Cubs (Assad) vs Rays (Civale): 6/12/24, 5:50pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

It feels like Hoyer, by failing to properly round out this roster, is wasting several career years from the starting rotation. Cubs fans deserve better than what happened last night. 

[17 Seconds]

[Tryptamine]

[Dmac]

credit to the people still watching this garbage, I can't.  I have been watching since 1982 and have seen a lot of bad Cubs baseball over the years, but I can't do it this year. 

[LBiittner]

I'm still going to peek at what's going.

Because I'm sure something will pique my interest.

But I feel I've reached the peak of my tolerance for this crapolla.

[LBiittner]

Just a random thought and not worthy of a separate thread:

We are quickly approaching the anniversary of the PSD castration. I'd be curious to find out how many new members have joined NSBB within the last year? I know, I'm dull. 

[BigSlick]

Wasting good starting pitching is the most painful thing to see in baseball because the nature of pitching greatness is so ephemeral - you never know when you get lightning in a bottle and when it's going to end. Watching a team unable to score runs for tremendous pitching is a crime, a sin, against baseball. And they are being punished for their wanton, wicked ways by the baseball gods. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

This offense really needs a jumpstart. Too bad they dont have any scorching hot hitters at AAA (This is sarcasm)

[JBears79]

Which reliever will blow up the game tonight? I feel like Lieter Jr is due for a good 3 ER outing in the 8th. 

 

 

[KCCub]

 

Check out that shake up.

[JHBulls]

28 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

Which reliever will blow up the game tonight? I feel like Lieter Jr is due for a good 3 ER outing in the 8th. 

 

 

At this stage the closer for each day might as well be whichever starter is throwing in 4 or 5 days. 

[JBears79]

16 minutes ago, KCCub said:

 

Check out that shake up.

Why is Amaya even on the team still?

[Outshined_One]

3 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

Why is Amaya even on the team still?

Spoiler

 

[Jason Ross]

9 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

Why is Amaya even on the team still?

I think the answer is fairly obvious. The first is that despite how rough he's been offensively he's still been better than the alternative, Yan Gomes in 2024. His 59 wRC+ is double that of Gomes' 21.

The second is that there are only two catchers currently on the Cubs' 40 man roster, Miguel Amaya and Yan Gomes. There is no one to replace him with. 

The Cubs would likely replace Gomes over Amaya so the only way he'd not be on our roster is in the event of injury or the Cubs acquiring two new catching options.

[Eeyore]

12 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

Why is Amaya even on the team still?

Probably because they don't have any other catchers on the 40 man roster. I had high hopes for Miglet. Hopefully, his defense comes around.

[Derwood]

Cubs signed Jorge Lopez

[Eeyore]

Jorge Lopez. What's the story with this guy? DFA'd by the Mets. Now the Cubs have him on a minor league deal.

Edit: Now I remember him. He's the guy who trashed his team. I doubt that he has learned his lesson so soon. I fear that he'll be a cancer that they don't need.

Edited June 12, 2024 by Eeyore

[s2obed]

When was the last time this team blew someone out? It seems last year the offense had tons of 10+ run games. 10 might not be enough with our bullpen though 😆

[Stratos]

I've been watching the condensed games at this point.

[ToolDRT]

I like getting Busch higher in the lineup 🤷‍♂️

[JHBulls]

I see Siri is going for baseball movie character from the 90s look these days. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

I'm on the way to attend this game and I'm so ambivalent that it hurts 

[UMFan83]

That’s 14 base runners and 2 runs this series

[JHBulls]

I am now even less confident they can score runs off Civale in the next 4-5 innings. They needed to do damage in that inning. 

[Andy]

1 hour ago, s2obed said:

When was the last time this team blew someone out? It seems last year the offense had tons of 10+ run games. 10 might not be enough with our bullpen though 😆

UMFan posted yesterday that the Cubs have won by more than 2 in a 9 inning game twice in the last 40 games.