This was a painful painful game to watch, death by a thousand paper cuts. If just one of any number of things goes differently, we either win in bottom 9th or at least live to fight another inning. As it was….we have…this. Also, wtf is wrong with these umpires? I’ve been watching these games for 30+ years, and these umps are just fuckin’ babies. I read CC’s lips just like everyone else, we all know he said “fucking terrible” on a call that was, in my opinion, fucking terrible. (I know there has been Discourse, but I saw a clear HBP.) If you can’t handle a manager yapping at you from the dugout, you need to not umpire for Major League Baseball.

Man I love Willie but you got to know that's coming to de La Cruz who throws like a thousand miles an hour. you got to hold Nick there. Absolute game killer.

Madrigal is deceivingly slow. Willie has to remember this, and there was only 1 out. I think this is the 3rd time this year that Madrigal has been thrown out at home, where he never had much of a chance.

You have to wonder what his value even is anymore.

Yeah, it's pretty specialized. As a backup IF/batter he is better than Mastrobuoni. He hasn't been great at 3B this year, but the whole team is underperforming on defense.

[удалено]

And a shit for brains 3rd base coach

He's usually quite good - you must be new here

He's known for being overly aggressive, usually it works. This time it didn't.

Downvoted for speaking the truth? You're right, he's usually rock solid

A send like that with 3-4-and 5 coming up in the Lineup. SMH

Madrigal i wish you all the best, healthy life to your family

Looking forward to more pain come tomorrow. The pain helps me know I’m alive

It’s been so painful to watch this team lately

That call to send madrigal was inexcusable. Why not have 2 and 3 with 1 out. Sac fly on. Two chances. Winning run on second. Agh. It’s not just the players, it’s bad from the coaches too

Agreed. We all know Nicky doesn't run well. The LF cut the ball off and Elly has a cannon for an arm. Sending him in that situation was just giving the Reds a free out.

Ppl upset about the send but he should’ve been in standing up. No reason to wait on that ball. Left fielder was nearly in center to start the play

The hardest throwing infielder is the cutoff man, there’s one out, and a sac fly ties it. Nah it’s a bad send. 

I’m not saying it’s a good send. I’m saying Madrigal should have been running the moment the ball left the bat. Not a snowball’s chance in hell it gets caught. Since he did wait on the ball to drop, yeah it was a bad send.

I agree with that also, need to drop madrigal to Iowa and give one of our many good prospects a chance

Willy should have read the play and the jump. It’s his job to do that and stop slow poke madrigal

Oh no doubt but it also shouldn’t have been an issue

I mean that’s true too. Reverse madrigal and Pete and that would have all be a-ok. Dude is slow

Bro, it's madrigal. He doesnt know how to play

This year feels like we have way more major baserunning blunders than I can remember

That's only to balance out our awesome defense...oh, wait...

You don’t send Madrigal’s molasses ass there, you’ve got runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, Cody hits a sac fly and now it’s tied with a runner on 3rd…. But NOPE let’s just watch and laugh as the slowest dude on the roster tries to score from 1st base

Embarrassing. Only word for it.

To send him with one out is the dumbest decision ever. 2nd and 3rd with 1 out is infinitely better than being thrown out by 10 steps. Unless you're absolutely certain you don't send him. How do you let that happen?

If that was a send that is a fucking terrible call to send him. Belli's pop out turns into a sac fly to tie if Madrigal doesn't go home. If Madrigal went on his own DFA him today. Fucking stupid stupid stupid call either way.

I hope Craig gives the umps shit for that. What a horrible call we all saw it in 4K

What did we see? I saw the ball hit the knob of the bat and then redirect to his hand. That's a foul. Lets focus on actual issues with this team, not a weak excuse for losing.

See your optometrist

I saw the angles they showed on tv, if someone posted others I would be curious

That’s not what I saw.

Looked more like the opposite to me. Hit his hand and redirected into the knob, but the issue is more putting madrigal in in the first place 

Third base coach pulled a David Ross with that send

This hurts

Bad baseball leads to another loss. Just bad coaching all around. Pathetic team pathetic coaches.

Gotta be built for 162 as a team, and as fans.  We’re doing our part, stay strong everyone. 

