A's (Ginn) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 6/4/26, 7:05pm

[We Got The Whole 9]

Damn that was a fun inning! Please let this be the turning point. 

[chopsx9]

Couldn't follow the game but was able to check the score a couple times.  Checked my phone when I got home and it was 3-6 in the 9th and I was thinking this might be the loss that breaks some people.  I then refreshed and saw it was 5-6...oh.  headed over MLB to see Alcantara heading home blinded by his batting helmet....woohoo!

[chibears55]

Crazy part was,  the 2 least expected guys you'd expect to come through with big 2 out hits to keep it going did...

Suzuki and Swanson 

[mk49]

Hats off to Thornton and Rolison.

[mk49]

Just now, chibears55 said:

Crazy part was,  the 2 least expected guys you'd expect to come through with big 2 out hits to keep it going did...

Suzuki and Swanson 

Well, Seiya had 8 innings off.  So, he should hit, right?😁

[chopsx9]

Just now, chibears55 said:

Crazy part was,  the 2 least expected guys you'd expect to come through with big 2 out hits to keep it going did...

Suzuki and Swanson 

I know, I was thinking that were going to have to bench Dansby after the inevitable SO.

[UMFan83]

4 of the Cubs last 5 wins at Wrigley Field have been walk off wins

[Nolansomebody]

I saw the score a couple of minutes ago and wrote it off. What the **** happened!? Where was that offense the last two games?

[Stratos]

2 hours ago, Derwood said:

Shota had been getting a lot of ground balls until he didn’t 

The solo HR will happen, but he doesn't seem to be burying that splitter low out of the zone like he was earlier in the year.  Leaving more over the plate, some were hammered in previous starts. 

[Stratos]

2 hours ago, JHBulls said:

Oh good, how do you sell hope to a fanbase after their team has sucked for a long time? Edward Cabrera is starting tomorrow and Matt Boyd will be back soon. Two pitchers who have absolutely sucked this year.

So the wait for good news continues, 

They also said Shaw is currently healthy but staying in Iowa for now to get some ABs. Pedro is doing OK in his role.  He looks pretty comfortable at the plate.

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Shota is toast and that makes me sad. He's just too predictable and teams can wait him out too easily. Our rotation is simply not enough. Not even close. 

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, UMFan83 said:

MLB leaders for most HRs allowed this year:

1. Taillon - 20

2. Imanaga - 17

 

Could be like Sosa and McGwire in '98

[Rcal10]

7 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Shota is toast and that makes me sad. He's just too predictable and teams can wait him out too easily. Our rotation is simply not enough. Not even close. 

For the record Shota was very good thru 6 innings tonight. If they had a rested pen he probably wouldn’t have even pitched the 7th. 

[Gjfificifjdej]

22 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Shota is toast and that makes me sad. He's just too predictable and teams can wait him out too easily. Our rotation is simply not enough. Not even close. 

The look of utter befuddlement on his face when a weak pitch gets crushed for the millionth time always gets me, what did you expect boss?

[mk49]

Yes, Shota was very decent tonight.  If PCA didn't lose the ball, it could've been 2 ER in 6 inning.  The numbers were very deceiving.  

[Stratos]

What a crazy game.   Biggest scoring inning in forever.  Swanson and everyone in Cubsdom needed that.

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, cl smooth said:

WHOOOOOO tied the game?!

That's a fully armed and operational Dansby Swanson!?!

Edited 10 hours ago by Stratos

[Geographyhater8888]

Holy horsefeathers they came back. It’s about time they’re not on the ass end of bad sequencing with 7 hits in the 9th.

PCA is now tied with the entire Cubs pitching staff with a 2.6 fWAR.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[Brian707]

I fell asleep when it was 1-0 As. Reading this game thread was like reading a novel about despair and ending with redemption 

[Stratos]

2 hours ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

PCA is now tied with the entire Cubs pitching staff with a 2.6 fWAR.

I think he's setup to have a pretty good year at the plate plus adding more SB with all the walls at leadoff if he keeps up the plate discipline.  Adding all those extra PA at leadoff will help the WAR too.  He has a shot at NL MVP.

[Geographyhater8888]

25 minutes ago, Stratos said:

I think he's setup to have a pretty good year at the plate plus adding more SB with all the walls at leadoff if he keeps up the plate discipline.  Adding all those extra PA at leadoff will help the WAR too.  He has a shot at NL MVP.

I wonder what the lowest wRC+ is for a league MVP from a position player. 
MVP is basically a default Ohtani award like NFL MVP is a default quarterback award but to finish as a runner up he’d be at the bottom end.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Geographyhater8888

[We Got The Whole 9]

58 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

I wonder what the lowest wRC+ is for a league MVP from a position player. 
MVP is basically a default Ohtani award like NFL MVP is a default quarterback award but to finish as a runner up he’d be at the bottom end.

 

Probably some before this one but Jimmy Rollins got one with 119 in 07. He had 88 XBH but David Wright had a 152 and 2 more fwar. 

[Derwood]

FWIW, Ohtani already has 2.3 bWAR as a hitter and 2.9 bWAR as a pitcher. 

[Geographyhater8888]

29 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Probably some before this one but Jimmy Rollins got one with 119 in 07. He had 88 XBH but David Wright had a 152 and 2 more fwar. 

The criteria was different back then and inconsistent since war wasn’t emphasized. Ryan Howard won MVP in 2006 with a 5.9, 10th in baseball and third among NL first basemen behind Berkman and Pujols. Morneau won AL MVP with a 3.8. WAR. If PCA and Carroll were within a run apart, I’d bet Carroll edges him out based on triple crown stats. 

Edited 29 minutes ago by Geographyhater8888

[Geographyhater8888]

6 minutes ago, Derwood said:

FWIW, Ohtani already has 2.3 bWAR as a hitter and 2.9 bWAR as a pitcher. 

13.5 win pace. That’s insane.