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

[WhyCantWeWin]

30 year old journeyman relievers for the win!!

[UMFan83]

Dude what the horsefeathers, how hard is it to not give up a home run to Tommy horsefeathers Edman?

Edited September 12, 2024 by UMFan83

[Irrelevant Dude]

What the hell is going on?

[JHBulls]

Me thinking, “Well, Tommy Edman must be a home run hitter after hitting 4 home runs the last 2 nights. Maybe he has hit 30 home runs this year?”

”4 home runs for the year flashes up on the screen.”

horsefeathers off. 

Edited September 12, 2024 by JHBulls

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, JHBulls said:

Me thinking, “Well, Tommy Edman must be a home run hitters after hitting 4 home runs the last 2 nights. Maybd he has hit 30 home runs this year?”

”4 home runs for the year flashes up on the screen.”

horsefeathers off. 

If it makes you feel any better, his career high is 13.  Which he would apparently reach in about 7 games against the Cubs 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Paredes grand slam and ill stop complaining about him all year

[UMFan83]

Ugh of course they get thrown out at 3B. Love giving up key outs on the bases

Edited September 12, 2024 by UMFan83

[WhyCantWeWin]

Just gifted them an out

[Irrelevant Dude]

Not with a lefty at the plate, come on.

[Chicago Al]

Suzuki was like 2 steps off of second and took off, no lead whatsoever. What a rally kill that was.

[UMFan83]

A loss you shake off as whatever if you haven’t blown 13 games this year with a lead in the 8th inning or later to put you all but out of the playoff race. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

That was a preposterously stupid steal attempt. 

 

Totally ready for Tommy Edman to win a silver slugger with the Dodgers. What a horsefeathers joke.

[UMFan83]

With the caveat that we won the World Series which I’m eternally grateful for, isn’t it weird that we’re in Year 13 of the Theo/Jed era and we’ve made the NLDS a grand total of 3 times in those 13 years?

[17 Seconds]

6 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

With the caveat that we won the World Series which I’m eternally grateful for, isn’t it weird that we’re in Year 13 of the Theo/Jed era and we’ve made the NLDS a grand total of 3 times in those 13 years?

that's 2 eras. theo's was great

[Bertz]

So pretty explicitly the white flag has been raised, huh?  Going Amrstrong-Wingenter instead of Pearson-Hodge is pretty clear on that front.

It's not unreasonable but I was still surprised to see it.  No reason Caissie shouldn't be up on Friday if that's the case.

[LBiittner]

What's cubs magic number for elimination from wild card?

[mul21]

16 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

What's cubs magic number for elimination from wild card?

11.  But really 10 because they lose all the tie breakers.

[Stratos]

7 hours ago, TomtheBombadil said:

Brutal game from Wicks but I didn’t expect to find 10-8 as the final score. Good on the offense? I like those two walks from Swanson…Maybe a great example of this lineup’s need for power since doubling the dongs in this game made the difference 

10 as the magic number is way better than I expected too. That’s not the 6/12 number rather than 9/12?

If the Cubs only had to hop 1 team for the last WC spot then the odds would at least seem more plausible.  But counting on both the Mets and Braves going on a skid and the Cubs going on a tear to make up 5 games with 16 games to play is faint odds.  FG says about 1% odds of making the playoffs.  Braves play the Mets in a week so those games kinda cancel each other out for us.

We have an easy schedule coming up, the Mets have a very tough schedule (play Phillies, Nats, Phillies, Braves, Brewers).  Braves schedule is sorta in-between.