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

[Caesar]

Somehow Dansby is involved in the collapse every year with bonehead play. Remember against the Arizona ? Botched easy play in critical series. Botched base running blunder? Same players same results 

[Hot Sauce]

1 minute ago, DYMNO said:

I feel like an absolute sucker rooting for this team. The Cubs winning is a football, Tom and Jed are Lucy, and I am Charlie Brown. 

And I’m Linus waiting for the great pumpkin (a post-season appearance). 

[JHBulls]

Thank you for giving Jed an extension, Tom! Good work. 
 

Who doesn’t love Jed signing the power house Berti/Brujan/Turner bench that we’ve had for most if the year. Or his three decent starters, where the next best is injured. But the next best is Jameson horsefeathers Taillon. Or constructing this bullpen. 
 

But I guess he did win the pixie dust lottery with Matthew Boyd and he’s been something that we thought he wouldn’t be. 

[DYMNO]

Just now, Hot Sauce said:

And I’m Linus waiting for the great pumpkin (a post-season appearance). 

It’s looking like I’ll be concussed and you’ll be cold in a field. Glad you have a blanket, though. 

[Caesar]

Suzuki dropping routine fly ball to lose game.

[Andy]

More fastball more strikeout. This is apparently who Tucker will be until that finger heals

[squally1313]

Just now, Caesar said:

Suzuki dropping routine fly ball to lose game.

what are we doing here, conceptually

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Caesar said:

Somehow Dansby is involved in the collapse every year with bonehead play. Remember against the Arizona ? Botched easy play in critical series. Botched base running blunder? Same players same results 

Are you referring to the play that single handedly kept the Cubs out of the playoffs as they would have made it if he caught it on the fly?

That one was even more impactful than Seiya's drop in Atlanta.  Cubs still miss the playoffs if they win that game, but they make it if they go 2-5 against Arizona instead of 1-6

[Connor McConnor]

0-4 with 3 strikeouts.   Tucker really in a funk. 

[Derwood]

Tucker K'ing looking to the guy with an 8.10 ERA is the cherry on this sh!t sundae

[BKHoo]

Tucker sux tonight. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

[Tryptamine]

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

[gflore34]

1 minute ago, BKHoo said:

Tucker sux tonight. 

Unless he goes on a massive heater no way he can command a mega deal.

[DYMNO]

King Funk.

[Connor McConnor]

No team conjures up an epic collapse quite like the Cubs.   

[Wilson A2000]

3 minutes ago, BKHoo said:

Tucker sux tonight. 

For the last 5 weeks

[Irrelevant Dude]

4 minutes ago, Andy said:

More fastball more strikeout. This is apparently who Tucker will be until that finger heals

In the off-season, prior to playing for someone else.

[JHBulls]

20 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Tucker K'ing looking to the guy with an 8.10 ERA is the cherry on this sh!t sundae

I miss King Tuck. 😞

Edited August 6, 2025 by JHBulls

[Caesar]

4 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Are you referring to the play that single handedly kept the Cubs out of the playoffs as they would have made it if he caught it on the fly?

That one was even more impactful than Seiya's drop in Atlanta.  Cubs still miss the playoffs if they win that game, but they make it if they go 2-5 against Arizona instead of 1-6

Yes.

[CledusSnow]

I miss Cody

[Wilson A2000]

Can Swanson throw it to first without bouncing it?

[UMFan83]

This does have a 2023 feel to it. We were so hot especially offensively from like mid-June through early-August 2023, we looked like the most dangerous offense in the league. Then the offense trailed off the pen imploded and we missed the playoffs by a game

[Andy]

3 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

This does have a 2023 feel to it. We were so hot especially offensively from like mid-June through early-August 2023, we looked like the most dangerous offense in the league. Then the offense trailed off the pen imploded and we missed the playoffs by a game

The silver lining is that if this crap doesn't stop soon they won't finish within a game

[Wilson A2000]

Now PCA decides not to swing