Yankees (Cole) vs Cubs (Rea): 8/2/26, 1:20pm

[UMFan83]

Damn straight into the wind, that’s a HR on a normal day. 

[Hortonhearsawho]

Wrong day for that type of hit unfortunately 

[Jason Ross]

Paul Blackburn is still around?

[chibears55]

Need a wild pitch or something crazy now to get pca home

[JHBulls]

This umpire needs to retire like all the other crappy umpires who have retired since ABS has come into baseball. 

[Derwood]

Just now, JHBulls said:

This umpire needs to retire like all the other crappy umpires who have retired since ABS has come into baseball. 

Yeah, this has been a brutal day behind the plate

[profisme]

Just now, Derwood said:

Yeah, this has been a brutal day behind the plate

Definitely more noticeable today than most in recent memory. 

[chibears55]

Happ can be a hero if he can get a hit

 

Edit.. of course not 🙄

Our middle of lineup cant get it done

Edited 2 hours ago by chibears55

[Geographyhater8888]

Lol Happ. 

[Jason Ross]

The only solution to this today is to make a big trade and make everyone happy.

[PeanutPunch33]

Happ is unreliable 

[Derwood]

Happ has been straight trash for like 2 months

[UMFan83]

Ian’s gonna have to have a mighty hot streak at some point to get to his usual numbers. Not idea in a contract year for him. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

I'm sure someone will come in with the advanced metrics that show Happ has actually not been terrible... but Happ has been terrible.

[mk49]

Wasted Buschy's defense for Happ's popup.

[Soul]

Just now, PeanutPunch33 said:

Happ is unreliable 

Unfortunately so is Bregman, in spite of recent success.  He’s here to get runs home in high leverage situations exactly like these.

[Papa Cub]

They can’t say they didn’t have their chances…….smh 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

I'm sure someone will come in with the advanced metrics that show Happ has actually not been terrible... but Happ has been terrible.

Happ hasn't been particularly good for a bit. He's been okay-ish against RHP since June, with a 103 wRC+. He's been worthless against LHP. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Soul said:

Unfortunately so is Bregman, in spite of recent success.  He’s here to get runs home in high leverage situations exactly like these.

In his defense, he hit what was likely a HR on a normal day to give the Cubs the lead in his last PA. He hit it hard. Hard to blame him there and he's been much better. 

Doesn't erase the first part of the year though.

[JHBulls]

3 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

The only solution to this today is to make a big trade and make everyone happy.

 A big trade, you say? Like for a big name player, you reckon? Are we thinking the Dodgers won’t ruin those plans? 

[chibears55]

Be ashame to lose this one when they were an ump calling a ball a strike or Nico challenge away from at least tying it

[Soul]

3 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

In his defense, he hit what was likely a HR on a normal day to give the Cubs the lead in his last PA. He hit it hard. Hard to blame him there and he's been much better. 

Doesn't erase the first part of the year though.

The one before he didn’t though.  For him to be worth that acquisition I need to feel good when he comes up with runners in scoring position and I don’t.  I’m not alone in that either.

[mk49]

1 minute ago, Soul said:

The one before he didn’t though.  For him to be worth that acquisition I need to feel good when he comes up with runners in scoring position and I don’t.  I’m not alone in that either.

I'm with you, unfortunately.  I don't feel good, when I see him and Happ with RISP.

[Tryptamine]

Pitching finally shows up the last week and the bats really pissed down their leg

[chibears55]

Cool, 9th inning fake rally time