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

[cl smooth]

Nice bounceback by Boyd.

[Brian707]

2-0 feels insurmountable.  Especially with the bullpen of doom loading in a few innings 

[Bull]

4 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Sure. I also expect that. But guys don't magically gain 5 mph on their sweeper when they go from a SP to a reliever. Let alone guys who are expected to find 12 outs tonight. If he's throwing his sweeper 87mph like he was in the first (his average on the year is 82) that's not even in the ballpark of what they were expecting from him. 

That's like two inning juice. 

let's hope.

[PeanutPunch33]

really stinks the cubs couldn’t get 1 back last inning 

[Wilson A2000]

4 minutes ago, Bull said:

Why is he starting over Comforto or Shaw.?

Bregman is DH and I’m assuming L/R splits favor Ramirez

[Stratos]

2 minutes ago, s2obed said:

It’s still early and 2-0 isn’t a large lead even though it feels huge.

Problem is the Cubs need to be leading by the time their pen enters.  King looks very good so far so this isn't trending well.

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Bull said:

let's hope.

Velo dropped 3+mph on the sweeper, 1.5mph on the fastball from the 1st to the 2nd. He'll be more hittable moving forward. 

It was an impossible pace. He was juiced. Crowd was going. King is a good pitcher, and at those velos is an amazing pitcher, but if he could be that guy for 5 innings, he'd do that every time. 

[Bull]

Just now, Brian707 said:

2-0 feels insurmountable.  Especially with the bullpen of doom loading in a few innings 

With Palencia showing signs of his old self (moving everyone back an inning) and Shota or Peterson instead of Thielbar, I weirdly feel good about the bullpen.

[UMFan83]

Warning track power 

[Derwood]

Kelly almost got him

[PeanutPunch33]

what a tease 

[ILMindState]

They should let the Cubs start every inning with a ghost runner on 2nd

[Bull]

2 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Velo dropped 3+mph on the sweeper, 1.5mph on the fastball from the 1st to the 2nd. He'll be more hittable moving forward. 

It was an impossible pace. He was juiced. Crowd was going. King is a good pitcher, and at those velos is an amazing pitcher, but if he could be that guy for 5 innings, he'd do that every time. 

Still well above what we expected. Just threw 96 to strike out Dansby.

[ILMindState]

4 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

2-0 feels insurmountable.  Especially with the bullpen of doom loading in a few innings 

Everything is magnified in the playoffs. Every base runner, every run feels huge. 

[Stratos]

Let's hope King gets an adrenaline dump and fizzles

[UMFan83]

Bregman can apparently only see in domed stadiums

[Derwood]

Two brutal third strike swings from Bregman tonight

[Stratos]

Nvm lol

[Tryptamine]

Bregman with some really bad ABs

[Andy]

Very bad swings from Bregman. 

[UMFan83]

0-4 with RISP

[mk49]

No hit, so far.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Couple of total crap Bregman ABs. Ugh.

[s2obed]

King is having a game so far. Made Bregman look silly.

[Bull]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Bregman can apparently only see in domed stadiums

Zombie Bregman will hit one out tonight.