[Doubleheader 8/19/25] Brewers (Patrick) vs Cubs (Boyd): 1:20pm ; Brewers (Woodruff) vs Cubs (Taillon): 7:05pm

[We Got The Whole 9]

How do you not just tag a leg there lol

[squally1313]

I don’t think Nico strikes out enough guys 

[Guest]

Come on little knock here and get these 2 guys in

[DYMNO]

What the horsefeathers, Craig?

[squally1313]

This is the right call but I very much understand the frustration 

[s2obed]

I’d give caissie ab no matter what JT does

[Hortonhearsawho]

Why are we pinch hitting for our best hitter?

[WhyCantWeWin]

Just now, DYMNO said:

What the horsefeathers, Craig?

Think Caissie didnt have good numbers against lefties in the minors. The move makes sense but it is still Turner i guess 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Castro coming in for Caissie?

[Guest]

Who's coming in from the pen first?

[profisme]

Don’t love pulling our hottest hitter though

[s2obed]

1 minute ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Think Caissie didnt have good numbers against lefties in the minors. The move makes sense but it is still Turner i guess 

Turner hasn’t done squat. I guess he’s still on the team though…

[Jason Ross]

To be fair, Turner's bat speed is up 5mph since April, his launch angle is way better, and his 122 wRC+ against LHP is top-10 for 1b. 

It's fun to see Caissie right now, but Turner was the right choice.

[Jason Ross]

Just now, s2obed said:

Turner hasn’t done squat. I guess he’s still on the team though…

Only 9 1b have hit LHP better than Turner on the year.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Just now, Jason Ross said:

To be fair, Turner's bat speed is up 5mph since April, his launch angle is way better, and his 122 wRC+ against LHP is top-10 for 1b. 

It's fun to see Caissie right now, but Turner was the right choice.

In the 5th inning, I disagree. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Turner hit a walk-off homer recently, he's still got a free pass at the moment.

[PeanutPunch33]

happy days are ahead gents. keep believing. GO CUBS

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I may have preferred Willi hit there since it was only the 5th, but I get it.

[Soul]

1 minute ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Castro coming in for Caissie?

Yeppers

[Connor McConnor]

Just now, Jason Ross said:

To be fair, Turner's bat speed is up 5mph since April, his launch angle is way better, and his 122 wRC+ against LHP is top-10 for 1b. 

It's fun to see Caissie right now, but Turner was the right choice.

And he grounds out weakly to the pitcher.  Please. 

[Papa Cub]

Please - someone make sense of Counsell’s decision of pinch hitting for Caissie with a 41 year old (or however old) with Caissie swinging a hot bat?? Is it me - am I the o my one that takes issue with that as a fan? Just checking lol

Edited August 20, 2025 by Papa Cub

[DYMNO]

1 minute ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Think Caissie didnt have good numbers against lefties in the minors. The move makes sense but it is still Turner i guess 

I hate everything about that move, even if it was correct. I get going for a kill shot with a chance to add a couple more, but I don’t like not giving the kid a shot with half the game to go. 

[JBears79]

Counsell is the most overrated manager ever.  God i hate him

[Jason Ross]

Just now, We Got The Whole 9 said:

In the 5th inning, I disagree. 

The Cubs offense has been brutal for a month. We had two runners in scoring position and Owen Caissie's spot is only likely to get one more PA. 

You take the guy with a 122 wRC+ against LHP on the season there instead of hoping that Caissie's spot comes up in an even bigger space later. Two runs puts the game at 5-1.

[squally1313]

Just now, Ding Dong Johnson said:

I may have preferred Willi hit there since it was only the 5th, but I get it.

Good call