Cubs (Rolison) vs Giants (Webb): 6/14/26, 2:10pm

[UMFan83]

I've been telling myself Dansby's defense is worth waiting for his bat to come around but I'm quickly losing patience and second guessing that belief.  He's a complete disaster at the plate with no signs of coming out of it.

[chibears55]

Swanson about to catch Chris Davis for worst batting average in a season at .168 for qualified hitters.

Currently at .175

Edited 5 hours ago by chibears55

[Andy]

This is the cheapest inning I've seen in quite a while

[Geographyhater8888]

Cubs are being blanked because their $177 and $175 million infielders can’t drive in a horsefeathers runner in scoring position with 2 outs.

[Andy]

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

This is the cheapest inning I've seen in quite a while

Well, that one was less cheap

[chibears55]

It was only a matter of when with Rea...

[PeanutPunch33]

They need to have a quick hook with Rea, but for some reason this guy gets such a long leash in every start.  He's not good.  

[Geographyhater8888]

Nice clutch hitting guys. Make that 2-20 with RISP this series.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

mentally preparing to get shut down by logan webb but it's ok because they finally won a series

 

[Papa Cub]

14 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

 

I saw this post earlier - couldn’t agree more. I’ll take a series win at this point. Come back home and hopefully get right again. 

[Papa Cub]

Whelp - see you all tomorrow. 

[chibears55]

Cubs hitters are like let get this thing over and go home...

So lifeless 

[JHBulls]

I didn’t know Jesse Plemons could pitch like that. 

[Andy]

Vitello deserved to give up a HR for the dumb ass decision to leave Webb in there, but if this team didn't have bad luck they'd have no luck

[abuck1220]

looked like webb would be out after 6. cruises through 8.

Edited 4 hours ago by abuck1220
Typo

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

Vitello deserved to give up a HR for the dumb ass decision to leave Webb in there, but if this team didn't have bad luck they'd have no luck

I get it though. Webb is like the only guy on their team worth two shits. They'd get such a haul if they decide to trade him.

[JHBulls]

5 years.

Alex Bregman’s contract is only 5 years.

Look at it this time, Jason Hayward’s 8 year contract expired 3 years ago. 

 

 

[cl smooth]

what was the reason for an opener today? 

[Rcal10]

1 hour ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

They need to have a quick hook with Rea, but for some reason this guy gets such a long leash in every start.  He's not good.  

What is it with you and Rea? When was he supposed to take him out? After two bloop hits with EV around 60MPH. Yes, Chapman crushed a homer after that. But there was no way he should have taken him out before that homer. Rea is a swing starter. I get that is all he is. But you can’t take him out after 3 innings of pitching well. 

[Rcal10]

3 minutes ago, cl smooth said:

what was the reason for an opener today? 

Wanted to avoid the lefties in the first inning🤷

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

4 minutes ago, cl smooth said:

what was the reason for an opener today? 

Colin Rea is very bad

[Rcal10]

25 minutes ago, abuck1220 said:

looked like webb would be out after 6. cruises through 8.

Who thought he would be out after 6? Granted, 8 was a lot because of a 7 pitch 7th. But he was only at 90 ish after 7. 

[PeanutPunch33]

20 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

What is it with you and Rea? When was he supposed to take him out? After two bloop hits with EV around 60MPH. Yes, Chapman crushed a homer after that. But there was no way he should have taken him out before that homer. Rea is a swing starter. I get that is all he is. But you can’t take him out after 3 innings of pitching well. 

I thought they should have taken him out after the HBP or even the batter before that.  Like you mentioned, the HR changed the dynamic of that inning. 

It seems like a reoccurring thing with him - pretty damn solid for 3 or 4 innings, falls apart in the 5th or 6th inning.  Which is understandable because he's a swing starter like you mentioned.  But CC needs to have a better plan, IMO 

Edited 4 hours ago by PeanutPunch33

[NorthsideAvenger]

1 hour ago, UMFan83 said:

I've been telling myself Dansby's defense is worth waiting for his bat to come around but I'm quickly losing patience and second guessing that belief.  He's a complete disaster at the plate with no signs of coming out of it.

Swanson has been such a non-factor offensively that he needs to be removed from the starting lineup. The offense is not consistent enough to carry a glove only guy like Swanson. 

[Rcal10]

49 minutes ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

I thought they should have taken him out after the HBP or even the batter before that.  Like you mentioned, the HR changed the dynamic of that inning. 

It seems like a reoccurring thing with him - pretty damn solid for 3 or 4 innings, falls apart in the 5th or 6th inning.  Which is understandable because he's a swing starter like you mentioned.  But CC needs to have a better plan, IMO 

But even after hitting a guy to load the bases, he got out of that inning without further damage. . And then pitched another inning. He walked a guy to start the 7th and was pulled. He went 4.2 innings. Hardly a long leash. And the pen gave the run up anyway.
Remember he didn’t start. So they were down a pen arm already. Yes, after the inning he gave up the homer, when he got in trouble again CC could have pulled him. But aside from the homer he was pretty good up until then. And he has to eat innings. They were already down 3-0 to Webb. It was probably a game that, at that time, they had a 10% chance of winning. Why run through pen arms when maybe Rea can’t get through that inning, and even if he couldn’t, you probably aren’t scoring 4 runs anyway. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Rcal10