Cubs (Boyd) vs Phillies (Wheeler): 6/9/25, 5:45pm

[DYMNO]

That was…not ideal, Dansby. 

[UMFan83]

I feel Cubs twitter shifting their Happ hate back over to Dansby. Gotta be one or the other. 

[chibears55]

Need this one Busch

[DrCub]

1 minute ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

 

We don't have to do this thing where we get anxious that the last 10 days are about to be the permanent norm, it is the most freeing thing about baseball season.  Something really good happened?  Enjoy it, it's unexpected and it probably won't last.  Something bad?  Easy come easy go, the next regression is around the corner.

 

Btw, the 2 best teams in the NL against > .500 records last year were the Braves and Brewers, who proceeded to go 1-4 in the playoffs and play 0 games in the divisional/championship series.

Anxious? No. Starting to get concerned that we’re at a .333 clip in our last 12 games against good teams? Yes.  

[Hot Sauce]

Busch out here running thru sand. 

[DYMNO]

PCA not scoring there with only 1 out stings awfully bad. 

[Tryptamine]

Surely Dansby not making contact wont screw the Cubs, right?

[Cubs420psd]

Dansby sucks, he needs to be moved down the order again.

[squally1313]

Just now, DrCub said:

Anxious? No. Starting to get concerned that we’re at a .333 clip in our last 12 games against good teams? Yes.  

12 games scattered over 6 weeks with elite performance in the rest of the games? Pretty textbook ‘looking for something to worry about’ 

[chibears55]

Just now, DrCub said:

Anxious? No. Starting to get concerned that we’re at a .333 clip in our last 12 games against good teams? Yes.  

Just wait til August 1st, then it ok to start sweating it if they're still having trouble beating playoff teams after then.

[PackLandVA]

Way to ruin a game thread!

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, DrCub said:

Yes when Babe Kelly was going nuts as were several other players in the team, we were killing it against over .500 teams.  It has been much much worse since late April as the original poster suggested when this started.  They are not playing well against decent teams for a while now.  Maybe it’s just a bad stretch, but it’s getting somewhat concerning to some people.  Maybe we’re just dumb.  

And when that was happening there was a contingent of fans who kept pointing to the BP as the reason the Cubs season would collapse; all they've done is turn in the  best ERA in baseball since late-April in that regards.

The reality of baseball (and anything) is that if you go looking for a reason to be skeptical, you'll always find one. If the Cubs win tonight, you can point to the RISP hitting, or the lack of runs. If they win 7-6 it's the pitching or the defense. If they lose 4-3, there's a reason. 

We're deep enough into the season that it's pretty obvious that the Cubs are a good team. They have flaws, but every team does (for example, the Dodgers SP is a mess of injury right now). I don't think every stretch requires a referendum.

[Tryptamine]

well that was quick

[DrCub]

11 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

The cubs since 5/15 have the most offensive fWAR in baseball. I don’t know what sample size we’re slicing and dicing in this argument but it’s probably fine. 

Maybe it is. Maybe I live with 5 Tiger fans because I moved to metro Detroit and started a family, and this weekend has me even more irritated than normal.  Simply not good feels right now with our offense. 

[UMFan83]

Well that lead lasted 2 pitches

[We Got The Whole 9]

Yay we are tied already 

[DYMNO]

Ouch. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Smart bunt by the Phillies 

[s2obed]

Damnit Swanson. Just needed a sac fly. 

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, Cubs420psd said:

Dansby sucks, he needs to be moved down the order again.

There's only so many spots in bottom of order for the Swanson, Kelly and anyone else that struggling..lol

[UMFan83]

And the winning run is on 2nd after 3 pitches

[Hot Sauce]

Didn’t get the out but that effort by Shaw is outstanding.

[chibears55]

Need some magic here

[PeanutPunch33]

unbelievable 

[DrCub]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

And when that was happening there was a contingent of fans who kept pointing to the BP as the reason the Cubs season would collapse; all they've done is turn in the  best ERA in baseball since late-April in that regards.

The reality of baseball (and anything) is that if you go looking for a reason to be skeptical, you'll always find one. If the Cubs win tonight, you can point to the RISP hitting, or the lack of runs. If they win 7-6 it's the pitching or the defense. If they lose 4-3, there's a reason. 

We're deep enough into the season that it's pretty obvious that the Cubs are a good team. They have flaws, but every team does (for example, the Dodgers SP is a mess of injury right now). I don't think every stretch requires a referendum.

I don’t think either myself or the original poster was suggesting the Cubs are not good.