Cubs (Hendricks) vs Reds (Lodolo): 7/31/24, 6:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[NorthsideAvenger]

Just give me a top 7 pick Cubs. 

[Bertz]

It's not as glaring as some of the other needs, but seeing matchups like this really drives home how much this roster could use a lefty masher.  All of the lefties on the roster except PCA hold their own well so it doesn't register as a major weakness, but I think it does limit the ability to optimize matchups.

I think the ideal fit in the roster would be a Kevin Pillar/Reed Johnson type who can cover CF.  But I increasingly want the lefty mashing ability over the CF coverage.  Teoscar Hernandez for instance.

[Cubs420psd]

38 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Just give me a top 7 pick Cubs. 

Yep sadly it has gotten to that point.

Don't worry though, they will start mashing in September and try to blow that too.

[Outshined_One]

7 minutes ago, Cubs420psd said:

Yep sadly it has gotten to that point.

Don't worry though, they will start mashing in September and try to blow that too.

I have this bizarre feeling that the team is about to go on a run, to the point where most of us get excited at the possibility of the Cubs making the 3rd WC spot, only for them to fall short by a game or two.

[Andy]

Buster Olney said in his ESPN+ column today that Hector Neris could be a prime candidate to go on waivers in August as a salary dump, noting several teams employed that measure last season.

[Tryptamine]

10 minutes ago, Andy said:

Buster Olney said in his ESPN+ column today that Hector Neris could be a prime candidate to go on waivers in August as a salary dump, noting several teams employed that measure last season.

Don't care where he goes as long as it's not on the 2025 Cub roster.

[Tryptamine]

Morel hit another HR today. It means nothing in the long run, but it certainly is funny.

[Sosa21MVP]

This was the game I just assumed the Cubs would lose before the series started so I was really banking on winning the first two games. Yeah, not so much.

[CubinNY]

If I were Dansby I would’ve faked an injury and headed to Europe for a few weeks. Who needs this?

[Eeyore]

9 hours ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Just give me a top 7 pick Cubs. 

 

[Tryptamine]

16 minutes ago, Eeyore said:

 

So realistically they could get as high as 3.

[Eeyore]

Lodolo has first inning problems. The Cubs go down in eleven pitches.

Edited July 31, 2024 by Eeyore

[CubinNY]

India looks like a villain in a bad three musketeers movie 

[Eeyore]

3 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

India looks like a villain in a bad three musketeers movie 

There's a good one?

[WhyCantWeWin]

35 minutes ago, Eeyore said:

 

Sharma made a good point on foul territory about how if they finish close to .500 or above it, ownership is more likely to sign off on more spending/bigger contract's. That makes sense to me but i dont think hoyer would go after Soto even if he was green lighted to spend big so idk what to root for. Probably best for them to get a better pick. 

[Eeyore]

1 minute ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Sharma made a good point on foul territory about how if they finish close to .500 or above it, ownership is more likely to sign off on more spending/bigger contract's. That makes sense to me but i dont think hoyer would go after Soto even if he was green lighted to spend big so idk what to root for. Probably best for them to get a better pick. 

Jed was on WSCR this afternoon. They straight up asked Jed about Soto. Jed said that the rules prevent him from discussing players from other teams.

 

Listen to Jed Hoyer assesses Cubs' moves at the trade deadline on Audacy - https://go.audacy.com/Y8csJQo0GLb

[WhyCantWeWin]

9 minutes ago, Eeyore said:

Jed was on WSCR this afternoon. They straight up asked Jed about Soto. Jed said that the rules prevent him from discussing players from other teams.

 

Listen to Jed Hoyer assesses Cubs' moves at the trade deadline on Audacy - https://go.audacy.com/Y8csJQo0GLb

Well that interview makes it seem like he would possibly go for it. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

You can thank me for the cubs success today fellas, i bet on the reds

[CubinNY]

Beat down!

[CubinNY]

2 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

You can thank me for the cubs success today fellas, i bet on the reds

Cubs don’t get swept. 

[JHBulls]

Good baseball is fun baseball. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

1 minute ago, CubinNY said:

Cubs don’t get swept. 

horsefeathers, i didnt think of that. Thats why im not cut out for this

[Cuzi]

21 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Cubs don’t get swept. 

Secretly the best team in baseball that can win a game on demand when facing a sweep. They just protest the rest of the series.

Edited August 1, 2024 by Cuzi

[CubinNY]

Get Kyle through this inning and then get someone else in.