Recovering pretty well post-Blogathon this year, which is quite comforting. I had some real trouble getting my body, brain, sleep, etc. back on track last year, and I was kinda dreading it this time around. So far, though, so good.
Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd was outrageously good once again, bouncing back after the rough outing in Milwaukee. It sucks that that one happened, but it’s comforting to know it was probably a one-off. His 2.34 ERA is now second best in the National League, behind only Paul Skenes. A win would’ve been nice, though. Thoughts on the loss here. Great game for Nico Hoerner, who just keeps on being steady: he’s hitting .293/.339/.385/106 wRC+, which is just about what he always hits, and is playing his typical superlative defense (yesterday filling in at shortstop). He’s on pace for another 4-ish WAR season, and increasingly feels pretty underrated. The Cubs honored Ryne Sandberg in the game by wearing number 23: © Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Welcome, Willi Castro:Willi Castro rips a triple in his 2nd at-bat as a Cub pic.twitter.com/8PfpDrKZmM
Even the Orioles MASN broadcast couldn't believe this strike three call on Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong. Kevin Brown: "WOOOW! Strike three called! Top shelf and then some! Emil Jiménez with a Christmas gift." #MLB t.co/BJ8wtlq589 pic.twitter.com/qi7wv6JRux
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 2, 2025 Spencer Turnbull has arrived at Iowa to begin starting in that rotation and, as has happened several times already this year, it corresponds with a different pitcher on a minor league deal opting out. Kenta Maeda had some decent outings with Iowa, but never really got to a place where you could see him coming up to make a big league start with the Cubs. So he’s opted out of his deal, and heads back into free agency. The good news is that the Cubs’ depth has improved dramatically over the last month, with Javier Assad and Jameson Taillon arriving for rehab stints, and Brandon Birdsell finally returning. Throw in the Mike Soroka trade, and the presence of Jordan Wicks and Connor Noland at Iowa, and the Cubs now go roughly 12 deep in theoretical starting options in MLB/Triple-A. Speaking of which, Taillon is scheduled to make the start for Iowa today. It’s conceivable that he could be back after just one rehab start since it was a lower-half injury and he hasn’t been out THAT long, but I’d tentatively expect at least two. We’ll see how many pitches he throws today. The Bristol Motor Speedway game didn’t last an inning before the rains banged it. Shame that it got interrupted, because it did look very cool. It’ll resume today.MUST SEE: A NASCAR pit crew helped introduce the starting lineups for the Speedway Classic pic.twitter.com/LkuumAOOpZ
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