Nationals (Cavalli) vs Cubs (Boyd): 3/26/26, 1:20pm

[Rex Buckingham]

ooof, failing to challenge ball 4 turns into an inning-ending DP

[Derwood]

Should have challenged ball four, but hits into a DP instead. What better time to challenge that pitch?

[17 Seconds]

that was really dumb. the cubs are being really dumb today

[UMFan83]

Nico probably thinks if you dont use them they carry over into the next game or something.

[Geographyhater8888]

I can’t believe they’ve scored 4 runs with weak ass contact all game. They haven’t barreled anything.

[Illiterate Scholar]

Based on a 1 game sample, Shaw has some prime LF Soriano in him in that the eye test looks awful but he's so athletic that he grades out well

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, UMFan83 said:

seriously this doesn't bother anyone else that there's no strike zone graphic on pitches?  I heard they were potentially removing it due to ABS but when it saw it on the screen in the 1st inning I figured they decided to keep it, now its gone.

It's amazing that without a TV graphic that umps don't have access to during the game suddenly all of us are no longer ball-strike experts.

[mul21]

5 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

I can’t believe they’ve scored 4 runs with weak ass contact all game. They haven’t barreled anything.

They have, it's just mostly been right at someone.

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, KCCub said:

Bregman is pretty slow isn't he

Objectively yes.

[17 Seconds]

just get on base and give busch a shot

[JHBulls]

Yes, Michael Conforto. We are saved. 

[Gjfificifjdej]

Tough day for Bregman defensively. Hopefully the weekend is better results with actual professional pitchers starting. 

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, squally1313 said:

They said a storm is coming in for a little bit and then the bad stuff in like 90 minutes.

[Derwood]

I have a bad feeling that the regression monster is coming for Taillon, Steele and Horton too.

[UMFan83]

Well at least one team knows how to hit HRs in these conditions.

[UMFan83]

1 game in and the Brewers currently have a 19 run better RD than the Cubs 🤣

 

[Stratos]

22 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

I can’t believe they’ve scored 4 runs with weak ass contact all game. They haven’t barreled anything.

Nationals just pitched better than us today, and hit balls on the screws.  10+ runs given up to the Nats, yuck.

[chibears55]

57 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Matt Shaw might end up being a fantastic RF’er, but for now, it’s going to scare the crap out of me with how uncomfortable he looks. 

Hopefully once Suzuki is back he wont get too many opportunities out there..lol

[ILMindState]

[ILMindState]

[Stratos]

3 minutes ago, Derwood said:

I have a bad feeling that the regression monster is coming for Taillon, Steele and Horton too.

A bunch of our SP have upside but some also have downside or regression risk for sure.  It's a coin flip for how our rotation turns out.  Cabrera could be a beast or have a lot of BB and/or get injured.  Horton will almost certainly regress but could still be good (i'd be very fine with a healthy year with an ERA anywhere in the 3's), and i'd guess Boyd regresses a bit also (regardless of today's start).  Taillon looks like father time is catching up, and Imanaga looks promising for a bounce-back but who knows with that terrible GB%.  Hard to know how Steele does in his first year back, let's hope he ends strong for the playoffs.

[chibears55]

Down to 161 opportunities to win 100, they still have a chance. 😅

[Soul]

That was a baseball game.

[Outshined_One]

Welp, back to prospecturbation.

*sees Ethan Conrad is out at least a month due to a nebulous back problem*

DAMNIT.

[ILMindState]