Cubs @ Reds. June 9. 12:40 Central.

[KCCub]

They’ve had some solid swings off of Shota so far, luckily multiple have been foul besides that one. Just keep guys off the base paths and we can live with solo shots.

[BKHoo]

10 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Hope PCA can dig himself out of his rut. Has been lost the plate 

He is not the only one. 

[LBiittner]

Elly de la Cruz is going to be a super fine mlb ss.

But he looks like he belongs in a LA Lakers jersey

[LBiittner]

Seya should be permanently DH

[PeanutPunch33]

21 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Remind us again Jed why Morel was untrade-able?  I know he's hit in some bad luck however, this is how most of his at bats go in these situations.

Because he's the best hitter on the team despite being the youngest and has boat loads of control and potential? 

What is with the Morel hate around here lately.  Dude should have like a 900 OPS if it wasn't for bad luck.  Literally the only player that Cubs fans should be drooling in excitement over this season except for Shota Imanaga 

[chibears55]

4 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Elly de la Cruz is going to be a super fine mlb ss.

But he looks like he belongs in a LA Lakers jersey

Him and O'Neal Cruz..

Cubs gotta find a tall one to take over for Swanson 😅

[LBiittner]

1 minute ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

Because he's the best hitter on the team despite being the youngest and has boat loads of control and potential? 

What is with the Morel hate around here lately.  Dude should have like a 900 OPS if it wasn't for bad luck.  Literally the only player that Cubs fans should be drooling in excitement over this season except for Shota Imanaga 

I missed the bad luck column in the stat line?

[gflore34]

Frustrating watching this guy with average to below average stuff mesmerize the Cubs.

[DYMNO]

6 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Frustrating watching this guy with average to below average stuff mesmerize the Cubs.

[Eeyore]

13 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

I missed the bad luck column in the stat line?

Probably referring to Morel's xwOBA of .377 vs his wOBA of .311.

 

In years past, his xwOBA was within a point or two of his wOBA. 

Edited June 9, 2024 by Eeyore

[Brock Beauchamp]

Helluva route by Fairchild there. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

8 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Frustrating watching this guy with average to below average stuff mesmerize the Cubs.

The Cubs knocked the starter from the game in less than 2 innings, and have led by 3+ runs for the entire game. If your instinct is to be mad that a reliever held them scoreless for 8 outs, you should reflect on what your expectations are and how much you let yourself enjoy your team's successes.

[UMFan83]

I see we are having one of those games where we nurse a medium size lead, consistently get RISP but don’t score them leaving us in a position for the pen to blow it

[chibears55]

Cubs leaving guys on base and an opportunity to get a more comfortable lead.

[JHBulls]

26 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Him and O'Neal Cruz..

Cubs gotta find a tall one to take over for Swanson 😅

I’ll take a good one to take over for Swanson at this point. 

[JHBulls]

Shota is so back. 

[LBiittner]

Good to see this from him. His previous appearance against the Sox didn't leave me all warm and fuzzy

[LBiittner]

25 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Cubs leaving guys on base and an opportunity to get a more comfortable lead.

Rinse repeat

[Andy]

I'm starting to feel like the Reds being piss lucky not to give up 5 or 6 runs in the first inning is going to be a problem by the end of this one

[KCCub]

42 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Frustrating watching this guy with average to below average stuff mesmerize the Cubs.

You’re going to watch the Cubs get the leadoff guy on every inning and not convert and you’re going to like it!

[BKHoo]

Could Busch swing at a worse pitch? 

[gflore34]

31 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

The Cubs knocked the starter from the game in less than 2 innings, and have led by 3+ runs for the entire game. If your instinct is to be mad that a reliever held them scoreless for 8 outs, you should reflect on what your expectations are and how much you let yourself enjoy your team's successes.

May I be frustrated now?  How does Busch let that last FB with crush me written all over it go?

[UMFan83]

4 times in the last 6 innings the Cubs have had a RISP and haven’t scored. They did score in the 2nd but still had 2nd and 3rd with 1 out and didn’t score again. 

[Geographyhater8888]

49 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Elly de la Cruz is going to be a super fine mlb ss.

But he looks like he belongs in a LA Lakers jersey

He’ll be nearby in a Dodger uniform in the next half decade thankfully. Skeenes too. Hopefully by then we’ll be winning instead of talking about “the plan”.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Just now, gflore34 said:

May I be frustrated now?  How does Busch let that last FB with crush me written all over it go?

Go for it man, sports are all about embracing negative emotions at the earliest and most frequent opportunity, after all.