I think CB blew at least 4 strike three calls in the game, one on a Phillie and then 3 on the Cubs, Wisdom being the last one. He's hilariously bad The pitch before the blown strike 3 call was a blown ball call. Pat should've been rung up on that pitch.
I know it's expected, but how do you really give an MVP award to a player in this game?? Was there really a standout player? Buxton had 2 Abs and a HR. Sure, it was a tie breaker. But a solo shot in low scoring game in the middle of the game. Not overly dramatic at the time. I would make an argument that Manoah and Clase were just as "valuable" if not more. Both struck out the side. Or Stanton who got the AL on the board with a 2-run mammoth dinger. Or maybe every AL pitcher from the 2nd inning thru the 7th since no hit was allowed.
Highlight of the game for Cubs fans has to be that "down in the count 0-2, but draws a BB" for Happ, right? Grant it, none of the 4 balls were even close, but hey. He didn't make an out.
Despite 9 straight losses, I saw Nellie’s laser to gun down a runner at home, Morel’s energy to start a rally, and a clutch Nico with a 3-hit game including the game winner in the bottom of the 8th. Oh, and a win is always satisfying to me.
They get a run on a bases loaded BB. But once again with a runner on third and less than 2 outs, the cubs can't capitalize. And can't put the ball in play either with Bote and Velazquez striking out. All tied at 1.
I acctually don't even think it's close. They've had some really rotten teams in my lifetime. They have zero depth, so the injuries have really taken their toll.
Check out the projections in the article,. PCA projects as a low-end regular NEXT YEAR. That's insanity for a guy with ~300 plate appearances in A Ball. I thought PCA was a plus defender. "Credible" sounds like his defense is being a bit minimized.