Which bullpen do you trust more: Cubs' or White Sox's?
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What are the current bullpen issues for the Cubs and White Sox?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody, middays 10-2 on 104.3 The Score. It's Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. You got a one-run lead. It's like the sixth inning for the Cubs or White Sox. Who exactly do you trust? I mean, this is—Cubs and Sox fans come together.
You've got three innings to get through, Mark. How are you going to work those three innings, whether you're a Cubs fan or a Sox fan? And maybe you're jealous—well, actually, I don't think either team's fan base is jealous of the other team's bullpen at this particular juncture. But— I got to say, watching that game yesterday and seeing Sir Anthony Dominguez be Sir Anthony Dominguez and not in a positive way, it was telling for me. I was like, well, maybe the Cubs have a better bullpen. And then I remember what happened Saturday. I was like, I don't know who has a better bullpen right now.
Yeah, the Palencia thing, just all of us, you didn't realize, maybe I did realize how valuable Daniel Palencia is, but it just... everything goes out of whack you know how it is like with an ace or a closer it usually puts everybody in perspective right it makes it makes it very easy to say okay yeah you're the eighth inning guy you're not really a ninth inning guy or a starter you're actually number two starter i didn't realize how out of whack it would feel without daniel palencia in there we've had to deal with this multiple times but because of the failures that we have specifically on saturday where the Cubs have the big lead. And PCA with a two-run homer. Cubs are up 5-0. They end up losing 8-6, as Dalton Varshow with the big home run off of Trent Thornton later in that game.
Who do the hosts trust more in a tight game situation?
And then the White Sox. My goodness. Yesterday, Matt Veerling with the game-winning hit off Jordan Hicks in the 10th inning, who's just back. Detroit ninth inning, 3-2 White Sox. You mentioned this earlier, Marshall. Saranthan Dominguez gets the first two outs. Then there's a review on that grounder. That did too bad, right? I mean, that sucks. The game would have been over. That is the balance moment right there for people who weren't watching as closely as we were. There's a ground ball infield hit that gets reviewed. Tie goes to the runner, tie goes to the ump, whatever, because they didn't want to change the call upon review. So Dominguez then, three straight hits, Dylan Dingler tying it. That was bad.
All the fuss with Grant Taylor right now, pitching for the first time since last Sunday, gives up the homer to guess who? Dylan Dingler to make it 3-2 at the time. Dingler! He's a problem. And then in the Detroit 10th, Brandon Isert right there.
What impact does Daniel Palencia's absence have on the Cubs' bullpen?
Poor Brandon Isert. Yeah.
Wait, why is it poor Brandon Eichel? I don't know. How about getting out? Somebody getting out. They scored the tying run and the winning run. They did not record an out. They did not record an out. You can't get a single out?
It was pretty horrid. The answer is, every single arm for the Cubs and Sox, you could go through each and every one of them and look at a point in the last two weeks where they failed to come through. It's just one of those periods, and it just happens to be hitting the Cubs and the White Sox at the same time. The question is, as it always is, especially with the Cubs, is it chronic? Is your offensive slump chronic? Is the Cubs' bullpen bad beyond Daniel Palencia? Is the White Sox... The sample size is starting to pile up for Sir Anthony Dominguez.
Yeah, I don't trust Sir Anthony Dominguez. He has a 3.86 ERA, which is unacceptable for a person that's in high leverage situations often, right?
How did recent games affect perceptions of both bullpens?
He had a nice little run where I think he had nine straight scoreless appearances, but he's been shaky since then. Look, if you're... asking me today which bullpen I want with a one-run lead as we start the seventh inning, for me, it's the White Sox. I would just use the relievers differently. Grant Taylor's pitching two innings. And then you're, you know, maybe Hudson... As your lefty specialist comes in and pitches the seventh. What are you doing in the ninth then? No, Grant Taylor, eighth and ninth.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the current bullpen issues for the Cubs and White Sox?
0:02–1:46
2
Who do the hosts trust more in a tight game situation?
1:46–2:48
3
What impact does Daniel Palencia's absence have on the Cubs' bullpen?
2:48–3:47
4
How did recent games affect perceptions of both bullpens?
3:47–5:31
5
What are the performance metrics of Sir Anthony Dominguez?
5:31–9:00
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