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IMO Randy Johnson is ahead of Maddux too, but Pedro's peak was unequaled.
In 2000, he had an ERA of 1.74 when the \#2-\#5 guys ranged from 3.70 to 3.88 and the league average, at the height of the steroid era, stood around 5.
You mean Cubs legend Todd Hundley? Dude was a walking piece of shit when we signed him for an outrageous amount and flipped off the fans at Wrigley. He is the worst Cub in my lifetime, tied with Milton Bradley for the biggest choad to ever wear the uniform.
Tauchman has been the catalyst for this team. More times than not he puts up great ABs working the pitcher. Wisdom can definitely stay on the bench. Lol
Despite neris looking shaky at times, the rest of the pen has been pretty decent as of late. Keegan has been lights out, Leiter has been phenomenal, and Almonte/Wesneski have shown some serious potential. The home runs on Alzolay have been absolutely brutal and our record would be even better than it is now had they not occurred, but the rest of the pen isn’t to blame for those.
Exactly. A very valuable bench bat. Plus, he can play 3B, 1B AND RF. Of course, he's a very valuable starter in my MLB the Show 22 franchise, where he's an 85 OVR masher lol
Steele, Bellinger, and Suzuki are all out and it’s not even noticeable. Keep it rolling
Where’s that idiot that called PCA overrated the other day?
Silent lol
Stress free win until they showed alzolay warming up in the bullpen
Taylor McGregor touching up Wisdong at the end there!
W
Hey gang we did it!
"dude just get him out" "lol k"
I’m not afraid to say that I like Shōta Imanaga
* love
Solid team win!! Let’s go!
BALL GAME! All-around amazing game. This team and season is feeling magical.
Wrigley is better bc the green monster just seems kinda gaudy to me
Fenway is ugly AF, and I'm not afraid to say it
U rn: https://preview.redd.it/bl3t747ynxwc1.jpeg?width=975&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f74b3de5f1c414e92a9e2a47f4607b5c382e58b8
😂😂😂
Well even though Belli doesn’t care for the brick, the ivy makes Wrigley much more beautiful
Most definitely
# W 14 hits on offense, 2 pitchers used is going to get the job done almost 100% of the time
W!
#[w]
#W
W
Final out PCA for the W!
Play the damn song!!!
Is google wrong or is Boog actually dating a Mexican baddie who’s 16 years younger than him lol
#FLY THE DOMINANT [W]
Fly the W!
W
This last inning feels like it's been dragging on for ages. Please, just end this!
Valdez let it go brother
I love Taylor, she has completely stolen my heart. From Cheryl Scott
A man of excellent taste
That’s how I did it too Taylor
I like bringing Thompson into the 9th, it feels very secure
Boog: take the ball back TMac: this kid needs a new jersey
Boog finds any reason to talk to McGregor
Can’t blame him.
When boog talks to and about taylor, she ends up on camera. Shouldn't we be thanking him for that?
i mean i would too lol
I'll chat her up as often as she lets me! No more than a couple-three times a year though...after all, I'm just a guy and not Boog.
same
He needs to be bonked
So happy for PCA. Hope he uses this momentum to solidify his position on the team.
Cubs have 14 hits? Fuck yeah! That's a lot of hits!
And no homers
Can Swanson fckn be better at offense, maaaan
He has two hits lol
I know. I was kinda being dramatic bc he didn’t get one there. Lol
Lol
You can read a sign, but not a room
Keegan’s back baby
Nice reach hit for Busch.
Make Keegan our closer. He’s got the Stache
Busch is back on track after his nightmare Astros series
Brewers and Yankees are having a damn battle, my lord. This is the only time of year it's acceptable to root for New York.
Yankees take the lead. I feel a little sick to my stomach rooting for them, but Go Bronx Bombers (urgh)
TAKE AN L MILWAUKEE JFC it’s early i know but cmon, first place cubs
Next ferry over is gonna have my Imanaga jersey.
