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Tuffy

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #1980 on: September 29, 2023, 10:16:29 pm »
Santana singles the zombie runner in; Brewers win.  Congratulations to Caleb Boushley on winning his debut.  And that probably ends the playoff hopes for the 2023 Cubs.  The Marlins completed their late-inning comeback today; we couldn't.
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« Reply #1981 on: September 29, 2023, 10:16:59 pm »
Cubs lose. 
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« Reply #1982 on: September 29, 2023, 10:21:13 pm »
What happened to Hoerner?  Box score shows Hoerner being replaced by Mastrobuoni at some point, and then MM by Wisdom.  Did Hoerner get injured? 
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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #1983 on: September 29, 2023, 10:23:14 pm »
time to fire Ross
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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #1984 on: September 30, 2023, 03:56:12 am »
Quote from: craig on September 29, 2023, 10:21:13 pm
What happened to Hoerner?  Box score shows Hoerner being replaced by Mastrobuoni at some point, and then MM by Wisdom.  Did Hoerner get injured?

Fouled a ball off his knee and left game an inning later.
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Tuffy

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #1985 on: September 30, 2023, 06:32:07 pm »
With their playoff hopes down to a tiny little thread, the Cubs put up six runs in the top of the first, including a grand slam from Yan Gomes and a two-out solo homer from Wisdom.  They bat around and lead 6-0.

Even after all of that, Yahoo only gives them a 91% chance of winning.  Let's see if Jordan Wicks can finally stop our slide.  The Marlins are tied 1-1 with the Pirates, and (in the battle for second place in the division) Cincinnati is also tied.
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« Reply #1986 on: September 30, 2023, 06:41:20 pm »
Nine runs in the 1st.

Over/under on runs in the remainder of the game: 8.5
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Tuffy

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« Reply #1987 on: September 30, 2023, 06:48:52 pm »
Brewers get three right back in the bottom half on a succession of hits.  Wicks gets a grounder to Swanson to end the threat.

This feels like the kind of game where our opponent chips away all day and then takes the lead in the late innings while our offense goes cold. Let's keep pouring the runs on.
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Tuffy

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« Reply #1988 on: September 30, 2023, 07:00:28 pm »
Wow; they're not even chipping away; they're roaring right back.  Santana hits a homer to tie the game, knocking Wicks out.  Wesneski is coming in to keep them from scoring any more.  How must our rivals feel watching us blow such a big lead so quickly?
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Tuffy

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« Reply #1989 on: September 30, 2023, 07:31:21 pm »
Cubs aren't giving up; Morel doubles and scores on a hit; Bellinger doubles off the wall and Suzuki makes a great slide under the tag to make it 8-6.
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Tuffy

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« Reply #1990 on: September 30, 2023, 07:59:19 pm »
First major league triple for Canario!  It brings Candelario, who had doubled, in with the Cubs' ninth run; 9-6.
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« Reply #1991 on: September 30, 2023, 08:12:09 pm »
Kind of a shame we never got to see what Canario could do with a few more ABs.
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« Reply #1992 on: September 30, 2023, 08:13:45 pm »
That triple was off a good pitch, too.  And Canario probably would have had an inside-the-park HR if they'd sent him.
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« Reply #1993 on: September 30, 2023, 09:16:16 pm »
Taillon comes in for the last four innings and locks down the victory (and, I imagine, earns a four-inning save with Wesneski getting the win, though Taillon contributed more).

Nice to not end the season on a six-game losing streak.
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« Reply #1994 on: October 01, 2023, 08:02:20 pm »
Smyly starts and can't get out of the first inning, raising his era to 5.00; Duffey makes his debut (wearing number 65), and Little pitches well, but the Cubs fall to Milwaukee 4-0 in the final game of the season.

They end the year at 83-79, much better than anyone would have expected if you asked in June but a disappointment after how we played in August.  And they're just one game short of the 84 wins that Fangraphs continued to predict for them in mid-September, having them lose more than they would win the rest of the way.  At the time I was indignant at their lack of belief in our team, but they were right all along.
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