I sure hope he did because they belong in last place they don’t deserve to be anywhere but there they choked all year started out on fire cold as ice. I thought this was going to be a breakthrough year I’m a 62-year-old Cub fan watched many losing seasons and 2016 is far gone
I was at the game today. We noticed the bat boy in the 1st inning. That kid was awesome, he gave 100% all day. High knees and arms pumping. He was amazing. 😃😃
Dude i am a white sox fan but my cousin is a cubs fan and he also thinks that cubs season is over... HAVE YOU SEEN THE NL WILD CARD the cubs are going to make the playoffs epexially after what justin steele did.
@@brianbeowulfhazelett8931please what?! they both have played like absolute 💩 this entire season thus far! the fact that they each have Gold Gloves is questionable to say the least.
@aronscott9698 I wouldn't say them having gold gloves is questionable because when they're playing at their best, they're both the best defenders at their position. We saw that last year. It's just for some reason this year they're playing super lazy, low-effort defense and it makes them look awful
Not how I taught rundowns. Get the ball out of the glove so the other fielder can see the ball. Create a throwing lane.The issue with that rundown is the play was at 3rd. They needed to throw to 3rd earlier and then run the runner back towards 2nd. Worse case the runner is safe and runners are on 1st and 2nd.
You hit it on the head. 100% agree. Rundown 101. Show the ball, make sure there is a throwing lane between defensive players, other defenders back up ASAP, get the ball to the furthest base sooner than later and prioritize running the baserunner back to original base, peel off and return to back up after each throw.
@jay My comment was in reference to the poster saying Nico should of caught the ball and sprinted at the runner. That is 100 percent wrong. The play has to happen at 2nd. Nico needed to get the ball out of the glove. Get the runner moving and feed the 3rd basemen. The 3rd basemen is the one who is going to run the runner back to 2nd. Nico got the ball out correctly. Nico’s throw was late though. That was the only mistake on that run down. That should never happen at this level. I would be upset with a 10u team for making that mistake. With youth teams we ended every practice with rundowns. 2 lines between 3rd and home. We were not the team to get caught in a run down against.
@@mezenman The other mistake was Nido not being there. But yes, they should have been sending the guy back to second, not 3rd. You can still sprint with the ball out of your glove; they're not mutually exclusive.
I dont know if it wakes them up but he was justified to be upset.I watched it as it happened and believe me, i was thinking the same thing especially after that blown run down. Its upsetting that noone seems to care. I love Steele and he should have been the winning pitcher. Why in the world does Counsell have neris pitching in the 9th????????? Its almost like he wants to give the game away. Porter Hodge looks good and i love Keegan. Hope he comes back soon. The injuries to the relief corp doesnt end.😢
I think that Justin did kick them in the azz in the right way to get them maybe back on track but unfortunately I also feel it is a little to little to late as well....🤷🤦🙇🙇👉💯👈🚫🧢
Dansby Heyward is quickly becoming my least favorite Cub. Can't back-up the steal attempt, nowhere to be found on the rundown, and on the pop to short CF he literally redefines the term, "lack of hustle." Either his wallet is too heavy or his new bride is actually a Succubus who's draining him of vital fluids.
Team needs to hire a theatre vocal coach for PCA so he can get some projection in his voice and let these jabronies know to get out of the way so he can make a catch.
Especially if they aren't going to hustle and give 100%. I've been really disappointed in Nico this year, and this inning alone exemplified his season. Not sure who he hired or trusted to train him this off-season, but they should be fired and he should be ashamed. Dansby is a close second on the defensive decline this year.
@@TheLearningCatalystCoach After the ball dropped between the three, Dansby just stood there with his hands on his knees. Then he points to third to have PCA throw there, meanwhile a brewer runner is rounding second and could have been picked off if Swanson wasn't taking a breather. It is like he has no high gear.
You bring up a really good point. AND he defers to a butcher like Suzuki waaaaay too often. With his wheels, neither Happ nor Seiya should be catching anything other than something that PCA obviously can't reach. Kid needs to grow a pair and tell these guys who's boss out there.
It’s now or never for this year’s team.Steele is screaming in the dugout; I was screaming at the TV in the ninth, Nervis and the bullpen drive me crazy!