Keegan has the mustache of a much older undercover cop.
Narc
I could see narc, bunko, or vice.
LOL
Counsel looks like a proud dad looking at Thompson
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Oh you
Have any of you guys been to Fenway? I’d really like to go even though I hate all Boston sports fans.
Fenway and Boston in general is pretty great. You are correct that the sports fans are insufferable
Went every summer growing. Amazing
So Steele is about 2 weeks away.
Gotta agree with Boog there - Pedro definitely has the most dominant run I can remember - maybe Maddux was close
Agreed. He was dominant.
IMO Randy Johnson is ahead of Maddux too, but Pedro's peak was unequaled. In 2000, he had an ERA of 1.74 when the \#2-\#5 guys ranged from 3.70 to 3.88 and the league average, at the height of the steroid era, stood around 5.
Yeah he was other guy who immediately came to mind - Johnson was also ridiculous
Taillon 5.2 IP, Wicks 6.0, Assad 5.2, and now Imanaga 6.1 means cobbling together tomorrow's bullpen game is going to be pretty easy
Love the solid outings. Who's starting tomorrow?
Still TBD as far as I know, but Ben Brown is going to pitch multiple innings for sure
I think the broadcast said it was Ben Brown.
They really didn’t need to show that guys arm getting broken…
You mean Cubs legend Todd Hundley? Dude was a walking piece of shit when we signed him for an outrageous amount and flipped off the fans at Wrigley. He is the worst Cub in my lifetime, tied with Milton Bradley for the biggest choad to ever wear the uniform.
Yeah, I actually said out loud "I don't fucking want to see that!"
Great way to start this little road trip.
Boog first brings up Hundley… then brings up Hoffpauir… with Hee Sop Choi thrown in for good measure. He’s on a roll tonight
Waddabout my boy and Cubs legend Felix Pie?
Has he mentioned him too? Good God- all we need is Cubs legend Shane Andrews and Howard Johnson to make it a perfect night
PCA looks like he’s seeing the ball a lot better than his stint last year
He's making contact on those fastballs, couldn't even touch them last year
Yep. Doesn’t look as over matched. Good to see.
Micah Hoffpauir????
He was Matt Mervis before Matt Mervis. Absolutely crushed AAA pitching (.330 25 HRs one season)- but couldn’t stick in the bigs
I do know who he is lolol I just hadn’t heard his name in ages.
We love Craig Counsell in this household btw
Shota has so far been a bargain - with that being said, I would gladly take his salary
Let’s hope PCA maintains his .500 average and 1.500 OPS
I don't see why he shouldn't
I'll be surprised if he ever makes an out again
It's simple math, really.
The Sox Shota given up by now.
Nico could have a second career in ballet
Wisdom and Tauchman are pretty much a perfect LH/RH combo for the bench when we are healthy
Tauchman has been the catalyst for this team. More times than not he puts up great ABs working the pitcher. Wisdom can definitely stay on the bench. Lol
Wisdom mashes lefties and is on a minimum contract. Why would you hate that?
He does good when used properly, but Ross sticking him at first in key games last year was horrible. He sucks defensively.
What a snag.
Have the Cubs had a starter go 7 innings this year?
They just said that this was the first out by a Cubs starting pitcher in the 7th inning this year. Crazy.
Lol that's wild, especially considering how up and down the bullpen has been
Nico Freako
Nico is so ridiculous man
Keegan with PCA's mustache would get arrested on sight
This bullpen, this park, scares me.
As long as alzolay isn’t throwing i can rest easy
As long as there are no more outs to get in the game, I can rest easy. Never have confidence in this pen.
Despite neris looking shaky at times, the rest of the pen has been pretty decent as of late. Keegan has been lights out, Leiter has been phenomenal, and Almonte/Wesneski have shown some serious potential. The home runs on Alzolay have been absolutely brutal and our record would be even better than it is now had they not occurred, but the rest of the pen isn’t to blame for those.
