Cubs (Imanaga) vs Brewers (Ashby): 10/6/25, 8:08pm

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Wilson A2000 said:

He's missed plenty of calls. Statcast has had its own issues. 

What issues has Statcast had? 

[cl smooth]

What the hell was he doing?!

[Wilson A2000]

Just now, Rex Buckingham said:

oh that was the cringiest celebration ever

Worse than any arms raising Happ ever did after a homer

[s2obed]

This dude acts like he did something phenomenal lolz.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Why exactly are the Brewers going with a bullpen game in Game 2 when they have had like 17 days to prepare their rotation? 

I understand Woodruff is hurt, and maybe it's the right thing to do, but do they really not have another starter who can take the ball?

[Wilson A2000]

Just now, Jason Ross said:

What issues has Statcast had? 

The Keller pitch to Bogaerts to strike him out game 3. Statcast had it as a strike I believe. 

[JHBulls]

2 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

oh that was the cringiest celebration ever

I was expecting a bad ankle sprain. Kind of silly. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

Why exactly are the Brewers going with a bullpen game in Game 2 when they have had like 17 days to prepare their rotation? 

I understand Woodruff is hurt, and maybe it's the right thing to do, but do they really not have another starter who can take the ball?

Priester has big issues against LHH right now and Jose Quintana gets rocked against RHH even worse than Priester. My guess is they want to try to mitigate them in Milwaukee, hope to get both of those guys to Chicago with the wind and hope they keep the ball in the park Especially with an off day today and no offdays between the next two.

[Wilson A2000]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Why exactly are the Brewers going with a bullpen game in Game 2 when they have had like 17 days to prepare their rotation? 

I understand Woodruff is hurt, and maybe it's the right thing to do, but do they really not have another starter who can take the ball?

With an off day tomorrow, a fully rested pen, and less than ideal starters, why not? 

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Wilson A2000 said:

The Keller pitch to Bogaerts to strike him out game 3. Statcast had it as a strike I believe. 

Statcast did. But that's because Statcast doesn't show a graphic that is height adjusted per each hitter. So it's not an issue with statcast, it's just how they display the graphic. 

The zone doesn't change laterally. The plate is unchanging. Thus, the pitch to Happ, which was an issue left and right, not up and down, is 100% accurate regardless of who's hitting.

[Stratos]

Contreras steals Edwin Diaz' walkup music like he steals signs.

[Wilson A2000]

I guess it was just a matter of time 

[Jason Ross]

Yeesh.

[Derwood]

Give him credit, Shota doesn't give up any cheapies

[Stratos]

I humbly suggest shutting down Imanaga for the season unless the wind blows in at Wrigley.

Edited October 7, 2025 by Stratos

[s2obed]

horsefeathers imanaga. Soft tossing horsefeathers 

Edited October 7, 2025 by s2obed

[Jason Ross]

I gave Vaughn credit for getting one off the plate. That one is far more on Shota. That's middle third. 

[Rex Buckingham]

Contreras owns Shota

[UMFan83]

Jeez, HRs have always been an issue for Shota but this is insane. He’s hardly worth playing with the number of bombs he gives up. 

[s2obed]

90 mph fastball on that homer. 

[Cubbies1996]

What a meltdown by this teams best pitchers

[Caesar]

Didn’t I say it was a matter of time.

[SpongeWorthy]

counsell is losing the game planning battle 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Jeez, HRs have always been an issue for Shota but this is insane. He’s hardly worth playing with the number of bombs he gives up. 

His arm slot is all horsefeathered up. He's coming in too shallow. So he's leaving things lower than he did last year.

Last year that pitch probably gets upper-90 and it's a swing and a miss. But this year he's just dropping his arm too much and he's getting more of the middle of the zone.

For a ride-heavy fastball, you can't leave it lower. It rides into the barrel. 

[chibears55]

Imanaga ded...