Pirates (German) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 9/4/24, 6:40pm

[Tryptamine]

Half an inch from a cycle 

[s2obed]

I know it has always been a longshot but damn the Mets and Braves don't lose 

[Tryptamine]

Counsell you suck

[LBiittner]

Too predictable 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Stupid

[Donzo]

It sucks but it's the right move.

[Cubbies1996]

What a crock of crap. 

[s2obed]

They don’t throw over 100 pitches in Japan or what?

[WhyCantWeWin]

Gotta preserve Shota for the playoff run

[Tryptamine]

Just now, Donzo said:

It sucks but it's the right move.

Nah

[JBears79]

horsefeathers Counsell. This a meaningless game. Let him go for it.

[squally1313]

I always kinda wondered if there was any appetite from either the coaches or the pitcher himself to just send him out there with strict instructions to throw 82 mph warm up style pitches from the stretch the middle and see if you can BABIP-luck your way into it. 

[DYMNO]

I hate pulling him. Absolutely hate it. 

[Donzo]

1 minute ago, Tryptamine said:

Nah

Steele, Brown, Wicks, Alzolay, Little and Horton say yah.

[Tryptamine]

If we're being honest with ourselves,  the playoff hopes are basically dead and 25 additional pitches from Shota isn't changing that 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Everyone is so scared of a guy throwing 20 extra pitches that we can't have anything fun anymore.

[Tryptamine]

Just now, Donzo said:

Steele, Brown, Wicks, Alzolay, Little and Horton say yah.

None of them got hurt by over pitching,  in fact quite the opposite. 

[Donzo]

2 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

None of them got hurt by over pitching,  in fact quite the opposite. 

They got hurt by pitching too little?!?

 

[KCCub]

5 minutes ago, Donzo said:

Steele, Brown, Wicks, Alzolay, Little and Horton say yah.

They’re going to get hurt at some point or another. Might as well let them go for glory. 25 extra pitches this one game isn’t going to be the difference between Shota getting hurt in the future. 

[Derwood]

I did not have "facing Rowdy Tellez twice in one week" on my bingo card

[JHBulls]

Last Cubs no hitter was the combined variety.

Edited September 5, 2024 by JHBulls

[Donzo]

8 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

What a crock of crap. 

If they do, they take a week off.

Shota has only gone over 100 (103) once I think for the Cubs. His long term health is the most importanat thing.

 

[Donzo]

2 minutes ago, KCCub said:

25 extra pitches this one game isn’t going to be the difference between Shota getting hurt in the future. 

Says Dusty Baker!

[Tryptamine]

2 minutes ago, Donzo said:

They got hurt by pitching too little?!?

 

They got hurt throwing limited innings. It can happen anytime.  The likelihood of Shota getting injured on 25 more pitches is just about the same as his first 25. We're not talking Prior going 110 pitches about every time out.

[LBiittner]

Someone let Alec mills throw a no-no in 2020 for the cubs. Might be why he's selling real estate now instead of pitching