Reds (Lodolo) vs Cubs (Soroka): 8/4/25, 7:05pm

[Soul]

Oh yes, I forgot about that one.  What other soul crushers are there?

Edited August 5, 2025 by Soul

[squally1313]

I mean my god

[Wilson A2000]

Tons of bad luck and some dumb mistakes tonight. Good teams overcome that.

Edited August 5, 2025 by Wilson A2000

[ToolDRT]

8 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Losing the division by a game or two because PCA thought there were 3 outs after a catch a month ago and Dansby missed 1st base tonight would bring a new low point for this franchise. 

The lowest point was signing Jed to an extension. If there’s something lower than that it’s from another planet. 

[Hot Sauce]

2 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Been a while. One steal since July 20th.

Seems teams tend to run most in April and May and then those numbers taper off. Am I making that up or is there something to it?

[Geographyhater8888]

3 games back of 1st, 6.5 ahead in the wild card and shrinking? These are still the cubs people.

[UMFan83]

Meanwhile Tucker with a terrible AB

[Andy]

Tucker can't hit fastballs anymore, Seiya can't hit anything, and if anyone has the audacity to hit a ball hard it turns into a horsefeathers double play. Good times.

[Derwood]

Seiya has stopped being aggressive in the zone

PCA has stopped stealing bases

Tucker has stopped hitting fastballs

Busch has stopped hitting anything

[Randall Simon]

That inning went from promising to over in a beat 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Wilson A2000 said:

You can’t hide your best prospect in the minors forever. If there is an opening for someone who has pop, give him 2 weeks up here. He doesn’t have to play the field either. 

No one is saying to hide him in the minors forever. But do you think two weeks when the Cubs offense is scuffling is that time to introduce a strikeout machine to the lineup? 

To answer my own question; now is not the time for it. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Steal the horsefeathers base instead of bouncing around over there.  This team is maddening.

[Andy]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Meanwhile Tucker with a terrible AB

Everyone knows he can't hit fastballs with whatever happened to his finger so that's all he'll get anymore

[Connor McConnor]

Just now, ToolDRT said:

The lowest point was signing Jed to an extension. If there’s something lower than that it’s from another planet. 

The lowest point is probably yet to come.  Sorry to say,  Hopefully not. 

[jorbloss]

Vibes are just really weird at Wrigley tonight. Strange game

[Jason Ross]

Yeesh this game is all sorts of frustrating.

[Cubbies1996]

Would be nice if the superstar they traded for would actually play like a superstar

[Geographyhater8888]

Lodolo pitches 1 2/3rds inning, 2 horsefeathers runs. They haven’t been fun to watch since the 4th of July weekend.

[SpongeWorthy]

Just now, jorbloss said:

Vibes are just really weird at Wrigley tonight. Strange game

it's demoralizing that the brewers are the greatest team of all time

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I've never seen more BS in one game. Holy horsefeathers.

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Geographyhater8888 said:

Lodolo pitches 1 2/3rds inning, 2 horsefeathers runs. They haven’t been fun to watch since the 4th of July weekend.

In a way, the Reds got a bit of a break with Lodolo going down with a blister. Don't get me wrong, great pitcher, but the Cubs lineup was geared to hit against a LHP not a barrage of RHP. 

It's just one of those nights where all of the little things have worked against the Cubs. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, SpongeWorthy said:

it's demoralizing that the brewers are the greatest team of all time

I wish this were a joke.

[PackLandVA]

**Obvious Statement Alert**

The Cubs will almost certainly make the playoffs  But if the can’t hit/score runs when the wind is blowing in, they have no shot in October.

 

[JHBulls]

2 minutes ago, ToolDRT said:

The lowest point was signing Jed to an extension. If there’s something lower than that it’s from another planet. 

Yep. In one fell swoop, the fanbase went from an exciting future without Jed to more of the same. 

[chibears55]

This team is dead...

50 games left, theyll get to 90 wins if they go 25-25, not sure if that'll be enough to win the Division with the way the Brewers are playing, but they should make the playoffs. 

They might get pass the WC round best of 3 with Imanaga and Boyd, not sure if they'll get out of the Division round though.