To at least stand pat we'd need to go this month with only 4 losses imo and even then the rest of this month is almost entirely against NL teams looking for at least a WC spot. So every loss to one of them hurts you.
It's highly unlikely we go on a tear, but who knows. If we get some starters back and don't need to rely on Mills/Killian/Swarmer eating innings anything's possible I guess.
I hate how it ruined IF position talent. Just shove anyone there and cross your fingers, is boring. Infield defense is a fucking skill. It's my favorite part of the game.
Also [these people.](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2017-10/9/19/asset/buzzfeed-prod-fastlane-02/sub-buzz-9235-1507592661-12.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
Today's game potential SWEEP. Let's get it down tonight guys!
Cubs AAA squad with no starter beats a team 10 games over .500
LEITER JR. WITH A STELLAR NIGHT! GO CUBS GO
How we feeling dames and dudes? 4 straight wins, 3 straight series'! Could this team catch fire for a run?...👀
This run needs to last into august and survive the trade deadline. Not totally out of the question that the Cubs become buyers
To at least stand pat we'd need to go this month with only 4 losses imo and even then the rest of this month is almost entirely against NL teams looking for at least a WC spot. So every loss to one of them hurts you. It's highly unlikely we go on a tear, but who knows. If we get some starters back and don't need to rely on Mills/Killian/Swarmer eating innings anything's possible I guess.
W!!!!!
WWWW
Double U
W
Phe**W**!
Phew
Celebrating a W from Idaho!
Oh hell yiss
GO CUBS GO GO CUBS GO
HEY CHICAGO, WHAT DO YOU SAY?
CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!
FUCK YEAH! FLY THAT W BAYBAY!
W! Let's sweep these fuckin losers lol
W
WOOOOO
#[ W ]
# [ W ]
THAT’s a MF’n [ W ]!
#W
Double U
CUBS WIN!
If Yan can block, you can, too!
I picked the wrong day to stop smoking
It's always the right day to quit smoking, source: few years here
I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue
Lmao.
hey people in Pink Hat Guy's seat....read the room! get on your feet doshgarnit!
Come on Robbie's Son.
Robinson mowing em down like weeds
What the hell is going on! Cubbies playing like they are going to try for the post season.
Well that one may have been low, whoops 😂
Last 4 pitches have been nasty
Ooooo, hell of a pitch. Looked too good to call a ball.
I think it literally clipped the zone by a millimeter from the look of gameday
*And here's to you, Mr. Robertson...*
PA-PA-PA-**POW!**
Just let Robertson throw them in then.
Robertson looking SPRY
Fox Box lol
Well devers better start believing
zone's been wide all night but that one was in there/
Same spot he got ball called too. This ump all over the place tonight.
Strike 4 to Devers and he's whining.
ROBERTSON!
Devers is perplexed a strike was called a strike
Devers has not had a good game js
Strike…
I hate the shift
Fuck the shift. It worked for us for a minute, but it's bad for the game. Time to end it.
Getting rid of it would help the current cubs offense a lot lol
I hate how it ruined IF position talent. Just shove anyone there and cross your fingers, is boring. Infield defense is a fucking skill. It's my favorite part of the game.
The fuck. Devers’ stance makes him look like a goddamn anime character in a fighting game selection screen.
That's right dude. Go back to 2B!
Dammit.
Robertson just throw strikes. That’s it. That’s all
Imagine getting small balled to death by the 2022 Cubs
Houck looks like the robot devil from Futurama
C'mon Robertson. Clamp down this save and raise your trade value all in one!!
Someone call the Crimson Chin, because Nico is the Bronze Kneecap.
Nico pls no 6 week breaks
Get yo ass in there nico 👋👋👋🤷🏻♂️
Rub some dirt in it. You'll be fine
Lmaooo
....we don't need knees anyway, amirite? ^^ow.ow.ow.ow.ow.ow
Nooooooo! Horerner! Get up you son of a bitch, because Micky loves ya!
istg if hoerner is hurt
For real
Youch
Don’t be hurt, Nico
Good jump Wiz!
lmao the Cubs are fucking hard with Houck right now.
Has anyone mentioned how he looks like a young Kerry Wood.
YOU GET A STOLEN BASE AND YOU GET A STOLEN BASE
Give Ross credit for the managing this inning
What!?! No! Only shitting on Rossy allowed! /s
I jizzy for PWizzy!!!!
I love that we kick ass against big dogs. Cubbies are the best underdogs, most of the time.
I would’ve loved if we couldve stolen G1 v Yankees this year. We had that game.
Boston has really been their own worst enemy this series.
They got soft thinking easy series against cubs…
Cubs out here looking like a real baseball team
Nah, more like the Red Sox playing terribly. We were just gifted two stolen bases on bad throws and a run on a passed ball
That’s baseball. If baseball followed logic, then Yankees win a WS every year instead of getting bounced early.
Don’t sell us short putting the ball in play , taking advantage of opportunities Getting clutch hits , are all good signs
Hey I didn’t say we *are* a real baseball team
This is a completely hilarious defensive game for the red Sox
VelazQWEz with the insurance run!
ty patrick
Insurance!
TANNER
Hell ya Wiz!