@@SetupManCubs youre missing the point... throwing the ball is faster than sprinting with it... he only had to get the player going in one direction and then throw it in time for Morel to catch it and run him back toward second etc
@@bza069not in this situation, sorry you're wrong. Frelic was already hesitating as a means to try and get back to 2nd hoping Nico would throw it soon. Nico at full speed likely tags him, as the video presenter already noted.
Thanks for the show Kyle. I watched the game last night because I was gone when it was live. I missed Steele going off and didn't hear about it til later. So this is the first time I've seen it.
Don't get too cocky. I am and have been a Brewers fan my entire life, but just because we won a couple of series doesn't mean that we're now the National League Champions. Yeah beating a division rival is great. And yes I remember when the Cubs were kicking our @$$e$, Miller Park would have more Cubs fans than Brewers fans. But there's still another 75-80 games left and the Cardinals, Pirates, Reds, and Cubs could still make a run. This has been an insane season. The Brewers lost their closer(Josh Hader), a Cy-Young winning pitcher (Corbin Burnes), a number of other players, and a manager that fans used to love. Add to that a insane number of injuries the Brewers have still been winning. However just remember winning streaks can also become losing streaks, and that SUCKS!
Not the worst Cubs inning, the next day blues. Brewers in the bottom of the 4th. K. HENDRICKS PITCHING FOR CUBBIES, MILWAUKEE BATTING, Contreras reached on infield single to third. - Yelich homered to center (422 feet), Contreras and Yelich scored. - Adames struck out swinging. - Bauers walked, Hoskins singled to left, Bauers to second. Frelick singled to center, Bauers scored, Hoskins to second. -Chourio singled to left, Frelick to second, Hoskins to third. - Monasterio struck out swinging with the bases loaded.. Turang gran slam homer to right center (381 feet), Hoskins scored, Frelick scored and Chourio scored. - J. LOPEZ PITCHING FOR CHC CHC -1, And MILWAUKEE 7. A worse inning than the day before. Contreras flied out to right. 1 7 7 RUNS, 6 HITS, 0 ERRORS
Since the Cubbies will be hosting the Phil's, they have their hands full. But the Phil-boys are without Harper, J.T. Reamuto, Schwarber. This is a very good opportunity for the Cubbies to prove that they are contenders and not pretenders. Best pitching staff in the league headed for Chicago. Go Phil-boys !
I predicted a bench clearing brawl during this series. Maybe that was all that's going to happen but it's way past time someone went off and showed some emotion.
First of all, NO TEAM can sustain 'winning ways' playing like amateurs as the Cubs have all season long, and the runner wasn't just safe, he was safe STANDING UP! My first move is to fire the Manager. This team has no concept of winning, or playing fundamentally sound baseball and THAT"S exactly what has lost them the most games this year. The unforced errors(regardless of how they're scored), consistently throwing the ball away or even into the stands. Leading the universe in hitting into dbl plays and LOB. This team is an embarrassment to the word 'professional'.
If you think Counsell is the problem, you're as clueless as Morel is when a ball is hit to him. Craig consistently got a lot more juice out of some lemons over there in Milwaukee year in and year out than anyone could have expected him to. He didn't suddenly forget how to manage.
【The Cubs' fielders.】 Lack of practice. Lack of preparation. Don't think and play. ⇩⇩⇩ These are the causes. Cubs' fielders. If you don't feel like it, go to 3A.
I was watching MLB broadcasts from the seventies and it's clear that players played harder then. We've encouraged a generation of divas to take over the game.
Leadership comes in all forms, shapes and sizes. That might be what the players needed because they seem caught up in self pity. All the blown games has had a negative affect on the Cubs mojo. 🤞 That this is a turning point moment
Two things, both about Nico. I don't think he was loafing on the rundown. Maybe not sprinting, but he was putting in the effort. His problem was he held the ball too long. And the missed pop-up to center wasn't a routine play, especially for the second baseman. And chances are if he was under the ball there would have been a brutal collision with the sliding center fielder.
