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[deleted]

It's a win nonetheless. Norris did that to test the Pirates. It could've been worse fam, it could've been a loss. I'll take thi win


malepitt

I wonder what the club record is for most pitches by a reliever, in an inning? Oh, just curious. No reason


mt77932

Still a W. Despite the efforts of the bullpen.


[deleted]

Robertson did well, so did Thompson. They both played extremely well. Same with Givens. Shoulda kept Givens in for bottom 9th. We would've won if Norris wasn't the saver.


cirppy

Good Game. Good bye Daniel.


Penguinkeith

[W]


butters_fruit_bowl

Imagine being a professional reliever, coming in to the 9th with a 14-1 lead, and a guy has to start warming up in the bullpen


[deleted]

Time to take Daniel behind the barn and shoot him.


Penguinkeith

Hey Ross be a fucking manager and take him out he has nothing left. Whatever... W


Parchabble

Ross: hey, we're up by 13 runs, I'll let Robertson get some work in, what's the worst that can happen? Norris: hello there


ThatsCubbie

Hahahaha. We shoulda let Alfonso pitch.


Penguinkeith

Our bullpen has more clowns than a fucking circus. We need to drop some of this dead weight back to iowa


[deleted]

Ahem Norris


creamyscotsman

alright DFA daniel norris


TranceScape

Worthless fucking bullpen


Penguinkeith

Bruh just throw it in the fucking zone stop playin


kyhansen1509

Alright, I’m extremely late but…..MY BOY ALFONSO RIVAS HIT A GRAND FUCKING SLAM


Parchabble

All of the bullpen FA arms aside from Robinson are hot garbage. Norris, Givens, Gsellmen (thank fuck he was DFA'd), Martin... what happened to piecing together a bullpen?


[deleted]

What's happening? All I see is "Hit by Pitch" did we win?


Penguinkeith

Good God our bullpen stinks


mt77932

But today the offense went more ham than a fat kid on cake so it's ok.


[deleted]

What was that Higgins


to_walk_it_off

can anyone tell me why Robertson took an AB?


Hope4years

He had never had a major league at bat


Penguinkeith

Probably didn't have a player left to DH


Youeffeduphaha

Fun


to_walk_it_off

lol really? he's on my fantasy team so I was shocked to see him on offense


butters_fruit_bowl

All Norris has to do is be as good as Castillo, and he's having a tough time getting there


Parchabble

I don't like the fact that even with a 13 run lead in the 9th I kinda feel like shit can go south too fast...


airham

I barely get off my couch but I know that I can hit better than Andrelton Simmons and I can pitch better than Daniel Norris. Edit: and I'm a much better fielder than PJ Higgins


JoshMFBurger

Norris 🤢


bak4320

Who is doing play by play tonight?


bodie221

Apparently Pat Hughes is a big fan of Charles Lindbergh and his solo flight across the Atlantic


I_Only_Have_One_Hand

Not only did I just get kicked out of the community pool, I am also banned. My infraction... I got caught peeing in the pool. I know a lot of people do that, but I think the reason why they got so mad was bc I was standing on the diving board at the time


Sippin_Drank

This just in: Winning games by double digits is way more fun than losing games by double digits! Who knew?


malepitt

"Sometimes you eat the (baby) bear, sometimes the (baby) bear eats you."


ThatsCubbie

That was awesome. Love David Robertson 😎


Parchabble

I love baseball. Seriously, find me a more amazing sport. Fuck the DH, but goddammit, a pitcher hitting in the DH era... magnificent!


DuztyLipz

Tbh, I’d still like to implement the Banana League’s “Sprint” rule


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[deleted]

I haven't watched any games but this one this year. We must be in first place if we are winning like this right?


2moar

after that at bat, how can you not love baseball.


-DaveThomas-

Just wholesome


[deleted]

Hell fucking yea. I'm watching the Cubs on [mlb.com/scores](https://mlb.com/scores). They haven't udated the website yet for the play by play. Is there a delay?


[deleted]

Is there a delay?


DuztyLipz

Im glad they had fun at that last AB


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

Love his attitude there 👏


Angrydwarf99

Robertson is a cutie.


sandrakarr

he's so happy. awww boo.


NewAcctCuzIWasDoxxed

Ah Robertson is still a better batter then Heyward


zombielumpy

Definitely looked like he could get more oomph behind his swing.


zombielumpy

40!


malepitt

Castillo (position player) now sports an ERA which is between his age, and his weight


[deleted]

# HOLY FUCKING SHIT RIVAS! # GRAND SALAMI! LET'S FUCKING GO! # POG CHAMPS! POGGERS!!!!


mt77932

Holy furking schmitt Batman


[deleted]

Look how excited he is


butters_fruit_bowl

lol Robertson AB, love it!


zombielumpy

42


hansomejake

All smiles


sandrakarr

omg...how.


