Padres (Hart) vs Cubs (Brown): 4/6/25, 1:20pm

[imb]

Thank god we left stiff ass turner out in the field so he could come bring his senior citizen swing speed to the plate against a guy throwing 112 mph

[UMFan83]

GREAT STRIKE ZONE UMP

[ToolDRT]

Wait, why does this guy throw 100 and strikes? I assumed, based on our bullpen, it’s one or the other! 

[Max Power]

Is Turner incapable of playing 3B at this point?

[imb]

1 minute ago, Max Power said:

Is Turner incapable of playing … at this point?

Yea

[UMFan83]

April 8, 2024 - Padres 9 Cubs 8

April 6, 2025 - Padres 8 Cubs 7

[ToolDRT]

Yeah, that’s another awful loss. 

[Cubs420psd]

Pressly sucks.

[UMFan83]

Could easily be 9-1 since Japan with a better bullpen...

[Irrelevant Dude]

To be fair, that was a pretty good at bat from Turner.

But in the end, another really bad loss.

[abuck1220]

whew thank goodness counsell kept that bat in the lineup. 

chances are cubs lose extra inning game of colin rea vs good relievers anyway, but counsell was really terrible.

didn’t let Nico steal ahead of the PCA bunt and left the 40 year old DH in the game defensively when the actual good defensive 1b had entered the game. woof.

[SpongeWorthy]

the walks are fantastic but not enough SLG outside of tucker so far

[Irrelevant Dude]

6 minutes ago, SpongeWorthy said:

how do we get one of these closers that pounds the zone in the high 90s

Jed is too busy looking for the next post-prime closer to sign or trade for, hoping for him to reclaim his glory days while saving Tom a few hundred bucks.

[abuck1220]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

To be fair, that was a pretty good at bat from Turner.

But in the end, another really bad loss.

pretty low bar if that’s considered a good ab

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, Max Power said:

Is Turner incapable of playing 3B at this point?

Counsel screwed up and went with keeping the bat (Turner) in the game over putting his best defense ( Busch with Workman at 3B) out there in the 9th and a tied game.

 

[UMFan83]

Just now, SpongeWorthy said:

the walks are fantastic but not enough SLG outside of tucker so far

Seiya had a .543 SLG coming into today and 4 HR, Dansby .512 SLG

[imb]

Just now, chibears55 said:

Counsel screwed up and went with keeping the bat (Turner) in the game over putting his best defense ( Busch with Workman at 3B) out there in the 9th and a tied game.

 

you gotta love a coach who isn't afraid to double down on his bad decisions

[Max Power]

3 minutes ago, ToolDRT said:

Wait, why does this guy throw 100 and strikes? I assumed, based on our bullpen, it’s one or the other! 

The Cubs organization’s insistence on stocking the bullpen with bat seeking nibblers has to change at some point, doesn’t it?

[UMFan83]

At least that $20m+ cut in payroll has Tom in 1st place of the breaking even standings.

[UMFan83]

Just now, Max Power said:

The Cubs organization’s insistence on stocking the bullpen with bat seeking nibblers has to change at some point, doesn’t it?

Well Jed is on the last year of his deal....

[CUBDOM4life]

2 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Jed is too busy looking for the next post-prime closer to sign or trade for, hoping for him to reclaim his glory days while saving Tom a few hundred bucks.

I still feel Hoyer is restricted by Ricketts

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, CUBDOM4life said:

I still feel Hoyer is restricted by Ricketts

This is not in question.  But he is also pretty bad within the given restraints.

[SpongeWorthy]

4 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Seiya had a .543 SLG coming into today and 4 HR, Dansby .512 SLG

true but seiya also didn't have a hit this series

we need thunder from happ/pca/busch/shaw 

im bitching because the approach makes it seem like we should cruise to having a top 5 offense 

[UMFan83]

Games lost when the Cubs have a lead in the 8th inning or later tracker:  2

Games lost when the Cubs had a lead in the 8th inning or later through 12 games last year: 2

 

Oh yeah its back!

[abuck1220]

all the runs scored vs the bullpen got on via a walk. have to stop horsefeathers walking guys.