National (Alvarez) vs Cubs (Pomeranz): 9/7/25, 1:20pm

[soccer10k]

Oh great now Palencia is hurt.

[abuck1220]

1 minute ago, Gjfificifjdej said:

Palencia just doesn’t have the mentals to be in the majors, first sign of adversity he completely collapses every time

I just can’t decide if sending him to AAA is enough or if he should just be released in conjunction with a strongly worded statement about how much he sucks. 

[CubinNY]

Oh my

[Rex Buckingham]

Did his elbow just explode?

[chibears55]

Lmao...

This team just gonna 500 it way into the playoffs and lose in first round aren't they.

Theyll be 18-16 since August 1st if the lose today.

[Bull]

3 minutes ago, Bull said:

He ded.

Announcers say the they don't know what he hurt. It looked pretty obvious he tore something in his shoulder there. He was pitching through pain before, and it just went.

Edited September 7, 2025 by Bull

[squally1313]

3 minutes ago, Gjfificifjdej said:

Palencia just doesn’t have the mentals to be in the majors, first sign of adversity he completely collapses every time

This guy sucks so much 

[JHBulls]

I’m going to make a dumb call but that hasn’t stopped me before. I felt that Matt Shaw could have charged that baseball and definitely had a play at 1st. Maybe this could have been a different outcome.

[Papa Cub]

Well - this makes me want to watch football…..this team has holes in them like Swiss cheese right now. Not just today’s performance either. Aye aye aye. 
 

Palencia and Keller should maybe switch at this point - call me crazy 

[NorthsideAvenger]

Whatever. At least October will be short.

[UMFan83]

8-7 against this soft part of the schedule. I guess it’s whatever but there are just so many flaws here. Just make the playoffs so we can say we made it and hope for the best

[Gjfificifjdej]

Just now, abuck1220 said:

I just can’t decide if sending him to AAA is enough or if he should just be released in conjunction with a strongly worded statement about how much he sucks. 

Id say tarmac him if this was a road series lol. 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Just now, JHBulls said:

I’m going to make a dumb call but that hasn’t stopped me before. I felt that Matt Shaw could have charged that baseball and definitely had a play at 1st. Maybe this could have been a different outcome.

At least you recognize it was a dumb call I guess.

[mk49]

1 minute ago, chibears55 said:

Lmao...

This team just gonna 500 it way into the playoffs and lose in first round aren't they.

Theyll be 18-16 since August 1st if the lose today.

At least, 500 is better than the Dodgers.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, chibears55 said:

This team just gonna 500 it way into the playoffs and lose in first round aren't they.

That is what they are, a 500ish team that is being propped up by a hot start.  Whether they will lose in the first round... Probably?  But you never know.  Strange things happen in the playoffs.

[Hankchifan]

3 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Welp, Palencia is broken

 

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

Maybe don’t score 4 runs in the last 2 games against the nationals??

Time to insert Keller as closer.  It is hard to generate offense with Turner, Santana and Alcantara in the lineup at the same time.  

[Papa Cub]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

8-7 against this soft part of the schedule. I guess it’s whatever but there are just so many flaws here. Just make the playoffs so we can say we made it and hope for the best

That’s exactly thoughts. Get in the postseason - hit reset - hope for a hot streak because if they go into October like this - sweep city for the Cubbies

[Eeyore]

5 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

And now he is actually dead.

https://youtu.be/oK9gLkXe0xw?si=jKKoXrOuo3UhNB1B

[JHBulls]

4 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Lmao...

This team just gonna 500 it way into the playoffs and lose in first round aren't they.

Theyll be 18-16 since August 1st if the lose today.

Team with many flaws ran out of steam down the stretch.

Impressive how everyone could see that coming a mile away except Jed. 

[DrCub]

See you in a year and a half Danny……

[Cubbies1996]

This team is garbage. 

[Geographyhater8888]

Palencia has 3 blown saves? These things happen. Putting up 5 total runs in 3 games vs Lord Elder and Alvarez is something that can’t happen if you believe playing the nationals is a layup for this cubs team we’ve been watching for 2 months. 

Edited September 7, 2025 by Geographyhater8888

[Gjfificifjdej]

Just now, Geographyhater8888 said:

Palencia has 3 blown saves? These things happen. Putting up 5 total runs in 3 games vs garbage pitchers is something that can’t happen if you believe playing the nationals is a layup for this cubs team we’ve been watching for 2 months. 

Turning a 2 run lead into a 3 run deficit is completely unacceptable no matter what happened in the first 8 innings. 

[chibears55]

5 minutes ago, mk49 said:

At least, 500 is better than the Dodgers.

That the lucky thing with the Cubs, theyre able to play 500 baseball for over a month and not lose any ground to other teams in NL besides the Brewers because they are all playing just as bad.

This is is weird season in MLB as outside of the Brewers crazy run, there hasn't been any other team that just took off, we might not see more than 3 teams with 90 wins and maybe just 1 get to 95 wins this year.

[Hankchifan]

24 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Justin Turner should never pick up a bat again this year let alone make another start..

 

I take my chances with PCA hitting against a left handed pitcher than Turner, who has pinched hit for PCA.