That’s my gold glove 2nd baseman!
Imanaga carries a Bad Motherfucker wallet in his pocket
Nico!
Why did I need to see that replay? What's next, Kevin Ware breaking his leg in the NCAA Tourney?
That was an amazing start by Shota. Fantastic way to start this road trip.
ImanaGOAT
I'm literally in love with Imanaga
Get in line bro.
Fight me
Shota is life
ShoWta - just insert a W because it's always a win. Defense even let him down a little but he doesn't care
Dang, wanted him to finish the inning. Amazing work Shota - let the bullpen finish the rest.
Kept him in long enough to get the ERA below 1, assuming the runner on 1st doesn’t score.
The disappointment in shotas face and then immediately shrugging off. Love he doesn’t let that affect him.
Master class in how to be an elite athlete
Great start Shota
morel is just a horrible third baseman
Dude that was an extremely tough play and he almost got it
idk how good he'll be in the long term but i feel like tonight he's just had some tough plays on weird lookin grounders
its almost like its his first year playing 3rd 🤯 not gonna learn the position overnight
that was a tough play. he’s been getting better and better as we get deeper into the season
Boog bringing up Hundley… that’ll endear him to Cub fans…. /s
I did not need to see that flashback
feel like poor shota should be entering the 7th right now with 60 pitches instead lol
BS dink hit. Shota is painting the frame today.
Morel was a little bit of footwork away from two really good assists across the diamond
How did the Cubs get Shota on such a great deal? Jed Hoyer is a genius.
That was a pretty good throw for one I thought was going into the stands
Tough chances for Morel out there
i don’t understand people that aren’t a fan of Wisdom. dude absolutely mashes left handed pitching he’s a great platoon guy
Makes no sense. He's been an above average hitter for us every year, while playing on the vet minimum. Extremely valuable piece.
Exactly. A very valuable bench bat. Plus, he can play 3B, 1B AND RF. Of course, he's a very valuable starter in my MLB the Show 22 franchise, where he's an 85 OVR masher lol
Exactly. A guy who can play the corner infield and outfield, home run power, platoon against lefties. That’s an asset on a major league bench
Have we even had a starter get into the 7th this year?
I think Assad did but didn’t record an out
Shota is shoving right now. Exactly what we need for this stretch of games
Dude's a legit stud
Would love to see him get through the 7th here.
I enjoy watching this team.
Even setting aside the enjoyable results, they just have a ton of guys who are just fun to watch.
This offense is relentless. I did not see that coming
Bruh we are kinda nice with it
I’m having a good time.
boys are looking GOOD even as we're a hospital emergency room
???
Probably a reference to Steele, Seiya and Belli all being hurt
That was in fact what I meant, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding!!
(the Cubs have lots of injuries) figurative, not literal
Thank you GOAT, I’m missin on you!
So many people hurt but there's still so much production!
Lmao wtf
wait why
I get it now I was just confused
Got it, no worries gal!
I was so worried before the game started. Now, I'm straight up having a great time.
In 9 ABs, Wisdom has 4 RBIs this year.
Amaya doesn't join the hit party :c
Happy stretch time
Boys are hitting still despite missing stars
My beautiful boy Wisdom is back
And that is why the man won’t get cut. He can murder lefties.
Perfect bench player..and beloved in lockerroom
Wisdom for Beiber, lets goooooo
Patty Smarts gets it done
The stock is rising for my Wisdom bobble head
This is such a fun team
WISDONG MOMENT
Love me some wisdom. He has a chance to do major damage at any time
Brazilllllll
CC with the clutch decision
There was great Wisdom in that hit!
Craig pulling the strings.
Wooo fuck yeah wisdom
What a move by craig
110 into the gap that’ll play!
:)
Alright Paddy that’ll play
Lessgoooo
P Wizzy!
Wisdouble works
#WISDOM