I'm glad he did that, Steele needed to jump in their @$$. They need to get it together. This is not a slump, it's an avalanche of losses. CC is too chill for this team and has zero passion shown. If I was Justin I would be pissed as well.
on that popup, given where it eventually ended up, *swanson* probably should have called for it. On the botched run-down, I'm sure they all know what they messed up better than I do. But jeez it's a bit distressing to see all these more or less good players playing like there's no point in trying. While I totally back Steele, one of the few people who actually has bankable talent here, it sucks that he had to do that. Manager should be doing it, fans should be doing it, front office, but not teammate on teammate. Morel's lack of effort ... sit him. Two games at least. And it's amazing that Little and Neris together did not give up any runs. Statistically it had to happen sometime. Crazy that Counsell put them both in but what choice does he really have. Anyway, they know what it's like to do their job properly ... hope it rubs in.
No…. Steele has to be thinking I am pitching on a little league team. Professionals that cannot even execute defensive fundamentals. Nico has to come off the bag for that throw on the stolen base and Swanson has to be there to back it up. Morel should have stayed covering 3rd as Nico ran him towards 3rd waiting for a throw on the rundown to put on a tag - Morel was totally out of position. Communication was non existent on that pop up to shallow center. The passed ball was due to sheer laziness. The Cubs are just mailing it in at this point. The few exceptions are the starting pitchers, Happ and Busch.
It was so refreshing to see an actual player call out the horrendous play/lack of passion seen from this team lately since our highest paid in history manager doesn't want to or highly paid Dansby "don't panic it's only June" Swanson won't.
Again no disrespect intended at all, but what happened this season? I really thought Counsell would be a great fit in Chicago. One thing I noticed when he(Counsell) was in Milwaukee was that our team batting average was low, something extremely low. Little to no run support either. Pitching was usually at the top or close to the top but hitting sucked. Again I really thought Counsell would have worked?
Little harmless ground ball to third??? That ball was scorched and bounced real high - most third basement are not gonna get that hit depending on their position
Good explanation, but the other thing to consider is, you should always try to be running the runner back to the lesser base, so if he does get back safely he isnt getting an extra base.
Obviously the coaching staff needs to get involved , but I don’t blame him one bit for wanting to be a winner. They are supposed to be professionals and should know the fundamentals and if they don’t want to hustle get off the field
@@greggyaros2100 yea good point brewers are def here to stay, chicago might as well pack for somewhere tropical as they are basically goin fishin ! loll
You got to feel bad for Counsel having to deal with this crap. He had an easy job in Milwaukee, low pressure, with an organization that can build success. He called the "Cubs" job a dream job. How is your dream going Counsel? Thanks for all the amazing memories you gave us in Milwaukee. 2018 NLCS series, and taking the Dodgers to game 7. So close to the World Series. Now the continued memories of watching the Cubs stinking up the joint. The Cubs seldom are able to build success year after year. If he wanted out of Milwaukee so badly, he might have been better off going to the Cardinals, they are at least a winning organization.
When you have the ball and the runner is in "no man's land", the goal is not to get him to go back to the bag, it's to get the runner to commit before you throw to the player.
I said this from the beginning. Before they signed Belli, they had Wisdom and Morel as “big bats.” They went into the season without a true ace, Steele should be a 2 and Imanaga 3 Assad, Wicks, Brown for the rest of the SP line. Expecting Alzolay to close all year was unrealistic with his injury prone history. They are a “Yu Darvish (ace) and a Chapman (closer) away really and they need a big time bat at 3rd base
I may be a Brewers fan, but I know and understand the Cubs fans frustration. The ironic part, when the season ended last year I was not thrilled with the Brewers front office moves. Then when Craig Counsell left, it really seemed like our team was going flat. We traded a Cy-Young winning pitcher, we dumped off one of the best closing pitchers in the middle of a pennant race? WTH!?!?! Our managerial choice was a little puzzling as well. Then the new season started, and I honestly thought the Brewers wouldn't even win 60-65 games all year. With Craig Counsell I again honestly figured the Cubs would win the division. I mean no disrespect at all. These two teams have had one of the best rivalries in Baseball. Usually with the Cubs overtaking Miller Park, oops, American Family Field. My point is that anything can happen. Sometimes your team makes decisions that can p*ss you off to no end. It might take time. Hell, the Brewers have still only seen one World Series(1982), and we lost. I don't know what happened to Counsell? Maybe he was more lucky than good?
