Brewers-Cubs NLDS Game Three Thread - 10/8/2025 @ 4:08PM

[BCF]

You guys are all acting like the Cubs are some scrub team and not a team that won 90+ games this year 

[adambr2]

Just now, OldHeidelberg said:

What a let down, I was sure of a sweep and yet here we are 20 minutes in and I am starting to worry I need to find something else to do. Pull it together guys.

Really surprised that anyone was expecting a sweep. I didn’t expect the Cubs to just lie down.

[Craigilicious]

So far Brewers pitchers have 1 out, I'm giving that first one to Sal, he earned it

[Frisbee Slider]

I feel like the Cubs should have batted around by now given that it is almost 5 o’clock

[CheezWizHed]

Just now, BCF said:

You guys are all acting like the Cubs are some scrub team and not a team that won 90+ games this year 

We are also acting like a team that hasn't overcome a 3 run deficit in the first inning... 

[adambr2]

We have 50 pitches of stress on our arms this inning and we are not even out of the 1st inning. On a day that everyone thought the wind would help us.

[RobertCrawley]

Quintana isn't afraid of the bright lights. Maybe he'll give us some innings today if we can score a couple soon.

[Turning2]

Get the last f bomb out already.... 

[Brewluver]

I expected us to win the series 3-1

I do not care if we lose this game.

It's expected.

We'll close it out in game 4

[OldSchoolSnapper]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

Really surprised that anyone was expecting a sweep. I didn’t expect the Cubs to just lie down.

I was hopeful for a sweep, but in the back of my head, losing the series was the most Wisconsin outcome I could imagine. 70-pitch 1st inning feels like step 1 in that adventure.

[kevinisaname]

FINALLY out of it.

[BarremlensTSSC]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

Really surprised that anyone was expecting a sweep. I didn’t expect the Cubs to just lie down.

I wasn't expecting a sweep.  I was expecting some competitive pitching.  Probably will yet, just not much of it this inning.

[adambr2]

Merciful end to the inning.

[Frisbee Slider]

No further damage! 🤣

[BCF]

Just now, BarremlensTSSC said:

I wasn't expecting a sweep.  I was expecting some competitive pitching.  Probably will yet, just not much of it this inning.

Because bad games never happen? 
 

[Nola Beery]

A. F. T!

[RobertCrawley]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Really surprised that anyone was expecting a sweep. I didn’t expect the Cubs to just lie down.

The game is far from over.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Couldn’t start much worse. Eight innings to go. At least need to make Taillon work in the 2nd. Answer back with something. 

[adambr2]

Just now, OldSchoolSnapper said:

I was hopeful for a sweep, but in the back of my head, losing the series was the most Wisconsin outcome I could imagine. 70-pitch 1st inning feels like step 1 in that adventure.

Yep. Neither this game, nor the series are over. Teams come back from 3 runs all the time, and they also win or lose 3 games in a row all the time.

[torts]

So that's what the last two games felt like 🤣

[kevinisaname]

3 minutes ago, BCF said:

You guys are all acting like the Cubs are some scrub team and not a team that won 90+ games this year 

I think we're all acting like Quinn and Nick should be able to pitch better. I don't see anyone questioning whether or not the Cubs are a good team.

[BarremlensTSSC]

2 minutes ago, BCF said:

You guys are all acting like the Cubs are some scrub team and not a team that won 90+ games this year 

I think most of us are just acting like we expected Priester to put up a competitive start.  Which he's been doing for months.

Stuff happens.  it's baseball.  4-1 isn't insurmountable.  Could have been significantly worse.

[Frisbee Slider]

It’s been a while but I remember Taillon leaving pitches over the plate earlier today 

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, RobertCrawley said:

The game is far from over.

I agree — but the series isn’t, either.

[BCF]

Just now, kevinisaname said:

I think we're all acting like Quinn and Nick should be able to pitch better. I don't see anyone questioning whether or not the Cubs are a good team.

How many 3-2 counts were there? 7-8 pitch AB’s where cubs were fouling pitches off?