He has wheels which can come in handy late in games.
Chicago Cubs 2026
Boyd going tonight... Rea has been great, and Assad... well... 2 out of 3 ain't bad... but it will be nice to not have to lean on those guys. I assume Rea goes back to the pen, since he is more of a swing man anyway, but we shall see...
Sounds like we got good news on Palencia. They expect him to be able to resume throwing as early as later this week, and available soon after his IL stint expires.
7 in a row is pretty sweet. If only we could get the Reds to be a bit more cooperative... I still think we are the class of the division.
Sounds like we got good news on Palencia. They expect him to be able to resume throwing as early as later this week, and available soon after his IL stint expires.
7 in a row is pretty sweet. If only we could get the Reds to be a bit more cooperative... I still think we are the class of the division.
That play in the 9th. Lol
That looked like a High School Freshman B team throw. He threw that about 8-10 feet wide of the bag. The reliever(Webb?) was PI$$ED coming off the mound.
Webb had reason to be ticked. He’d induced 3 ground balls and got zero outs. Two were seeing-eye grounders that just found a hole, but that Kingery play was a tailor-made double play.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
8 straight wins will do that, but the pitching injury crisis being somewhat less crippling than it initially seemed is probably even more important.
Even PCA went 3-for-4 last night. We're gonna be okay!
We are on a heater and the pitching has been solid. I have said it for 2 years and it’s finally paying off that Brown is a reliever. He has been solid and the rest of the bullpen pen have found their roles. We are still a 90 plus win team.
Busch and Suzuki both had two hits including a HR each. These guys have to produce. This offense will be scary if they can get rolling.
What can you say about Ballesteros... Kid is hitting like Tony Gwynn this season. Lasers everywhere!
I love Ballesteros' game. He could be a fan favorite in due time.
If he keeps this up, due time is May 2026. LOL
His bat to ball skills are everything they were advertised to be.
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
Based on the ovation he received when he came to the plate the other night, I'm not sure we aren't already there. Cub fans love them some Mo Baller.
Good Lord! are the Cubs are pummeling the Phils’ pitching this series!
A team with that payroll just cannot have pitching this bad. No excuse. They just released Walker, and I’d suspect more heads to roll soon.
A team with that payroll just cannot have pitching this bad. No excuse. They just released Walker, and I’d suspect more heads to roll soon.
The schedule is going to be tough. 1st place Dodgers followed by the 1st place Padres, then the 14-11 Diamondbacks, the 1st place Reds, and the 1st place Rangers and the 1st place Braves.
Gadzooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They should have beat up the crap teams they played first. Maybe they can beat up the good teams.
Gadzooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They should have beat up the crap teams they played first. Maybe they can beat up the good teams.
Thielbar to IL? What is going on?
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
All of those teams have to play the 1st place Cubs.
Cubs re-acquire Nicky Lopez from the Rockies for cash.
You can probably use an egg timer to measure how much longer Kingery is on the roster.
You can probably use an egg timer to measure how much longer Kingery is on the roster.
Finally gets a chance to hit against a lefty and he rips a double
Today's injury report show him as day to day... if you browse those lists, you'll see we are not alone in having double digit injuries. What is troubling for us is that 10 of the 11 guys on ours are pitchers.
Wicks and Maton are both currently on rehab assignments in Iowa, so hopefully we will get them back in the fold soon. (Wicks threw 3 shutout innings the other day. Maton is scheduled to make his first appearance tonight)
Harvey is supposed to start his throwing program today.
Haha! I thought the same thing... Nicky has been playing well at AAA for the Rockies. (.333 avg in 62 ABs)
Kinda hard to believe the Rockies couldn't use him...
The trade that keeps on giving. Cruz was one of the two prospects we traded for Michael Soroka.