Cubs (Assad) vs Reds (Greene): 6/6/24, 6:10pm

[WhyCantWeWin]

Hodge really got screwed over by that missed call by the ump, should have been a strikeout 

[Outshined_One]

Welp. Guess we can remove Hodge from the Circle of Trust.

[profisme]

Let’s just completely ignore the fact the ump missed an obvious strike 3 call on Stephenson which would have ended the inning 3 batters ago. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Ace reliever Hendricks in the game

[JHBulls]

Kyle Hendricks isn’t a pitchers a-hole anymore. Get him off the team already. 

Edited June 7, 2024 by JHBulls

[Derwood]

LOLLLLL

My wife was like "you should go down to see a game". SO GLAD I diidn't

[ToolDRT]

Good night all. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Can we face the white sox again

[JHBulls]

3 minutes ago, Outshined_One said:

Welp. Guess we can remove Hodge from the Circle of Trust.

Trying to find someone in the Circle of Trust

[Cubbies1996]

Hendricks has to be DFA’d when Wicks comes back. Who cares if he’s a “champion” or a fan favorite. He sucks and has sucked for the last 2+ years 

[UMFan83]

Starting pitching last 8 games (roughly when the offense started hitting again):

 

Of course I’m somewhat overstating it as I believe 8 or so of those runs were unearned and really bad errors, but in general the SP has regressed as the hitting has improved. Was bound to happen because the Cubs don’t have 5 inner circle HOFers in their rotation but annoying that it had to happen right as the hitting started coming around, and right as we hit a weaker part of the schedule to make the regression that much more annoying. 

 

Edited June 7, 2024 by UMFan83

[mfcubs22]

7 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

Hendricks has to be DFA’d when Wicks comes back. Who cares if he’s a “champion” or a fan favorite. He sucks and has sucked for the last 2+ years 

He was pretty darn good last year. Still should be DFAd

[JHBulls]

“Sometimes (bad umpiring) that happens.”

It happens more often than only sometimes, JD. 

Edited June 7, 2024 by JHBulls

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

“Sometimes (bad umpiring) that happens.”

It happens more often than only sometimes, JD. 

He don't wanna be fined and fired for saying the truth.. we live in sensitive times these days 🙄🙄🙄

[JHBulls]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

He don't wanna be fined and fired for saying the truth.. we live in sensitive times these days 🙄🙄🙄

We definitely do. 

[Tryptamine]

I swear to god it's a prerequisite to be in this bullpen that you can't have any idea where the ball is going out of your hand. 

[JHBulls]

Imagine giving $177 million to an extreme glove-first infielder. 

[Derwood]

Back below .500

[WhyCantWeWin]

6 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Back below .500

Getting swept by the reds would mean last place for us right 

[Cubbies1996]

1 minute ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Getting swept by the reds would mean last place for us right 

Yeah I will not be surprised if they get swept. We can thank Jed Hoyer for this roster. 

[731.4life]

33 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

Hendricks has to be DFA’d when Wicks comes back. Who cares if he’s a “champion” or a fan favorite. He sucks and has sucked for the last 2+ years 

He won't be DFA'd until at least July 10, because that's when he 10 year service time comes in effect, which I know is a big deal to players. I don't think the Cubs organization is just going to cut him loose now knowing that achievement is coming up. Would I DFA Hendricks? Yes knowing Roberts and Arias are in the minors.

We've definitely seen teams do the professional route when it comes to awards, whether if it's Pujols 700 home run count or Wainwright's 200 wins. That stuff happens.

[Cubs206]

22 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

I swear to god it's a prerequisite to be in this bullpen that you can't have any idea where the ball is going out of your hand. 

I strongly suspect that the bullpen coaches and conditioners have something to do with how nobody can get clean innings these days 

[chibears55]

As far as position players goes, who are we realistically looking at in both Iowa and Tennessee to be an everyday starter for them going forward..

PCA, Caissie, Shaw, Alcantara, Ballesteros 

?????

 

[Irrelevant Dude]

47 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

Hendricks has to be DFA’d when Wicks comes back. Who cares if he’s a “champion” or a fan favorite. He sucks and has sucked for the last 2+ years 

Hendricks isn't starting every 5 days anymore and he is the 13th pitcher on the roster.  He is an easy scapegoat, but this team has is bad in many ways and the last guy out of the bullpen isn't going to move the needle much.

Edited June 7, 2024 by Irrelevant Dude

[17 Seconds]

the fun part is we are locked into this mediocrity for years