Brewers (Misiorowski) vs Cubs (Rea): 8/20/25, 7:05pm

[BKHoo]

4 hours ago, Derwood said:

He said he felt fine yesterday

What did his blister say? 

[CubUgly]

10 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Busch

Happ

Suzuki

PCA

Kelly

Hoerner

Caissie

Swanson

Shaw

Happ 2nd again, interesting. 

[Hot Sauce]

5 minutes ago, BKHoo said:

What did his blister say? 

“Ay caramba!”

[Hot Sauce]

17 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Busch

Happ

Suzuki

PCA

Kelly

Hoerner

Caissie

Swanson

Shaw

It’s surreal that in this fairly good lineup the two at-bats I want to see most are the 7 and 9 hitters. 

[Rcal10]

9 minutes ago, CubUgly said:

Happ 2nd again, interesting. 

Happ has had a wRC+ of 133 since July 26th. He is fine at #2 in the line up. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

29 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Happ has had a wRC+ of 133 since July 26th. He is fine at #2 in the line up. 

What about since July 25th?

[Stratos]

53 minutes ago, CubUgly said:

Happ 2nd again, interesting. 

Me thinks they're trying to go left- right- left etc.  Also protecting PCA from lefties by surrounding him with RHB who smoke LHP.

Haven't checked but I believe Happ has been hitting ok, compared to everyone else.

Edit: confirmed by Rcal

Edited August 20, 2025 by Stratos

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, Stratos said:

Me thinks they're trying to go left- right- left etc.  Also protecting PCA from lefties by surrounding him with RHB who smoke LHP.

Haven't checked but I believe Happ has been hitting ok, compared to everyone else.

This is since the all-star break:

[BKHoo]

7 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

This is since the all-star break:

Wow those OPS's of our main guys are just brutal.

[Derwood]

11 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

This is since the all-star break:

Busch has some UGLY numbers, yikes

[BigSlick]

It’s funny that everyone was mad at Jed for not doing two big things at the trade deadline: get a top of the line starting pitcher or a 3b bat. And then, the Cubs have REALLY struggled since the ASB…

 

and yet, how are the Cubs struggling? Well it’s not starting pitching, where they’ve had a run of excellent starting pitching since the ASB, and it’s not 3B where Matt Shaw has been their best hitter the last month+, it’s every other facet of the team completely collapsing.

 

strange how things work

[BigSlick]

I don’t get why Nico isn’t a contender for lead off? He’s got a .370 OBP since the ASB, he’s been one of the few very consistent hitters on the team 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

5 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

I don’t get why Nico isn’t a contender for lead off? He’s got a .370 OBP since the ASB, he’s been one of the few very consistent hitters on the team 

We’re looking for more strikeouts.

[Cubbies1996]

Hopefully Rea is on point today and the ump is kind with the calls on the edge of the strike zone 

[Rcal10]

6 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

Hopefully Rea is on point today and the ump is kind with the calls on the edge of the strike zone 

I think a tight zone by the umpire would help the Cubs. As long as he is consistently tight for both teams Miz will walk a lot of guys. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Just noticed Baseball Reference hasn’t updated today yet.

[JHBulls]

The last week and a half Taylor McGregor has become first half Boog. She’s just disappeared. 

[Rcal10]

47 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

I don’t get why Nico isn’t a contender for lead off? He’s got a .370 OBP since the ASB, he’s been one of the few very consistent hitters on the team 

I wouldn’t mind Nico leading off, but he doesn’t really walk enough. His OBP is the same as Busch. But since the break he has done well, so I would be ok with him leading off. 

[DYMNO]

Damn wind.

[Jason Ross]

Stupid wind

[JHBulls]

Seiya put a charge into that.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Jeez that definitely should have been a hr

[itisallpartoftheplan]

I thought no chance at first then Perkins deked me a little. horsefeathers.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Just miss a homer then give up an uncompetitive leadoff walk.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Just save your bullets and ibb him. That looked like an unintentional intentional walk to Yelich.