Cubs (Peterson) vs Brewers (Misiorowski): 09/08/26, 6:40 PM

[DonBarclay]

1 hour ago, Frisbee Slider said:

I don’t remember Counsell pacing quite  as much in Milwaukee. 

Expectations are crushing him. He was beloved in Milwaukee, and successful. He’s neither in Chicago, relatively speaking in comparison to the fan base and expectations. Grass isn’t always greener. 

[adambr2]

7 hours ago, BCF said:

Yea but would have never gotten that far if yelich didn’t battle down 0-2 and get on 

Team effort 

I don’t disagree, Yelich deserves credit. I would put DL Hall in the same category. None of it ends up mattering unless Hall comes in and strikes out PCA with 2nd and 3rd and 1 out in the 9th to keep the deficit at 2, and then puts up a 0 in the 10th.

[adambr2]

But what I’m saying with Chourio, it was not just an isolated HR, it was one of those big moment clutch HRs that you look for out of your leaders. He’s only 22 and he’s going to be one of our biggest leaders for a long time. 

For being honestly, one of our most critiqued players throughout the course of the season, he’s now up to a 128 OPS+ and has put together another 4 WAR season. 

Believe what you will but I believe he will be competing for MVP awards one day. 

[adambr2]

[Samurai Bucky]

10 hours ago, Zad Fnark said:

I seem to be getting those feeds lately for some reason.  😁

He is certainly bipolar in those podcasts.  
 

“ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!!!!”

He has been saying that a lot lately. He was calling for Counsell’s head earlier in the year when the lineup wasn’t meshing. Then he spoke about how it was so awesome that the lineup was working.  Basically, he has a podcast mimicking, what often happens on this board 😂

[kestrel79]

What a game! Glad I kept the faith you can never count this team out.

You could feel that momentum shift after the Yeli walk. Go back and watch Chourio strut up to the plate. Like he already knew he was going to tie that game, it was swag city. Then the Mitchell play happens, you just knew we were going to win.

DL Hall too amazing pitching. How awesome has it been that he has found something at the right time?

[Brian]

I enjoyed everything about yesterdays game except Contreras's challenges.  Personally I think William has taken to many foul balls off the face mask and bat follow threws to the helmet.  Concussion-related mechanical and vision dysfunction often involves impaired visual tracking. 

[kestrel79]

3 minutes ago, Brian said:

I enjoyed everything about yesterdays game except Contreras's challenges.  Personally I think William has taken to many foul balls off the face mask and bat follow threws to the helmet.  Concussion-related mechanical and vision dysfunction often involves impaired visual tracking. 

Agreed. They need to figure out a better system for the Playoffs. I feel like not saving them for the right moment someone is going to lose a playoff game(s) because of it.

[long ball]

A lot of things didn’t go our way in the first 8 innings, but just about everything that could go well did go well after the Kelly 2 rbi double. 
 

-Murph pulled Megill who wasn’t good, but also didn’t want to run him into the ground once the lead was given up. 
-trusted Hall to come in against Crow-Armstrong and he absolutely delivered. Keeping it at a 2 run deficit was huge given the shape of the cubs pen. 
-Yelich battling back for a PH single

-Chourio tank

-Mitchell with the throw and Hamilton with the tag

-frelicks bloop finding the grass in no-man’s land

-Lara getting the pep talk and delivering the game winner after having a pretty rough game at the plate. 
 

If any of those 5-6 things didn’t go right, we probably lose. Tonight those things went our way and it was so fun to experience. 

[Jimbo]

10 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

I Remember BJ Surhoff doing that w/the bases loaded to walk someone off once about 700 years ago.

I was at that game.  1987.  Against Reghetti.  Reghetti and Plesac both blew save opps that night.

 

[Jimbo]

10 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

I remember feeling good for Money when the team reached the WS in 1982. A solid veteran who spent five years with the team BEFORE they even had their first winning season. Played all four INF positions here, & played 'em all really well.

Exactly what my dad said while watching on TV the locker room celebration in Baltimore.

[titanrick]

I hate to harp on his defense, but what is Bunty doing here?  He's about three steps away from the base with the ball heading directly to the base.  If he stays back and lets the ball travel, we may get Suzuki before he even gets to the bag.

