Cubs (Imanaga) vs Brewers (Peralta): 7/30/25, 1:10pm

[Cubbies1996]

We already have our 1st awkward swing by Suzuki 🙂

[UMFan83]

Not to be the fun police but the Cubs scored first in each of the first 2 games also lol

[Geographyhater8888]

Suzuki can barely hit air right now.

[UMFan83]

Bad ump.

If they implement ABS challenges next year, if they limit it to a small number of challenge a game it would be a shame.  From what I've seen, the challenges are instant.  It would be stupid to not challenge that strike 1 call on PCA when it was so blatantly outside (and now strike 1 to Kelly) because Counsel wants to save his challenges for later in the game.

I'm not saying you have to do unlimited challenges but 2-3 a game doesn't seem like enough.

Edited July 30, 2025 by UMFan83

[Hortonhearsawho]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Not to be the fun police but the Cubs scored first in each of the first 2 games also lol

I think we are all aware of this. 🤣

[mul21]

3 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Bad ump.

If they implement ABS challenges next year, if they limit it to a small number of challenge a game it would be a shame.  From what I've seen, the challenges are instant.  It would be stupid to not challenge that strike 1 call on PCA when it was so blatantly outside (and now strike 1 to Kelly) because Counsel wants to save his challenges for later in the game

Don't you get to keep them as long as you keep getting them right?

[BigSlick]

If the Cubs manage to get swept while having a lead in every single game this series I'm not gonna watch them for like a month

[Brian707]

Needed more than 1 there

[Hortonhearsawho]

Cubs leaving multiple runners on base where have we seen that before?

[BigSlick]

Just now, Brian707 said:

Needed more than 1 there

thats not what this team does at the moment. be grateful for your crumbs, and thats all you get

[gflore34]

8 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Suzuki can barely hit air right now.

Air wins.

[We Got The Whole 9]

I freaking hate Nico's approach. If you're going to swing at every pitch, at least have a chance for slug. PCA's approach is horrendous but at least he catches a ton of barrels. 

[chibears55]

9 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Not to be the fun police but the Cubs scored first in each of the first 2 games also lol

Yea but this time it was a HR 🤷‍♂️😏😏

[UMFan83]

6 minutes ago, mul21 said:

Don't you get to keep them as long as you keep getting them right?

Do you?  Interesting....I was going to say that data is available real time so easy to quickly challenge but I seem to remember challenges having to be initiated immediately by the batter or catcher, not from the dugout.  I could be wrong though.

[Hortonhearsawho]

How is this guy known as a good ball / strike umpire when he's missed 2 bad calls already?

[chibears55]

10 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Bad ump.

If they implement ABS challenges next year, if they limit it to a small number of challenge a game it would be a shame.  From what I've seen, the challenges are instant.  It would be stupid to not challenge that strike 1 call on PCA when it was so blatantly outside (and now strike 1 to Kelly) because Counsel wants to save his challenges for later in the game.

I'm not saying you have to do unlimited challenges but 2-3 a game doesn't seem like enough.

At the very very least you should get 1 every inning for both pitching and hitting and can keep using another in that inning if youre right.

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Do you?  Interesting....I was going to say that data is available real time so easy to quickly challenge but I seem to remember challenges having to be initiated immediately by the batter or catcher, not from the dugout.  I could be wrong though.

Correct on the challenging rule, and it cant come from dugout.

[BigSlick]

this team DESPISES having a lead

[Derwood]

whoopsy

[Hortonhearsawho]

The lead didn't even last an inning.

[squally1313]

5 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

I freaking hate Nico's approach. If you're going to swing at every pitch, at least have a chance for slug. PCA's approach is horrendous but at least he catches a ton of barrels. 

Yeah but PCA misses a ton of balls too. Obviously PCA has been more successful in the aggregate, but Hoerner has the lowest non-Arraez strikeout rate in baseball. 

[BigSlick]

every time i see william contreras it makes me miss willson contreras

[Cubbies1996]

Damnit Shota

[gflore34]

if we're getting hanging splitters Shota again today this game is over.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Looked like Mo strained a glute lol