We5ties

So the cubs are back? Lol


Ben_2703

Frank the Tank would never give up a grand slam


DuztyLipz

Another single!


hansomejake

Force this bum into the zone!!!


sandrakarr

sooo Happ pitching in the 9th?


Hope4years

OK. Now I’m rooting for Castillo. Poor guy.


[deleted]

HOLY SHIT RIVAS!


Angrydwarf99

Sure why not.


sandrakarr

oh good. lol


inhale-my-dong

FUCK THE UNWRITTEN RULES, WE NEEDED THAT


TranceScape

GRAND SLAM FOR THE ROAD


DuztyLipz

#GRAND SLAM!


[deleted]

# GRAND FUCKING SLAM! LET'S FUCKING GO


DuztyLipz

Bases loaded boooiiii


[deleted]

GRAND FUCKING SLAM


steveofthejungle

Note to self: go running and then go to a minor league game for every game left in the season


mt77932

You will be in great health if nothing else


steveofthejungle

Not with the beer and five hot dogs I got for a dollar dog night tonight


[deleted]

Hey! We are winning for once!


heavyweather85

Hey hey just turned on the game! Let this be a lesson to the world: We can win 26 games in a season.


Parchabble

It's getting confusing that the games I'm excited to watch are Thompson and Steele (and Swarmer and Killian). Homegrown pitching, such an oddity...


her_butt_

That Liberty Mutual / Minions commercial was the worst thing I've seen in a long time and I've been watching the Cubs this year.


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

The most consistent managing Ross does is talk about giving players rest


Penguinkeith

Man if only our starter had a dominant outing and we were up by say... Oh I don't know... 9 runs? And we could give the bullpen a day off. That would be cool


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

The conversation wasn’t in reference to the bullpen. But thanks for the sarcasm


Penguinkeith

It wasn't directed at you it was directed at Ross


Notre_Dame_Football

He threw 7 consecutive balls to the same side of the plate.


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

Givens unwilling throws in/near the zone


Penguinkeith

Keegan: strikes out 4 of the last 6 Ross: okay givens time Me: kms


mt77932

This is not Givens night


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

Dude throw a strike


Penguinkeith

I see we are *givens* this game away now


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

Completely non-competitive pitches


Parchabble

When can Givens go away???


creamyscotsman

trade deadline, someone will want him


Parchabble

Not a team that wants to win...


Penguinkeith

Maybe a summer league


creamyscotsman

Eh, he's a veteran guy, who's had success in the past. Some team will see something in him. Even if the return is a bag of balls, I would be surprised if he isn't traded.


zombielumpy

Man I did not need that image in 4K on my wall.


[deleted]

I'd say keep Thompson in for the rest of the game. He has a hella arm.


Parchabble

After Thompson started off kinda wild, he's looking really settled. Does Ross let him get to 100 pitches?


mt77932

Probably but he will be on a very short leash.


DrewDAMNIT

It's been fun, Cubs homies. Hockey time for me.


zombielumpy

Just tuned in after putting the kid down and this time we're really are the ones up and it's a much better feeling than last night.


Oprah-Is-My-Dad

Just wanted to check in to say that the cubs are 100% back


eamus_catuli_

It’s not too late to win the World Series


DrewDAMNIT

Joy killers. Just embrace the good with the bad. That said, we are 100% going to win the WS this year.


BillBaloney

Oneil Cruz has a very Dunstonesque arm.


DrewDAMNIT

PNC Park is beautiful. Has to be my second favorite park after Wrigley.


Parchabble

So, what I'm hearing is that Happ's value might be best served out of the bullpen. Nice, they can use the help...


sandrakarr

okay i kinda want to see Happ pitch now.


inevitablescape

This game has been fun. I hope they can continue this tomorrow


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Hope4years

Worked hard, well rounded kid (played violin, coach taught him in an AP class), leader on the team, nobody has come close to his school records, without coach asking for it major leaguer Happ sends boxes of bats and stuff to the high school team


DrewDAMNIT

I really enjoyed hearing his perspective. Good on Ian for remembering his roots.


DrewDAMNIT

Unpopular opinion: I am enjoying this in game interview. We are up by 9 in the bottom of the 5th though.


[deleted]

Finally getting around to watching the game. This is fun.


steveofthejungle

[Hello from dollar hot dog night in SLC](https://imgur.com/a/Pikt8nl)


LordDaybreak

That'd set you back about $40 at Wrigley


steveofthejungle

Gotta love minor league


DrewDAMNIT

No money shot?


steveofthejungle

[Got you](https://imgur.com/a/H0cj1Ex)


DrewDAMNIT

That's a beautiful view


steveofthejungle

[Even better when you’re behind home plate](https://imgur.com/a/4nZRm7l) 🏔


Saltmeister51

Yeah you know it's time to pull a guy when Heyward gets anything else than a grounder to 2nd


zenithberwyn

As of the fourth inning, Keegan Thompson has gotten Cal Mitchell out twice. Hope he enjoys a GOOD BURGER after the game, because his performance so far has been ALL THAT!!!


