Cubs (Boyd) vs Diamondbacks (Rodriguez, E.): 3/30/25, 3:10pm

[Eeyore]

Nibbler's nibblin' his way through well enough but averaging 20 nibbles per inning isn't going to get him deep in the game.

[Rex Buckingham]

That recreation of PCA's throw was so awful

[JHBulls]

PCA getting rid of that crap from his hair is a good thing. Just saying…

[Derwood]

1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

PCA getting rid of that crap from his hair is a good thing. Just saying…

I bet you hate Caleb Williams' nail polish too

[JHBulls]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

I bet you hate Caleb Williams' nail polish too

Not at all. Bleach can and does eventually ruin hair.

I am probably showing my age…

[JHBulls]

Incredible diving catch from Hoerner.

[Derwood]

5 IP, 0 ER from Boyd?

Yes please

[JHBulls]

Very good debut from Boyd. 

[chibears55]

Need a few runs here

[JHBulls]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Need a few runs here

There you go! 😄

[Derwood]

I was just going to complain about how the umps keep expanding the zone on Seiya and then he goes and does that

[Jason Ross]

Seiya! 

[Eeyore]

The Zuki gets off the snide

[Eeyore]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

I was just going to complain about how the umps keep expanding the zone on Seiya and then he goes and does that

They are. Hopefully, they go to the fully automated strike zone next season and not that challenge system. He'll probably benefit more than most.

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, Eeyore said:

They are. Hopefully, they go to the fully automated strike zone next season and not that challenge system. He'll probably benefit more than most.

Never say never and all that jazz, but Id guess it's incredibly unlikely they do a fully automated zone next year. Challenge system feels like the way they will go.

[CubinNY]

Hate when the pen comes in and walks the first batter

[JHBulls]

Pearson has been a bit of a mess in his first few appearances. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Pearson sucks 

[Eeyore]

11 minutes ago, 1908_Cubs said:

Never say never and all that jazz, but Id guess it's incredibly unlikely they do a fully automated zone next year. Challenge system feels like the way they will go.

They'll waste time with challenges rather than get it right the first time and then complain when games last two minutes longer 

[Andy]

Look I know it's unrealistic to expect relievers to shut it down every time out but does it have to be an immediate stress test this often?

[JHBulls]

Nice to get out of it with a 2 run lead. 

[UMFan83]

I remember last year when I was tracking how many times the pen came in and immediately gave up a run in their first inning of work. Don’t really want to track that again. 

[JHBulls]

Nate Pearson’s bigger problem is that he sucks.

[Jason Ross]

8 minutes ago, Eeyore said:

They'll waste time with challenges rather than get it right the first time and then complain when games last two minutes longer 

I doubt it. They've done the challenge system in Triple-A. It works well and runs quickly. You barely notice it. And it's probably a lot easier to implement that than try to fight the umpire union to go full bot-zone. 

[Illiterate Scholar]

This was probably a pre-planned 2 inning thing. Maybe worth reconsidering after his first inning.