Cubs (Taillon) vs Mets (Holmes): 5/9/25, 6:10pm

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

Did they decide this after they signed their contracts to be full time announcers?

I think it has always been the case with Boog and the Cubs knew that going in, but JD really seems to have started taking more trips off over the last few seasons.  Having one guy who takes games off isn't necessarily a huge deal, but it's tough when you have a pair of announcers who are seemingly alternating their time away.

[JHBulls]

What the feck is Binny’s and why are alcoholic beverages not worth drinking if not bought from Binny’s.

[JHBulls]

This offense has been on a worrying trend as of late. Or they have simply regressed to the mean.

Either way, they aren’t scoring 7+ runs consistently anymore and that just sucks. 

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

This offense has been on a worrying trend as of late. Or they have simply regressed to the mean.

Either way, they aren’t scoring 7+ runs consistently anymore and that just sucks. 

What makes it worse is that with both Steele and Imanaga out they're going to probably need 4+ runs most games going forward to have a chance.

They have 3 middle/bottom rotation guys and 2 rookies that are going to be getting matched up against teams top starters, those games are going to be tough ones to win.

[chibears55]

Bullpen game tomorrow,  Keller starting

https://x.com/Taylor_McGregor/status/1921026503283761264?t=gaWPOODTqLbMKdW3Rm1irw&s=19

[CUBDOM4life]

Hopefully it’s just Keller for an inning to get through Lindor, Alonso, and Soto and then Horton for a bunch more

[Jason Ross]

They didn't call Horton up to not start - they could have called up a bunch of others guys. Feels like they'd rather him not see the Mets as a first go as a starter.

I'll say this feels a hair too cute, but ultimately is probably nothing worth getting upset over long term.

[gflore34]

4 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

They didn't call Horton up to not start - they could have called up a bunch of others guys. Feels like they'd rather him not see the Mets as a first go as a starter.

I'll say this feels a hair too cute, but ultimately is probably nothing worth getting upset over long term.

But it's pretty much a guaranteed loss which sucks hopefully, they'll take one on Sunday.

[Jason Ross]

10 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

But it's pretty much a guaranteed loss which sucks hopefully, they'll take one on Sunday.

That feels exteme. Brad Keller has been excellent. Cade Horton is a top-flight pitching prospect. If neither explodes, Id expect those two to combine for 5 or 6 innings tomorrow. That shouldn't signal a guaranteed loss.

Im not sure if they're going to win, but it isnt like the Cubs are throwing, like, the corpse of Dallas Kuechel tomorrow.

I'll put it this way: if Cade Horton started and threw three, and then Keller followed him and threw two...would you expect it to be a guaranteed loss? I wouldn't. Much like swapping their order shouldn't.

I *do* think we are wading into "getting too cute" territory; but I also dont think its a guaranteed loss. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

This is stupid.  The guy is a starting pitcher, so let him start the game.  If he only makes it 3-4 innings so be it, but at least he would be in his normal routine.

[gflore34]

5 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

That feels exteme. Brad Keller has been excellent. Cade Horton is a top-flight pitching prospect. If neither explodes, Id expect those two to combine for 5 or 6 innings tomorrow. That shouldn't signal a guaranteed loss.

Im not sure if they're going to win, but it isnt like the Cubs are throwing, like, the corpse of Dallas Kuechel tomorrow.

I'll put it this way: if Cade Horton started and threw three, and then Keller followed him and threw two...would you expect it to be a guaranteed loss? I wouldn't. Much like swapping their order shouldn't.

It's also possible Megill is on a downward trend, in looking at last 5 starts it appears that could be the case.  The Cubs may score some runs tomorrow maybe quite a few.

[BKHoo]

9 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

This is stupid.  The guy is a starting pitcher, so let him start the game.  If he only makes it 3-4 innings so be it, but at least he would be in his normal routine.

I couldn’t agree more. This is ridiculous. 

[Jason Ross]

3 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

It's also possible Megill is on a downward trend, in looking at last 5 starts it appears that could be the case.  The Cubs may score some runs tomorrow maybe quite a few.

Yes. Very much. As well, I think we look at slumps and hot streaks a bit backwards. When teams aren't scoring it feels like it will last forever. But the Cubs have many good hitters. I believe every day its more likely that Tucker, Suzuki, Busch and company will be more like the guys they should be than the guys slumping. 

Maybe they will continue slumping tomorrow! Bummer if it is. But Id take this offense most days. 

[gflore34]

16 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Yes. Very much. As well, I think we look at slumps and hot streaks a bit backwards. When teams aren't scoring it feels like it will last forever. But the Cubs have many good hitters. I believe every day its more likely that Tucker, Suzuki, Busch and company will be more like the guys they should be than the guys slumping. 

Maybe they will continue slumping tomorrow! Bummer if it is. But Id take this offense most days. 

Yeah it's been pretty discouraging the last few days. Leading to some hot takes. They're not going to have a collective worst slumps of their careers like last season.  They'll be facing too many bad teams.

Edited May 10, 2025 by gflore34

[We Got The Whole 9]

Seiya reached base just twice, on singles, over the last 7 days. His OPS dropped by 100+ pts.

[Hot Sauce]

Three consecutive losses and four losses in the last five games. This sucks.

[Stratos]

7 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

If you don’t want him to use quality pen arms for fear of losing them for later in the series he has to use guys he doesn’t have in his circle of trust. 

Pressly's in the circle of bust.

[Stratos]

6 hours ago, JHBulls said:

This offense has been on a worrying trend as of late. Or they have simply regressed to the mean.

Either way, they aren’t scoring 7+ runs consistently anymore and that just sucks. 

It was never sustainable.  They've also faced some really good pitchers in the last week. 

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8 hours ago, gflore34 said:

But it's pretty much a guaranteed loss which sucks hopefully, they'll take one on Sunday.

it's baseball, no pitching matchup is close to a guaranteed lossed loss

[BigbadB]

I'm fine with Keller starting. No reason to throw Horton at Lindor, Soto and Alonso in his first ever inning in tthe bigs. If it's start the second inning vs. the Mets vs. wait until the next turn in the rotation to bring him up, I'll take the 2nd inning all day long.

If this was a home game, it might be a different story.

[thawv]

13 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

Yep, and probably a guy who will not be in the team tomorrow. That pitcher will probably go 2, anyway. That would get them to 6 and then the last 2 filled by pen arms per usual. I don’t see the pen being tired the rest of the series as an issue. At least not because of this game. 

I think you nailed it.  I'd think that Cosgrove goes down today. 

[Rcal10]

21 minutes ago, thawv said:

I think you nailed it.  I'd think that Cosgrove goes down today. 

He is here filling for Thielbar due to his wife having a baby. So not sure it will be him. I am not sure they can send Cosgrove down until Theilbar comes back.🤷 Otherwise, yes, that is exactly what they will do. Might be Holloway today. Then Cosgrove once Theilbar comes back. Bottom line is they did not stress the main pieces of the pen last night, which was something chibear was rightfully concerned about due to a poor start from Jamo. All pen arms should be ready the next 2 games.