White Sox (Cannon) vs Cubs (Rea): 5/18/25, 1:20pm

[Brandon Glick]

The Cubs have been shockingly bad in potential sweep games this year. No better time than the present to change that.

[Derwood]

Missing all 3 of these games sorta sucks. Will have to cheer from afar. Busy weekend

[Derwood]

The rare Vidal Bruján start

[Rcal10]

33 minutes ago, Derwood said:

The rare Vidal Bruján start

Sure is. He hasn’t started since yesterday. 

[Jason Ross]

Matt Shaw is not in the Iowa Cubs lineup today.

Do with that as please.

[CUBDOM4life]

Just now, Jason Ross said:

Matt Shaw is not in the Iowa Cubs lineup today.

Do with that as please.

So you’re telling me he’ll be starting in Miami tomorrow night

[Jason Ross]

Just now, CUBDOM4life said:

So you’re telling me he’ll be starting in Miami tomorrow night

I would think that's a very likely outcome here. The I-Cubs are off tomorrow, and the Cubs are headed directly to Miami. He shouldn't need a rest in Triple-A with a rest coming. However, it's a lot easier to meet the team in Miami tomorrow evening if he's headed out that way already.

[Bertz]

I'd assume Brujan starting these last two games is a "one last shot to show us something before we cut you" deal.  The team tends to do this with the roster bubble guys.

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

I'd assume Brujan starting these last two games is a "one last shot to show us something before we cut you" deal.  The team tends to do this with the roster bubble guys.

Coupled with the Shaw news, that feels even more likely.

[Illiterate Scholar]

I actually wonder if it's Berti who's played his way to being the guy DFA'd for Shaw. I would've thought his spot is relatively safe not long ago, but Counsell clearly thinks Lopez is better defensively and Brujan has more flexibility in terms of outfield play. Both also can hit left handed (not that they do it particularly well) which maybe fits better with Shaw.

 

[Jason Ross]

7 minutes ago, Illiterate Scholar said:

I actually wonder if it's Berti who's played his way to being the guy DFA'd for Shaw. I would've thought his spot is relatively safe not long ago, but Counsell clearly thinks Lopez is better defensively and Brujan has more flexibility in terms of outfield play. Both also can hit left handed (not that they do it particularly well) which maybe fits better with Shaw.

 

Berti's had far more track record than Brujan or Lopez being good. I would be shocked if the Cubs dumped Berti.

[Derwood]

1 hour ago, Rcal10 said:

Sure is. He hasn’t started since yesterday. 

See post#2…

[Tryptamine]

Finish a sweep for once Cubs. Series wins are nice, but you need sweeps here and there to balance out the inevitable rough patches.

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, Jason Ross said:

Matt Shaw is not in the Iowa Cubs lineup today.

Do with that as please.

HE GONE.

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, Bertz said:

I'd assume Brujan starting these last two games is a "one last shot to show us something before we cut you" deal.  The team tends to do this with the roster bubble guys.

HE GONE.

[chibears55]

Just win on a Sunday please

[Hot Sauce]

Seiya! 

[chibears55]

That was a terrible send, thank you

[JHBulls]

Another day, another “Extend that man!”?

[Hot Sauce]

Happ may have lost his lead-off spot. 

[chibears55]

PCA is good at baseball 

[muntjack]

Lol he's the front runner for MVP.

[chibears55]

Tucker needs to get his horsefeathers together,  let go already.

[Hot Sauce]

Yea, you’re not getting PCA there. 

[gflore34]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Tucker needs to get his horsefeathers together,  let go already.

Had the infield not been in that may have been a hit.