Cubs (Brown) vs Dodgers (Sasaki): 4/12/25, 8:10pm

[Brandon Glick]

I know it's only April, but it would be really nice to see the Cubs take even one from the Dodgers at this point...

 

[gflore34]

If PCA gets on base I wonder if the Dodgers will even bother with trying to keep him close.  And it'd be awfully horsefeathers nice if Brown could throw horsefeathers strikes today.

Edited April 12, 2025 by gflore34

[We Got The Whole 9]

The offense has been completely punchless against these guys. It's time for Happ to start his season. His quality of contact has been abysmal so far. 

 

The lack of slug from our young hitters is pretty glaring.

[JBears79]

1 hour ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

The offense has been completely punchless against these guys. It's time for Happ to start his season. His quality of contact has been abysmal so far. 

 

The lack of slug from our young hitters is pretty glaring.

I dont have any data to prove it but this always seems like what Happ does. He starts the year off moderately slow but still gets on base and then you look at the end of the season and he's put up another 3 WAR year.

[gflore34]

1 hour ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

The offense has been completely punchless against these guys. It's time for Happ to start his season. His quality of contact has been abysmal so far. 

 

The lack of slug from our young hitters is pretty glaring.

Would be great if someone beyond Tucker could square some of these Dodgers pitchers up.  It's about time the Cubs laid one on these arrogant fucks.

[CUBDOM4life]

[CUBDOM4life]

Thought Turner at 3rd base would be a thing of the past

[chibears55]

2 hours ago, CUBDOM4life said:

Oh look, Turner playing 3B 😏😏

[chibears55]

Off topic:

Mervis off to a good start for the Marlins 

.300  4 HR  1.053 OPS

 

 

[Jason Ross]

Michael Busch is becoming a favorite of mine when he hits. Just good PAs.

[PeanutPunch33]

Michael Busch is so good.  That might be Jed's best trade ever, assuming they cheap out and don't pay Tucker 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, PeanutPunch33 said:

Michael Busch is so good.  That might be Jed's best trade ever, assuming they cheap out and don't pay Tucker 

Not sure I'd assume that. It's Hector Gomez and Mike Rodriguez, but both have on the past 2 days claimed the two sides are talking extension. Hector came with details. 

It's two people who I'd consider to be far less legit than a Passan, but it's oddly specific. 

[PeanutPunch33]

2 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Not sure I'd assume that. It's Hector Gomez and Mike Rodriguez, but both have on the past 2 days claimed the two sides are talking extension. Hector came with details. 

It's two people who I'd consider to be far less legit than a Passan, but it's oddly specific. 

Wow, that would be something.  Praying that it's true.  

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

Wow, that would be something.  Praying that it's true.  

I'd really like it to be true too. It's debatable how much you should trust their stuff, they have a tendency to be off often. But they're claiming 10/11 years at $450-500m, no opt outs, no deferred and NTC. TIFWIW. 

[PeanutPunch33]

4 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

I'd really like it to be true too. It's debatable how much you should trust their stuff, they have a tendency to be off often. But they're claiming 10/11 years at $450-500m, no opt outs, no deferred and NTC. TIFWIW. 

 

I just hope they don't let it get to free agency, that would be a colossal failure.  After the Yanks missed out on Soto last year, I don't see them making that mistake twice.  Tucker will get a blank check from them.. 10 years and 450-470 is extremely reasonable 

[Andy]

Oh so it's gonna be like this tonight huh

[soccer10k]

Well that was an annoying way for that inning to end.

[Jason Ross]

DAMN! Busch!

[JHBulls]

Wow. That absolutely sucks.

[UMFan83]

Holy crap Busch robbed of either a grand slam or 3 run double. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Holy crap Busch robbed of either a grand slam or 3 run double. 

Statcast had it as a HR in 0/30 fields

So yeah, probably the double.

[chibears55]

Damn just a foot higher and it could of been a Busch night...

[Derwood]

Great play by Pages

In other news, it seems like PCA is late on every single fastball. 

[Jason Ross]

GIVE HIM ALL THE horsefeathers MONEY.

Great play!

[UMFan83]

Add $5m to Tucker’s extension