Cardinals (Liberatore) vs Cubs (Pomeranz/Wicks): 7/5/25, 1:20pm

[PeanutPunch33]

Just now, chibears55 said:

I mean if he gets them 3 or 4, depending on pitches theyre allowing him, it could be a good thing because hes pitching well. 🤷‍♂️

Yeah definitely. I hope he pitches well.  But I hope they have a short leash with him in case it goes off the rails.  

[Hot Sauce]

1 minute ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

Flexen has been amazing today.  

Flexen has been great since he put on the uniform. 

[Eeyore]

That kid's glove-work has been great 

[chibears55]

Just now, Hot Sauce said:

I know Shaw has been a stinker at the plate but man does he play a really nice 3B! 

Yea, with the way the overall hitting has been for them, I can see CC and Hoyer sticking with Shaw mainly because of his glove and hoping at some point in season his bat comes around.

[PeanutPunch33]

At least they are driving up the pitch count.. Cards will probably dip into their bullpen after the 5th 

[JHBulls]

If this club has a sports psychologist on the payroll and I am sure that they do, Dansby Swanson needs to be locked inside a room with that person. 

[DYMNO]

1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

If this club has a sports psychologist on the payroll and I am sure that they do, Dansby Swanson needs to be locked inside a room with that person. 

He’d probably strike out at the meeting. 

[cubfansince77]

11 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Yep, one of two things happens with Turner after the break depending on what he wants to do.

1. He gets released if he wants to try and hook up with another contending team that will play him.

2. He comes up with an injury that will put him on IL for a month but hes able to stay in clubhouse/dugout with team.

I think he'll choose number 2, cause theres no guarentee a contending team will want him or even keep him the rest of year.

He can have a chance at being activated September when rosters expand .

Who knows maybe CC and Hoyer decides in the playoffs that having Turner on the bench for a possibility of pinch hitting could benefit.

But if he picks option 2 and stays, will he keep his fake balls? Asking for a friend. 

[Cubs206]

Why is Flexen still in. Now it’s 3-1. 
 

earth to the cubs get it together 

[Cubbies1996]

I will give anything for the Cubs to be able to hit a left handed pitcher 😑😑😑😑

[cubfansince77]

Gorman is NOT a good hitter (.213 avg.) but when you throw a meat ball like that, he can time it up and lay waste to it. He needs to shelve that lazy curve for a while.

[Geographyhater8888]

1 minute ago, Cubbies1996 said:

I will give anything for the Cubs to be able to hit a left handed pitcher 😑😑😑😑

That 151 wRC+ in April though.

[PeanutPunch33]

Liberatore is okay, certainly no Skubal or Gore, and they've seen him twice now within a few weeks.  Yet here we go again.  He's not even pitching great, a lot of 3-0 and 3-1 counts and balls left in the middle of the plate.  Yet, not getting it done vs a lefty (so far) 

[Geographyhater8888]

3 inning sample size.

[chibears55]

Swanson lol...

I kinda would like to see what he could do as a leadoff hitter, Happ hasn't really done much in his last 10-12 games, why not change it up for a series or two and see what happens. 

Swanson

Tucker

Suzuki

PCA

Happ

Busch

Hoerner 

Catcher

Shaw

[Clem Fandango]

10 minutes ago, Hot Sauce said:

Busch is a star who doesn't get recognized as a star. I still think people outside of Chicago don't realize just how good he's been. 

Just looking at offense, which all these dillweeds on socials look at when they compare, here's OPS by month (thanks for doing my legwork, ChatGPT).  Apparently Busch doesn't count because he only hits righties.  

 

[Clem Fandango]

double post

Edited July 5, 2025 by Clem Fandango

[chibears55]

Let go already offense 

Crooked number time

[PeanutPunch33]

I never want to see Turner again 

[Hot Sauce]

Busch deserves to go to Atlanta to be recognized amongst his peers. Dude is an All-Star. 

[UMFan83]

Last 3 AB for Busch against LHP: 3-3, 2 HR, 1 2B

wild

[chibears55]

10 minutes ago, DYMNO said:

He’d probably strike out at the meeting. 

Only when the psychologist tells him that there will be multiple people (baserunners) in the room with them.

[PeanutPunch33]

Nico is just a solid horsefeathers player

[Hot Sauce]

Just now, PeanutPunch33 said:

Nico is just a solid horsefeathers player

Definition of an unsung hero. The Niklas Hjalmarsson of the Cubs. 

[chibears55]

10 minutes ago, Cubs206 said:

Why is Flexen still in. Now it’s 3-1. 
 

earth to the cubs get it together 

Squeezing innings to avoid using too many bullpen arms.