Cubs (Taillon) vs Astros (Valdez): 6/29/25, 1:10pm

[Derwood]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

I always say the NL Central should always be so winnable in a division with 4 smaller market teams but here we are with the 2nd best record in the NL and there are 2 team right on our ass

That's more about the over-performing small market teams than the Cubs

[UMFan83]

4 minutes ago, 731.4life said:

Reds just walked off San Diego

Dare I say that’s good because it keeps our WC cushion only only brings it 0.5 games closer if SF wins

[UMFan83]

Just now, Derwood said:

That's more about the over-performing small market teams than the Cubs

I understand that, that’s the point I was trying to make 

[UMFan83]

Even with the elite pitching, hitting really hasn’t been a giant issue tbh. Our season OPS is .774, but during this possibly about to be 11-13 stretch our team OPS is .750. 

[Derwood]

Didn't we say back in April "build a big lead in the first few months because June is going to be brutal"? If so, why are people panicking

[Derwood]

That head-high fastball is kryptonite for PCA

[chibears55]

4 minutes ago, Hot Sauce said:

What happened to the Daryle Wards of baseball? The guy you keep on the bench specifically to take big PH at-bats. That guy has been replaced with “positional versatility”.

Absolutely, im old school when it comes to the bench.

Give me Thad Bosley, Richie Hebner, Lenny Harris  i can go on and on 😅😅

Now and mainly cause of DH and a million relievers cause starters are only asked to go 6 innings, like you said it versatility guys and guys who can run fast.

 

My favorite Cubs bench was 1984s

 

[Derwood]

We used to have the Daryle Ward guy....his name was Patrick Wisdom

[UMFan83]

3 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Didn't we say back in April "build a big lead in the first few months because June is going to be brutal"? If so, why are people panicking

It's probably the part where we had a 6.5 game lead 10 days ago and now its 1 game?

I don't think people expected the Brewers to have the 3rd best record in the NL and Cardinals right behind them.

[Geographyhater8888]

All the Darryl wards are Rockies starters 

[JHBulls]

A brutal game bookended by a cheaters home run and a racists save. 

[Cubs420psd]

The Astros are a hell of an organization. How you going to lose Tucker and bregman and not skip a beat?

 

Man I miss when the Cubs had an elite front office.

Edited June 29, 2025 by Cubs420psd

[Cubs420psd]

Once again a nice mid summer collapse...Great to see small market org's with a fraction of our payroll continue to pants Jed.

 

It's just awesome.

[Geographyhater8888]

Valdez is good. Astros are over 500. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt 1000/100 under these circumstances.

[Cubs420psd]

6 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Absolutely, im old school when it comes to the bench.

Give me Thad Bosley, Richie Hebner, Lenny Harris  i can go on and on 😅😅

Now and mainly cause of DH and a million relievers cause starters are only asked to go 6 innings, like you said it versatility guys and guys who can run fast.

 

My favorite Cubs bench was 1984s

 

This bench is horrendous.

 

Turner, Brujan and Berti? I mean that has to be a joke right?

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

Didn't we say back in April "build a big lead in the first few months because June is going to be brutal"? If so, why are people panicking

Yea, theres no need to panick now.

Scoreboard watching dont start til August and this team roster wise will or should look a little bit different come then.

Considering what they went through the first 3 months with the SP, entering July first in first place no matter the lead amount if definitely a positive. 

12 games to go before the break, just stay on top and hopefully Hoyer will start making some positive additions and subtraction to the roster afterwards and then take care of buisness the final 2 months. 

[squally1313]

Daryle Ward spent two years on the cubs bench and his second year he had a 79 wRC while providing absolutely nothing else. This is weird. 

[chibears55]

6 minutes ago, Cubs420psd said:

The Astros are a hell of an organization. How you going to lose Tucker and bregman and not skip a beat?

 

Man I miss when the Cubs had an elite front office.

By adding a Cam Smith and Paredes 

🙄🙄🙄😅😅

[Derwood]

4 minutes ago, Cubs420psd said:

Once again a nice mid summer collapse...Great to see small market org's with a fraction of our payroll continue to pants Jed.

 

It's just awesome.

On June 1, the Cubs were 14 games over .500

On July 1, the Cubs will be.....14 games over .500

COLLAPSE

[We Got The Whole 9]

They probably average about 2 runs per game in rubber matches. It's really disappointing.

[Derwood]

Rockies just wiggled out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the 9th in Milwaukee. On to extras

[Hot Sauce]

8 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Daryle Ward spent two years on the cubs bench and his second year he had a 79 wRC while providing absolutely nothing else. This is weird. 

Stop being logical!

[chibears55]

6 minutes ago, Cubs420psd said:

Once again a nice mid summer collapse...Great to see small market org's with a fraction of our payroll continue to pants Jed.

 

It's just awesome.

Collapse ?????

They went 13-13 in June 

They had a 3 game lead heading into June 1st, at worse if Brewers win it'll be a 1 game lead.

Dropping 2 games off a lead after 26 games is far from a collapse, and it may only be 1 game if Rockies can win in extras.

Theyll be ok

[Derwood]

Next up:

CHC: 3 vs. CLE

STL: 3 @ PIT 

MIL: 3 @ NYM

CIN: 3 @ BOS

All three expected starters for Cleveland are righties

[chibears55]

14 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Daryle Ward spent two years on the cubs bench and his second year he had a 79 wRC while providing absolutely nothing else. This is weird. 

He hurt his wrist in 2008, was never the same afterwards and it ended his MLB career.  Before then he was an awesome bench guy