Glad the Cubs didn’t blow it in the ninth, but they probably should figure out how to find a better lefty reliever.
Anyway, RC & Berselius hang out to discuss the happenings around the Trade Deadline now that it’s over, including what the Cubs did. We also hope for a quick fix for Marcus Stroman and Seiya Suzuki while also considering how the new rules and the fun injected into the game has benefitted the league in terms of attendance, plus how we watch games and the new Marquee streaming package.
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(dying laughing) Seiya
https://twitter.com/CubsZone/status/1686562227627728901?t=z6TDxWappaCkv5tx6AVG2A&s=19
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The bit from the Mets (or at least Scherzer’s side of the story) re: taking a step back
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/08/scherzer-mets-planning-2024-as-a-kind-of-transitory-year-with-focus-on-2025-26.html
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Pudge killed my Rarity
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Kansas City is my Waterloo.
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The Pirates apparently didn’t sell their All-Star pitchers because they’re “close to contention”…meanwhile the Astros just completed a no-hitter of the traditional (not combined) variety
https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1686731073609486336?t=6dt5RFCunkSCn2xIQvnfdg&s=19
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This was a rough one, even with my vague knowledge of early 2000s orioles teams
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Fixed the video board pretty quickly
https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/cody-bellinger-s-home-run-damages-wrigley-field-scoreboard
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Worthwhile to watch this race just to see if the Nightengale hex is real
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For those of you who want to waste even more time
https://singular-grid.benmus.ch/
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Got my Willies mixed up.
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Translate that farm into good MLB guys and I too shall be happy
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Rice Cube,
Is there one answer each day? I got a correct answer on 1st guess…
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BVS,
Oh. I see. Each play is a different grid.
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Brewers lose in spectacular fashion (dying laughing)
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I’m trying to wrap my brain around how you code for something like that as that would require a pretty rapid search of the baseball encyclopedia which isn’t exactly a small data set, unless he did what the Wordle guy did and just preprogrammed all the possibilities.
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Rice Cube,
I imagine the grid would have to have a restricted answer set because not every player has played for four or more teams…
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Oh wow (dying laughing)
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Rice Cube,
(dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
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I imagine having a bum hip will mess with your pitching, berselius kind of called it except I forgot it was 15 days for pitchers, 10 days for position guys
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Safe to say that the Cubs are trying something
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Bellinger –> NL Player of the Month for July
Guess who the AL one was
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Don’t tell me what to do.
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I guess Twitter is allowing tweet edits now, or rather X is allowing un-Xs or whatever
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Rice Cube,
Can’t wait until Elmo renames it 58008, middle school calculator style
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berselius,
He’s not very good at branding, what with the Boring Company and all
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Arraez only hitting .381 now smh what a bust
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Looks like he really was hurting, changing mechanics usually doesn’t go well if you’re changing from what had been working
https://twitter.com/M_Montemurro/status/1686859978710077440?t=xq6s-x-zothyIe6CzSpz_Q&s=19
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Cubs broke yesterday’s pitcher
https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1686879381652684800?t=upwJQ3_qP31F3nZlcWkiIw&s=19
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A Smyly start might make me angry but I think I’ll tune in anyway
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I don’t love the first inning HR allowed.
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Rice Cube,
Seems the opener experience really was better
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Morel annihilated that.
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If Benson didn’t exist this game would be at least tied 😜
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Maybe the Cubs should have tried to acquire a SP.
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Need to rely on some pitching depth soon if Smyly can’t even last five
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Morel!
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Wonder if the wind knocked Morel’s ball down.
#justTunedIn
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If the bullpen can hold…
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Yay Fulmer
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You Gomes, we Gomes
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Wow Gomes.
He might be the team MVP.
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@AC. I like tonight’s Reds uniforms
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Happy for Seiya, keep working through it
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I mean I get it but I would have given Patrick Wisdom some runway
Also I’m an idiot, go Tauchman
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Really like Suzuki’s approach there. New P in, Seiya with reputation of not swinging on 1st pitch. Reds just gave up lead and Gomes on second.. Reliever will want to get a quick strike so the ball is hittable.
RBI single.
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There’s a bunch of chatter from us on WSD podcasts from Feb to May talking about how this team will have to win a lot of 2-1 type games on strong pitching and defense with a shallow and weak offense.
Guess we got the defense part right.
(dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
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Would have preferred them putting the ball in play, too eager, but a bigger lead than before makes me happy
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Those runs deserved to score and I’m glad the Reds obliged
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Audible (dying laughing) for me and I scared the dog
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Second rout in a row and you love to see it.