Wow I am shock, this is so terrible ! As a Braves fan, feel bad for Dansby Swanson, he never really have communication issue with the Braves there with defense, cleary that outfielder totally disregard the infielders, I thought they have Console as manager, isn't he suppose to be good ?
I agree that this inning seemed slow and sluggish…im a brewers fan so it makes it easy to say. Some of these plays seem more or less due to the lack of communication or practice in certain areas of the game. Ex. In the rundown it looks like they just are slightly uncomfortable in the scenario, the left fielder has to come in towards third, because Nido has to stay at the plate in case of a potential play at home. Is this partly on Counsell and the coaching staff? I think yes.
What do you mean Nico didn’t sprint to that ball. He sprinted out there and then slowed down when he got into the area. If he sprints more he is overrunning that ball.
The bat boy is putting in way more effort than the Cub players! Great job, young man! When the Cubs get back to Wrigley, I hope there's not a single fan that shows up! Why should they, the players and the manager sure as hell aren't showing up?!
Also, the rundown was lost by the catcher. As soon as Sal saw third empty, he knew he could turn on the afterburners and beat the toss. Having the catcher on third, he would have been hung up doing physics calculations and probability and stuff. Catcher took the leash off and Frelick bolted.
If Nico backs off when PCA calls that, PCA catches that ball. Nico simply wasn't listening. You can tell in the footage that when Pete begins his slide to catch the ball, he sees Nico in his peripherals and instinctually leans away to try to dodge getting smacked in the face which pulls him just that fraction of an inch from the ball. And Swanson shouldn't have been there at all, his presence only added further confusion and he was never catching that ball. He needed to be paying attention, seeing that two teammates are both going for the ball, and getting out of there to let them communicate the play to each other. It is getting really really frustrating watching Swanson lazily saunter around the field game after game not hustling, not communicating and not playing good fundamental baseball. If these players aren't going to hustle and earn their MILLIONS of dollars, someone needs to get traded or sent down as an example.
YES !!! Finally someone gets that PCA (centerfielder) was the captain of the outfield and has right to call for every ball as needed. Nico went after it and either ignored PCA or didnt hear him...either way, Nico, needs to be aware of other players out there especially center fielder... Nico definitely caused PCA to miss that catch and almost caused a nasty collision out there
The problem is that he called for it very late. And as the infielder, you are taught to keep going until you get called off. They both could have done better in that situation
It's sad that Steele is the only one who gives a damn about the team performance. FO and Counsell are not doing anything to show urgency to fix this and it's the same old story.
Did Justin Steele wake up the Cubs?! Let me know what you think in the comments!
No they still garbage 😂
GO JUSTIN!!!!! I LOVE THAT!!!!! GO BUDDY
I sure hope he did because they belong in last place they don’t deserve to be anywhere but there they choked all year started out on fire cold as ice. I thought this was going to be a breakthrough year I’m a 62-year-old Cub fan watched many losing seasons and 2016 is far gone
No they're really bad with chemistry
@@ericbassett6389im 40 myself and this might be the worst unit of players ever assembled in my lifespan chemistry wise, and that's saying something!
1:51 Nobody going to mention the way the bat boy is running in there. Even he's showing more hustle than the Cubs defense
It almost looked fake
😂😂😂😂
I was at the game today. We noticed the bat boy in the 1st inning. That kid was awesome, he gave 100% all day. High knees and arms pumping. He was amazing. 😃😃
💀
I was just thinking about that and checked the comments to see if others were as well 💀💀
Finally someone showing that they care
Steele's been showing he cares all year!
You don’t care about the Cubs do you? I mean when you have the White Sox?
That inning perfectly defines the Cubs in 2024. They're pathetic.
After 3 playerswon gold gloves on the team giving morel 3rd over 4 players that are better at that base just cause he might hit a homer
Are the Yankee fan I hear you Yankees looking awfully pathetic last 15 games😮
Dude i am a white sox fan but my cousin is a cubs fan and he also thinks that cubs season is over... HAVE YOU SEEN THE NL WILD CARD the cubs are going to make the playoffs epexially after what justin steele did.
Cubs been pathetic for years, yall just slow and wishful thinking
It's our shameful team president who's pathetic and dishonorable. He knows nothing about baseball or human nature.
I love how the cubs tomorrow are going to be practicing run downs for an hour like I did freshman year of highschool.
