Cubs (Wicks) vs Dodgers (Miller): 9/11/24, 9:10pm

[JHBulls]

Good thing for the off day tomorrow. This is turning into a bullpen game. 

[Soul]

Holy moly nuclear meltdown 

[Andy]

Time to look up the record for HR in an inning

[UMFan83]

and there’s the 4th home run haha

[WhyCantWeWin]

Aside from that Smith home run, just really bad location from Wicks on all these bombs

[UMFan83]

Just now, Andy said:

Time to look up the record for HR in an inning

Didn’t the dodgers hit 4 home runs in a row about 10-15 years ago?  I remember it being a late inning as part of a comeback

[Irrelevant Dude]

This is really a lost season for Wicks and it's difficult to judge him on the limited appearances he has had, but there's no way the Cubs can count on him to be anything more than rotation depth for next year.

[Derwood]

Wicks ain't it

[WhyCantWeWin]

Keep throwing them right down the middle Jordan

[chibears55]

Oh well, at least they got the first two...

This game will like last 3 plus hours tonight, with all the pitching changes 

[JHBulls]

4 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I'm beginning to think he is too valuable as a hitter to risk pitching at all.  Even if he is a top of rotation starter, is it really worth it?

After two TJ’s, perhaps not. It’s a good problem to have though, having one player doing two things elite.  

[Wilson A2000]

5 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I'm beginning to think he is too valuable as a hitter to risk pitching at all.  Even if he is a top of rotation starter, is it really worth it?

$700 million contract, he needs to pitch

[UMFan83]

3 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

This is really a lost season for Wicks and it's difficult to judge him on the limited appearances he has had, but there's no way the Cubs can count on him to be anything more than rotation depth for next year.

Agreed. Of the many things that have sucked about this year, 2 of the things I hate the most are the Wicks and Brown injuries that have basically made both of their seasons a wash and don’t give us a feeling of what their roles can be next year 

[JHBulls]

5 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

$700 million contract, he needs to pitch

Story is that he’s on a $2 million a year salary and $68 million a year is deferred between 2034-2043. 
 

If that’s the case, it tells me one thing. Shohei Ohtani is the nicest athlete in the world and he’s rich as horsefeathers. 

Edited September 12, 2024 by JHBulls

[sweetpeteman]

If your going to suck tonight, you might as well give up 4 hrs and 3 sb to Ohtani so we get to see history.

[WhyCantWeWin]

Terrible tag attempt by swanson

[UMFan83]

Damn the Cubs have already made outs today in batted balls with the following xBAs: .820, .550, .550 (again), .320. 
 

Meanwhile Edman hit a 2 run HR on a ball with a .210 xBA

[WhyCantWeWin]

Only down 2 despite wicks looks awful

[WhyCantWeWin]

Once again, right down the middle to ohtani

[Chicago Al]

25 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Story is that he’s on a $2 million a year salary and $68 million a year is deferred between 2034-2043. 
 

If that’s the case, it tells me one thing. Shohei Ohtani is the nicest athlete in the world and he’s rich as horsefeathers. 

He also makes a ton of money from his endorsement deals. Must be nice to be able to put away $68 million dollars for ten years later.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I'm not sure why Wicks is still in there, especially with an off day tomorrow.

[WhyCantWeWin]

Good game for some of those 30 year old castoffs stacked in the bullpen to get some work in

[BKHoo]

39 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

$700 million contract, he needs to pitch

It wasn’t really a $700 million contract in todays terms because so much was so deferred for so long, but it’s still big.  

[soccer10k]

1 hour ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I'm beginning to think he is too valuable as a hitter to risk pitching at all.  Even if he is a top of rotation starter, is it really worth it?

He was worth 10 bWAR/9fWAR last year despite not playing in Sept. He's at 7.2/6.8 this year. Torn UCL didn't bother him hitting at all this year so yeah, it's worth it.

I suppose you could argue if he gave up pitching, he could then play in the field somewhere which would likely give his WAR a boost since he'd probably turn into a gold glover in the field too.

[soccer10k]

Double

Edited September 12, 2024 by soccer10k