Cubs (Rea) vs Reds (Greene): 9/18/25, 6:15pm

[gflore34]

2 minutes ago, sweetpeteman said:

Don't forget the best part of that game - Leonys Martin robbing DeJong of a game tying homer to end the game and the Cards' season.

Now that you mention it, I distinctly remember watching that catch and thinking WTF?

[mk49]

2 hours ago, gflore34 said:

I'd love to see the Mets crap out, would be hilarious.

Yeah, that would be.  I remember the Mets were the best team, until Senga injured in June.  Then, for some reason, they started losing, and never really came back.

[gflore34]

Guardians finish off sweep of the Tigers, they were carrying baseball' best record for most, if not all of the first half.  Looked terrific in doing so, then shortly after the break went in a downward slide and never really recovered.

[bukie]

The Mets were 45-24 on June 12, and then underwent three separate stretches where they lost 10 of 11.

And they're still in position to sneak into the playoffs.

[gflore34]

2 minutes ago, bukie said:

The Mets were 45-24 on June 12, and then underwent three separate stretches where they lost 10 of 11.

And they're still in position to sneak into the playoffs.

Maybe the Cubs will put a wrench in their plans next week. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

5 minutes ago, bukie said:

The Mets were 45-24 on June 12, and then underwent three separate stretches where they lost 10 of 11.

And they're still in position to sneak into the playoffs.

Unfathomable

[NorthsideAvenger]

No hungover lineup.

[Bertz]

I wonder if the celebration being middle of the day allowed everyone sufficient recovery time

 

[Brian707]

2 minutes ago, Bertz said:

I wonder if the celebration being middle of the day allowed everyone sufficient recovery time

 

Plus who wants to keep a party going in Cincinnati anyway? The food sucks, probably just a Netflix and chill last night

[The_Achiever]

8 minutes ago, Bertz said:

I wonder if the celebration being middle of the day allowed everyone sufficient recovery time

 

Honestly it's why whenever I drink I try to start as early as possible.  Sunday Funday can be possible if you cut yourself off before 6.   

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Day drinking really is the best drinking.

[mk49]

The lineup looks great.  I was thinking this lineup, when I saw yesterday's lineup.  Carson, instead of Reese should make a big difference, moving down Dansby and PCA to #7 and 8 should work.  Will score more than 4 runs, like they did yesterday.😁

Seiya needs to start hitting better, though.  Today, I read an article about Seiya being a Greene killer.  So, hopefully, he can hit a couple of hits today.

Edited September 18, 2025 by mk49

[BKHoo]

15 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

Day drinking really is the best drinking.

It’s healthier!!!

[gflore34]

When it's the Reds all one hears about Elly De La Cruz this and that, just took a look at the statistics.  And Dansby is quietly putting to together a better season then Elly.  Given all the hype Elly gets I would have never thought this was possible but, there it is.

[Backtobanks]

25 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

When it's the Reds all one hears about Elly De La Cruz this and that, just took a look at the statistics.  And Dansby is quietly putting to together a better season then Elly.  Given all the hype Elly gets I would have never thought this was possible but, there it is.

Swanson and De La Cruz are very similar in their stats, both for their careers and this season.  Swanson certainly has the edge defensively, but Cruz has speed and is a switch hitter.

[gflore34]

2 minutes ago, Backtobanks said:

Swanson and De La Cruz are very similar in their stats, both for their careers and this season.  Swanson certainly has the edge defensively, but Cruz has speed and is a switch hitter.

True enough, I was just surprised Swanson was outpacing De La Cruz in WAR 4.7  to 3.1 and other statistics.

[Eeyore]

44 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

When it's the Reds all one hears about Elly De La Cruz this and that, just took a look at the statistics.  And Dansby is quietly putting to together a better season then Elly.  Given all the hype Elly gets I would have never thought this was possible but, there it is.

And Dansby hasn't done anything all day 

[Bertz]

A collection of players Dansby Swanson is out-WARing since signing with the Cubs

Xander Bogaerts

Carlos Correa

Bryce Harper

Elly de la Cruz

Alex Bregman

Manny Machado

Vlad Jr

Rafael Devers

Kyle Schwarber

[Jason Ross]

34 minutes ago, Bertz said:

A collection of players Dansby Swanson is out-WARing since signing with the Cubs

Xander Bogaerts

Carlos Correa

Bryce Harper

Elly de la Cruz

Alex Bregman

Manny Machado

Vlad Jr

Rafael Devers

Kyle Schwarber

Reddit told me he sucks though and he is vastly overpaid. 

[chibears55]

7 hours ago, Bull said:

Hangover lineup today?

Nope, regular lineup

[chibears55]

Cubs on Fox tonight?

Only team they've been talking about and interviewing is the Yankees 🙄🙄🙄

[NorthsideAvenger]

3 hours ago, gflore34 said:

Guardians finish off sweep of the Tigers, they were carrying baseball' best record for most, if not all of the first half.  Looked terrific in doing so, then shortly after the break went in a downward slide and never really recovered.

People want to talk about the Mets collapse but what about the Tigers in-progress collapse? As of July 8, Detroit had a division lead of 14, but that lead is now 3.5. 

[gflore34]

41 minutes ago, Bertz said:

A collection of players Dansby Swanson is out-WARing since signing with the Cubs

Xander Bogaerts

Carlos Correa

Bryce Harper

Elly de la Cruz

Alex Bregman

Manny Machado

Vlad Jr

Rafael Devers

Kyle Schwarber

Wow, that's quite a list, many of them give baseball media hard-ons.

[gflore34]

14 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

People want to talk about the Mets collapse but what about the Tigers in-progress collapse? As of July 8, Detroit had a division lead of 14, but that lead is now 3.5. 

Bullpen is a problem for them, saw a stat they're 9-20 in games started by Flaherty.  Think Jobe going down was a very big blow.

Edited September 18, 2025 by gflore34

[gflore34]

Why is Yankees - Orioles on Fox?  Honestly, who gives a horsefeathers about the Yankees except for the media?

Edited September 18, 2025 by gflore34