OSS: Maybe the Cubs can win on Barnhart days after all?
Three up:
- Marcus Stroman kept the Mets off balance for most of the night, and probably could have gone the distance given his pitch count. Aside from one mistake to Mets nine-hitter Francisco Alvarez that was deposited over the CF fence, Stro was effective. His line on the day was 8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K, and he has improved to a 2.95 ERA for the season. He also brings the fun vibes that this team has been missing (even though I guess he was also technically bringing them last year, haha).
- The Cubs biggest play of the day by WPA was Dansby Swanson’s one-out RBI double in the third inning, which put the Cubs on the board for the first time. Swanson’s back of the baseball card numbers have only been so-so this year but he’s been doing all of the little things well on top of his stellar defense. his .265/.367/.405 line is good for a 117 wRC+, and he is actually right on pace to match his 6.4 fWAR season last year.
- Nico Hoerner added some insurance with a solo shot in the sixth to put the Cubs up 4-2. It was his first home run in almost exactly a month. Nico’s not really a HR-focused guy based on where he’s hitting in the lineup, but it’s still nice to see him go yard every once in a while.
Three down:
- Not much to complain about today, aside from maybe the one day early getaway day lineup. At least for AC’s sake, Nick Madrigal did not make an appearance
Next up:
The Cubs go for the Conan at 6:40 on Thursday. Carlos Carrasco faces the season debut of Cyle Hendricks.
Comments
The Cubs have not been shut out yet this season, knock on wood
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Corey Kluber, who lost to the Cubs in the World Series, now relegated to the bullpen
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/red-sox-move-corey-kluber-bullpen.html
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Bah, playing chicken with local politics and funding again
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlbs-rob-manfred-could-threaten-brewers-with-relocation-as-part-of-push-for-ballpark-updates-per-report/
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Nick Madrigal—–> AAA
Cyle —-> Cubs
AC—–> presumably elated
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To-day’s base ball squadron
2B Hoerner
SS Swanson
LF Happ
RF Suzuki
CF Tauchman
DH Morel
1B mervis
3B wisdom
C Gomes
P Cyle
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berselius,
A short bench, that’s probably the plan until they can drop another reliever then 👀
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OMG!!!!!!!
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andcounting,
Awww, he’s so distraught (dying laughing)
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andcounting,
Rice Cube,
Ecstasy has been achieved at Casa AC.
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BVS,
Rice Cube,
changes name to andcoming
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andcounting,
Wipes down server
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May fortune shine on Cubs World Series hero Kyle Hendricks tonight
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Huh, the Mets DFA’d Gary Snachez already
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Awww
There goes the no-hitter
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Kyle barely missing but that is a jam
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Damage is limited, may the Cubs bat around
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Yay Dansby
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Swandong!
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They ruled that a single (dying laughing) but good hustle
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Maybe they’ll score next time if the luck dragon stops biting Kyle
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This one is probably over barring a spirited comeback
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I am somewhat disappointed that Vogelbach didn’t attempt a stolen base
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The only saving grace to this game is that Pete Alonso is on my fake bball team and he’s outscored my opponent by himself tonight.
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BVS,
And the Travis Mathew commercials
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Did you see him play behind the plate the other night? His agility back there is like Wile E Coyote after an altercation with an anvil in a sand pit.
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Rice Cube,
Just looking at sprint speed stats from statcast. There are 10 players slower than Vogelbach in MLB this year. The slowest of all? Tucker Barnhardt. At least MASH is faster than Rizzo.
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BVS,
Yeah they needed to get Nido back on the roster so that made sense, just seemed like he played one game and the Mets were like nah
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Cubs lose in 2:43 but I turned it off way before then (dying laughing)
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I wonder if they’ll post videos of the Barnhart eephuses
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Rice Cube,
He threw a 39.1 mph pitch to Mark Canha. Apparently tied for the 4th slowest pitch in statcast history. Slowest 1 Brock Holt, 2. Dee Strange Gordon, 3. Frank the Tank, 4t. Andrelton Simmons while a Cub. 4t. Barnhardt.
Who says Cubs don’t dominate leaderboards?
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The last Dreamcast I did with berselius where Nick Madrigal almost ended me has 20 downloads which is pretty solid for something lost in the noise of Cubs podcastdom (dying laughing)
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Good read from Rosenthal about the atrocity that is the (currently) Oakland A’s
https://theathletic.com/4554189/2023/05/26/oakland-athletics-vegas-free-pass/
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Happy birthday to Cubs World Series legend Ben Zobrist
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New http://www.obstructedview.net/series-preview-cincinnati-reds-21-29-at-chicago-cubs-22-27/
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