Chicago Cubs 2026

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IanKEvans2
Two of the best teams in baseball, Cubs versus Dodgers, featuring a generationally famous player in Ohtani, and the Friday night game is blacked out of MLBtv in favor of AppleTV.

I don't even know why I bother with MLBtv anymore with the constant blackouts.

Anyway, go Cubs. Beat the Dodgers.
 
#483      
Grandpa
Cubs weren't picking up the ball off Sheehan. Lucky this wasn't the old days when he would have thrown a complete game shutout.
 
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Second place is 1st loser
KBLEE said:
Assad throwing meatballs.
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He's in a tough spot just because he's not a guy who's used to coming out of the pen. Add the Dodgers to the equation and it's less than ideal.

The writing on the wall was early that this wasn't going to be the Cubs night. For as much of a savior as Rea has been, he was awful tonight. He was falling behind hitters and at 70+ pitches going into the 4th. When the pen is as beat up as it is......the starter has to give you something to work with. The last two nights out, neither did. Taillon let up 4 in 5 innings and tonight Rae gives up 6 in 3 1/3.
 
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DRS
Second place is 1st loser said:
He's in a tough spot just because he's not a guy who's used to coming out of the pen. Add the Dodgers to the equation and it's less than ideal.

The writing on the wall was early that this wasn't going to be the Cubs night. For as much of a savior as Rea has been, he was awful tonight. He was falling behind hitters and at 70+ pitches going into the 4th. When the pen is as beat up as it is......the starter has to give you something to work with. The last two nights out, neither did. Taillon let up 4 in 5 innings and tonight Rae gives up 6 in 3 1/3.
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last night for sure felt like almost a throw in the towel game. Save the much beleaguered bullpen for another day. But I disagree that Taillon didn't give them something to work with, he battled through it well and gave up one bomb to Smith, outside that he fought well. And the cubbies had something to work with, so much so we came back. Taillon has fought pretty hard so far this year.
 
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Second place is 1st loser
DRS said:
last night for sure felt like almost a throw in the towel game. Save the much beleaguered bullpen for another day. But I disagree that Taillon didn't give them something to work with, he battled through it well and gave up one bomb to Smith, outside that he fought well. And the cubbies had something to work with, so much so we came back. Taillon has fought pretty hard so far this year.
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Taillon used everything that he had in the tank. It's an incredibly big ask, but with the bullpen so insanely short right now, it can't be good enough to just get through 5. The starters are going to be tasked with getting them through 6(at minimum) with 3 or fewer runs every night. I believe that is what the "formal" definition of a quality start is.

I 100% agree with you that Counsell knew he had to flush that one after the 4th. What's added even a bigger challenge to this is that they're in the middle of a 13 day stretch with no off days. How they figured out winning 10 in a row is incredible.
 
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Warren Carter Fanclub
Second place is 1st loser said:
Taillon used everything that he had in the tank. It's an incredibly big ask, but with the bullpen so insanely short right now, it can't be good enough to just get through 5. The starters are going to be tasked with getting them through 6(at minimum) with 3 or fewer runs every night. I believe that is what the "formal" definition of a quality start is.

I 100% agree with you that Counsell knew he had to flush that one after the 4th. What's added even a bigger challenge to this is that they're in the middle of a 13 day stretch with no off days. How they figured out winning 10 in a row is incredible.
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I can't remember a time where a team had to play 13 days in a row without a day off and had to travel to and from the west coast. And in April before makeup days piled up.
 
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