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

[DrCub]

5 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

We’re on the same level as the dodgers and Mets and it’s blasphemy to even question that narrative.

Right. Except the Mets are 20-12 against teams .500 or better.  Including beating us.  

[Cubs206]

How many blown saves is he and the pen going to have. 4 hits with the auto runner. PU

 

Need a REAL closer at the deadline but who is there is the question 

[squally1313]

2 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

That offensive Fwar counts as half a win in the standings.

Highest on base percentage and slugging in that stretch if you were looking for something less ‘nerdy’ but I get the sense I know where this is going and will just say that yes, clearly they don’t have the Clutch Gene or The Will To Win and there can be no recovery from those flaws.  

[Dfan25]

 I don’t think the Cubs have had a bad 10-15 games period yet . They are due for one and this may be the beginning . Hopefully St Louis and Milwaukee don’t play good ball , if that is the case .

[17 Seconds]

1 minute ago, DrCub said:

Right. Except the Mets are 20-12 against teams .500 or better.  Including beating us.  

stop, this is completely meaningless. you just want to complain because they're finally hitting a tiny little rough patch 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, Cubs206 said:

How many blown saves is he and the pen going to have. 4 hits with the auto runner. PU

Really?  It was his second inning of work and two of the four were legitimate hits.  Yes, he got hit hard, but it's not like he went out there and gave up four straight line drives.

[DrCub]

2 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

stop, this is completely meaningless. you just want to complain because they're finally hitting a tiny little rough patch 

Actually you have no clue if it’s meaningless as both sides of this discussion can point to example over the years to validate their point.  The Cubs offense against decent or better teams has been bad lately.  End of story.  No one is saying more than that. 

Edited June 10, 2025 by DrCub

[Dfan25]

Hopefully they can find a way to get a win in Philly . Really don’t want to get swept .

[Bobson Dugnutt]

What’s with the idea that the Cubs haven’t been scoring since late April? Since April 23 seems to be the arbitrary endpoint of choice: from 4/25 through the end of the Washington series l, they averaged 5.4 runs per game (an 867 run full season pace). They’ve been cold for 4 games, which is frustrating, yes. But take a deep breath, folks.

 

Also lol at the guy melting down about not having a closer after the bullpen is less than perfect for the first time in nearly a month.

[Dfan25]

Cardinals were down 3-1 in the 8th and Herrera hit a 3 run homer to put them ahead . Toronto has tie it in the 9th . 4-4

Edited June 10, 2025 by Dfan25

[DrCub]

Just now, Bobson Dugnutt said:

What’s with the idea that the Cubs haven’t been scoring since late April? Since April 23 seems to be the arbitrary endpoint of choice: from 4/25 through the end of the Washington series l, they averaged 5.4 runs per game (an 867 run full season pace). They’ve been cold for 4 games, which is frustrating, yes. But take a deep breath, folks.

 

Also lol at the guy melting down about not having a closer after the bullpen is less than perfect for the first time in nearly a month.

No one actually said that.  Geographyhater said since 4/23 they have a very bad record against teams .500 or better.  4-9 since then.  You cannot mention things like this because it means you hate the Cubs and are only looking for horrible things and the Cubs to fail and Armageddon to begin. 

[Bertz]

Getting mad about losing to the likes of Zack Wheeler and Tarik Skubal, on the road no less, is just a glaring sign you don't know ball

[UMFan83]

Of course the Cardinals hit a 3 run HR to take the lead in the 8th.  Looks like the lead is down to 3 (not that standings matter in June just annoying cap to an annoying few days and its becoming more and more likely that this run by the Cardinals is not a fluke)

edit nvm I didn't see they tied it again

Edited June 10, 2025 by UMFan83

[KCCub]

Just maybe Wheeler, Flaherty, Skubal, Gore, Abbott, and Lodolo are good at what they do. 

[DrCub]

2 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Getting mad about losing to the likes of Zack Wheeler and Tarik Skubal, on the road no less, is just a glaring sign you don't know ball

No one got mad, but hey don’t bother with reading.  If you think it was simply about the last two games against a good pitcher then you don’t know reading comprehension.  

[Bobson Dugnutt]

4 minutes ago, DrCub said:

No one actually said that.  Geographyhater said since 4/23 they have a very bad record against teams .500 or better.  4-9 since then.  You cannot mention things like this because it means you hate the Cubs and are only looking for horrible things and the Cubs to fail and Armageddon to begin. 

So the insinuation by both you and GH8888 that this team hasn’t been the same since Carson Kelly cooled down was meant to make what point?

[javy knows my name]

1 hour ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Cubs are bending over once again vs an Above 500 team like they’ve been doing since April 23rd.

Can we not do "bending over" any more? It's homophobic and weird

[DrCub]

2 minutes ago, KCCub said:

Just maybe Wheeler, Flaherty, Skubal, Gore, Abbott, and Lodolo are good at what they do. 

You nailed it.  What’s being said is they’re not good and we should be killing them.  Jesus. 

[Bertz]

2 minutes ago, DrCub said:

No one got mad, but hey don’t bother with reading.  If you think it was simply about the last two games against a good pitcher then you don’t know reading comprehension.  

Oh my mistake it's about 13 games.  That's way better lol

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Every year this team hits a rough patch for the first time and half this board acts like they’ve never experienced the ebbs and flows of a 162-game season before.

 

Anyway, over their last one games, Kyle Tucker and Ian Happ are each on pace for 162 RBIs.

[DrCub]

2 minutes ago, Bobson Dugnutt said:

So the insinuation by both you and GH8888 that this team hasn’t been the same since Carson Kelly cooled down was meant to make what point?

Neither of us suggested it was Kelly and Kelly alone.  It’s a game thread.  There wasn’t some super deep point.  It was simply mentioning the team has been very poor lately against decent and better teams.  That stretch (I assume to GH8888 as well) is starting to get a little concerning/frustrating.  Nothing beyond that.  Then we got told we were doomsdayers and hates the team.   It’s an overreaction to a simply venting during a game that’s after a team we love is having a ****** stretch.  End of story. 

[DrCub]

4 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Oh my mistake it's about 13 games.  That's way better lol

It’s much more meaningful than two games.  You act like we’ve been going nuts over this, when it was a simple statement of fact, and frustration.  Seriously.  We didn’t suggest the team sucked, or they were going down and would never win again.  Nothing of the sort.  So stop acting as if that’s what happened.  

[BKHoo]

Hey the Cards blow a save and game!!!

[UMFan83]

You know the Cubs are having a good season when usernames I’ve never seen before or haven’t seen much in years are popping up to panic about the team after a couple tough games. 

I know I can overreact at times too but pretty chill about this overall. Eventually you just watch enough baseball seasons to recognize that this horsefeathers happens every year to almost every team. 

But if they lose tomorrow I’m throwing an epic tantrum!

[soccer10k]

1 hour ago, DrCub said:

Right. Except the Mets are 20-12 against teams .500 or better.  Including beating us.  

Okay good to know we've cleared that up. Mets > Cubs > Dodgers since the Dodgers are .500 against over .500 teams and we won the season series against them.