It does…but it should also hopefully become a little more stable/self-sustaining now that the pipeline of young arms is getting to the MLB level. They’ve all had rough moments & injuries, but I’m excited about the potential for Little, Palencia, Estrada, Hughes, Roberts and whatever starters eventually become bullpen arms to support and hopefully take some load off Alzolay and Merryweather. But no doubt it has to get much better.
It’s been clear for a while (even when going well) that the Cubs couldn’t get by on 4 guys in the pen. Need to play this out, still a chance to get into the WC and maybe win a series and then once the WS is over, it’s time to get this roster better and deeper across the board. There’s a lot to like already in place and some young guys were able to see what a pennant race looks and feels like. That’s great experience going forward.I'll say it again. This rollercoaster kind of sucks. I wish the Cubs would pull some of these games out and we'd be comfortably in. But the truth is that while watching this series against the Braves, we aren't beating the Braves in the playoffs. We aren't beating the Dodgers either. So while it sucks, it's been fun watching meaningful games in September. The entire month has been like a long playoff. It's fine, it's all fine.
Yeah, I thought that was a little odd, especially on a Thursday with the series already won.
Burnes threw 66 pitches today. Thought they would perhaps due something similar with Woodruff & Peralta.
Yeah, I guess they could. I forgot about the off day Monday keeping them all on normal rest.
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Are you talking about the rule for rainouts? By the book, as at least I used to understand it, the Mets should have been declared a 1-0 winner in that same since the Marlins took the lead in the top of the 9th right before the rain out occurred. Is that what you are referring to?
Not according to the rule the mlb.com writer cites in the following article;
www.mlb.com
Tuesday -> Mets didn't cover their field during a frickin monsoon over the weekend. There was no rain for 24 hours prior to the game and yet the game was still postponed due to field conditions to be made up as part of a DH on Wednesday. This completely jacked up the Marlins rotation, which means one of their better starters scheduled to pitch Tuesday can't pitch on last game of season Sunday
I'd rather be involved in a pennant race than not, but I will always wonder "what-if?"....If the Cubs had just given up in July, the organization could have collected a King's ransom for Bellinger. In retrospect, I wonder if that may have been the better choice for the future....
I’ll still take this every time.
He’s not going anywhere. I think he and Jed are pretty clearly on the same page and they’ve been waiting for this new wave of youngsters to be ready. Ross has met/exceeded expectations 3 of his 4 years so far and Jed thinks he’s the guy….and in all seriousness, the biggest issue with this year’s team was depth of talent, not manager choices.
