Reds (Littell) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 8/5/25, 7:05pm

[Irrelevant Dude]

Maybe Vidal Brujan was the glue that held this team together all along.

[DYMNO]

Anybody got a live chicken?

[UMFan83]

Would have been nice to see some fight offensive but nope 3 up 3 down. I’m posting this before the last out is made, just assuming

[muntjack]

The 2016 Cubs went 5-15 at one point.  This sucks, but it happens to every team. 

 

We entered the day with the 2nd best record in baseball.  

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

What was that pitching change?

[Bobson Dugnutt]

11 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

I mean King Tuck. 😞

Ok, K’ing Tuck is actually pretty funny.

[DYMNO]

1 minute ago, muntjack said:

The 2016 Cubs went 5-15 at one point.  This sucks, but it happens to every team. 

 

We entered the day with the 2nd best record in baseball.  

It’s the timing of the absolute collective suck that has people (rightly) both worried and pissed. 

[Derwood]

I feel like this slump is what might push Tucker out of Chicago. Not because he won't get an offer from the Cubs, but because he'll associate this terrible slump with being on this team

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

If he doesn't break out of it, he's gonna have to sign a one-year deal to rebuild his value.

[Caesar]

2 minutes ago, muntjack said:

The 2016 Cubs went 5-15 at one point.  This sucks, but it happens to every team. 

 

We entered the day with the 2nd best record in baseball.  

Cut it out! This is not the 2016 team. Not even close.

[DYMNO]

Just now, Derwood said:

I feel like this slump is what might push Tucker out of Chicago. Not because he won't get an offer from the Cubs, but because he'll associate this terrible slump with being on this team

I mean, possibly. But as good as he is, I haven’t seen enough from him this year that shows me he’s worth $500 million. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

If he doesn't break out of it, he's gonna have to sign a one-year deal to rebuild his value.

This isn't Cody Bellinger we're talking about.

[JHBulls]

We need a good pitch invasion to pump up the team

 

[Cubbies1996]

Cubs will lose by 6+ runs tomorrow 

[chibears55]

9 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

There is no world in which Tucker is getting 500m if he doesn't turn it around real quick.

I doubt they ever planned on signing Tucker..

It not hard to see what the plan is for the next 2 years with this team and to why Hoyer got the extension.

Theyll go into the offseason just adding a few pieces to fill out the roster and get them to the 2026 trade deadline where then they'll do like they did with Rizzo, Bryant, Contreras and Baez, theyll trade the guys that are in final year of contract and we'll see Caissie, Ballesteros, etc getting their opportunity.  

This will get Ricketts a low payroll heading into the probable 2027 strike season. 

 

This is the only thing that makes sense for the way they handled the offseason and this past deadline. 

[17 Seconds]

getting swept in this series would be unbelievable 

[Derwood]

2 minutes ago, DYMNO said:

I mean, possibly. But as good as he is, I haven’t seen enough from him this year that shows me he’s worth $500 million. 

I think he's going to want a change of scenery

[chibears55]

3 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

If he doesn't break out of it, he's gonna have to sign a one-year deal to rebuild his value.

Nope, teams will just say it was his finger and the cubs stupidity of not shutting him down for 10 days to give it a chance to heal when it happened .

[soccer10k]

8 minutes ago, muntjack said:

The 2016 Cubs went 5-15 at one point.  This sucks, but it happens to every team. 

 

We entered the day with the 2nd best record in baseball.  

The 2016 team was also coming off a 97 win season and an NLCS appearance, and then demolished the league for the first 2 1/2 months. At no point has this team played close to as good as that team for any extended period.

Edited August 6, 2025 by soccer10k

[Wilson A2000]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

I doubt they ever planned on signing Tucker..

It not hard to see what the plan is for the next 2 years with this team and to why Hoyer got the extension.

Theyll go into the offseason just adding a few pieces to fill out the roster and get them to the 2026 trade deadline where then they'll do like they did with Rizzo, Bryant, Contreras and Baez, theyll trade the guys that are in final year of contract and we'll see Caissie, Ballesteros, etc getting their opportunity.  

This will get Ricketts a low payroll heading into the probable 2027 strike season. 

 

This is the only thing that makes sense for the way they handled the offseason and this past deadline. 

That’s why they kept Caissie. The Cubs don’t even bid on star players let alone outbid others. 

[chibears55]

4 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

Cubs will lose by 6+ runs tomorrow 

Nah, theyll win by 10 and give everyone hope again..lol

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

getting swept in this series would be unbelievable 

Really great chance. Pitchers like Andrew Abbott were this team's kryptonite even when they were good.

[gflore34]

I”m calling a 2 hit shutout for tomorrow, with a combined 7 K from Tucker and Seiya.  Guessing PCA going to get another day off.

[Wilson A2000]

3 minutes ago, Derwood said:

I think he's going to want a change of scenery

I don’t understand this logic. Tucker is a big part of the problem right now. He is the scenery. 

[17 Seconds]

if they lose their cushion is down to 4.5, tomorrow is an enormous game