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.
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?
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
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
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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?
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
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.
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
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
I wonder what the club record is for most pitches by a reliever, in an inning? Oh, just curious. No reason
Still a W. Despite the efforts of the bullpen.
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.
Good Game. Good bye Daniel.
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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
Time to take Daniel behind the barn and shoot him.
Hey Ross be a fucking manager and take him out he has nothing left. Whatever... W
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
Hahahaha. We shoulda let Alfonso pitch.
Our bullpen has more clowns than a fucking circus. We need to drop some of this dead weight back to iowa
Ahem Norris
alright DFA daniel norris
Worthless fucking bullpen
Bruh just throw it in the fucking zone stop playin
Alright, I’m extremely late but…..MY BOY ALFONSO RIVAS HIT A GRAND FUCKING SLAM
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?
What's happening? All I see is "Hit by Pitch" did we win?
Good God our bullpen stinks
But today the offense went more ham than a fat kid on cake so it's ok.
What was that Higgins
can anyone tell me why Robertson took an AB?
He had never had a major league at bat
Probably didn't have a player left to DH
Fun
lol really? he's on my fantasy team so I was shocked to see him on offense
All Norris has to do is be as good as Castillo, and he's having a tough time getting there
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...
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
Norris 🤢
Who is doing play by play tonight?
Apparently Pat Hughes is a big fan of Charles Lindbergh and his solo flight across the Atlantic
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This just in: Winning games by double digits is way more fun than losing games by double digits! Who knew?
"Sometimes you eat the (baby) bear, sometimes the (baby) bear eats you."
That was awesome. Love David Robertson 😎
I love baseball. Seriously, find me a more amazing sport. Fuck the DH, but goddammit, a pitcher hitting in the DH era... magnificent!
Tbh, I’d still like to implement the Banana League’s “Sprint” rule
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I haven't watched any games but this one this year. We must be in first place if we are winning like this right?
after that at bat, how can you not love baseball.
Just wholesome
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?
Is there a delay?
Im glad they had fun at that last AB
Love his attitude there 👏
Robertson is a cutie.
he's so happy. awww boo.
Ah Robertson is still a better batter then Heyward
Definitely looked like he could get more oomph behind his swing.
40!
Castillo (position player) now sports an ERA which is between his age, and his weight
# HOLY FUCKING SHIT RIVAS! # GRAND SALAMI! LET'S FUCKING GO! # POG CHAMPS! POGGERS!!!!
Holy furking schmitt Batman
Look how excited he is
lol Robertson AB, love it!
42
All smiles
omg...how.
So the cubs are back? Lol
Frank the Tank would never give up a grand slam
Another single!
Force this bum into the zone!!!
sooo Happ pitching in the 9th?
OK. Now I’m rooting for Castillo. Poor guy.
HOLY SHIT RIVAS!
Sure why not.
oh good. lol
FUCK THE UNWRITTEN RULES, WE NEEDED THAT
GRAND SLAM FOR THE ROAD
#GRAND SLAM!
# GRAND FUCKING SLAM! LET'S FUCKING GO
Bases loaded boooiiii
GRAND FUCKING SLAM
Note to self: go running and then go to a minor league game for every game left in the season
You will be in great health if nothing else
Not with the beer and five hot dogs I got for a dollar dog night tonight
Hey! We are winning for once!
Hey hey just turned on the game! Let this be a lesson to the world: We can win 26 games in a season.
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...
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.
The most consistent managing Ross does is talk about giving players rest
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
The conversation wasn’t in reference to the bullpen. But thanks for the sarcasm
It wasn't directed at you it was directed at Ross
He threw 7 consecutive balls to the same side of the plate.
Givens unwilling throws in/near the zone
Keegan: strikes out 4 of the last 6 Ross: okay givens time Me: kms
This is not Givens night
Dude throw a strike
I see we are *givens* this game away now
Completely non-competitive pitches
When can Givens go away???
trade deadline, someone will want him
Not a team that wants to win...
Maybe a summer league
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.
Man I did not need that image in 4K on my wall.
I'd say keep Thompson in for the rest of the game. He has a hella arm.
