Chicago Cubs 2025

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#1,976      
As of 822/25, Cubs 74-55 (19 over .500), they should at least play 1 game over .500 with 33 to go. So if they win 16, they win 90 games. So, if they do not make the playoffs, what should they do?

Team# Games leftRecord+ - .500
St. Louis3 (H)64-66-2
Cincy4 (A)67-62+5
TB3 (H)62-67-5
Atl3 (H) 3 (A)58-70-12
WA3 (H)53-75-22
CO3 (A)37-92-55
SF3 (A)61-68-7
LAA2 (A)61-67-6
Pitts3 (A)55-74-19
Mets3 (H)68-60+8
Totals15 (H) 18 (A)-115
They're 8 games up on the Reds, they're not missing the playoffs.
 
#1,977      
I simply have watched too much baseball to act like sweeping a team on the road is a must, those are golden. I also, do not really think the cubs are gonna catch the brewers after the insane run they made, that is the type of baseball that wins you a division, so I am just about winning baseball at this point. That is what matters most here. But could you imagine winning 8 of 9 on the road at this point in the season? I will take 7-2 on this stretch and run with that. You must have a higher opinion than I do of this team to push for those type of results. Could happen though. I'd love to see it.
It not so much a higher opinion of the Cubs, it's more than Colorado is absolutely awful. They're the worst team in the league by a lot. I agree that catching Milwaukee is highly, highly unlikely. Any hope would require 2 of 3 vs San Fran and all 3 vs the Rockies.
 
#1,982      
Why is Busch still leading off? Is the ability of a leadoff man to take pitches no longer valued? It seems like he swings at the first pitch over half the time. A home run leading off the game on occasion is much better utilized down in the order with men on base. I'm beating a dead horse but Hoerner should be leading off.

Do the Brewers win every time with a walk off?
 
#1,983      
I have been wondering why for over two weeks. Counsel does not seem to make lineup changes well, nor see well when a change is needed.
 
#1,986      
This team is just chock full of unclutch hitters up and down the lineup.
We do have a lineup of poor situational hitters. I hope we sit Suzuki and play Caissie. He should get the majority of ABs for now. In the future, I hope Jed rectifies a mistake by offering no trade contracts. Huge albatross around our neck with Suzuki. I hope next year when Owen and Ballestros are here, that Jed goes to Suzuki and explains that if he wants PT, he might want to ask for a trade.
 
#1,988      
We do have a lineup of poor situational hitters. I hope we sit Suzuki and play Caissie. He should get the majority of ABs for now. In the future, I hope Jed rectifies a mistake by offering no trade suckscontracts. Huge albatross around our neck with Suzuki. I hope next year when Owen and Ballestros are here, that Jed goes to Suzuki and explains that if he wants PT, he might want to ask for a trade.
Happ
 
#1,990      
We do have a lineup of poor situational hitters. I hope we sit Suzuki and play Caissie. He should get the majority of ABs for now. In the future, I hope Jed rectifies a mistake by offering no trade contracts. Huge albatross around our neck with Suzuki. I hope next year when Owen and Ballestros are here, that Jed goes to Suzuki and explains that if he wants PT, he might want to ask for a trade.

I don't get the Suzuki hate. He's got more HR and RBI in fewer games this year vs a full year last year. His career BABIP is .331 and last year was .370, but this year at .282 is a career low. This means that he has been very unlucky compared to prior years and is likely due for some positive regression.
 
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I don't get the Suzuki hate. He's got more HR and RBI in fewer games this year vs a full year last year. His career BABIP is .331 and last year was .370, but this year at .282 is a career low. This means that he has been very unlucky compared to prior years and is likely due for some positive regression.
I agree.

The only way I've been able to ground myself in understanding where it comes from is willful ignorance of the statistical year he is having, or simply a cognitive inability to interpret his statistics when presented the data.

I choose to believe that, rather than the hate coming from a place of bias that I'd rather not accuse a random person on the internet of. Because he's having a career year.
 
#1,992      
I agree.

The only way I've been able to ground myself in understanding where it comes from is willful ignorance of the statistical year he is having, or simply a cognitive inability to interpret his statistics when presented the data.

I choose to believe that, rather than the hate coming from a place of bias that I'd rather not accuse a random person on the internet of. Because he's having a career year.
Everything is intensified, in the case of Suzuki, Tucker and Happ (and even PCA), because of how bad they have been the last 2 months. Their statistics as a whole aren't bad (except for Happ), but that causes everyone (including me) to be more critical. Sort of a what have you done for me lately when the Brewers never lose.
 
#1,994      
I think we can put to bed the notion that the Cubs can catch the Brewers. Still possible, I suppose...
 
#1,995      
I think we can put to bed the notion that the Cubs can catch the Brewers. Still possible, I suppose...
They've got Blue Jays/Phillies while we've got Rockies/Braves.. have to make up AT LEAST 3 games there or I'm not seeing much of a path. Just not enough games left even with the easy schedule.
 
#1,996      
They've got Blue Jays/Phillies while we've got Rockies/Braves.. have to make up AT LEAST 3 games there or I'm not seeing much of a path. Just not enough games left even with the easy schedule.
Sorry to say they were just swept, put a fork in them, they're done. Was entertaining until it wasn't.
 
#1,999      
about 40-1 odds against us catching them, imo
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