Reds (Abbott) vs Cubs (Horton): 8/6/25, 1:20pm

[CubUgly]

40 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

Kittredge immaculate inning was 120th all time, 6th in Cubs history. Talk about a perfect comeback.

Yeah, it was strange last night his stuff was looking fantastic last night but was moving in such a way that he was not getting the borderline calls that were strikes.  He walked the guy then same thing started happening so he changed something started getting rocked.

I did not see the game today but maybe he was getting those calls and pumping the good stuff?

And not sure how long Horton can keep pitching but man.....they keep saying his underlying numbers don't add up but all he's been putting up is zeroes.

[BKHoo]

37 minutes ago, itisallpartoftheplan said:

Don’t get swept was the most important thing from this series. Hopefully they can build on today in St Louis.

We have not been swept all year, right? (In a three game series)

[Jason Ross]

Palencia only has 2 innings in August and four since July 22nd. There's rest and rust. Cubs probably just wanted to get him an inning, 

[UMFan83]

46 minutes ago, itisallpartoftheplan said:

Don’t get swept was the most important thing from this series. Hopefully they can build on today in St Louis.

Ugh we play in St. Louis next?  I'm not emotionally ready for a Cardinals series right now lol

[Derwood]

Shutting down Horton would be a shame. He's killing it right now

[CubUgly]

23 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Shutting down Horton would be a shame. He's killing it right now

I know they have more advanced metrics and methods for determining stamina, innings, pitch numbers and are health, etc., but I guess everyone including me is so used to the old methods that none of us can believe he will be able to make it to the end of the season much less beyond. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 night games against St. Louis? For a weekend series? That is some horsefeathers.

[Nolansomebody]

About time the horsefeatherin’ offense got something done.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

1 hour ago, BKHoo said:

We have not been swept all year, right? (In a three game series)

Correct.. I think I saw a tweet that said the Cubs and the Reds(not 100% sure) are the only teams not to get swept in a 3 or 4 game series.

[Derwood]

Next 3 series is 5 straight night games followed by 5 straight day games, then 3 night and 1 day

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Isaac Collins, Andrew Vaughn, Blake Perkins. Christ Almighty. 

[Soul]

4 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Isaac Collins, Andrew Vaughn, Blake Perkins. Christ Almighty. 

It’s beyond crazy.

[Derwood]

Thanks for nothing, Nats/Braves

[BKHoo]

Brewers win tonight will make them 45-16 over their last 61 games.  11 teams in MLB have never, not once in their history, had that record over 61 games. Sheesh. 

[Andy]

Someone on Twitter called The Cub Hub just compared the Brewers to Tim Tebow when he kept winning games in the 4th quarter for the Broncos in 2011 and now I can't dissociate the two.

[Derwood]

Braves fake rallying back a bit, now 5-3

[UMFan83]

what if the Brewers never lost again?  They just kept winning and winning until the sun swallowed up the Earth?

[NorthsideAvenger]

16 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

what if the Brewers never lost again?  They just kept winning and winning until the sun swallowed up the Earth?

Look at it this way, it is highly unlikely they will have this kind of run in them next year. They'll likely be a good team next year just not obnoxiously good. 

 

[Derwood]

Their defensive positioning, especially in the infield, is just impeccable. A Brave just smoked one right up the middle (just past the mound) and the SS was standing right there behind the bag to scoop it. Unreal

[Derwood]

Fake rally complete. Braves win 5-4. Megill gave up a BOMB to Harris, but shut it down

[Hot Sauce]

4 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

3 night games against St. Louis? For a weekend series? That is some horsefeathers.

It’s August. Forecast says 93, 92, 91. 

[Stratos]

3 hours ago, CubUgly said:

I know they have more advanced metrics and methods for determining stamina, innings, pitch numbers and are health, etc., but I guess everyone including me is so used to the old methods that none of us can believe he will be able to make it to the end of the season much less beyond. 

This is what the Cubs say.   However, to be frank, the ability of teams to prevent pitching injuries these days is absolutely atrocious.  The Cubs ability to prevent guys like Steele and Alzolay etc needing TJS shows they have no idea what they're doing on this front.   I mean, they just traded for a guy with significantly dipping velo who got hurt 2 innings into his first appearance.  An unexplained velo drop is often your body telling you something.

In 2023 we watched the Cubs ride Alzolay, Merryweather, and Leiter Jr hard that summer because the FO didn't bother acquiring the quality pen arm(s) at the deadline needed to give those guys more rest between appearances.  In 2025 the situation isn't much better given our trade deadline and SP situation.

We also watched them put Steele on the IL last Aug with elbow issues then brought him back only a few weeks later to get his last 2 meaningless starts in even after being playoff eliminated instead of just shutting them down.   ARE THEY STUPID???

So are they going to ride Boyd and Horton in a playoff hunt like they did those relievers simply because they want to win?  Well Alzolay hit the IL in Sept 2023 and needed TJS shortly into the following season.  I'm sorry Cubs but the cost/benefit for riding oft-injured pitchers is too steep to be doing that to these guys if this team plans to compete next year too.  A bit of prevention & caution is a lot better than waiting for signs of fatigue or injury to pop up, which they seem to sometimes ignore anyways (e.g. Soroka, Steele).

[Outshined_One]

29 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Look at it this way, it is highly unlikely they will have this kind of run in them next year. They'll likely be a good team next year just not obnoxiously good. 

 

They'll just call up another 4 random prospects who will somehow combine for 15 fWAR over the course of the 2026 season.

[Soul]

4 minutes ago, Outshined_One said:

They'll just call up another 4 random prospects who will somehow combine for 15 fWAR over the course of the 2026 season.

Yeah, they appear to have discovered the fountain of never ending youthful studs.

Edited August 7, 2025 by Soul

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, UMFan83 said:

what if the Brewers never lost again?  They just kept winning and winning until the sun swallowed up the Earth?

A ballclub from Milwaukee outperforming teams from LA, New York, Chicago etc is wild.  It boggles the mind.   The millions spent per win has extreme efficiency and they're consistent.   They lose Burnes, Adames, Hader etc and just keep going.

Just shows the extreme value that good young pre-FA players provide.