I doubt it.
Yeah, right! I don't see Counsel doing anything! I think he's afraid that he'll offend someone!
should have practiced not serving up grand slams...
Did Justin just wake up the Cubs? I guess we'll find out! I'm glad someone finally showed some intestinal fortitude!
The rest of the players would have to actually care.
You pretty much said what I would have say.
one lucky game and they’re “awake”
No
Guess not
Nico and dansby should be ashamed of themselves
Horrendous offensive output and sloppy defence
Please
@@brianbeowulfhazelett8931 ?
@@brianbeowulfhazelett8931please what?! they both have played like absolute 💩 this entire season thus far! the fact that they each have Gold Gloves is questionable to say the least.
@aronscott9698 I wouldn't say them having gold gloves is questionable because when they're playing at their best, they're both the best defenders at their position. We saw that last year. It's just for some reason this year they're playing super lazy, low-effort defense and it makes them look awful
@@aronscott9698 They earned those GGs last year, no doubt about it. This year they have their heads up their asses, Dansby in particular.
Not how I taught rundowns. Get the ball out of the glove so the other fielder can see the ball. Create a throwing lane.The issue with that rundown is the play was at 3rd. They needed to throw to 3rd earlier and then run the runner back towards 2nd. Worse case the runner is safe and runners are on 1st and 2nd.
You hit it on the head. 100% agree. Rundown 101. Show the ball, make sure there is a throwing lane between defensive players, other defenders back up ASAP, get the ball to the furthest base sooner than later and prioritize running the baserunner back to original base, peel off and return to back up after each throw.
Showing the ball wasn't the issue. The issue was literally every other thing that happened in that play after Justin did what he was supposed to do.
@jay My comment was in reference to the poster saying Nico should of caught the ball and sprinted at the runner. That is 100 percent wrong. The play has to happen at 2nd. Nico needed to get the ball out of the glove. Get the runner moving and feed the 3rd basemen. The 3rd basemen is the one who is going to run the runner back to 2nd.
Nico got the ball out correctly. Nico’s throw was late though. That was the only mistake on that run down. That should never happen at this level. I would be upset with a 10u team for making that mistake.
With youth teams we ended every practice with rundowns. 2 lines between 3rd and home. We were not the team to get caught in a run down against.
@@mezenman The other mistake was Nido not being there. But yes, they should have been sending the guy back to second, not 3rd. You can still sprint with the ball out of your glove; they're not mutually exclusive.
I dont know if it wakes them up but he was justified to be upset.I watched it as it happened and believe me, i was thinking the same thing especially after that blown run down.
Its upsetting that noone seems to care. I love Steele and he should have been the winning pitcher. Why in the world does Counsell have neris pitching in the 9th?????????
Its almost like he wants to give the game away. Porter Hodge looks good and i love Keegan. Hope he comes back soon. The injuries to the relief corp doesnt end.😢
Justin Steele should manage the team
King David ross
@@David.560_-He was as stupid as Clownsell
I think that Justin did kick them in the azz in the right way to get them maybe back on track but unfortunately I also feel it is a little to little to late as well....🤷🤦🙇🙇👉💯👈🚫🧢
Nico waited too long to get rid of it. You’re supposed to work the runner back to 2nd.
Dansby Heyward is quickly becoming my least favorite Cub. Can't back-up the steal attempt, nowhere to be found on the rundown, and on the pop to short CF he literally redefines the term, "lack of hustle." Either his wallet is too heavy or his new bride is actually a Succubus who's draining him of vital fluids.
Team needs to hire a theatre vocal coach for PCA so he can get some projection in his voice and let these jabronies know to get out of the way so he can make a catch.
Especially if they aren't going to hustle and give 100%. I've been really disappointed in Nico this year, and this inning alone exemplified his season. Not sure who he hired or trusted to train him this off-season, but they should be fired and he should be ashamed.
Dansby is a close second on the defensive decline this year.
@@TheLearningCatalystCoach Agree. Many balls missed by Dansby this year.
@@TheLearningCatalystCoach After the ball dropped between the three, Dansby just stood there with his hands on his knees. Then he points to third to have PCA throw there, meanwhile a brewer runner is rounding second and could have been picked off if Swanson wasn't taking a breather. It is like he has no high gear.
