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

[Derwood]

Terrible pitchers are the Cubs' kryptonite

[gflore34]

This guy just keeps pumping meatballs to the Cubs and they keep missing them or fouling them off.

[Illiterate Scholar]

That Happ double was pulled at 105 mph, 23 degrees. Kind of ridiculous that it stayed in to begin with

[Illiterate Scholar]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

Terrible pitchers are the Cubs' kryptonite

Where are you getting this from 

[Derwood]

Just now, Illiterate Scholar said:

Where are you getting this from 

From their inability to blow up terrible pitchers consistently

[BigSlick]

oh for gods sake

[squally1313]

Just now, Illiterate Scholar said:

Where are you getting this from 

The five baserunners we have in three innings today, obviously

[BigSlick]

3 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Terrible pitchers are the Cubs' kryptonite

always have been

[Hot Sauce]

Take cover, everybody. The anti-Happers are about to voice their displeasure.

[DrCub]

15 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

You mean they shouldn’t have sent Kelly because he is slow. Interesting. Friday the guy who scored on the shallow sac fly was Kelly. He is slow. If you have a better chance to score the run then the next runner does to get a hit the right play is to send. Unfortunately that means a guy gets thrown out 50-60% of the time and we have these discussions. 

And like I said in other messages, that depth with that runner is not a smart send.  Just because it made it does not make it the right move.  Good result on a bad process.  Doesn’t mean it was smart.  

[profisme]

Happ makes nice sliding catches and has an accurate arm but his defense in LF has always been meh otherwise to me. 

[Geographyhater8888]

Meatball after meatball 

[DrCub]

11 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

That's what I keep saying, Cassie or Alcantara may struggle.  At least they're healthy and, you never know, one of them might buck the trend and give the Cubs a hot week or two.

Maybe we just put them in a Brewers uniform?

[JBears79]

Really glad we have Collin Rea starting games for us. 

[gflore34]

5 minutes ago, profisme said:

Happ makes nice sliding catches and has an accurate arm but his defense in LF has always been meh otherwise to me. 

You can bet that the dipshit Cowser would have pulled that catch out of his ass.

Edited August 3, 2025 by gflore34

[chibears55]

Just saw Orioles claimed Brujan, well I guess we know who getting the game winning hit today. 😏😏😏😅

[javy knows my name]

9 minutes ago, DrCub said:

And like I said in other messages, that depth with that runner is not a smart send.  Just because it made it does not make it the right move.  Good result on a bad process.  Doesn’t mean it was smart.  

Well at least you're consistent. Consistently incorrect.

How do you feel about going for it on 4th down?

[gflore34]

5 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

Really glad we have Collin Rea starting games for us. 

If the Cubs weren't slumping so badly a QS or thereabouts from Rea would be enough.  Rea' never going to shut anyone down, right now the Cubs need shutouts to win.

[Rcal10]

8 minutes ago, DrCub said:

And like I said in other messages, that depth with that runner is not a smart send.  Just because it made it does not make it the right move.  Good result on a bad process.  Doesn’t mean it was smart.  

Bad results from a good process doesn’t make it a wrong decision either. What is Castro batting average? 250? So maybe add a little more to factor in other ways the runner can score with Castro up. So maybe 30% chance. So if the 3rd base coach thinks the odds of scoring on that play are greater than 30% he send the runner. Unfortunately what happens is 50-60% of the time the guy gets thrown thrown out and the complains come. 40% chance of scoring is better than a 30% chance of scoring, therefore the process of sending a guy is correct. 

[Geographyhater8888]

This has been more competitive than the Royals series at least.

[javy knows my name]

Here's the list of guys who add something on offense right now:

Nico

Shaw

Happ

Dansby

Castro maybe?

Ouch.

[DrCub]

1 minute ago, javy knows my name said:

Well at least you're consistent. Consistently incorrect.

How do you feel about going for it on 4th down?

It’s quite hilarious how you say some of us are letting bad results complaints about good processes, yet your genius is literally letting a good result justify a bad process.  Balm was super shallow yesterday with an incredibly slow runner.  Hey got lucky.  Then today on a ball absolutely scorched, the same slow runner tries to take multiple bases and is out.  Because it was a DUMB decision.  BOTH TIMES.  The ends do NOT justify the means.  Love being aggressive.  Dont love making stupid decisions.  

[BigSlick]

If there’s one thing the Cubs love to do, it’s struggle immensely against teams that have given up on the season already 

[DrCub]

3 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Bad results from a good process doesn’t make it a wrong decision either. What is Castro batting average? 250? So maybe add a little more to factor in other ways the runner can score with Castro up. So maybe 30% chance. So if the 3rd base coach thinks the odds of scoring on that play are greater than 30% he send the runner. Unfortunately what happens is 50-60% of the time the guy gets thrown thrown out and the complains come. 40% chance of scoring is better than a 30% chance of scoring, therefore the process of sending a guy is correct. 

Yes, just make up numbers and spout them as facts.  The chance of him scoring either time was not good.  The process of both decisions were bad.  Not a smart send.  

[Hot Sauce]

16 minutes ago, profisme said:

Happ makes nice sliding catches and has an accurate arm but his defense in LF has always been meh otherwise to me. 

He’s been very good over his career but this season in particular he’s shown some loss of mobility in the field and on the base paths.