••• 2026 Official Chicago Cubs Thread •••

[NorthCyd]

**** yeah!

 

[FerShizzle]

Swanson lost at the plate right now.

I miss the days of players choking up or shortening up their swing in contact situations like that.

 

[ISUAlum2002]

That was fun.

 

[Cyched]

That works

 

[Cyforce]

I’d say that man has earned a playoff roster spot.

 

[FerShizzle]

That feels like stealing one. The reds hit the ball hard all night.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[Cyforce]

I miss the days of players choking up or shortening up their swing in contact situations like that.

Infield in no outs PCA isn’t going on contract so PCA wouldn’t be going unless it gets through

 

[Doug Piranha]

 

[FerShizzle]

Infield in no outs PCA isn’t going on contract so PCA wouldn’t be going unless it gets through

Ya. But you need to put it in play. Plus with the infield that far in, there is so much room between them and the outfielders to drop one in.

They won so I am happy. And he had a big walk off on the last home stand. I just miss old school baseball when it wasn’t full swing every pitch of the at bat, every inning and situation.

 

[RoseClone]

Infield in no outs PCA isn’t going on contract so PCA wouldn’t be going unless it gets through

He needs to put it in play....period.

 

[Cyforce]

Ya. But you need to put it in play. Plus with the infield that far in, there is so much room between them and the outfielders to drop one in.

They won so I am happy. I just miss old school baseball when it wasn’t full swing every pitch of the at bat, every inning and situation.

The game has evolved. Guessing the numbers don’t support choking up thus weakening contact. I understand what you’re saying

 

[Cyforce]

He needs to put it in play....period.

Explanation point!

 

[FerShizzle]

The game has evolved. Guessing the numbers don’t support choking up this weakening contact. I understand what you’re saying

I get it. It’s the same metrics that favor shooting more 3 pointers in the NBA. Or passing 2/3s of the time in the NFL. At this professional level, player skill outweighs previous convention.

 

[Clonefan32]

Great freakin game. Loving this squad and we are doing this with a cobbled together rotation and pen.

Also, my god Matt Shaw tell PCA to slide. About gave me a heart attack

 

[RoseClone]

Explanation point!

Exclamation point too.

 

[Clonefan32]

Hitting a walk off homer has to be the coolest feeling in all of sports.

 

[Doug Piranha]

Conforto slowly morphing into Randal Simon this year.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Great freakin game. Loving this squad and we are doing this with a cobbled together rotation and pen.

Also, my god Matt Shaw tell PCA to slide. About gave me a heart attack

PCA wasn’t happy with Shaw on that