Padres (Buehler) vs Cubs (Rea): 7/1/26, 1:20pm

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Just now, PeanutPunch33 said:

Bregman is kinda worth his weight in gold.  He's helped PCA take the next level, and I'm guessing he's said or done something with Swanson too.  

Can he say something to himself?

[mk49]

1 minute ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

Bregman is kinda worth his weight in gold.  He's helped PCA take the next level, and I'm guessing he's said or done something with Swanson too.  

Yeah, and he's pretty solid defensively.  Now, he just needs to start hitting more.

[UMFan83]

I just can't get over how streaky this offense is.  A couple weeks ago Rockies pitchers with ERAs over 8 were shutting us down.  It seemed impossible to envision a hit with RISP.  Now its like, 'oh look Dansby has 8 HR and 37 RBI over the last week, wonder if that's an all time record'

[PeanutPunch33]

Just now, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Can he say something to himself?

Haha.  For that, he probably needs a time machine.  

[Derwood]

3 hours ago, CubUgly said:

Same here - has given under 3 ERA his last 7 starts and only one earned run each of his last 3 starts including a win over the Dodgers in his most recent outing. 

But, let's play the game and see what happens. 

[Andy]

Dansby shrugging approaching 3rd was pretty epic. I don't know what the hell happened to him but make it keep happening to everyone please

[chibears55]

Just noticed,  Lotta empty seats today

[Jason Ross]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

I just can't get over how streaky this offense is.  A couple weeks ago Rockies pitchers with ERAs over 8 were shutting us down.  It seemed impossible to envision a hit with RISP.  Now its like, 'oh look Dansby has 8 HR and 37 RBI over the last week, wonder if that's an all time record'

It's just...baseball. To be fair, every team in baseball does this. I've been apart of forums where this same discussion has been going on since 2017, a full decade. Ian Happ is the only remaining Cub. The Cubs offense in July of 2016 was 97 wRC+. This is just what happens when you play as many games as they do in baseball; there is no such thing as consistency. 

[Outshined_One]

I love how we've gone from "DFA Dansby!" to "MVP Dansby!" in the course of a week.

[squally1313]

1 minute ago, chibears55 said:

Just noticed,  Lotta empty seats today

It is miserably hot outside. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Just noticed,  Lotta empty seats today

Probably because it feels like 100 degrees out there

[JHBulls]

1 minute ago, chibears55 said:

Just noticed,  Lotta empty seats today

One of the hitter days in Chicago today has kept people away from sitting in the heat for 3 hours I reckon. 

[chibears55]

Guy hits his first Homer and even has to pick up his bat on way back to dugout 😅

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

One of the hitter days in Chicago today has kept people away from sitting in the heat for 3 hours I reckon. 

Yeh, it just weird its that whole section behind home plate is almost empty 

[UMFan83]

5 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

It's just...baseball. To be fair, every team in baseball does this. I've been apart of forums where this same discussion has been going on since 2017, a full decade. Ian Happ is the only remaining Cub. The Cubs offense in July of 2016 was 97 wRC+. This is just what happens when you play as many games as they do in baseball; there is no such thing as consistency. 

Yeah, I've been through 35 baseball seasons or so, definitely understand there are peaks and valleys.  I just don't remember past Cubs teams having such tall peaks and low valleys that extend as long as they seem to do.  Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like it's a hallmark of this core of players.

[chibears55]

Ball hit him in face

[squally1313]

Just now, chibears55 said:

Yeh, it just weird its that whole section behind home plate is almost empty 

Most of that section has access to the 1914 Club where it's dark and the AC is pumping and you can drink free beers while watching the blowout on TV. I was actually in that section yesterday, much closer game and wasn't middle of the afternoon, still was down there every 20 minutes or so to cool off.

[Derwood]

Ouch. Took that ricochet right between the eyes

[JHBulls]

Can’t say I’ve ever seen that happen before. 

[PeanutPunch33]

I'm down to start seeing some dudes come in from the bench.  The last thing you want is a star hurting himself 

[mk49]

Good thing it wasn't his knee.

[PeanutPunch33]

lol the Padres got screwed 

[Rob]

1 minute ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

I'm down to start seeing some dudes come in from the bench.  The last thing you want is a star hurting himself 

Not this early. Not with our pitching staff. Maybe around the 7th inning if the lead is holding up.

[Derwood]

That was a weird route by PCA. Not sure what he was doing there

[chibears55]

Bad play by Pete there, got lucky the ball went into ivy