Cubs (Boyd) vs Cardinals (Fedde): 6/25/25, 6:45pm

[Brandon Glick]

Hey, so I really need the Cubs not to lose this series to the Cardinals. Just for the sake of the ol' mental health.

Matthew Boyd, go do your thing.

[Derwood]

The way things are going right now, I expect a total blow-up game from Boyd

[NorthsideAvenger]

After last night blunder, I expect to see MVPete to show up and show out.

[WhyCantWeWin]

Win these next 2 games and the ugliness of the last 2 days is washed out. 

[soccer10k]

Win, jerks.

[CubUgly]

1 hour ago, Derwood said:

The way things are going right now, I expect a total blow-up game from Boyd

The warm weather seems to have had an adverse affect on our starters. 

[Outshined_One]

2 minutes ago, CubUgly said:

The warm weather seems to have had an adverse affect on our starters. 

 

The annoying this is, the M's and Cardinals seemed fine with it.

Win, shitasses.

[Soul]

Am I wrong to think maybe the Cubs were playing a little over their heads?  I’m not saying they’ll regress all the way back down to mediocrity but we were just feasting on teams.  It wasn’t even a half season’s worth of games.

[gflore34]

I've no doubt the Cubs will score a bunch of runs, on the whole, the Cardinals' staff is great match up for the Cubs.  There isn't anyone on their staff with overpowering stuff, all keep the ball in the zone and down which the Cubs crush.  On the other hand, it appears, the Cubs staff is also a great match up for the Cardinals!

[Derwood]

Brewers have to face Skenes today

[gflore34]

6 minutes ago, Soul said:

Am I wrong to think maybe the Cubs were playing a little over their heads?  I’m not saying they’ll regress all the way back down to mediocrity but we were just feasting on teams.  It wasn’t even a half season’s worth of games.

Perhaps, I also believe the Cubs, in PCA and Tucker, have the two best players on the field.  At some this series you'd think that's going to be a big factor maybe, tonight.

[squally1313]

31 minutes ago, Soul said:

Am I wrong to think maybe the Cubs were playing a little over their heads?  I’m not saying they’ll regress all the way back down to mediocrity but we were just feasting on teams.  It wasn’t even a half season’s worth of games.

I mean, no, you're not wrong. The Cubs have played at a 94 win pace so far this year (wth the 10th hardest SOS). Not to repeat myself from the other thread, but I don't think anyone saw them as a 94 win team going into the year, and I don't think anyone sees meaningful improvements that would change the original assertion (PCA moves it up, Steele moves it down, etc). 

Thankfully, the wins are already banked and you can't take them away, and playing the rest of the year as the team most people thought they were (high 80s win total) gets you to a 90+ win team. 

[Geographyhater8888]

The starting rotation injuries took a while to catch up with them and the late inning bullpen arms+easy schedule have covered up that flaw, but it’s becoming more and more clear they can’t trade for another starter soon enough even with Shotah coming back.

The weak bench and third base lineup black hole still persist and the division turned out to be difficult and not as easy as advertised. I hope Shotah doesn’t show any rust today. 

 

[CubinNY]

48 minutes ago, Soul said:

Am I wrong to think maybe the Cubs were playing a little over their heads?  I’m not saying they’ll regress all the way back down to mediocrity but we were just feasting on teams.  It wasn’t even a half season’s worth of games.

I think regression might be a way to look at it, but as the saying goes, the season is a grind. I look at who they are playing. A good team should play around .500 against other good teams and around .650/700 against lesser teams. The Cubs have held their own against the good teams and taken care of the weaker teams before June, but I think injuries and roster construction are now affecting them. Or it could be just the natural ebb and flow of the season. 

It's most important that they get into the playoffs and that they are playing well at the end of the season. 

[Rcal10]

14 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

I think regression might be a way to look at it, but as the saying goes, the season is a grind. I look at who they are playing. A good team should play around .500 against other good teams and around .650/700 against lesser teams. The Cubs have held their own against the good teams and taken care of the weaker teams before June, but I think injuries and roster construction are now affecting them. Or it could be just the natural ebb and flow of the season. 

It's most important that they get into the playoffs and that they are playing well at the end of the season. 

This. Well done. A recap without panic. I mean, it is baseball. This happens to every team, every year. Even teams that play .600 ball for the season have a 20+ game stretch of playing .350-.400 ball. Cubs should right themselves and be fine. It is frustrating when going through it but we all should have expected it. 

[CubUgly]

8 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

This. Well done. A recap without panic. I mean, it is baseball. This happens to every team, every year. Even teams that play .600 ball for the season have a 20+ game stretch of playing .350-.400 ball. Cubs should right themselves and be fine. It is frustrating when going through it but we all should have expected it. 

Exactly - Mets, Phillies, Yanks have all recently had brutal stretches, worse than ours to this point actually.  It's just when you're in it - it's brutal to watch. 

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, CubUgly said:

The warm weather seems to have had an adverse affect on our starters. 

Playing in this every day must be terrible.

[DrCub]

Everyone from extreme pessimist to extreme optimist and all in between could use a win or two for their own sanity I think.  

[SparkMark1]

I rarely get emotional or pissed off at games anymore.  Especially since 2016.

But for some reason, I found myself pretty damn angry last night.  Yelling at the TV and such.  (I guess my wife is right, the kids DO get it from me)

A win tonight would really help!

[Rcal10]

17 minutes ago, SparkMark1 said:

I rarely get emotional or pissed off at games anymore.  Especially since 2016.

But for some reason, I found myself pretty damn angry last night.  Yelling at the TV and such.  (I guess my wife is right, the kids DO get it from me)

A win tonight would really help!

I am generally not someone who overreacts and stays positive. But I have to agree with you that a win would help greatly. Looks like Brewers and going to win again. So Cubs really could use this one. 

[Rcal10]

31 minutes ago, DrCub said:

Everyone from extreme pessimist to extreme optimist and all in between could use a win or two for their own sanity I think.  

Yes.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Of course the Brewers got to Skenes and Misiorowski was basically perfect again. The kid has allowed 3 hits in 16 IP, he might be pretty decent. It feels like the NLC will have 2 of the top 5 pitchers in the NL next year. We'll see if Burns joins that group. 

[profisme]

Well at least Dansby is still in the 5 hole. If something doesnt work. You keep trying until you make it work damnit. That is the true American way. 

[PeanutPunch33]

The Cubs need to win tonight.  Plain and simple.  

[chibears55]

Boyd will shut them down tonight and have that needed QS going 6 or 7.

I am really expecting something big out of PCA tonight, nothing crazy but a key hit or two that sparks the offense.

Cubs will be on tonight