*****Official Cubs 2024 Thread 🚽*****

[ICWestfan]

That’s 5 games we have pissed away.

How long are we gonna sit and do nothing? These games mean just as much as those after the AS break.

I only saw that Cubs lost. HOW did they lose?

 

[Easthawk1062]

The Pen is dog 💩

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

I only saw that Cubs lost. HOW did they lose?

Up 3. Little league error to give up 2 unearned runs in the 7th I think.

Tied at 5 in the 9th.
Score 1 in the top of the 11th.
Give up two in the bottom. Palencia hits lead off Bader, the gives up double to Lindor. Ballgame.

 

[lucas80]

When the charter lands in Chicago 1-2 guys from the bullpen need to catch a commercial flight to Des Moines.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

When the charter lands in Chicago 1-2 guys from the bullpen need to catch a commercial flight to Des Moines.

Or Knoxville.

 

[Easthawk1062]

Up 3. Little league error to give up 2 unearned runs in the 7th I think.

Tied at 5 in the 9th.
Score 1 in the top of the 11th.
Give up two in the bottom. Palencia hits lead off Bader, the gives up double to Lindor. Ballgame.

Pen hitting guys and walking guys has opened the door to lots of trouble this year.

 

[SoDakHawk]

The bullpen needs to be addressed. Wins/losses in May count just as much in the standings as wins/losses in September.

 

[hawkirugged17]

OK, what PCA just did there, is that legal? He was holding his helmet and touching 2nd base with it. Does that count as touching the base?

ETA: I have the game on mute as I am on a call, so not sure if they are discussing on the call.

Had never seen this before ...

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[hawkirugged17]

I did. Peralta got tossed in the 6th and was replaced by Peguero. Uribe was in later in the 8th and he had every chance to walk away or even do the fake tough-guy stuff of most baseball fights, but instead he chose to throw a punch. Will be interesting to see his suspension. I’m guessing Siri will ultimately get 3-5 games, Peralta will technically get suspended to miss a start, but they’ll just move guys around so that he basically misses none, but Uribe could maybe get 10 games.

These breakdowns are great. Language!

 

[lucas80]

A Friday morning flurry of updates on injured players. Suzuki took BP at Wrigley today, and estimates he's 80 percent. Smyly appears to be close. I will go out on a limb and say Steele returns to the Cubs for his next start, but Hendricks gets at least one more minor league rehab game. Bellinger sounds less promising.
https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs...teele-hendricks-suzuki-wicks-smyly-bellinger/

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[QChawks]

we really need Wesneski to go at least a strong 5 innings today

 

[lucas80]

we really need Wesneski to go at least a strong 5 innings today

We need those bats to wake up, too. Yes, Bellinger and Suzuki are out, but we've got 3 guys in Swanson, Happ, and Morel we are counting on that are in funks. Busch needs to make an adjustment, but I like the overall pitching match ups in this series to get those sleepy bats woken up

 

[QChawks]

Taylor McGregor is so hawt

 

[QChawks]

 

[lucas80]

Taylor McGregor is so hawt

Wood hit

 

[QChawks]

well done Wesneski

 

[hawkirugged17]

Hopefully this holds up ...

 

[QChawks]

Hopefully this holds up ...

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Nope

bullpen continues to kill this team

 

[hawkirugged17]

Contreras ties it up with a single after an infield single and stolen base. 1-1.

 

[Easthawk1062]

Pen just can’t get it done. If the pen can get it figured out this is a pretty legit team.

 

[QChawks]

brutal loss

 

[Easthawk1062]

Terrible.

 

[TheCainer]

Pen just can’t get it done. If the pen can get it figured out this is a pretty legit team.

Need the offense to get going too. Also, Adbert not only can't hold a lead, he cannot hold the runners either it appears.😡

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

JFC! When are they gonna pull the plug on the Alzolay fiasco? Obviously he’s not going to push through this; he needs major work on his issues and that can only be done in the minors. How many games has he cost us now?

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

Alzolay, Happ, Swanson, Mervis, Suzuki and Amaya should all be off the roster.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

JFC

That’s 6.

 

[QChawks]

 

[like-woahh]

New strategy, start Alzolay so we have more innings to make up the runs he gives up.

 

[tumorboy]

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

Dansby Swanson needs to quit worrying about his and his wife’s social status in Chicago. It’s time he starts focusing on baseball.

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[lucas80]

 

[lucas80]

This is intolerable, so, besides being mad, what can be done to fix the bullpen?

 

[tumorboy]

 

[QChawks]

This is intolerable, so, besides being mad, what can be done to fix the bullpen?

 

[darylhawk]

This is intolerable, so, besides being mad, what can be done to fix the bullpen?

Obviously Brown and Wesneski need to stay up in the pen even when everyone else gets healthy, and Alzolay seemingly needs a reset in the minors.

 

[ButtersHawk]

This is intolerable, so, besides being mad, what can be done to fix the bullpen?

Beg whoever is in charge of the Belushi estate to chip in

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

This is intolerable, so, besides being mad, what can be done to fix the bullpen?

As was mentioned above, there's going to be a pitching staff roster crunch when Steele and Wicks return, and maybe even Hendricks, Smyly and Merryweather. No way Alzolay survives that. I wish the team would make the move sooner, but right now it looks like they'd rather weather the storm with Alzolay instead of bringing Cuas or Little back up. Rather maddening.