Pirates (Heaney) vs Cubs (Taillon): 6/12/25, 7:05pm

[JHBulls]

Best 7th inning stretch is still Bill Murray quaking it at the World Series. Takes some big balls to do. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, JHBulls said:

Best 7th inning stretch is still Bill Murray quaking it at the World Series. Takes some big balls to do. 

I heard that one live.

[profisme]

Every time Nico hits the ball more than 20 feet above the ground, an angel loses its wings. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Dang Counsell going for the 2 inning saves now

[Tryptamine]

Just now, profisme said:

Every time Nico hits the ball more than 20 feet above the ground, an angel loses its wings. 

It's not even a matter of if Nico will ever hit a HR again, it's me in disbelief he ever hit one to begin with.

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Tryptamine said:

It's not even a matter of if Nico will ever hit a HR again, it's me in disbelief he ever hit one to begin with.

I was just looking back at Skenes' first MLB start against the Cubs and saw that Nico homered off him to give him his first MLB ER and I did a double take.

[chibears55]

4 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Dang Counsell going for the 2 inning saves now

Palencia needs the work 

[profisme]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

I was just looking back at Skenes' first MLB start against the Cubs and saw that Nico homered off him to give him his first MLB ER and I did a double take.

Goes to show just how powerful AI can actually be. 

[UMFan83]

Wonder if he was taking out the righty vs Tucker regardless.  I'm assuming a lefty is coming in here.

[UMFan83]

Presley with a 1 run lead, how fun 

[Illiterate Scholar]

Haha, who's producing this game for Marquee

[chibears55]

horsefeathers, Pressly regained that trust again...

[Jason Ross]

Clean. W.

[Outshined_One]

That was shockingly uneventful.

[chibears55]

W....

Keep it going

[Hot Sauce]

I’d like to take a moment to recognize what an absolute stud Jamo has been this season.

[DrCub]

Great win.  The offense is still making me feel uneasy.  

[abuck1220]

1 minute ago, Outshined_One said:

That was shockingly uneventful.

other than the shot of Justin turner with fake (?) nuts

[We Got The Whole 9]

Well they got it done but I need more offense. I dont know why they are struggling to adjust but they're not walking or doing the grindy thing anymore. Most of their runs are coming from homers. 

[Jason Ross]

I know he's not hit great, but this is the kind of horsefeathers Turner does behind the scenes for why he won't get DFA'd.  I'll also say this: he'll probably manage at the MLB level at some point. He seems to really get the "culture" aspect of this whole thing,

[Tryptamine]

Not sure what Pressly did to get the closer role back, but that clean appearance was only his 2nd in his last 12. 

[Cubs206]

Nice to see James having good starts lately and maybe Pressly figured something out.

[gflore34]

Palencia needed the work, don't mind Pressly closing against the Pirates.

[UMFan83]

2 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Not sure what Pressly did to get the closer role back, but that clean appearance was only his 2nd in his last 12. 

I think Craig just wanted Palencia to face the heart of the Pirates order, though looking at their individual OPSs there doesn't seem to be a huge difference in OPS for 2-3-4 and 5-6-7

[Bertz]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

I think Craig just wanted Palencia to face the heart of the Pirates order, though looking at their individual OPSs there doesn't seem to be a huge difference in OPS for 2-3-4 and 5-6-7

Yeah I think it was certainly this.  The 8th was the higher leverage inning tonight.  Pressly's out of the doghouse but every indication is still that Palencia's the closer.  At least until Hodge is back, I'm curious to see who it is then.