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Today’s Reflections
Jacob Misiorowski. Sheesh. Why can’t the Cubs find and develops guys with just 80 percent of his ability (because there’s no possibility of hitting 100 percent because he’s a freak (respectively)).
Kudos to Seiya Suzuki for picking out a 90 mile per hour slider and sending it over the wall. And for Colin Rea’s yeoman performance by finishing five innings of work, allowing just one run out of eight baserunners and striking out four.
But – the bullpen. Ethan Roberts blew a save (in the sixth) and Jayden Murray allowed a home run to blow the game open. These men would be used in mop-up duty in a normal Cubs bullpen, but it is what it is. They need help here as much as starting pitching.
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Stories from Friday’s game:
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com): Cubs undone by Miz’s heat, near-triple play turned Brewers rally. “The third pitch that the Cubs saw from Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski on Friday night made it clear just how difficult the task at hand would be for the hitters.”
- Sean Hammond (Chicago Tribune {$}): Chicago Cubs bullpen crumbles in 6-2 loss — while Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski touches 105.5 mph. “The Chicago Cubs bullpen surrendered two late home runs in a 6-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, falling 7½ games behind the division leaders.”
Let’s see if there are any injuries on the Cubs’ pitching staff, shall we?:
- Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation): That’s, Uh, Probably for the Best: Phil Maton Gets Another Stint on the IL. “With the Cubs, this year, it just isn’t going well. And now, he’ll hit the Injured List for the second time.”
- Evan Altman (Cubs Insider): Hoby Milner to IL, Tyler Ferguson Recalled. “The Cubs have placed reliever Hoby Milner on the IL with appendicitis, which was probably caused by pitching way too often.”
- Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation): Try to Laugh Before You Cry: Hoby Milner to the Injured List. “I know there’s an instinct to blame the Cubs training staff for the, at this point, HISTORIC volume and rate of pitching injuries this staff has sustained, but most of these things aren’t even close to something within their control.”
- Vinnie Duber (Chicago Sun-Times): Why Cubs’ Ben Brown sees injury as blessing in disguise, even amid threat to him starting again this season. “The Cubs righty has a stress fracture in a vertebrae in his neck, and it turns out that’s the same injury he suffered in 2024. Armed with that knowledge, he sees a much more efficient recovery than the mystery of two years ago.”
- Meghan Montemurro (Chicago Tribune {$}): Ben Brown explains stress reaction in neck and 2024 misdiagnosis — and another Chicago Cubs pitcher goes on IL. “The weirdness around a 2024 neck injury that cost Chicago Cubs right-hander Ben Brown the final 3½ months of the season has gained unexpected clarity two years later.”
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com): With more clarity, Brown feeling optimistic about latest neck setback. “Milner the latest Cubs pitcher heading to IL after emergency appendectomy.”
Assorted Stories:
- Nick Deeds (Cubbies Crib): 2 Cubs players who looked broken are showing needed signs of life at the perfect time. “Are they finally back?”
- Mike McGraw (Daily Herald): The Milwaukee mystery: Brewer Ball is real, and a huge problem for Cubs. “This was supposed to be the year the Cubs wouldn’t have to worry about the Brewers anymore, right?”
- Anthony Kerr (Da Windy City): Pete Crow-Armstrong’s absence from the All-Star ballot is a slap in the face to both him and the Cubs. “Major League Baseball’s All-Star voting format once again shows the faults of fan voting, leaving Chicago’s superstar and the NL’s 2nd most valuable player off of the final ballots.”
- Vinnie Duber (Chicago Sun-Times): Cubs hope change of scenery will get newly acquired lefty David Peterson nearer to All-Star form. “Peterson was an All-Star last season. But since heading to the Midsummer Classic, his results have been poor. The Cubs are hopeful a new look for Peterson, who’s only ever played in the Mets’ organization, will turn things around.”
- Joey Mistretta (Clutch Points): Cubs’ David Peterson drops bold claim after Mets trade. “David Peterson made a bold claim while speaking to reporters after getting traded from the Mets to the Cubs.”
- Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): Cubs hoping change-of-scenery trade will help unlock David Peterson after time in New York. “Peterson, a first-round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, says “it’s hard not to be excited” about pitching in front of the Cubs’ defense.”
Food For Thought:
Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. He was noted for his powerful playing and his use of altered tunings and a capo. His long association with the Fender Telecaster led to the title “The Master of the Telecaster”.
Robert Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards. By the age of 20, Cray had seen his heroes Albert Collins, Freddie King and Muddy Waters in concert and decided to form his own band. Two albums on HighTone Records in the mid-1980s, Bad Influence and False Accusations, were moderately successful in the United States and in Europe, where he was building a reputation as a live artist.[4] In 1985, he released the album Showdown! with his hero Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland.
John Copeland (March 27, 1937 – July 3, 1997) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer. In 1983, he was named Blues Entertainer of the Year by the Blues Foundation. He is the father of blues singer Shemekia Copeland. In 2017, Copeland was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
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