Padres-Cubs Wild Card Game One Thread, By The Numbers

[squally1313]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Yeah, that was a weird statement.

In his little rant it seems like he thought there was already one out, which makes the go on contact play a little more defensible. It's dumb how rare it is that other announcers in the booth feel comfortable correcting the other guy, and probably even more rare in a national broadcast setting where the broadcast team doesn't have as much rapport.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

Watching this broadcast and I think Im watching hillbilly Nascar BS

Huh? What part of it reminds you of hillbilly Nascar?

[Outshined_One]

1 minute ago, Pinerider said:

Ugh Boyd looks off to me

All I ask is he gets through the 5th with only 2 runs scored. If he can accomplish that, I feel good about the Cubs' odds.

[squally1313]

PCA would have been camped out under that ball

[Stratos]

Ben sounds like Tony Gwynn (or Tony Gymn Jr)

[Andy]

2 minutes ago, Pinerider said:

Huh? What part of it reminds you of hillbilly Nascar?

I'm assuming it's all the ads. The ads on batting helmets thing is so stupid.

[Hortonhearsawho]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

With no outs, it was a fine decision IMO. Good on Boyd for squirming out of the jam.

He scores easily if he goes. Dansby had to dive and would have had to throw it awkwardly.

[Jason Ross]

I like PCA here to run into one

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Jason Ross said:

I like PCA here to run into one

Ignore if he strikes out. I'll delete.

[Post Count Padder]

Pivetta is gonna get 15 Ks today.

[squally1313]

1 minute ago, Hortonhearsawho said:

He scores easily if he goes. Dansby had to dive and would have had to throw it awkwardly.

I'm guessing it's not the easiest thing in the world from his angle to determine if that was a hard hit GB right at Dansby or one step to his right.

[Irrelevant Dude]

2 minutes ago, Stratos said:

Ben sounds like Tony Gwynn (or Tony Gymn Jr)

I thought the same thing.

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

I like PCA here to run into one

[Irrelevant Dude]

6 minutes ago, Pinerider said:

Huh? What part of it reminds you of hillbilly Nascar?

I assumed he meant the fast-talking southerner.

Edited September 30, 2025 by Irrelevant Dude

[Hortonhearsawho]

Great Ab Pete. 

[Andy]

Pivetta is throwing some great pitches, granted, but if Pete keeps doing that crap we're not going anywhere

[Cubbies1996]

Jesus Christ Pete. Not a single swing at a pitch in the zone.

[Rex Buckingham]

Oh Pete....

 

Also, not sure I can handle McDonald

[UMFan83]

I don't think I've ever been more confident that an AB was going to end in a strikeout than when PCA got to 2 strikes there.  Way too overeager

[Outshined_One]

Just now, Jason Ross said:

[PeanutPunch33]

Well, someone on offense will have to step up today

[SpongeWorthy]

swing at something in the zip code pete

[Manny Trillos Brother]

That was an absolutely atrocious at bat by PCA. You've at least gotta make the guy put one in the zone.

 

[Cubbies1996]

Todays gonna be a grind on offense lol

[Jason Ross]

3 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

I'm guessing it's not the easiest thing in the world from his angle to determine if that was a hard hit GB right at Dansby or one step to his right.

Exactly. He probably froze initially just to ensure it was a ground ball. That ball was hit 101mph off the bat and did go 65 feet, so it wasn't too far from Swanson when it actually got down. Last thing he was going to do was get doubled off with zero outs. 

He would have scored if it was more clearly a groundball because he'd have gone on pure contact. With 0 outs you're much more cautious.