You bring up a really good point. AND he defers to a butcher like Suzuki waaaaay too often. With his wheels, neither Happ nor Seiya should be catching anything other than something that PCA obviously can't reach. Kid needs to grow a pair and tell these guys who's boss out there.
It’s now or never for this year’s team.Steele is screaming in the dugout; I was screaming at the TV in the ninth, Nervis and the bullpen drive me crazy!
Little League players would do a better rundown
Dude, Nico has to get that ball to Morel quickly so Morel can run him back to second to make the tag. You keep the runner at 1st also.
Exactly. Sprinting at him would have accomplished that
@@SetupManCubs youre missing the point... throwing the ball is faster than sprinting with it... he only had to get the player going in one direction and then throw it in time for Morel to catch it and run him back toward second etc
Exactly, Horner definitely kept the ball to long
Manager made the commitment to play morel. I get it. For now it’s not working out at third. And who made the call to basically dump Yan for Nido?
@@bza069not in this situation, sorry you're wrong. Frelic was already hesitating as a means to try and get back to 2nd hoping Nico would throw it soon. Nico at full speed likely tags him, as the video presenter already noted.
Every time we think this team has the spark they need, they go back to their old struggles.
I think this team is unsparkable
Thanks for the show Kyle. I watched the game last night because I was gone when it was live. I missed Steele going off and didn't hear about it til later. So this is the first time I've seen it.
That bat boy working OT. 1st one in, last one out
I hope that Justin’s anger woke this team up but we will see what happens tomorrow
shout out to that bat boy flying in out of nowhere at 1:50
Any fire we can get. LET'S GO!
Why isn’t he on the bag at third? Weird
So pleased the Brewers are causing this immense frustration.
Don’t be. It’s the Cubs that cause the frustration - not the Brewers.
Another g/damn brewers troll. Probably a Packer fan. Do they grow nothing but a/holes in Wisconsin?
Don't get too cocky. I am and have been a Brewers fan my entire life, but just because we won a couple of series doesn't mean that we're now the National League Champions. Yeah beating a division rival is great. And yes I remember when the Cubs were kicking our @$$e$, Miller Park would have more Cubs fans than Brewers fans. But there's still another 75-80 games left and the Cardinals, Pirates, Reds, and Cubs could still make a run. This has been an insane season. The Brewers lost their closer(Josh Hader), a Cy-Young winning pitcher (Corbin Burnes), a number of other players, and a manager that fans used to love. Add to that a insane number of injuries the Brewers have still been winning. However just remember winning streaks can also become losing streaks, and that SUCKS!
@@EdsterIII I’m just having fun at the expense of Cubs fans. Go Crew!
I’ll save my laughs when the Brewers lose another playoff run. Gotta be the Brewers motto by now! They aim but can never please.
Not the worst Cubs inning, the next day blues. Brewers in the bottom of the 4th.
K. HENDRICKS PITCHING FOR CUBBIES,
MILWAUKEE BATTING,
Contreras reached on infield single to third. - Yelich homered to center (422 feet), Contreras and Yelich scored.
- Adames struck out swinging.
- Bauers walked, Hoskins singled to left, Bauers to second. Frelick singled to center, Bauers scored, Hoskins to second. -Chourio singled to left, Frelick to second, Hoskins to third. - Monasterio struck out swinging with the bases loaded.. Turang gran slam homer to right center (381 feet), Hoskins scored, Frelick scored and Chourio scored. -
J. LOPEZ PITCHING FOR CHC
CHC -1, And MILWAUKEE 7.
A worse inning than the day before.
Contreras flied out to right.
1
7
7 RUNS, 6 HITS, 0 ERRORS
Since the Cubbies will be hosting the Phil's, they have their hands full. But the Phil-boys are without
Harper, J.T. Reamuto, Schwarber.
This is a very good opportunity for the Cubbies to prove that they are contenders and not pretenders.
Best pitching staff in the league headed for Chicago.
Go Phil-boys !
Doubt it. This team is anemic. But that was great by Steele, love to see that, he has every right to go off
Great break down! Love these.
@3:52 It looks like Brice Turang could have reached home on this play...not that it matters, because in the end he scored anyway.
