Cubs (Boyd) vs Padres (King): Wild Card Game 1, 9:00pm CST

[UMFan83]

Boyd has now given up 12 ER in 13 IP against the Padres this year. 

[soccer10k]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Bullpen will be rested and the bats will have 2 games worth of batting practice 🙄🙄🙄

Going to be a reality check when they face actual major league pitching though.

[Funky-daddy]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Boyd has now given up 12 ER in 13 IP against the Padres this year. 

Just brilliant to give him game 1

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I can't wait to see how we don't address this at all in the offseason

[abuck1220]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

There could have been many different outcomes tonight, but the Cubs offense laying an egg was the most likely one.

the bats continuing their week long limp-dick-a-thon coupled with allowing a bunch of home runs seemed like a pretty good bet. 

[BigSlick]

team is le bad

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

at least Hottovy will be gone

[Stratos]

Mini Aaron Judge pinch hitting

[ILMindState]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

There could have been many different outcomes tonight, but the Cubs offense laying an egg was the most likely one.

I'm not even mad. This is what we've been watching for weeks now. This is only slightly worse than I expected. I didn't think they'd have 0 hits. It's only ever happened 3 other times so they're halfway to making history.

[Brian707]

At least PTR is not going to get any home playoff games.

 

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

at least Hottovy will be gone

Why?  Look who he has to work with.

[soccer10k]

3 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

I can't wait to see how we don't address this at all in the offseason

On the plus side, the pitching can't really be worse than what they were this year. So there's that I guess.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

Why?  Look who he has to work with.

he turned our biggest offseason pitching acquisition into one of the worst pitchers in baseball

[UMFan83]

At least the Blackhawks are getting curbstomped too

[Wilson A2000]

Is it really that bad?

[ILMindState]

2 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

On the plus side, the pitching can't really be worse than what they were this year. So there's that I guess.

They didn't break the HR record. There's still room to get worse.

[Jason Ross]

12 minutes ago, abuck1220 said:

or take a no hitter thru 5 

Well, my general point remains: his velo isn't what it was in the first. He's much more hittable now. 

That doesn't mean a hit will have landed. The Cubs haven't hit well. That's a separate thing. 

[mk49]

3 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Is it really that bad?

I don't think so.

[chibears55]

8 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

I can't wait to see how we don't address this at all in the offseason

Im already anticipating Hoyer bringing guys back on 1-2 yr deals and use the CBA stoppage as an excuse to do so

[We Got The Whole 9]

3 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Is it really that bad?

But that means that they just got on base a ton and had so many opportunities!

[Stratos]

3 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

he turned our biggest offseason pitching acquisition into one of the worst pitchers in baseball

Turned around Ben Brown though.

[s2obed]

Good game guys, at least I’ll get to sleep at a reasonable hour. 

Edited yesterday at 03:35 AM by s2obed

[UMFan83]

Wow this is brutal

[cl smooth]

Do I stay up and wait for the cubs to get a hit or do I go to bed now? 

[Tryptamine]

Can we forfeit this one and just move on to tomorrow already?