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Garcia has the hot hand, Joe like that so why is he not at second? Russell has looked bad K three times.

Down 3-0. Cubs bats do seem to struggle with left handed pitchers, but that helped!!!

Fired in July? Heat get to someone? That you don’t here of often.

Has anyone heard that Zobrist is going to build a home in Eureka so that family can assist with helping of his kids?

Almora has to know that swinging at a pitch in the dirt, he must know the situation. No excuse for not running hard to first on that wild pitch. Just little league mistakes. So instead of first and third with one out, it is two outs and now inning over. Again, Theo has already said he will no longer...

They just need more rest. And they finally admitted this morning that they are looking for a lead off man! Only took 3 years to figure that one out.

If Bote wants to get more playing time, he needs to start hitting. Hovering around .250. Up with bags full, and an opportunity to extend the lead he swings at 3 pitches in the dirt. Now Reds tie the game and want more. Maybe I should add a little defense would also help.

The NBA needs a poster child for the fans. That used to be LeBron but no more. Owners continue to spend a lot money for players who are no name role players, and big money on players who IMO don’t really deserve those contracts. Sorry, NBA have priced themselves away from real fans to see games. Cov...

I just think that the Sox have peaked. while I don’t think they are sellers because they really cant afford to sell any of their current roster. Perhaps Aubreu, but not a lot of interest in a first baseman for a high quality return. RR is not the long term solution in making the Sox better.

As needs, Joe said on pre game that he feels starting pitching and bullpen is set. I am concerned that we don’t have a more reliable lefty in the pen. But if we can get CE back to old form, I would be more comfortable with overall pen. He feels we need a Zobrist type player to help us. I just wish i...

Schwarber lost his stroke when he was in the Home Run Derby last year. Nice guy, but he needs to be in the American League. As for Stroup, the Cubs have Kinsler and Cicek both better options. And this falls on Joe. He isn’t pushing any of the right buttons. It is a win, but his job is anything but s...

Yep agree. We have had the Schwarber experience for 3 years and it is time to exit him. Batting .220 at leadoff. Also I am not a PS fan, never. If they lose this game, point directly at these two guys. Fans deserve much more than what the Cubs are putting on the field.

How ugly. First if all, these idiot Cub announcers were feeling sorry for the Pirates and how devastating this loss would be for them. Then Baez stands at home and watch a ball hit the fence for a single! Then Maddon does not insert Heyward into bright field in the 9th. Russell goes home when he had...

And again. Awful situational hitting.

And that is what happens when we cannot move runners, just a bad team getting worse.

No matter where he hits,AA just cannot move runners. IMO, defense or not patience is running thin. He has has numerous chances to bat in this lineup. He is now hitting 8th, which is a sign that they have not much faith to do anything.

Best thing that could happen, RAIN! Get Musgrove out of game. This team is leading or near the top of the majors in so many negative categories it is surprising that we can even be above .500. And if there was a category of swinging and missing at elevated fastballs I am sure we would lead in that t...

This is really getting hard to watch. Darvish can’t throw strikes, slow footed Rizzo can’t get a ball out of infield. As I said before they better start playing better by All Star break or Theo will make drastic changes. He will not stand pat and let this team implode.

The MLB chart I saw showed Hicks throwing 600 plus pitches over 100 mph since 2018. Next was Chapman with 234.

Saw this coming. He has thrown 600 more pitches than any other reliever in baseball since 2018. Hey, Rosenthal is available again!

I just wonder how much longer Epstein is going to stay quiet. He has basically the same team makeup the last 4 years, yet there is one continual issue. They cannot move runners. 3 hitting coaches the past 3 years yet nothing changes. Anyone equate that having only 11 stolen bases, last in the league...

Speculation is that they would trade Zack Levine to Pelicans and move to #4 to get a point guard. You are right, thus organization is in complete disarray.,

We really are wasting terrific starting pitching because are bats are in a funk again. Pathetic that we can’t score against Sox pitching. Same old stuff, can’t hit in clutch situations.

I actually thought Fox did a nice job. Not a lot of commercials and dumb talk, just covering golf. Was nice to see other golfers congratulate him. He must be a genuinely nice guy. I read the article today on his relationship with the lady Downs Syndrome golfer. Pretty touching.

Saturday needs to be Championship Saturday with all Classes playing for titles.