Cubs (Cabrera) vs White Sox (Burke): 5/15/26, 6:40pm

[Brandon Glick]

The 2026 Crosstown Classic is here!

	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	TOT
Trent Thornton	0	0	16	0	0	16
Ryan Rolison	0	0	26	0	0	26
Phil Maton	13	0	0	17	14	44
Javier Assad	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Webb	0	0	13	0	16	29
Hoby Milner	11	0	0	0	25	36
Ethan Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Palencia	15	0	0	0	16	31

[Tryptamine]

We are now roughly a quarter of the way through the season and every team in the NLC is above .500. I'm curious to know the latest in a season an entire division has been above .500. The Reds are on 85 win pace and they're last in the division. 

[Rcal10]

10 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

We are now roughly a quarter of the way through the season and every team in the NLC is above .500. I'm curious to know the latest in a season an entire division has been above .500. The Reds are on 85 win pace and they're last in the division. 

And honestly, except for the Cardinals, I think there is a solid chance of 4 teams being over .500. I think the Cardinals will fall. And when they do, they will fall hard. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

2005 NL East all finished 500 or better. Nationals finished at 81-81 and were 81-78 with 3 games to play.

[Outshined_One]

58 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

And honestly, except for the Cardinals, I think there is a solid chance of 4 teams being over .500. I think the Cardinals will fall. And when they do, they will fall hard. 

The annoyance I have with them is Walker and Wetherholt seem legit, and their system has some quality high level pitching in Doyle and Cijntje that could flip the script for them next season.

[Geographyhater8888]

22 minutes ago, Outshined_One said:

The annoyance I have with them is Walker and Wetherholt seem legit, and their system has some quality high level pitching in Doyle and Cijntje that could flip the script for them next season.

I think it’s more annoying that they’re the 4th best farm system in baseball and only the third best in the division behind Pittsburgh and Milwaukee. The cherry on top is that the Dodgers ranked second.

[Nolansomebody]

How is it already time for the Crosstown? This year has went by faster than most, I swear 

[PackLandVA]

1 hour ago, Nolansomebody said:

How is it already time for the Crosstown? This year has went by faster than most, I swear 

Winning 21 of the last 28 will do that.

[chibears55]

Need a good QS out of Cabrera tonight and some offense 

[BKHoo]

Nico’s OPS is declining mightily. 

[JHBulls]

Have they been scared off challenging early in games? That was ball 3 to Bregman.

Edited 16 hours ago by JHBulls

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

Have they been scared off challenging early in games?

yes

[mk49]

Happ doesn't suck, but Seiya does.😁

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Just now, mk49 said:

Happ doesn't suck, but Seiya does.😁

bizarre take, almost like he forgot the count

[chibears55]

Ok SSS with 50 AB but just 4 hits..

Hope it don't come to this, but how much longer does Mo get before they consider sending him down to get some work in ?

 

[squally1313]

Unfortunately an RBI single does not help the ‘Ian Happ sucks if you ignore the home runs and the walks’ argument 

[chibears55]

I know you all dont like batting average but Swanson  .189 , yikes...

And I hate when he bats behind Crow, he gives him little to no chance to steal.

[Rcal10]

2 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Unfortunately an RBI single does not help the ‘Ian Happ sucks if you ignore the home runs and the walks’ argument 

And the fact he is 27th in baseball in wRC+ with 145. Other than that and GG play he hasn’t done a thing.

[Tryptamine]

Maybe it's a hot take, but I'm fairly disappointed with Cabrera so far. He has pitched like a guy who should be your #4 or #5 on a playoff caliber rotation.  I thought the pitch lab would be able to unlock more.

[JHBulls]

15 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

And the fact he is 27th in baseball in wRC+ with 145. Other than that and GG play he hasn’t done a thing.

[Derwood]

23 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

I know you all dont like batting average but Swanson  .189 , yikes...

And I hate when he bats behind Crow, he gives him little to no chance to steal.

Nah, Swanson has been brutal. 

[JHBulls]

Imagine being an adult and making a fool of yourself by diving for a valueless baseball at a game. C’mon guys, get a grip. 

[Derwood]

I feel like Seiya sees way more called 3rd strikes than any other Cub

[JHBulls]

For a big dude, Mo Baller has some base running skills. 

[mk49]

Hey, Mo can actually run.