Cubbies bullpen really sucks……
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I don’t think the decision was to hang a slider. Counsell said after the game it appeared Palencia got as the inning wore on. Maybe they’ve been using him too much.
I agree. That looked like a ball that should’ve been caught in left field. You always play deep in a situation like that, painful loss.
Bad loss for Cubbies. On the bright side, both Moises and Shaw went 2-4.
It earned Moises a demotion.
Right move. He wasn’t going to get the ABs, so I’d rather see him playing regularly at AAA at this point. Hopefully seeing a bit of time in majors and finishing it on a positive serve him well we we can get him ore ABs.
I'm not saying it was a decision to hang a slider, it was the decision to throw the slider at all. His fastball was filthy. He was rushing 101 up there.....why not stay with it?
It is what it is. Nice bounce back tonight so far.
Broke out the bats after last night's clunker.
He’s actually leading league in RBI; he’s tied for lead in majors with Judge.
But if he was a good hitter, he’d be batting .295 and leading majors in RBIs by 15.
Good game by Horton and the bullpen. Would have been nice to have saved a couple of runs from last night, but a win is a win.
Another series win BUT when you have a 1 run lead, runner on second with no outs in the 9th, you lay the ball down. No ifs ands or buts. It’s rare that I question CC but baseball 101 tells you to lay the bunt down when the pitcher is intentionally trying to get you to hit the ball to the left side of the infield. I do not care who is up. Swanson should have bunted to move the Busch to third. Now that changes everything. Miami will play in which would increase Nico’s odds of getting that run home. A 3-1 lead is a hell of a lot better than a 2-1 lead with Palencia coming to close the game out. Lack of fundamental baseball could have cost us today. But like I said, another series win and 10 games over
The strategy of the bunt in this situation is evolving into the DH/No DH baseball debate of the present time. :-D
Considering the way this series started, I'll take it.
I get that but smart baseball says lay it down.
Still doesn't pass the JSmoke eye test though so it doesn't matter
From the Cubs Website:
I mean, he's been playing a little better but........
Why 40-year-old Turner has been key to Cubs' success
I mean, he's been playing a little better but........
Did you read the article? It talks about how he isn't playing that well, but he's been a key locker room guy especially for the young dudes.From the Cubs Website:
Why 40-year-old Turner has been key to Cubs' success
I mean, he's been playing a little better but........
Right. And the Cubs won the World Series because Heyward gave a speech.
That speech helped. If it weren’t for the rain delay as well which gave us that speech, we would have lost the series., Maddon did just about everything possible to lose Game 7. Baseball 101 says never bring a starting pitcher in the game in a dirty inning. Never. He was so adamant about making sure Lester got in the game that he jumped the gun. Plus the fact that he completely overused Chapman which didn’t t help. Maddon is a mediocre manager at best. Never was a fan. He is the Bruce Weber of baseball except we actually won a championship.
2 different things. I agree Maddon managed a terrible game. But do you really think Schwarber, Zobrist and Montero wouldn't have delivered those clutch hits in the 10th if Heyward didn't give a speech ?
Turner is a backup 1B. Not sure what people are expecting. He’s batting .280 in May, he’s been on winners, and if he’s a good clubhouse guy helping the younger guys, he’s a good guy to have around.
Serious question, I promise I'm not being snarky or sarcastic. Have you ever played organized sports at a high level? I played college baseball and I can tell you vibes matter, man. Probably in baseball more than other sports I played (basketball/football). I don't think the Heyward speech is what actually makes the hits happen, but it didn't hurt to have the rain delay/regrouping in the dugout. The momentum was completely in Cleveland's favor.
Considering how I was feeling after Cleveland tied it up, I'm glad someone said something positive... All I could think was, here we go again... of course this is happening... We don't get to win, we're the Cubs.
It wasn't just the pressure of blowing a big lead in the 7th game of the WS, it was also the pressure of over a century of futility. All of the losing years created narratives of curses and scapegoats. The Goat, the black cat, Leon's error, Bartman, etc. Someone/something was going to get added to the list... Were any of those things solely responsible for the Cubs not winning? Absolutely not.
Was Heyward's speech a major factor in turning the game around? Who knows? In any case it's part of Cubs baseball lore now, and forever.
I can't imagine how many times I said/thought this during game 7
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