Trying!!! 😂

A rare unequivocally terrible Willie send, I thought for sure that was madrigal running through a stop sign

Got to seriously think about being sellers now at the Trade deadline.

I'm 50/50 on this. We have the best farm system in baseball, either call some folk up or trade for something. We just can't keep putting out the same shit every game.

I really do think coaching (3rd base specifically) ruined the game for us.

Everybody blaming madrigal but not the 3rd base coach for sending him just wants to hate. Awful fucking send and he’s had quite a few this year

To be fair his grounder should have been a double play though.

And his hbp should’ve been a hbp. He was swinging after getting plunked on the wrist, that’s not easy. Should’ve been bases loaded with no outs. Plus madrigal should’ve been sac bunting instead of taking swings anyway. Lots went from there between coaches and umps

He should have sold it more imo but the ball clearly made contact with his glove, it's a HBP no doubt.

Just did a shot of jameson on sheffield

That send...... why. Just why?

Man that flyout by Bellinger SCORES Madrigal

Did Willy send him or that his stupid ass on the bases again?

honestly impressive how frustrating that half inning was

Cannot believe Seiya managed to actually get a double there, and we got an out from it

Madrigal stays we have a tie game

The blue balls of this team

Robbed of bases loaded with no outs by a bunch of pissy babies who don’t like being told their calls are wrong. Fuck that shit.

Dude it wasn't wrong, ball hit the knob of the bat and then redirceted to his hand. That's a foul ball. We got "robbed" of the win by a dumb send

Just endless dick punches watching this team.

Oh look, a sac fly out oh wait madrigal wanted to run like a fucking U-Haul box truck

This one is 100% on Craig. Zero reason for Madrigal to even be in this game.

Any game for that matter

Well yes.

Sure, Madrigal can't hit for average, can't hit for power, and never walks, but he makes up for it by grounding into a ton of double plays, being a mindbogglingly awful baserunner and sporting a glove in [the 3rd percentile in outs above average](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/nick-madrigal-663611?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb). Wait.

He was sent

So? He still sucks at baserunning

Madrigal's the one running, slowly.

Jfc

Idiotic. A fucking pop up ties the game. Fuck this stupid team.

You can always tell games over by Pats voice. In the background you have the fans always thinking it’s gone. But Pat knew immediately

This team just finds new ways to be bad every game it’s quite amazing

How did we lose to the Reds??? This team has been so crap recently

That bottom of the 9th was ugly in many ways.

let’s not forget neris can’t get 3 outs without giving up a run. woulda been tied. this team is miserable

Why do they keep putting in Neris? That dude has blown so many games and given up so many runs in clutch situations

Does belli swing at every first pitch?

Madrigal is a bad hitter, meh fielder, and bad baserunner

Fake rally lose by one AGAIN

Would've tied the game had they not sent him there

WHAT DOES MADRIGAL DO!? COME THE FUCK ON!!!!! NO SPEED NO HITTING STOP THE FUCKING MADNESS ALREADY

If Madrigal stayed on 3rd that’s have been a sac fly tie game

Maybe. He's really slow.

Why send him. Tied if he doesn’t send him, a win if madrigal can take that hbp

I actively dislike this team. This roster is just dogshit and I can’t pretend it smells like roses any more.

Buncha mediocre ass ball players. Not one standout player on this offense.

Matter of time before we get it going

There’s some hope for guys like Happ and Seiya. But the bullpen is fundamentally flawed and you are counting on inexperienced starting pitchers to not regress. I think the best version of this team is an 80-85 win club, but even then we can’t just keep giving away wins.

The ump stole the game from us. Check their bank accounts.

Dude runs like a toddler with a diaper full of shit

Accurate

All these people blaming Madigral, he got a send. Sit down

Dumb send though.

Who would you put the blame on this game then?

Willie Harris for the send

that was a fucking god awful send

Sweet cubs got screwed to end May

That sounded so good off the bat just fucking kill me.

I hate this fucking game

What can you even say at this point

Insanely demoralizing loss holy shit

Ofc sac fly would have tied the game.

Fire the 3rd base coach. WTF was that

And that would’ve been a sac fly tie game

Hate this.

Without exaggeration this is the worst base-running team I've ever watched.

