Cubs (Taillon) vs Pirates (Ashcraft): 7/26/26, 12:35pm

[Geographyhater8888]

I’ll be really pissed if this wasn’t his last start as a Cub. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[chibears55]

Of course, fall 1 run short 🙄 

[UMFan83]

Damn you Taillon

[abuck1220]

woulda been cool to see how that one would have played out had taillon not been left in to give up the grand slam

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

It is unforgivable if Taillon is ever on the mound again

[NorthsideAvenger]

We are a few days away from August, the official start of the playoff run, the Cubs can not allow Tallion to continue taking up a spot on the roster. Jameson needs to be DFA soon. 

[Hortonhearsawho]

We could have easily had the sweep if we didn't keep trotting Taillon out there. There's no excuse for him to take another start in a Cubs uniform. 

[cl smooth]

this should be taillon's last game as a cub. can't be losing games like this in this fashion if you're a playoff-caliber team, injuries or not. 

[Rex Buckingham]

I feel like they're letting the rest of the roster down if they let Taillon make any more starts

[Soul]

It’s days like today that has me pining for our lost starters too.  Imagine if it’s Horton or even Steele on the mound pitching at 80%.  That’s an easy sweep.

[Jason Ross]

Hopefully that was the last start of Taillon as a Cub but they could be forced to go one more until the deadline. 

But yeah. We should be done with him as soon as possible. He's cooked. 

[Banedon]

 

[Illiterate Scholar]

It is dangerously hot there, so I get it. But I turned on the Reds v Cards game in the 10th right when there was a wide shot, and I legitimately wondered if something happened in St Louis today that caused them not to allow fans in the ballpark. Again, I wouldn't want to be there either 

Edited 2 hours ago by Illiterate Scholar

[BKHoo]

Cardinals are reeling.  We need to put them out of their misery this week - turn them into sellers. 

Edited 2 hours ago by BKHoo

[ILMindState]

16 minutes ago, Banedon said:

 

It's a slap in the face to any past, present, and future Cubs player or fan to have to witness another Taillon start. 

[CubUgly]

1 hour ago, cl smooth said:

this should be taillon's last game as a cub. can't be losing games like this in this fashion if you're a playoff-caliber team, injuries or not. 

It pains me but there is no way you can let him start again.  He even seemed resigned to it in his post game interview.  How could you not?  I'll forever be grateful for his two post-season starts but you can't pitch at this level if you give up three homers a game.....you just can't.  Especially when the first two are homer or strikeout guys that can only homer on egregious mistakes, which JAMO obliged with. 

[chibears55]

1 hour ago, Rex Buckingham said:

I feel like they're letting the rest of the roster down if they let Taillon make any more starts

Yep, imagine game day the pressure on the position players feeling like they need to put up 10 runs before a pitch is even thrown. 

It's  the total opposite and more of having that good feeling for games when that big Ace is on the mound and you know all you gotta do is get 1 or 2 runs and itll be enough

Edited 1 hour ago by chibears55

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, CubUgly said:

It pains me but there is no way you can let him start again.  He even seemed resigned to it in his post game interview.  How could you not?  I'll forever be grateful for his two post-season starts but you can't pitch at this level if you give up three homers a game.....you just can't.  Especially when the first two are homer or strikeout guys that can only homer on egregious mistakes, which JAMO obliged with. 

He needs to either volunteer to have shoulder pains for 2 months or release so he can hook up with a team that not contending to try and figure it out.

No reason for him to make another start for the cubs again 

 

[CubUgly]

11 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

He needs to either volunteer to have shoulder pains for 2 months or release so he can hook up with a team that not contending to try and figure it out.

No reason for him to make another start for the cubs again 

 

Yes, CC and the Twinkle's are going to have to have a hard conversation with him.  I just can't see justifying running him out there against the Yankees.  We've already punted two wins against lesser teams.