Mets (Quintana) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 6/21/24, 1:20pm

[Cubbies1996]

I wish the Cubs offense could do what the Mets are doing. Must be nice to watch 

[LBiittner]

1 hour ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Yeah i love Rizzo still and wanted him to retire a Cub, think he will be limited to minor league offers after this year.

Not being snarky, just curious. Why does it matter if Rizzo retires a Cub? I'd rather rely on memories of his better performances than the visuals of him being the shell of the man in his last year

[UMFan83]

 

 

[LBiittner]

10 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Willie Mays started his career 1-for-26.  Giants message boards were all over him, posting that he stinks and needs to go back to AAA.  Stay the course!

They had message boards in 1951? J/k

[Brock Beauchamp]

Me forgetting it was a 1:20 start today and flipping on the TV a few seconds ago:

[WhyCantWeWin]

2 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Not being snarky, just curious. Why does it matter if Rizzo retires a Cub? I'd rather rely on memories of his better performances than the visuals of him being the shell of the man in his last year

You snarky little… jk

Personally I never wanted him to leave in the first place, i knew any extension with was going to age poorly but he means a lot to the city and org so i wanted him to stay. Seeing him in the cubs uniform again would be some pleasant nostalgia 

[CubinNY]

They can look so bad at times. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Quintana strikes out the side 

What are, "Things that shouldn't happen in 2024"

[gflore34]

The Cubs are for horsefeathers, don't get me wrong, but, I don't know what you can do when balls several inches from the strike zone are being called for strikes.

[Cuzi]

Pretty sure Busch is at least capable of looking at strike 3 (Wisdom) or swinging at a pitch a foot off the plate for strike 3 (Bote). Really dont understand the theory behind sitting your best hitter when you are "trying to win" for these 2.

[CubinNY]

Someone on the Cubs is going to get tossed before the 7th inning. 

[JHBulls]

In more good news, the 17 runs the Red Sox scored in a game against us this year should be beaten. 

[Outshined_One]

[Irrelevant Dude]

He got all of that one folks!

[Max Power]

Insisting on keeping Morel in the cleanup has been a disaster.

Maybe consider somebody a little less unlucky. Or less sucky.

Edited June 21, 2024 by Max Power

[abuck1220]

hard to have a worse game than the SP that is getting shelled, but morel giving it a go.

[Wilson A2000]

21 minutes ago, Cuzi said:

Pretty sure Busch is at least capable of looking at strike 3 (Wisdom) or swinging at a pitch a foot off the plate for strike 3 (Bote). Really dont understand the theory behind sitting your best hitter when you are "trying to win" for these 2.

In only 26 ABs, Busch has similar L/R splits. He should be playing today even though Wisdom hits lefties well.

[Outshined_One]

1 minute ago, abuck1220 said:

hard to have a worse game than the SP that is getting shelled, but morel giving it a go.

I'm at the point where I'm wondering if he'd be a good trade candidate.  I loved him last season, but it's so obvious that he's struggling at the plate and isn't the answer at 3B.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Woof.

[JHBulls]

Oh good, we are saved. Wesneski is pitching. 

[soccer10k]

Cubs haven’t scored 8 runs in a game since May 11 and it took 6 bases loaded walks to do it. Before that it was April 19.

[UMFan83]

Thought Imanaga was getting back on track.  Maybe he is and this is just a blip or tired arm.

Runs (earned and unearned) allowed last 5 starts:  7, 5 (1 earned), 2, 1, 8

I always kind of figured things would be a little tougher in the summer months given his past HR issues, but hopefully he can get it together.

 

[UMFan83]

7 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

Cubs haven’t scored 8 runs in a game since May 11 and it took 6 bases loaded walks to do it. Before that it was April 19.

So to win the Cubs have to do what they havent done in over 2 months without the benefit of historic levels of wildness? Should be easy.

Oh wait its 9-1 now? we're hosed

 

edit: The last 2 times the Cubs scored 9+ runs in a game they lost, the May 11th game vs. the Pirates, and April 16th against the Diamondbacks.  The last time the Cubs score 9+ runs and won was April 5th vs the Dodgers.  The Cubs have won just 1 game this year while scoring 10+ runs, a 12-2 win over Colorado on April 2nd.

Edited June 21, 2024 by UMFan83

[Irrelevant Dude]

Zaidman Is filling in again today on the radio.  Is Pat ok?

He sounds fine when he is broadcasting games, but he has been missing a lot of games this season.

[UMFan83]

3 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Zaidman Is filling in again today on the radio.  Is Pat ok?

He sounds fine when he is broadcasting games, but he has been missing a lot of games this season.

I thought I read somewhere that his most recent contract gave him more days off than before