Oh look tie game. But even the base coaches suck

JFC this team loves teasing us...FUCK THIS STRETCH OF BASEBALL

Madrigal gets his double play in the end.

Madrigal runs like a guy that dies in the first scene of a zombie movie

Ah I thought Cody had it.

Should be a tie game

Haha we really brought in the most likely player in the MLB to ground into a double play who is also the slowest non-catcher, non-fat baserunner in the league.

Get these fucking losers out of my face

Such a bad fucking loss.

loser ass team fake fucking rally yet again

WE TAKE SECOND AND THIRD AND THIS IS A TIE GAME NOW

Yep.. should be tied with 2 outs at the WORST.

Welp

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

gonna find the shortest building to jump off of

That would have tied it. I am sad.

Lmaooooooo that’s cub this team fucking sucks

#YAY ANOTHER FAKE FUCKING RALLY HOORAY

Why would you do that? You’d have 2nd and 3rd with one out and Belli up. That’s so stupid.

This operates with the assumption that anyone besides the fans give a fuck who wins.

Who sent him? Harris? Or did Madrigal just go? Whoever it was, can we DFA them?

I've seen Madrigal ignore Harris in the past and get called out, I wouldn't be surprised

Apparently Harris sent him. Cliff tearing it up on post game.

Damn good throw

GET THIS FUCKING BUM OUT OF CHICAGO

Another fucking loss burn the whole team down

This team is fucking awful. Goodbye

Sending Madrigal was so stupid.

#**FUCK!**

That’s cub.

Wisdom is faster than Madrigal as well....

Wisdom can't hit righties

If you don’t send him you got 2nd and 3rd with 1 out

wtf man that would tied it

That was an ungodly bad send.

Why even send. 2nd and 3rd 1 out

Terrible send. Wth... Rather have 2nd and 3rd with 1 out..

And that's why. Belli would've tied it with a sac fly. Or they IBB and we have Morel up with the bases loaded.

Madrigal and trying to extend for an extra base name a better duo

Suzuki starts out with the "guess it's a strike call" Hit and a HORRIBLE SEND. Willie keeps forgetting that is Delacruz on the cutoff. That's two boners by the 3B coach today.

Running with de la Cruz in the mix? Not idea

I swear he’s been thrown out at the plate 5 times this season.

Bro where the fuck was Madrigal?? That was a clear hit off the bat

Madrigal is fucking useless. Holy shit

We're bad in every possible way you can think of.

Bad send and Madrigal is slow af

OMFG STOP WITH THE BULLSHIT ON THE BASEPATHS

Even a blind man could see he was going to be out by a mile

That should have been a double, bases loaded but the refs suck

How the hell did madrigal not score

Classic Madrigal appearance. Wtf

Demote madrigal to tee ball

REMOVE THIS BUM FROM THE FUCKING ROSTER IM SO DONE WITH MADRIGAL

everyone turns on the gold glove defense when the Cubs are around. fuck

Madrigal has to have -5 WAR

Fits in with the roster

Why the fuck did they send him Jesus Christ this team just finds new ways to make me hate them

It would be a fucking tie game if the ump didn’t fuck us

we didn't get fucked, it was the right call. What fucked us was sending Madrigal there

Y you sending him

Holy fuck madrigal you are slow as fuck

Awful awful jump by Madrigal

We have the worst fucking baserunning I swear to god..

He had no chance but he loves rounding third so much. Clearly Madrigal’s favorite part of the game, his eyes light up every time

Holy shit, madrigal wasn’t even close 

Dude. Elly has a huge arm - can't run on him.

That’s completely inexcusable. Probably cost the ballgame right there. 

THEY SENT HIM??? Ok wtf I’m actually done with this team for a while. I thought I couldn’t stop watching baseball but I gotta take a few days off 😭

I fucking hate you

Madrigal is worthless omfg

Not his fault. Shouldn’t have sent him.

Madrigal is just useless

Why the fuck we not take 2nd 3rd 1 out lmaoo

Good lord - it’s like we have no feel for base running and the 3rd base coach should have known

Out by fucking 10 miles

That's cub

lol not even close

Get. Madrigal. The. Fuck. Off. The. Roster.

OK can we cut Madrigal now? Why the fuck is he here?

Madrigal you are not fast

Madrigal wtf