Cubs (Taillon) vs Pirates (Ashcraft): 9/15/25, 5:40pm

[CubUgly]

11 hours ago, chibears55 said:

No, he is very creepy with her and creepy overall. 

I was never a Boog fan even before he came to the Cubs, he just irritates me.

Oh, it's definitely a creeper vibe all the way.  If he's not trying to belittle his broadcast partner he's creeping on T-Mac. 

[javy knows my name]

11 minutes ago, CubUgly said:

Oh, it's definitely a creeper vibe all the way.  If he's not trying to belittle his broadcast partner he's creeping on T-Mac. 

These are bad takes

[Rcal10]

12 hours ago, cubfansince77 said:

Ump won't give you ANY quarter if you're that wild. Can't call some close pitches 'getting squeezed' cuz he didn't earn it. Just a crappy outing. 

He wasn’t that wild. Ump missed 4 pitches, at least, that he called balls. If those are called correctly he wouldn’t have been considered wild. Not saying his outing was good. It wasn’t. But it could have been a lot different if the umpire actually called pitches in the zone, strikes. He doesn’t need to earn strike calls on actual strikes. 

[Andy]

15 hours ago, Bull said:

Am I the only one who thinks Boog sounds creepy anytime he talks to MacGregor?

I've thought this basically since the beginning. I do think I heard somewhere that TMac is friends with him and that's what we're picking up on, but I can't find a specific source on that.

[javy knows my name]

19 minutes ago, Andy said:

I've thought this basically since the beginning. I do think I heard somewhere that TMac is friends with him and that's what we're picking up on, but I can't find a specific source on that.

Or they're both cool smart people who like each other

[Ding Dong Johnson]

31 minutes ago, javy knows my name said:

Or they're both cool smart people who like each other

The 3 of them have a great chemistry that makes the games enjoyable. Also she is not into dudes, and I'm quite sure he knows that.

[Rcal10]

24 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

The 3 of them have a great chemistry that makes the games enjoyable. Also she is not into dudes, and I'm quite sure he knows that.

Is TMac not into dudes a confirmed report?  TBH, even if she was into dudes I am pretty sure Boog wouldn’t be her in deal match. I think they are just friends and see him and her as more of a big brother, little sister sort of relationship. And I enjoy them with JD, best. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

30 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

Also she is not into dudes, and I'm quite sure he knows that.

[BKHoo]

15 hours ago, mk49 said:

Oh well, we won, but what's the point bringing in Hodge.  I don't get it.  He pitched well for a few games, except the last one, if I remember correctly.  Hodge struggled tonight, and it's not good for him and for the team.

I did not understand this particular choice in this situation either.  
 

But you can see why Craig wants to get him into, or at least attempt to get him into the circle of trust.  He has great raw stuff. 

[Bertz]

I'm not enough of a pitch design guy to elucidate it properly, but the Cubs made some changes to Soroka's fastball while he was on the IL, and PitchingBot on Fangraphs LOVES them.

Pitchingbot grades all pitches on the 20-80 scale.  Prior to yesterday Soroka's fastball had a 52 grade, and his overall stuff a 43.  Yesterday his fastball had a grade of 68, and his overall stuff a 58.  Both scores are 10 points higher than any other individual game from him this year.  This isn't just the velo bump from moving to the bullpen either.  Soroka's fastball sat 95.0 yesterday, his highest of the season, but he's got several games just below that mark, including a 94.9 back in May.

[BKHoo]

1 hour ago, Bertz said:

I'm not enough of a pitch design guy to elucidate it properly, but the Cubs made some changes to Soroka's fastball while he was on the IL, and PitchingBot on Fangraphs LOVES them.

Pitchingbot grades all pitches on the 20-80 scale.  Prior to yesterday Soroka's fastball had a 52 grade, and his overall stuff a 43.  Yesterday his fastball had a grade of 68, and his overall stuff a 58.  Both scores are 10 points higher than any other individual game from him this year.  This isn't just the velo bump from moving to the bullpen either.  Soroka's fastball sat 95.0 yesterday, his highest of the season, but he's got several games just below that mark, including a 94.9 back in May.

This type of post is why I value this board. You all teach me cool new things about baseball all the time. Thanks. 

[Derwood]

5 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

News to me.