Cardinals (Liberatore) vs Cubs (Assad): 7/5/26, 1:30pm

[We Got The Whole 9]

Modern day Randy Wells

[Rcal10]

22 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Modern day Randy Wells

Better. He has done what he is doing longer than Wells, I think.
I don’t know any Assad haters either. There are a few guys here who point out some of the issues they have with him. But I don’t consider them haters. They just see him as a swing starter, maybe #4 or #5 guy in the rotation, or even a long relief guy. None of these options suggests they hate him. And he fits any of those roles. 

[Geographyhater8888]

12 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

I was curious how bad the Cubs hitters have actually been at challenging because of how bad it's seemed. They're at 43% overturn rate, 36/84. So the eye test definitely checked out. League average for batters is 48%. Also, Fangraphs has a stat that measures the run value of batter challenges and Cubs are 23rd.

That’s surprising for a team full of ‘baseball smart’ vets.