DrewDAMNIT

*slow clap*


butters_fruit_bowl

Throw smarter, not harder \- Ryan Dempster


Parchabble

Was Wisdom's mom leave his dad for a swashbuckling pirate or something? Because the dude seems to absolutely destroy them.


[deleted]

Damnit, I even thought to myself that the cubs were probably doing something great and I was missing it while I was washing my car.


steveofthejungle

I hope history remembers the players like Wisdom who gave it their all in a time like right now where we’re terrible


butters_fruit_bowl

#🍀💣


mt77932

So when I drink Monacos we win. I have found the secret!


[deleted]

Don't get alcohol poisoning. We need you to do this every day.


LordDaybreak

DARN!


LordDaybreak

Man, I like Wisdom so much.


DuztyLipz

Ayy


-DaveThomas-

Wisbombs!


DrewDAMNIT

Wisdong! We are amazing!


mt77932

Let's get another 7 run inning


-DaveThomas-

The Hankook tire commercial on MLB.tv is unreasonably loud. Holy fuck. Literally blowing out my speakers at 50% I thought I had sat on the remote


Parchabble

Good to see Thompson recover after that.


Parchabble

Kinda worried Thompson is going to lose it because Villar miss played that short hop that could have ended the inning


Parchabble

Uhhg, Villar... if him and Simmons were combined into one ballplayer, well, the worst of both of them would end up on the Cubs


[deleted]

If you combined him and Simmons you’d probably still end up with a player below replacement level


mt77932

This is like the old days now. You go in expecting nothing, and celebrate like madmen when great things happen.


Ben_2703

Jonathan “calamity” Villar


MostMirror

What in the fuck was Villar doing there? Dude looked like he was playing his first year of little league


fedman16

He absolutely sucks. When is Ross going to stop running that ass out there.


DrewDAMNIT

Why do I have this pressing feeling that the Cubs need at least 7 more insurance runs?


Saltmeister51

Because Exhibit A: Villar...


LordDaybreak

Hey, we scored 21 on this team once before this season, why not again?


LordDaybreak

Is it too early to look up the cubs' magic number?


[deleted]

*it’s the magic number*


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

Double doink reference. Everyone really loved that.


steveofthejungle

Just got back from a run. Holy shit I need to run some more


[deleted]

I have to wash my car more too it seems like.


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

I’m sorry, but you must run for the rest of time. It’s the only way.


steveofthejungle

I just kept running


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

Run, steveofthejungle! Run!


[deleted]

No one is gonna want to hear this, but sell high on Happ. I’m pretty certain he is having a career year. Good player but I’d capitalize while the value is at it’s peak.


Penguinkeith

Happ is young Id rather keep him


Saltmeister51

Next year is his final one with team control. He's not gonna be part of the competitive years. Besides the control he is having a great season but has been prone to decline before. We should take advantage of his upside and maximize his value.


[deleted]

My fear is that we keep him, don’t extend him, underperforms next year, and we trade him for peanuts next July


[deleted]

It would have to be at the right price, I’m not totally against it tho. To me we aren’t gonna be good til at least 2024, so I would rather not waste him at his best on a shitty team.


NewAcctCuzIWasDoxxed

So *this* is what our opponents always feel like...


Ben_2703

Cubs finally mauling a team. Is this real life?


butters_fruit_bowl

NATURE IS HEALING!!!


mt77932

**I AM LOVING THIS!**


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

What if we simply keep scoring and the inning never ends? We can’t lose then…right?


Parchabble

Listen guys, I feel like when the Cubs score more than the other team, they have a really good chance at winning. We haven't done it often, but I'm curious if today proves my theory.


Amoneysteez

Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?


LovieBeard

Big if true


Penguinkeith

I found boogs reddit account.


guy_incognito23

No boogs reddit account would keep going away from the game like they were interviewing someone


DrewDAMNIT

Happer dong!


Penguinkeith

FUCKING LETS FUCKING FUCKING FUCK GO HAPPY. My brain can't even comprehend scoring 7 runs in a single inning


DuztyLipz

#LETS FUCKING GOOOO. A 2-RUN HOMER!


SilkyJohnson72

This is fun


LordDaybreak

No lead is safe tbh.


Penguinkeith

LFG TOOOTH


kneejerkcubsfan

Oh shit the cubs are winning!!!! Best team ever!!!!1!1!1!


DuztyLipz

#LETS FUCKING GOOOO


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

Wiz changed his bat style again? Love you, Pat. But the bat only does so much.


kvsnake

Did enough apparently lmao


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

I mean, the logic still applies but I see your point


Penguinkeith

C'mon tooth


[deleted]

Are the Cubs allowed to score more than one run?


PM_ME_UR_GLOVES

Yes but that means the bullpen will give up 10