Irrelevant Dude
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I didn't have getting dominated by Steven Matz on my list of possible outcomes today. -
Reminds me of my little league kids with the first baseman chasing the ball across the infield.
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A lot of weak contact in the air for Cubs batters so far today.
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A week ago I was dreaming of the unlikely scenario where the Cubs would take 5 of 6 from the Sox and Cardinals to get back into the race. Forget that. Go get the sweep!
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Not a terrible idea to get Happ a day off against a lefty.
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Someday we will all tell our grandkids about the Cubs team that was on the verge of trading their best players and then never lost again.
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Wow. That's gotta be a huge confidence boost for Palencia. Really interesting that Assad wasn't allowed to continue into the 9th, but maybe Ross is trying to keep him fresh for possible long relief spots?
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I can't believe they went to him here.
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This team is clearly AT LEAST one bullpen arm short. I like Palencia, but he can't be trusted in important spots. Kay is basically just a mop up guy. And we aren't even sure what role Wesneski is going to play. That's too many guys to have to work around in late inning situations.
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That got a little scary. I guess the Cubs try to get through this one with Assad in the 9th?
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I assume Alzolay is down today, so hopefully the offense shows up and puts this one out of reach.
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Credit where credit is due... Smyly got off to a rocky start, but ultimately it worked. So I'll eat crow this time. Whatever Ross' reasons were for pulling Wesneski after 2, it worked out in the end.
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It feels good to be on the right side of this pixie dust for a change. What a stretch of games recently.
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The double play is going to get overshadowed, and understandably so, but that double play was spectacular and one that rarely gets turned.
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Unbelievable
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That was an incredible turn.
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Only one more? He's a starter. Apparently Ross has fallen in love with the idea of an opener for Smyly, even when that opener is capable of going much longer.
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Why was Wesneski pulled after 2 innings?
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First order of trade business - Find a serviceable left-handed reliever not named Anthony Kay.
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I'm on board with getting him through 5 and getting him out of there, hopefully with a big enough lead for Kay and Rucker to eat some innings.
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Watching that video of the Cardinals broadcast, their reactions were equal parts satisfying and mystifying. I guess the argument was that Mikolas was doing things the "right way" by throwing below the belt and therefore should have only received a warning. So my question then would be, what if he missed a second time and then threw at the batter a third time? Is he still ok then? Can he continue intentionally throwing at batters until he finally hits one and gets warned for it? I may be a grumpy old baseball purist about a lot of things, but even I can recognize the idea of intentionally throwing at batters is silly.
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I think my favorite part was the Cubs players laughing in the dugout.
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Everything's coming up Milhouse right now.
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I just turned the game on. Can someone explain what just happened?
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In the pitch clock era, these 3.5 hr games now feel like they are 5 hours long.
