Reds (Lowder) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 5/7/26, 1:20pm

[SparkMark1]

The banner at the top of the page scared me into thinking it really was Friday

[We Got The Whole 9]

Shota is getting a ton of whiffs 

[mk49]

Just now, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Shota is getting a ton of whiffs 

45%.  Very good.

[SparkMark1]

I like this guy.

[We Got The Whole 9]

We got the good version of Conforto 

[cl smooth]

conforto is the real deal. 

[chibears55]

Conforto !!!

He making me a fan 😅

[Rcal10]

Conforto again. 

[mk49]

My new hero did it again!

[JBears79]

Good for Conforto, man. He's dealt with some tough injuries over the years. We all thought he was cooked. 

[squally1313]

2 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

Why would they trade for a pitcher like Brown/Assad/Rea when they have 3 of them already? If all they are going to do is get a guy like those guys why not wait it out a little and when Theilbar comes back they don’t have to add a rotation starter. They already have him with the combo of Brown/Rea/Assad. 
If Theilbar and/or Harvey is weeks away, maybe they do have to add someone now. But if either is closer to 8-10 days they can probably piece things together a little longer. If all they are going to get is a guy like the guys they have for that spot. I would rather wait if only 7-10 days. 

Rea is already the current 4th starter, so he can't be the 5th starter. They seemingly haven't been concerned with yanking Assad into whatever role we need, but that's probably because he's not good. Ben Brown is not stretched out, and also...maybe the best bullpen pitcher we have at the moment? 

If you make Assad a starter, you don't have any long relief guy, which means you have to hold back high leverage situations from Brown because you need him ready for a starter implosion. Ben Brown as a starter gets you 3-4 innings max for at least a couple times through the rotation, so you're essentially piggybacking Brown and Assad there, which means you've somewhat lost both from the pen. Thielbar doesn't replace what Brown or Assad gives you out of the bullpen.

And that's because the fact that we've been losing a starter every 3 weeks now. Who is 7th and 8th on the depth chart?

[Outshined_One]

Michael Conforto, ladies and gentlemen.

[PeanutPunch33]

Conforto looks like the peak Mets version lol 

[Geographyhater8888]

I owe Conforto an apology for lumping him in with Turner and Hosmer. 

[mk49]

I owe him an apology for saying something like I don't wanna see this guy again.  Sorry.  It was in March.

[cl smooth]

Just now, mk49 said:

I owe him an apology for saying something like I don't wanna see this guy again.  Sorry.  It was in March.

i felt the same way about ben brown. 

[mk49]

4 minutes ago, cl smooth said:

i felt the same way about ben brown. 

I always liked Ben, and I still do.😄  But, I didn't like Conforto.  Now, I like him.

[Rex Buckingham]

2 hours ago, chibears55 said:

No, my 12 year old self is laughing at the video attached about the dry hump 😅

I fully get why Palencia wasn't used in back to back days now

Ok, that's fair... wild term to use

[Rcal10]

30 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

Good for Conforto, man. He's dealt with some tough injuries over the years. We all thought he was cooked. 

Not all of us. 

[JHBulls]

3 hours ago, chibears55 said:

Lmao...  

Craig Counsell said Daniel Palencia wasn't going to pitch tonight. He pitched on Tuesday, but he was also dry humped twice on Monday.

"We told him off the IL, we’re just going to be safe with this & not a back to back in your first kind of set here.”

https://x.com/i/status/2052046298862268819

[JHBulls]

I feels darn good to beat a division rival like this. 

[Old Style]

IDIOT! LMAO

[JHBulls]

LOL. Everything has gone wrong for the Reds this series.m

[We Got The Whole 9]

Lmfao I have never seen a catcher do that in my life at any level 

[Outshined_One]

Blow it open, Pete.