Cubs (Boyd) vs Giants (Verlander): 8/26/25, 8:45pm

[Illiterate Scholar]

Kelly hit that hard enough where I thought it'd be close lol 

[Neuby]

Did PCA miss third base?

[squally1313]

Just now, DYMNO said:

Damn, PCA is FAST. 

yeah i'm guessing most guys score in that situation (two outs, not hit directly at the outfielder), but man, that replay of him rounding third was insane.

[chibears55]

Just now, DYMNO said:

Damn, PCA is FAST. 

Was just gonna post this..

I was looking for him to cross the plate when catcher caught the ball and he was already across...lol

[DYMNO]

3 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

yeah i'm guessing most guys score in that situation (two outs, not hit directly at the outfielder), but man, that replay of him rounding third was insane.

I mean, of course everyone knows he’s fast, but watching plays like that puts that speed into a visual context that continues to blow me away. Speed kills, and it’s so much fun to watch. 

Edited August 27, 2025 by DYMNO

[SparkMark1]

2 minutes ago, Neuby said:

Did PCA miss third base?

I thought the same thing.

[Rex Buckingham]

2 minutes ago, Neuby said:

Did PCA miss third base?

I thought so on initial viewing... think he got a piece after the replay

[Illiterate Scholar]

Just now, BigSlick said:

PCA may drive me nuts from time to time with some TOOTBLANs but his speed and aggressiveness also results in runs that otherwise wouldn't have happened, so you take the bad with the good

This is a game thread. We expect aggressive baserunning but will not accept any outs. This goes for both the runners and 3rd base coach.

[squally1313]

realizing the brewers won by seeing the score as that guy banged his double off the scoreboard was a double whammy

[Hortonhearsawho]

I didn't realize that was a slide till they just brought it up. 😂

[UMFan83]

Oh wow I was following via my score app and saw that the inning was over.  Didn't realize they overturned it and got a 2 out rbi hit

[DYMNO]

Ugh.

[DYMNO]

Double ugh. (Triple if you count the Brewers winning.)

[Hortonhearsawho]

Boyd has given up a ton of hard hits in this game so far. 

[Cubbies1996]

Oof. Bad luck. 

[squally1313]

Lot of Ks but a lot of loud contact for Boyd today. 

[BigSlick]

Hm. I have to say, this is less than ideal. 

[squally1313]

this is getting annoying

[Hortonhearsawho]

It would be a total Cubs thing to lose to a guy that has 1 win on the season. 

[Cubbies1996]

Of course the Cubs can’t take advantage of 1-10, 4.7 ERA Justin Verlander lol

[chibears55]

Seems like Verlander just telling Nico hit it as hard as you want cause theyre all gonna be flyouts here..lol

[DYMNO]

Earlier in the year I wouldn’t sweat this, but now I’m never sure when the offense has simply given their two runs and are done scoring for the night. 

[BigSlick]

this is shaping up to be a classic annoying Cubs (TM) loss. happy to be very wrong, of course. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

If there was a team that would put a 1-10 pitcher in line for their 2nd win it’d definitely be my favorite team.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Ugh, why is Zach Zaidman still doing PBP in the 6th inning.