Dodgers (Sasaki) vs Cubs (Steele): 3/19/25, 5:10am

[Brock Beauchamp]

[UMFan83]

I was a little excited today, but I'm just ready for them to get back to the Cactus League and prepare to start the season proper.  But lets get a win anyways.

[Bertz]

Cubs are one of the better teams against velo.  They were #2 in xwOBA against 96+ last year.  I could see Sasaki splittering them to death like Yamamoto did this AM.  I could also see that plan being far less successful when the guy's command is 2-3 grades worse. 

I'm also presuming everyone who pitched out of the Dodgers' pen being burned for the trip.  So likely looking at Sasaki with a piggyback (Dustin May?).

[Hot Sauce]

2 hours ago, Bertz said:

Cubs are one of the better teams against velo.  They were #2 in xwOBA against 96+ last year.  I could see Sasaki splittering them to death like Yamamoto did this AM.  I could also see that plan being far less successful when the guy's command is 2-3 grades worse. 

I'm also presuming everyone who pitched out of the Dodgers' pen being burned for the trip.  So likely looking at Sasaki with a piggyback (Dustin May?).

Now this is the kind of objective optimism I like to see. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Game 2 lineup

Edited March 19, 2025 by itisallpartoftheplan

[KCCub]

Phew I thought that was for sure gone 

[BigbadB]

My butt is dragging this am, and I'm retired. But, I'm tuned in.

[BigbadB]

That gun can't be accurate.

[BlightyCubbie]

I think I missed it somewhere, but why are the Dodgers in their home whites and the Cubs in their road jerseys?

[BigbadB]

Just now, BlightyCubbie said:

I think I missed it somewhere, but why are the Dodgers in their home whites and the Cubs in their road jerseys?

Welcome!

[BigbadB]

Cubs are playing like it's 5am in Japan. Wake up, fools!

[Banedon]

Terrible luck.

[KCCub]

[Banedon]

He had Hernadez struck out damn it.

[Rex Buckingham]

Well, this is going poorly. 

[Rex Buckingham]

Would have been nice to have the ability to challenge a clear strike 3

[Rex Buckingham]

So they just gave Ohtani a HR instead of calling obvious fan interference?

[Banedon]

lol the umps didn't wanna take away a homer from Ohtani in Japan.

[Rex Buckingham]

Like, that wasn't close

And the announcers refuse to acknowledge it.

Edited March 19, 2025 by Rex Buckingham

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Umps and Ohtani bet that he’d homer.

[Brian707]

2 minutes ago, Banedon said:

lol the umps didn't wanna take away a homer from Ohtani in Japan.

Should have been a ground rule double and fan ejection 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

There’s been like 2 mlb games that count since the yankee fan interference, the contrast in those calls is really hard to ignore

[GoCubsGo1978]

Did the Cubs really waste two home games by playing in Tokyo?  

[gflore34]

What's going to happen first this season?  Cubs win, Tucker getting a hit, Shaw getting a hit?

[GoCubsGo1978]

Just now, gflore34 said:

What's going to happen first this season?  Cubs win, Tucker getting a hit, Shaw getting a hit?

Shaw will get a hit first, then a Cubs win, and last Tucker gets a hit.

 

I mean he is only 1 for 20 something in spring ball, so it makes sense to list the Tucker hit last.