Cubs (Holmes) vs Royals (Lugo): 8/8/26, 6:10pm

[chibears55]

Taylor has as many hits(2) in 7 AB with the cubs than Happ has in his last 32 AB 😅

Come on Ian, we needs you hitting already

Let's Go

[chibears55]

6 minutes ago, Hrubes20 said:

Yeah, anyone expecting him to jump in and immediately fire 7 scoreless were going to be really disappointed.

 

1 scoreless would of been a nice start 🤷😅

Edited 7 hours ago by chibears55

[Derwood]

8 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

😅,  like i said at the end of May, unlike Suzuki,  hes not earning an extension for himself. 

I meant "Holmes now officially a Cub for giving up a home run"

[JHBulls]

Did we forget the mandatory drug test today? 

[Derwood]

Homeplate ump with 63% of his challenged calls overturned. That's abysmal

[chibears55]

Just now, Derwood said:

I meant "Holmes now officially a Cub for giving up a home run"

Yea, he officially a cub now giving up the homerun and adding to the total. 

😅

[Soul]

So far, no good.

[Papa Cub]

15 minutes ago, Derwood said:

You thought he was going to step off the 60 day IL and dominate?

Not dominate - compete 

[chibears55]

Bats will definitely need to get about 10 today 

[Derwood]

Just now, Papa Cub said:

Not dominate - compete 

Hasn't been great, but I'm not judging him or the trade based on one start

[Geographyhater8888]

What bitch slap of a game. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

He is not fooling anyone.

[Funky-daddy]

How’s his velo?

[Dfan25]

Yep , Clay is pulling a Taillon .

[chibears55]

Maybe Holmes wasn't quite ready to go yet, probably should have gotten a start in Iowa.

[PeanutPunch33]

Would be nice for the offense to put up more of a fight today.  Brewers down 3-1.  Huge opportunity in play tonight.  

[CubinNY]

Can we give him back?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Probably won't score on Lugo anyway

[Papa Cub]

5 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Hasn't been great, but I'm not judging him or the trade based on one start

Oh of course not - I’m glad they acquired him. Just expected a little more competitive outing is all. 
It happens - look at Hunter Brown and some others. Coming off injury nobody can expect them to dominate out of the gate. Just thought for a little better start. 

Edited 7 hours ago by Papa Cub

[Dfan25]

Holmes is up with everything . Can’t pitch like that 

[Derwood]

3 minutes ago, Papa Cub said:

Oh of course not - I’m glad they acquired him. Just expected a little more competitive outing is all. 
It happens - look at Hunter Brown and some others. Coming off injury nobody can expect them to dominate out of the gate. Just thought for a little better start. 

Sorry, the idiots on Facebook are all crying about the trade right now because they are all overreactive morons

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, Papa Cub said:

Oh of course not - I’m glad they acquired him. Just expected a little more competitive outing is all. 
It happens - look at Hunter Brown and some others. Coming off injury nobody can expect them to dominate out of the gate. Just thought for a little better start. 

Be a little easier to deal with if the bats could show a little life here and put a couple runs up.

If he goes 5 and just gives up the 4, maybe Rea or Assad can hold them scoreless the rest of way.  Need something out of the bats though, maybe Happ will surprise us tonight 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Dear God michael

[Derwood]

Lugo's xFIP is 4.59. He's not some unhittable machine. Tag this dude up

[Derwood]

Maybe the reason Happ is always in 2 strike counts is because he never challenges OBVIOUS OUTSIDE PITCHES