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A 16-6 game in under 3 hours? Sold!
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This is apparently a modern franchise record for most runs scored in a two-game span
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I remembered who the Cubs unloaded Dempster to a few trade deadlines ago. I definitely was surprised at how rare some of those answers wound up being. Though I kicked myself when I realized I could’ve used Conine for KC/BAL and probably done better. I thought he would have been single digits as BAL/FLA. Oh well. Go Cubs.
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Don’t tell me what I love to see.
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Glad I decided to tough it out after Smyly threw batting practice in between all the whiffs
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Watch a satisfying recap, or don’t. I can’t tell you what to do.
https://www.mlb.com/video/condensed-game-cin-chc-8-2-23
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Almost half my rarity was ROY x .300BA
Wracked my brain not to use the obvious Cinci ROY.
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Poor rarity score and I somehow forgot the legendary Mark DeRosa played for both CLE and SFG.
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This makes for some interesting and ridiculous answers for the ROY + .300 BA square.
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Blech, had to use Bevor Trauer
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Nico Hoerner –> Cubs Heart & Hustle rep
https://www.mlb.com/press-release/mlbpaa-announces-team-winners-of-18th-annual-heart-and-hustle-award
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Cubs legend Todd Hollandsworth ftw
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Tonight =
Go Pirates
Go Twins
Go Cubs
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Scherzer bringing that Mets magic to the rangers – 6 hits, 2 walks, 3 runs in two innings so far in his debut.
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berselius,
You didn’t use Jeremy Hellickson and his 1 for 3 season?
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berselius,
But nothing after that.
Flaherty and Lorenzen also both had good debuts with their new teams
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Here we go…
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BVS,
I guess it only takes two innings to shake the Mets off of you (dying laughing)
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Tonight’s Reds starter, Luke Weaver, has already allowed 22 HR and if he had enough IP to qualify, his 2.3 HR/9 would lead the league.
The Reds are also one HR allowed short of the MLB lead, behind the Nats and tied with 3 way crappier teams.
I hope the Cubs hit parade continues.
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Rice Cube,
Was gonna complain about Happ hitting 3rd still, but lately he’s been fine…
Though it seems you could make a good argument for swapping him and Candelario.
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BVS,
The common complaint is that David Ross is set in his ways and will keep playing a guy until the front office DFAs him (dying laughing)
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I know concussions are wacky and hard to predict but damn, that potential concussion would have been in MAY
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Yarrr, they be useless
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That Rizzo concussion business is wild and sounds like an indictment of the Yankees’ training staff.
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What a stupid pitch
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Did the Reds get Nootbarr without telling anyone?
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Gonna be another one of these nights I guess (dying laughing)
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Good work by Jamo to limit the damage
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Yeah one run wasn’t winning this game, but how about two or more?
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Like the part where Taillon didn’t implode
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Did Ron Cey teach Nick Madrigal how to run?
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BVS,
Barney Rubble
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I’ll take em
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Wrigley groundskeepers are gonna have a rough time after this game, Bell is salting the earth here
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Gomes having a bad night but that’s ok
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I hope Ross manages this one as a must-win and doesn’t give anyone a very long leash.
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Let us appreciate that Cubs defense is competent because this Reds defense is laughable
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Dumb send for Madrigal there.
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I sincerely did not anticipate that send
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Guess the Pirates aren’t trying anymore
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Perkins,
Rice Cube,
Considering the quality of the Red OF defense, I can see why he was sent, but since the throw was the most accurate one w all series, it looked pretty bad.
I guess Weaver saw my preview up thread about his HR proclivity and decided just to walk guys instead.
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Leiter mup
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BVS,
‘Tis still a true outcome
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I might have let Leiter try to finish the inning but I sorta get it
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MLB dot TV cut away from whoever was singing the stretch 😔
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BR lists Merryweather as 6’4″, 215#, age 31.
The only one if those stats that looks right when he’s on the mound is his height.
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Insurance please
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As a reminder to me
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Gomes will likely see his pursuit of DiMaggio’s record end tonight, but that was a very productive out
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Via Marcus on Twitter
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Goddamn that was a loud out
CUBS WIN!
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David Ross on Taillon, “I thought he pitched really well.”
I guess that’s how you say “He didn’t suck bad” these days.
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New shit –> http://www.obstructedview.net/fun-cubs-facts-after-the-reds-series/
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