It worked out, thank goodness.  But this guy's defensive instincts are really lacking.  I don't want him playing D in the playoffs at all.

[cragi]

2 hours ago, Brian said:

I enjoyed everything about yesterdays game except Contreras's challenges.  Personally I think William has taken to many foul balls off the face mask and bat follow threws to the helmet.  Concussion-related mechanical and vision dysfunction often involves impaired visual tracking. 

While Contreras is mediocre with his challenges, it's more of a momentum thing for him. If the pitcher is struggling, he is trying everything to will him into strikes and so he is more apt to challenge something close to plate.

[hawing]

12 hours ago, Opening Day said:

We get plenty of schadenfreude here.  But imagine how much David Ross gets.

Now that a few years have passed since that managerial change, I find I have more disdain for the Cubs and how they just jettisoned Ross to the curb than I do for Craig seeking his "new challenge."  

Not that I'm a fan of Counsell anymore, mind you.  I don't boo him when he appears at AmFam.  He wanted a challenge, he got one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[markedman5]

I’ve never seen Yeli react like that after a walk off……..I mean he was almost Sal like…..lol

[Jopal78]

5 hours ago, DonBarclay said:

Expectations are crushing him. He was beloved in Milwaukee, and successful. He’s neither in Chicago, relatively speaking in comparison to the fan base and expectations. Grass isn’t always greener. 

He has a .546 winning percentage with the Cubs, which over the last 3 years would place him behind only Roberts, Murphy and Boone. Hard to credibly argue he hasn’t been successful. 
 

Where you’re  spot on though are expectations. Counsell was brought in to manage teams to pennants, and he knows he’s got a leaky bullpen and an offense that struggles to consistently convert runners on base into runs  when the home runs, don’t come. Those are the reasons he’s probably pacing in the dugout.

[Opening Day]

1 hour ago, hawing said:

Now that a few years have passed since that managerial change, I find I have more disdain for the Cubs and how they just jettisoned Ross to the curb than I do for Craig seeking his "new challenge."  

Not that I'm a fan of Counsell anymore, mind you.  I don't boo him when he appears at AmFam.  He wanted a challenge, he got one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Both the Cubs and Greg show a true disdain for loyalty.  And now the Cubs have a bigger payroll, and are more games behind the Brewers, and Greg is always looking sad.

[TURBO]

3 minutes ago, Opening Day said:

Both the Cubs and Greg show a true disdain for loyalty.  And now the Cubs have a bigger payroll, and are more games behind the Brewers, and Greg is always looking sad.

 

[Pugger]

6 hours ago, DonBarclay said:

Expectations are crushing him. He was beloved in Milwaukee, and successful. He’s neither in Chicago, relatively speaking in comparison to the fan base and expectations. Grass isn’t always greener. 

The money was however.  We ended up getting the better end of that deal.

[Pugger]

3 hours ago, cragi said:

While Contreras is mediocre with his challenges, it's more of a momentum thing for him. If the pitcher is struggling, he is trying everything to will him into strikes and so he is more apt to challenge something close to plate.

I get that but he shouldn't challenge pitches outside the zone/box.  

[markedman5]

1 hour ago, Opening Day said:

Both the Cubs and Greg show a true disdain for loyalty.  And now the Cubs have a bigger payroll, and are more games behind the Brewers, and Greg is always looking sad.

At least he got to “reset” the managers salary scale……….he got paid more than any other manager and now his employer wants what they bought and paid for…….

”When you pray for rain you got to deal with the mud too”

 

[Jimbo]

Fifth win this season when the win probability was under 10%.

 

[HarryDoyle]

2 hours ago, Pugger said:

I get that but he shouldn't challenge pitches outside the zone/box.  

Yeah, that just compounds the problem.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I do wonder how/if this Cubs season is different without all their pitching injuries. They've had bad luck there.

OTOH, that bullpen has been a weakness for years. It's just something the current iteration of the org has failed at consistently. 

[RWeeksFan23]

19 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

I Remember BJ Surhoff doing that w/the bases loaded to walk someone off once about 700 years ago.

I remember Jeff Cirillo doing that to walk someone off in his second stint with the team.