Cubs (Boyd) vs Mets (Peralta): 6/25/26, 6:10pm

[cl smooth]

You’re welcome. 

[NorthsideAvenger]

3 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

It's shocking how much other team's fans hate PCA. It's way worse than ever was with even Javy.

I know and it's hilarious.

PCA homering off Miz would drive Brewers fans mad.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

14 minutes ago, BKHoo said:

They will be HEAVILY favored in every game.  They lined up their starters. 

of course they did. horsefeathers dickheads

[Brian707]

1 hour ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

 

PCA homering off Miz would drive Brewers fans mad.

He homers in the top of the first and does this as he heads to CF for the bottom of the first.

Edited 15 hours ago by Brian707

[I owned a Suzuki]

2 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

of course they did. horsefeathers dickheads

It must be nice to have starters to line up

[Geographyhater8888]

I don’t see how the pitching holds up without a number of trades due to a lack of reinforcements from injuries. 
 

They have a -.5 fWAR during this 6-1 stretch thanks to the offense scoring 9/game. 

Edited 8 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[CubUgly]

9 hours ago, mk49 said:

Thornton did the job.  I love it.  

I love his passion.  He wants those tough situations.  He may fail but he ain't pitching scared!!

[Soul]

Winning 1 of three in Milwaukee would be success.

[Geographyhater8888]

21 minutes ago, Soul said:

Winning 1 of three in Milwaukee would be success.

It’s depressing how low the bar is.

[Derwood]

8 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

It’s depressing how low the bar is.

You're facing the surefire Cy Young winner (assuming he doesn't get hurt), a guy who is 8-1 with a 2.50 ERA, and Brandon Woodruff. 

And you can't count on a Keystone Cops routine from their defense

[Bertz]

This weekend is brutal, but after Milwaukee we don't face another good SP until Cincinnati the last series before the ASB.  Dustin May and Walker are probably the top dogs in that three series span.

[Geographyhater8888]

10 minutes ago, Derwood said:

You're facing the surefire Cy Young winner (assuming he doesn't get hurt), a guy who is 8-1 with a 2.50 ERA, and Brandon Woodruff. 

And you can't count on a Keystone Cops routine from their defense

I know. The fact that we’re void of pitching talent thanks to being decimated with injuries while hoping we’d beat out those fucks for first place 4 months ago to not even score board watching anymore is depressing.

Edited 6 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[Derwood]

[JunkyardWalrus]

*Dansby Relieved Carlos Mendoza of Duties

[Geographyhater8888]

It honestly looked like the Mets were playing to get him fired. That was the worst defensive effort I’ve ever seen from a team.

[Jason Ross]

If there's a positive, the Brewers over the last 10 games really aren't hitting well. They've got a 93 wRC+ over that span. That's not to horsefeathers on the Brewers or to say they suck, but they're not having a good go offensively right now,, Now, the Cubs pitching staff may simply be cure to their hitting woes, but we might be catching them during their own slump which may even the playing field.

For comparison's sake, the Cubs are leading baseball in wRC+ over that same span. 

[CubinNY]

58 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

If there's a positive, the Brewers over the last 10 games really aren't hitting well. They've got a 93 wRC+ over that span. That's not to horsefeathers on the Brewers or to say they suck, but they're not having a good go offensively right now,, Now, the Cubs pitching staff may simply be cure to their hitting woes, but we might be catching them during their own slump which may even the playing field.

For comparison's sake, the Cubs are leading baseball in wRC+ over that same span. 

Cubs will fix that, they always do. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 hour ago, Derwood said:

If I'm Mendoza I'm grateful. Vacation time and no longer have to be involved in that horsefeathers show.

[Brian707]

I was thinking of heading up to Milwaukee for a game but might wait until the Labor Day game. Maybe the pitching matchups will be a bit more even

 

 

[Soul]

The best chance to win a game vs Brewers is to do what we did against Peralta.  Somehow get a solid SP performance and get into the bullpen where we have a better chance to do some damage.  Basically try to steal one late.  If we get behind by a few runs early it’s going to be wishful thinking to climb back into it. At least we have hitters who are back on track.  Brewers are just a better team right now.

[BKHoo]

13 hours ago, Tryptamine said:

It's shocking how much other team's fans hate PCA. It's way worse than ever was with even Javy.

Wasn’t he a Met?  You can sort of understand. 

[Tryptamine]

1 hour ago, BKHoo said:

Wasn’t he a Met?  You can sort of understand. 

No it's not just Met fans, it's across all of baseball that he's genuinely hated, it's baffling to me.

[Rcal10]

3 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

No it's not just Met fans, it's across all of baseball that he's genuinely hated, it's baffling to me.

I think people automatically think cocky kid. Came from LA and parents were actors. I also think they think entitled. Funny thing is PCA is not cocky. He is a kid. And honestly, I have met him a few times and he has been very respectful. I have also seen many stories of him just approaching kids and playing ball with them. He is actually a good guy, put people out preconceived opinions of him so they decide to not like him. 

[mul21]

4 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I think people automatically think cocky kid. Came from LA and parents were actors. I also think they think entitled. Funny thing is PCA is not cocky. He is a kid. And honestly, I have met him a few times and he has been very respectful. I have also seen many stories of him just approaching kids and playing ball with them. He is actually a good guy, put people out preconceived opinions of him so they decide to not like him. 

Yeah, everything about the way he interacts with kids screams the opposite of cocky douche.