This is partly inspired by a misunderstanding on the Facebook page… I usually try to write such that there is no pronoun ambiguity, but I mistakenly assumed most people who paid attention would know that the Cubs bullpen barely had to do anything while the A’s bullpen was ground into a pulp. I did note some pretty wild overreactions from …
Sacramento is a Launchpad
I think I knew that the California League was traditionally a high offense environment but it seems the Cubs put that into practice. Anyway here’s the highlights.
Cubs 4, Dbacks 3
OSS: TOOTBWIN Three up: Three Down: Next up: The Cubs go for the series win at 3:10 PM CT on Sunday. New Cub Matthew Boyd takes on Eduardo Rodriguez. Don’t pitch to Geno. Or do. I can’t tell you what to do. Unless that thing to do is to extend PCA. Do that please.
Cubs 10, E-Backs 6
OSS: Cubs offense wakes up with a little help from the Dbacks defense Three up: Three down: Next up: Jameson Taillon takes on Merrill Kelly at 8:40 PM CT, with yours truly in attendance. Let’s get a streak going, fellas.
The Christian Bethancourt Game
Mostly because we needed a new post, and also because this was one of the more enjoyable, albeit improbable, comebacks in recent Cubs memory, thanks in no small part to a certain random #9 hitter. The sweep was nice too.
Miggy Slam
Just so we have a new post, carry on.
Cubs 5, Cardinals 1
OSS: The newly resurgent Cubs win their fifth in a row. Three up: Three down: Next up: Doubleheader tomorrow, Hayden Wesneski and TBD (Assad?) in some order face Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson, also in some order, at 1:15 and 7:15 PM CT.
Walk Off a Hero (By the Seat of One’s Pants)
This play was a very aggressive send that almost didn’t work because it sounds like Cody Bellinger stumbled rounding third and wasn’t running as well as he could: You can see that catcher and runner got to the plate pretty much simultaneously, and as the commentary suggests, the umpire was ready to call Bellinger out except the ball rolled away. …
Walk Off a Hero
Michael Busch was kinda scuffling, but my eternal optimism always thinks anyone can be a hero at any time in baseball. And boy did he pick his moment: There was rain in the area and since Busch is apparently part cat, he decided he didn’t feel like being wet longer than needed and also decided that it was best if …
What Say the Armchair Umpires?
Here is the play in question: My thoughts…