting his number of starts vs pitches/start based off his prior usage in Japan.

[profisme]

How did Seiya not get to 3rd there easily?

[Derwood]

T-T-T-TOOTBLAN

[abuck1220]

cubs continue to do the absolute dumbest horsefeathers imaginable. 

[JHBulls]

That was terrible base running. C’mon Seiya, be better than that. 

[abuck1220]

screwed up by not going right away. compounded that horsefeathers up by then going instead of staying put. 

[profisme]

Strike 3 was literally the most middle middle pitch I've ever seen.

[PackLandVA]

Regarding the 10 days rest, I'll throw out a few cliches: 

"It's a marathon, not a sprint" and "Okay to lose the battle if you win the war.".

Dumb, I know, but he wasn't going to carry a sub-1 ERA the whole season. All starters have a blow up game or two (or more) every season. I'd rather he get an extra rest now and take a beat down if he means he's fresh later in the season.  Was 10 days a bit much? Maybe. Could they have pushed him back a few days instead of skipping his start? Perhaps. But there's still a lot of baseball to play (pitch) in the season.

[Derwood]

Morel shows that he's still just guessing up there

[profisme]

Well this is Counsell's one actual bullet.  Hope it works out...

[profisme]

Any way we can get it.  I will take it.

[JHBulls]

Yes, the only way a run was scoring there.

[s2obed]

Rather have seen Nicky or Gomes there than Swanson. 

[JHBulls]

horsefeathers.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Baseball is extremely stupid 

[abuck1220]

rbi groundout and deep fly out. Swanson’s best game this month?