Orioles (Young) vs Cubs (Rea): 8/3/25, 1:20pm

[DrCub]

4 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

And they, unlike the Cubs, are hitting those middle middle FB's and hanging breaking balls.  Baseball is unique in that the regular season is a collection of local maxima and minima, the Cubs are in a local minima.  At some point, I know it feels like it never happen, a local maxima will happen for Cubs.

Feels like we’ve been waiting for that offensive maxima since June 1.  

[cubfansince77]

7 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Brewers leading 3-0. Because of course they are. 

Yep, we need to win today or we'll be down 3 games...just like that. Pressure is  on. 

[gflore34]

Rea's keeping the ball down this is good sign he'll be able to keep the Cubs in the game.  Now, if only the bats could get going.

[Geographyhater8888]

Braves up 3-2 over Cincinnati in the 6th inning. That’s should cheer everyone up 

Edited August 3, 2025 by Geographyhater8888

[Derwood]

Tucker bunting? What on earth

[gflore34]

Jackson taking lessons on OF play from Suzuki?

[gflore34]

Just now, Derwood said:

Tucker bunting? What on earth

Just horsefeathers IL him already.

[KCCub]

Don’t love that Tucker has resorted to bunting. Rolling over to 1b accomplishes the same thing 

[Geographyhater8888]

4 minutes ago, DrCub said:

Feels like we’ve been waiting for that offensive maxima since June 1.  

Are they at least still top 10 in rRC+ vs left handed pitchers?

[BKHoo]

Why would Tucker be bunting?! 

[Derwood]

What was that send?

[Hot Sauce]

Carson, you don’t have first to home speed, buddy. 

[Derwood]

1 minute ago, Hot Sauce said:

Carson, you don’t have first to home speed, buddy. 

Wavin' Wendall 2.0 should know that

[gflore34]

1 minute ago, BKHoo said:

Why would Tucker be bunting?! 

I believe his finger is really bothering him and, rather than make an unproductive out, chose to be productive.

[DrCub]

Tucker bunting with no outs and man on second and first inning, and Kelly trying to take 3 bases on a double.  WTH?

[Geographyhater8888]

Just now, gflore34 said:

I believe his finger is really bothering him and, rather than make an unproductive out, chose to be productive.

The finger he jammed vs the Reds in June?

[DrCub]

1 minute ago, gflore34 said:

I believe his finger is really bothering him and, rather than make an unproductive out, chose to be productive.

What is going on with his finger?

[Illiterate Scholar]

The aggressive sends that work tend to go unnoticed 

[chibears55]

Counsell needs a new 3B coach, I dont care if theres 2 outs and they've been struggling for runs , that was a terrible send with a slow footed catcher.

I'd take my chances with Castro up with runners on 2nd and 3rd 

[Rcal10]

Just now, Illiterate Scholar said:

The aggressive sends that work tend to go unnoticed 

Exactly. No one said anything about the send on the shallow sac fly in game one. Why? Because a bad throw allowed the Cubs to score. This time a perfect relay cut Kelly down. If he had a 35% chance to score it was right to send him. 

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, DrCub said:

Tucker bunting with no outs and man on second and first inning, and Kelly trying to take 3 bases on a double.  WTH?

Part of the struggle 

[KCCub]

Just now, DrCub said:

What is going on with his finger?

They mentioned during the broadcast yesterday he’s been dealing with a finger injury for awhile now. I guess hitting something like .210 since.

So the good news is Tucker doesn’t suddenly stink. The bad news is we don’t know what the injury is or how long it will impact him. William Contreras has played through a fractured finger all year and you can see how much it’s impacted his bat

[Rcal10]

Just now, chibears55 said:

Counsell needs a new 3B coach, I dont care if theres 2 outs and they've been struggling for runs , that was a terrible send with a slow footed catcher.

I'd take my chances with Castro up with runners on 2nd and 3rd 

How did you feel about the send in game one? Shallow fly to right. 

[Illiterate Scholar]

12 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Are they at least still top 10 in rRC+ vs left handed pitchers?

Keep refining this joke, it's almost there

[Geographyhater8888]

Rea got away with another 2 strike meatball.