Cubs (Assad) vs Phillies (Sanchez): 4/13/26, 5:40pm

[UMFan83]

Get Shaws MAGA ass off the team 

[Rcal10]

Another Shaw misplay cost the Cubs a run.!

[gflore34]

Just a BS garbage run there, a more experienced OFer probably catches that ball.

[gflore34]

Just now, Rcal10 said:

Another Shaw misplay cost the Cubs a run.!

I don't know if he misplayed the ball, did the right thing stepped back then tried to adjust in, the swing fooled him.

[UMFan83]

Just now, gflore34 said:

Just a BS garbage run there, a more experienced OFer probably catches that ball.

Probably? I’ll be interested to see the catch probability…should have been caught

[JHBulls]

1 minute ago, gflore34 said:

Just a BS garbage run there, an actual OFer catches that ball.

 

[Rcal10]

10 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

They might need to consider bringing Alcantara up at some point, Kingery is basically a waste right now, theyre starting Kelly at first over him

I’m really not sure the point of Kingery, but I know it isn’t for him to play first base. Kelly isn’t playing 1st base over Kingery. That said, they should let him go. Not sure they would bring Alcantara up, however. Might be Chas. I think, if/when Alcantara comes up they will want him playing 3 or 4 games a week. Not sure they are a spot for him to do that. 

[Geographyhater8888]

Cubs are elite at advancing exactly one base, and 3 times max usually. 

[gflore34]

I'd like to think if they keep putting runners on base, someone is going to come through. 

[cl smooth]

that's enough of this horsefeathers

[JHBulls]

Stop horsefeathers pitching to him. 

[chibears55]

11 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I’m really not sure the point of Kingery, but I know it isn’t for him to play first base. Kelly isn’t playing 1st base over Kingery. That said, they should let him go. Not sure they would bring Alcantara up, however. Might be Chas. I think, if/when Alcantara comes up they will want him playing 3 or 4 games a week. Not sure they are a spot for him to do that. 

That my point, if he not even a RH option to play first, then theres no point of having him on the roster.

Until these RH bats start doing something,  they need to find an alternative for PCA and Busch, kinda hard to bury them in lineup if noone hitting. 

Maybe bring Long up to replace Kingery

Edited April 13 by chibears55

[chibears55]

This is gonna be a rough 2 week stretch, theyre gonna face big lineups, and if the pitching not on, the struggling bats are gonna bury them.

[Derwood]

tHeReS nO pLaCe oN tHe rOsTeR fOr kYlE sChWaRbEr

[Rcal10]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

That my point, if he not even a RH option to play first, then theres no point of having him on the roster.

Until these RH bats start doing something,  they need to find an alternative for PCA and Busch, kinda hard to bury them in lineup if noone hitting. 

Maybe bring Long up to replace Kingery

Then who plays center for PCA….. Shaw? I’m fine with Alcantara coming up, I just don’t think they will do it because of wanting to get him AB. Same problem with Long. 
im not too worried about Busch. They can play Kelly there if they have to. And I think he will play most times anyway. PCA might need to be out against lefties. Which is why Chas McCormick makes sense to me. Or Carlson, if they still have him. 

[abuck1220]

shaw’s only redeeming quality (as a player and a person) was his 3b defense. since he never plays there now, he’s just a ****** hitter and ****** outfielder/1b/whatever. 

[gflore34]

Game is over, biggest question is will PCA make any contact, foul ball, anything?  Against Sanchez?  Not in his wildest dreams...

[Jazz]

OKAY DANSBY

[Irrelevant Dude]

Wow did that ball carry.

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Then who plays center for PCA….. Shaw? I’m fine with Alcantara coming up, I just don’t think they will do it because of wanting to get him AB. Same problem with Long. 
im not too worried about Busch. They can play Kelly there if they have to. And I think he will play most times anyway. PCA might need to be out against lefties. Which is why Chas McCormick makes sense to me. Or Carlson, if they still have him. 

Im just spitballing names, bottom line is that they may need to readjust the bench a bit.

 

 

[mk49]

Dansby is the man!

[chibears55]

Needed that...

[Geographyhater8888]

PCA is an immaculate 0-2 tonight. He hasn’t taken a pitch for a ball in his last 4 at bats (all strike outs) on no more than 4 pitches.

Edited April 13 by Geographyhater8888

[gflore34]

1 minute ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

PCA is an immaculate 0-2 now  

Dude is just not going to hit the ball at all today, thinking he needs to sit for a game.

[We Got The Whole 9]

I really expected better pitch recognition from Shaw. This dude just keeps getting himself out like PCA swinging at garbage and getting in bad counts. 

 

They have to find a way to correct these 2.