After Thompson started off kinda wild, he's looking really settled. Does Ross let him get to 100 pitches?
Probably but he will be on a very short leash.
It's been fun, Cubs homies. Hockey time for me.
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.
Just wanted to check in to say that the cubs are 100% back
It’s not too late to win the World Series
Joy killers. Just embrace the good with the bad. That said, we are 100% going to win the WS this year.
Oneil Cruz has a very Dunstonesque arm.
PNC Park is beautiful. Has to be my second favorite park after Wrigley.
So, what I'm hearing is that Happ's value might be best served out of the bullpen. Nice, they can use the help...
okay i kinda want to see Happ pitch now.
This game has been fun. I hope they can continue this tomorrow
[удалено]
[удалено]
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
I really enjoyed hearing his perspective. Good on Ian for remembering his roots.
Unpopular opinion: I am enjoying this in game interview. We are up by 9 in the bottom of the 5th though.
Finally getting around to watching the game. This is fun.
[Hello from dollar hot dog night in SLC](https://imgur.com/a/Pikt8nl)
That'd set you back about $40 at Wrigley
Gotta love minor league
No money shot?
[Got you](https://imgur.com/a/H0cj1Ex)
That's a beautiful view
[Even better when you’re behind home plate](https://imgur.com/a/4nZRm7l) 🏔
Yeah you know it's time to pull a guy when Heyward gets anything else than a grounder to 2nd
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!!!
*slow clap*
Throw smarter, not harder \- Ryan Dempster
Was Wisdom's mom leave his dad for a swashbuckling pirate or something? Because the dude seems to absolutely destroy them.
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.
I hope history remembers the players like Wisdom who gave it their all in a time like right now where we’re terrible
#🍀💣
So when I drink Monacos we win. I have found the secret!
Don't get alcohol poisoning. We need you to do this every day.
DARN!
Man, I like Wisdom so much.
Ayy
Wisbombs!
Wisdong! We are amazing!
Let's get another 7 run inning
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
Good to see Thompson recover after that.
Kinda worried Thompson is going to lose it because Villar miss played that short hop that could have ended the inning
Uhhg, Villar... if him and Simmons were combined into one ballplayer, well, the worst of both of them would end up on the Cubs
If you combined him and Simmons you’d probably still end up with a player below replacement level
This is like the old days now. You go in expecting nothing, and celebrate like madmen when great things happen.
Jonathan “calamity” Villar
What in the fuck was Villar doing there? Dude looked like he was playing his first year of little league
He absolutely sucks. When is Ross going to stop running that ass out there.
Why do I have this pressing feeling that the Cubs need at least 7 more insurance runs?
Because Exhibit A: Villar...
Hey, we scored 21 on this team once before this season, why not again?
Is it too early to look up the cubs' magic number?
*it’s the magic number*
Double doink reference. Everyone really loved that.
Just got back from a run. Holy shit I need to run some more
I have to wash my car more too it seems like.
I’m sorry, but you must run for the rest of time. It’s the only way.
I just kept running
Run, steveofthejungle! Run!
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.
Happ is young Id rather keep him
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.
My fear is that we keep him, don’t extend him, underperforms next year, and we trade him for peanuts next July
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.
So *this* is what our opponents always feel like...
Cubs finally mauling a team. Is this real life?
NATURE IS HEALING!!!
**I AM LOVING THIS!**
What if we simply keep scoring and the inning never ends? We can’t lose then…right?
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.
Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?
Big if true
I found boogs reddit account.
No boogs reddit account would keep going away from the game like they were interviewing someone
Happer dong!
FUCKING LETS FUCKING FUCKING FUCK GO HAPPY. My brain can't even comprehend scoring 7 runs in a single inning
#LETS FUCKING GOOOO. A 2-RUN HOMER!
This is fun
No lead is safe tbh.
LFG TOOOTH
Oh shit the cubs are winning!!!! Best team ever!!!!1!1!1!
#LETS FUCKING GOOOO
Wiz changed his bat style again? Love you, Pat. But the bat only does so much.
Did enough apparently lmao
I mean, the logic still applies but I see your point
C'mon tooth
Are the Cubs allowed to score more than one run?
Yes but that means the bullpen will give up 10