P RIBby
Fuck yeah Wisdom.
Houck looks like the kind of guy who would drive his F150 shirtless to the corner store for some Skoal.
rip Happ's strikeout rate
first pitch steal? cmon man...you just got lucky.
Don't Bogart my steals yo
Are we sure this isn’t the Red Sox org’s AA infield
Bosox infield is sus
Contreras just basically doubled the Cubs combined exit velo today
Ortega… that was just bad.
Who names their kid tanner
Dickheads.
Tru
Also [these people.](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2017-10/9/19/asset/buzzfeed-prod-fastlane-02/sub-buzz-9235-1507592661-12.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
I hope Houck “did his own research” on Cubs batters
F in the chat to Morel's home run streak
Love in the club
Leiter and Givens stepped up big tonight. Hope Robertson has 4 outs in him.
Helps getting an out in one pitch
They’re having a mound visit to talk about how JBJ sucks ass.
Cubs aren’t fucking around. Great d and bullpen fuk em
Anyone else not care about speeding up the game? I like that it’s a multiple hour thing…
Average game length been 3 hours for a bit and climbing.
Yeah, I hate fast games. I want a 3 hour+ game for eternity.
The slower pace of baseball is one of its best aspects
"Pass time" means a thing.
Lassgo wick?
Fuck blackouts
I like this Rivas ab
Beer snakes and some shoeys, what could be better on a summer evening
Probably getting ur dong inhaled, just sayin
I wish I was there.
I haven't been watching. Leiter really went 5.1 on 57 pitches? Stepped up big
If he’d been pulled when he should’ve been, it’d have been a scoreless 4.2 IP on under 50 pitches while facing only one batter over the minimum
It was wild to watch lol
Dropped his ERA about 0.7 with it.
So that dude is clearly hammered lol
Great vibe at the ballpark tonight. Nice weather, lots of friendly Red Sox fans.
I didn’t know Voldemort was in the new Thor movie.
That’s Voldemort? Holy shit, I thought it was Kellyanne Conway.
It’s p obvious that when Gomes is catching the cubs staff is way better
ERA by catcher Hendricks: 5.96/2.53 (Contreras/Gomes) Stroman 6.3/4.22 Steele: 5.19/1.86 Thompson 4.67/1.97 That's crazy
Definitely less walks, but also robo umps are coming so Contreras' issues with framing won't matter soon.
Givens starting find it?
Honestly I think he’s just had one or two really bad games but otherwise has been very solid all year
Still hate to hear Yu Darvish is having a bad time.
Yeah. Dude really made an impression in his relatively short time here.
Haven't heard that. That makes me sad.
He’s having a decent year overall but got shelled pretty bad today by the Dodgers
Fuck the Dodgers.
Givens them no quarter.
This is just a show for when we get bogarts
Finally able to sit down. Got some brats and some sharkleberry fin kool aid. Life’s good.
Bill Burr likes to travel to different stadiums, can we get him and Jeff Garlin at the same time tomorrow night?
No
He reacted like that because Nico’s ball is at least a double off the Monster in Fenway, if not over it.
[Another double for Seiya in Iowa.](https://twitter.com/ballskwok/status/1543401080071102465)
Fabian plays the field when he’s not on the field, if you know what I mean.
Bruh these balls are fucking dead tonight
Anyone else listening to the radio? This shit is golden. Acapulco taco pie
You have to 'splain that.
50 years from now our grandchildren are going to laugh that we used to have actual people calling balls & strikes
Worst call of the night
Damn, that looked good.
Bulllshit that wasn’t even close
Jfc, how is that strike 3
Unnecessary call by the ump
liiiitle outside. just a little.
Blind ass ump
S/O Obvious Joe for getting a national broadcast mention!
This is more smallball than a steroid-era MLB locker room
Bring back our boy
theyre talking about Fabian but thats not Fabian wtf
fabian has weekends off. it's like that.
Fabian just made national TV and I am sitting in my boxers with a foot blister.
Fabian let himself go.
WHERE. IS. FABIAN.
Omg I saw the ballboy miss a play and I was wondering if it was Fabian and the broadcasters said that immediately
Where’s Gavin(Fabian)?
Cubs are playing what I like to call *soft*ball tonight haha
Villar got his unconditional release and then immediately landed on his feet as the Red Sox’ infield defense coach
I keep laughing but I also feel shitty because we should be winning at least 5-0 now. Also how was that not scored an error
... ... LMAO
Boston can't take our smoll balls!
Josh winkowski honestly sounds like a Chevy dealership in western springs
The givens experience
Wtf did we just witness from Leiter? we can meme that as much as we want, but that was impressive as hell.
He was clutch! It was great to see.
Seriously to be put in that situation is tough and he rose to the challenge
Sucks but I'd take that any day
The pull is two-three batters too late and the Cubs are very lucky to still be ahead.
If you don't like that you don't like Ross' managerial style
I don’t and I don’t.
I didn’t like leaving him so long, but Leiter did a hell of a job under the circumstances.
Had to make due with the chaos factor.
I can't believe Ross got away with letting him face Devers again, nice work from the infield.
Fuck yes! That was a sexy DP!