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  1. UMFan83
    Haha failing to get the tying run home from 3rd with 1 out is peak Cubs
  2. UMFan83
    Predicting sharp ground ball to SS, Bellinger thrown out at the plate
  3. UMFan83
    Really not sure about Greggggs tactics today.
  4. UMFan83
    Typical Cubs luck. Get a leadoff double which was fortunate but get screwed because a hitter is trying to get out of the way from being hit on a 3-1 pitch and it hits the knob of the bat. It’s a walk if it misses him, a HBP if it hits him but instead it nicks a part of the bat not used for hitting so it’s a foul ball. Then Gomes hits one decently but holds up for the SS Incompetence + bad luck = bad baseball team
  5. UMFan83
    Even if they win this challenge it seems like a stupid challenge for the reds this early in the game
  6. UMFan83
    Fun having a lead for a couple batters
  7. UMFan83
    Swanson OPS over .800 the last 9 games. Encouraging
  8. UMFan83
    ガラスでできている
  9. UMFan83
    Ahh yes forgot about the Rangers. 4-16 stretch in August/September right as they were playing Milwaukee and Arizona. Great stuff. Maybe Jed has figured out the new undervalued attribute is teams with massive slumps midseason.
  10. UMFan83
    The Diamondbacks had a 3-17 stretch in July/August last year that put them 2 games under .500 on August 11th. The Marlins had a 9-18 stretch in August that put them 1 game under .500 on August 30th. There is still time and precedent for this Cubs team to turn it around. That said, there are a number of things that concern me: -Not a good defensive team, not sure how you fix the issues at 3B, 1B, C -Has maybe 1 reliable bullpen arm, and even that guy is more of a solid setup man than a shutdown reliever. Maybe Merryweather and Almonte plus pushing Brown to the pen helps it improve. -Has a massive black hole at a position that's difficult to fix midseason -Is now dealing with more injury issues with Seiya and Nico plus still missing Merryweather, Alzolay and Almonte for at least another month or so On the plus side, despite the regression the starting pitching is still very good, the schedule is lighter for awhile and the hitters as a whole have started to hit better. It does feel like we're getting some bad luck mixed in with our crappy play.
  11. UMFan83
    Considering this is his 4th oblique injury in 2.5 seasons in Chicago, you have to start to wonder about Seiya’s long term future as the Cubs starting RF. Obviously they can’t/wont get rid of him but it’s starting to get to the point where I’m not sure if you can count on him to be healthy.
  12. UMFan83
    Seiya about to miss extended time with his 4th oblique injury in 3 years. Maybe they’ll bring up Brennen Davis and inject some life into the clubhouse but they’ll probably just call up Madrigal edit: forgot madrigal got hurt, Mastrobuoni then
  13. UMFan83
    The team would have to have a stretch like last year where they played at a 103 win pace for 3 months to become light buyers. Even at our worst last year I don’t remember the Cubs having nearly as many issues as we have this year. The bullpen was not great but there were a couple of reliable arms, their fielding was actually a plus instead of a major minus and while 1B was a hole it was much more fixable than the hole we have at catcher this year. If they are in the playoff hunt they may make some small moves that they see as moves that can help them next year as well as this year. I don’t think they’d completely ignore the opportunity to make the playoffs. But I highly doubt you see the Cubs go after a big bat if this team is still floundering near .500 at the end of July.
  14. UMFan83
    I know all games count and everyone plays the white Sox but since my team sucks I’m going to bend statistics however I want: the Cubs are 5-16 in their last 21 games against teams who are not a historically bad teams on pace for 39 wins. And in the 2 games against that historically bad team they needed multiple 4+ run comebacks at home to beat them by 1 each time. This is one of the worst stretches I can remember for a non-tanking Cubs team.
  15. UMFan83
    3rd time in 5 innings the Cubs have had a runner in scoring position, 0 runs scored. Meanwhile the Reds have only had a baserunner in 1 of their 4 innings so far and 1 total hit but lead 2-0. The combination of ineptitude and terrible luck is astounding.
  16. UMFan83
    Starting pitching last 8 games (roughly when the offense started hitting again): Of course I’m somewhat overstating it as I believe 8 or so of those runs were unearned and really bad errors, but in general the SP has regressed as the hitting has improved. Was bound to happen because the Cubs don’t have 5 inner circle HOFers in their rotation but annoying that it had to happen right as the hitting started coming around, and right as we hit a weaker part of the schedule to make the regression that much more annoying.
  17. UMFan83
    I wouldn't call this "hot" but the Cubs offense has a .241/.326/.436/.762 batting line over the last 6 games. Considering their line over the 15 games prior to that was .196/.270/.285/.555 its good to see things getting more normal offensively.
  18. UMFan83
    I definitely didn't think it was a home run based on the swing. Like you said the velocity on the pitch really helped that one go over the fence
  19. UMFan83
    I am shocked and stunned that the Cubs get Greene and Lodolo again right off the bat. /s
  20. UMFan83
    Yes, 2 on the South Side, but the rule for the Crosstown Cup is that in the event of a tie, whoever won the Crosstown Cup the year prior retains it. The Cubs have won 2 of the 4 games, thus retain the Crosstown Cup
  21. UMFan83
    Also thank you to the White Sox for reminding me that as ****** as the last month as been things can be so so so so much worse
  22. UMFan83
    Cubs win the Crosstown Cup for the 3rd consecutive year. They’ve now won it 7 times vs 8 for the White Sox. Maybe the Cubs would have been swept by any other team in baseball but I don’t care a win is a horsefeathers win and we’ve been desperate for them so Go Cubs!
  23. UMFan83
    Wait I wasn't watching earlier in the game, why is Nico out of the game? Also terrible AB by Bote yikes
  24. UMFan83
    I tried to mostly keep quiet when Happ was struggling and everyone wanted him booted off the team. Maybe I said a thing or two out of frustration but I thought the discourse was a bit over the top (not just here, Cubs Twitter was actually much worse). Don't get me wrong, Happ is a flawed player and I can totally understand people wishing we didn't extend him for a variety of reasons. But I always expected Happ to come back around this year and he clearly has. He's a solid major league hitter and has value to this team. We seemingly go through this cycle every year with Happ.
  25. UMFan83
    C'mon Happ how about 2 days in a row with the go ahead hit late?
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