Cubs (Imanaga) vs Cardinals (Pallante): 5/29/26, 6:15pm

[Hortonhearsawho]

This one is on Craig. Left Shota in for way too long and then inexplicably keeps using Maton in close games.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, CUBDOM4life said:

Maton could use a phantom IL stint. Sucks we still owe him next year too

Another one? Make it the 60 day this time

[Papa Cub]

Personally, I’m just facing a reality with this team:

- They have a ton of pitchers out to say the least, and the ones they have aren’t good. Brown has been a pleasant surprise, but aside from him the majority of them either are horsefeathers or average.

- Their hitting is so sporadic that you just have no idea what team you’re getting from game to game. So much inconsistency.

- Brewers have their number and have an overall better upper management and coaching staff. 
 

I see a team that is .500 at best. With The pitching they have no way they win the division or make playoffs. Just my opinion 🤷‍♂️

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

The competition for the third WC is so bad they can probably still sneak in

[Gjfificifjdej]

At this point bringing Maton into winnable games should be a fireable offence for Counsell. Unless the team is up 5+ runs, its pure malpractice to let him on the diamond. Incomprehensibly awful. 

[Gjfificifjdej]

6 minutes ago, Papa Cub said:

Personally, I’m just facing a reality with this team:

- They have a ton of pitchers out to say the least, and the ones they have aren’t good. Brown has been a pleasant surprise, but aside from him the majority of them either are horsefeathers or average.

- Their hitting is so sporadic that you just have no idea what team you’re getting from game to game. So much inconsistency.

- Brewers have their number and have an overall better upper management and coaching staff. 
 

I see a team that is .500 at best. With The pitching they have no way they win the division or make playoffs. Just my opinion 🤷‍♂️

Valid take. Fully healthy starters is probably a comfortable wildcard like last season, which also had streaky hitting, but running a rotation like this is unsurvivable. Nobody as bad as Shota or Taillon this season will ever be in a playoff rotation.