Angels (Canning) vs Cubs (Steele): 7/5/24, 1:20pm

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Ian Happ, who switch hits to trick you into thinking he can do 2 things well when in fact it is zero, now up to 9th in qualified OF in wRC+

[BKHoo]

Steele looks really good. 

[Geographyhater8888]

14 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

It's crazy that all of a sudden the Cubs have Seiya with an .812 OPS, Busch with an .814 and Happ with an .805. I know it wont happen, but if you added Soto and a league average catcher to this lineup, it would actually be pretty good.

I’d imagine it’d be similar to 04 Red Sox if you replaced the bats of big papi and Manny with Morel and Amaya. 

Edited July 5, 2024 by Geographyhater8888

[sneakypower]

4 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

Ian Happ, who switch hits to trick you into thinking he can do 2 things well when in fact it is zero, now up to 9th in qualified OF in wRC+

hell yeah juice up that trade value

[Tryptamine]

Good lord Nido. That was legitimately a foot and a half off the plate. 

[mfcubs22]

1 hour ago, JHBulls said:

Real chance to win a series. Fancy that. 😳 

They had real chances basically all of June (based on the opponents they were facing)

[Tryptamine]

80 pitches through 7, Steele has a real chance to get a CG today.

[gflore34]

Adding a run here and there, expanding on the lead, WTF is going on?

[mfcubs22]

Just now, gflore34 said:

Adding a run here and there, expanding on the lead, WTF is going on?

We’re back BABY! 

[CubinNY]

Justin to Craig. I got this one. Bullpen isn’t going to horsefeathers this up again. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

95 pitch complete game is impressive, even if it was against the Angels

[UMFan83]

Hell yeah Steele. Shota was pretty much locked into the Cubs all star spot for awhile but looks like Steele, 1 win and all, has stolen the spot

[LBiittner]

Sure is quiet in here when cubs are winning the game 

[LBiittner]

Looks like Steele followed thru with his wake the f up statement

[DrCub]

4 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Justin to Craig. I got this one. Bullpen isn’t going to horsefeathers this up again. 

In all seriousness, is there a single Cub fan watching this game that did not say that very thing to themselves? 

[jersey cubs fan]

9 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Sure is quiet in here when cubs are winning the game 

I did not know they were playing 

[Derwood]

[chibears55]

22 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Sure is quiet in here when cubs are winning the game 

I was out and missed the game, I looked on here and saw just 2 pages,  made me think they got blown out. 😅

[WhyCantWeWin]

Happ up to a 131 wRC+, IMO now is the time to trade him before he goes on one of his month long cold streaks. I think it should be clear what direction the club is heading. 

[BKHoo]

The good news is JSs work now has the bullpen rested for the rest of the weekend.  
 

 

That could be the bad news too. 

[Chicago Al]

23 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Happ up to a 131 wRC+, IMO now is the time to trade him before he goes on one of his month long cold streaks. I think it should be clear what direction the club is heading. 

C’mon now, you know the Cubs are due for their long awaited winning streaks. Can’t trade Happer now. Even if they don’t start winning, I think Happ is here to stay.

[mfcubs22]

1 hour ago, BKHoo said:

The good news is JSs work now has the bullpen rested for the rest of the weekend.  
 

 

That could be the bad news too. 

Just let Ethan, Porter, and Luke lead the way. 

[Bertz]

3 hours ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

Ian Happ, who switch hits to trick you into thinking he can do 2 things well when in fact it is zero, now up to 9th in qualified OF in wRC+

Wow who knew a player who'd been highly productive the last five years wasn't cooked after two bad months.  Oh well no lesson to be learned here.

[Bertz]

 

 

[gflore34]

24 minutes ago, mfcubs22 said:

Just let Ethan, Porter, and Luke lead the way. 

Maybe add Lopez and Miller to that list, or, just keep Neris away from any high leverage situations.