Brewers fan here, but appreciate the detailed way you break things down.
I predicted a bench clearing brawl during this series. Maybe that was all that's going to happen but it's way past time someone went off and showed some emotion.
I’m really getting fu**ing tired of the cubs leaving the bases loaded!
@@NipItInTheBud100 dude you should be grateful that you are not a white sox fan like i am, we do that a whooooooole lot
Justin will be next Cub that wants out.
Damn i miss Baez defensive plays. Morel should be sent down so he can refocus. Great content as always👍👍👍
First of all, NO TEAM can sustain 'winning ways' playing like amateurs as the Cubs have all season long, and the runner wasn't just safe, he was safe STANDING UP! My first move is to fire the Manager. This team has no concept of winning, or playing fundamentally sound baseball and THAT"S exactly what has lost them the most games this year. The unforced errors(regardless of how they're scored), consistently throwing the ball away or even into the stands. Leading the universe in hitting into dbl plays and LOB. This team is an embarrassment to the word 'professional'.
If you think Counsell is the problem, you're as clueless as Morel is when a ball is hit to him. Craig consistently got a lot more juice out of some lemons over there in Milwaukee year in and year out than anyone could have expected him to. He didn't suddenly forget how to manage.
Justin Steele is the nicest mlb player I have ever met if you want him to sign he will he is awesome and so underrated
The bat boy hustle is quite impressive. Cubs should take notes!
The manager is soft😮
Soft as a fresh baked cupcake.
plus NICO screwed the run down up by failing to throw the ball earlier... shouldve thrown to Morel way sooner.
【The Cubs' fielders.】
Lack of practice.
Lack of preparation.
Don't think and play.
⇩⇩⇩
These are the causes.
Cubs' fielders.
If you don't feel like it, go to 3A.
I was watching MLB broadcasts from the seventies and it's clear that players played harder then. We've encouraged a generation of divas to take over the game.
Leadership comes in all forms, shapes and sizes.
That might be what the players needed because they seem caught up in self pity.
All the blown games has had a negative affect on the Cubs mojo. 🤞 That this is a turning point moment
First time I watch your video and I must say, great analysis
what is with the bat boy running to the batter with his bat even when the batter was standing on second base?
Good for him...they need leadership
Two things, both about Nico. I don't think he was loafing on the rundown. Maybe not sprinting, but he was putting in the effort. His problem was he held the ball too long. And the missed pop-up to center wasn't a routine play, especially for the second baseman. And chances are if he was under the ball there would have been a brutal collision with the sliding center fielder.
Steele was right to show some frustration. Cubs did their best imitation of this year’s White Sox that inning.
I'm glad he did that, Steele needed to jump in their @$$. They need to get it together. This is not a slump, it's an avalanche of losses. CC is too chill for this team and has zero passion shown. If I was Justin I would be pissed as well.
It's funny how good hitting can be contagious, but also bad fielding can be contagious too.
on that popup, given where it eventually ended up, *swanson* probably should have called for it. On the botched run-down, I'm sure they all know what they messed up better than I do. But jeez it's a bit distressing to see all these more or less good players playing like there's no point in trying. While I totally back Steele, one of the few people who actually has bankable talent here, it sucks that he had to do that. Manager should be doing it, fans should be doing it, front office, but not teammate on teammate. Morel's lack of effort ... sit him. Two games at least. And it's amazing that Little and Neris together did not give up any runs. Statistically it had to happen sometime. Crazy that Counsell put them both in but what choice does he really have. Anyway, they know what it's like to do their job properly ... hope it rubs in.
outfielder has the right of way to call for it
nico and swanson got in PCA's way and he had to avoid nico at end to avoid collision
No…. Steele has to be thinking I am pitching on a little league team. Professionals that cannot even execute defensive fundamentals. Nico has to come off the bag for that throw on the stolen base and Swanson has to be there to back it up. Morel should have stayed covering 3rd as Nico ran him towards 3rd waiting for a throw on the rundown to put on a tag - Morel was totally out of position. Communication was non existent on that pop up to shallow center. The passed ball was due to sheer laziness. The Cubs are just mailing it in at this point. The few exceptions are the starting pitchers, Happ and Busch.
I like that a lot better than when steele said the bullpen was doing a heck of a job... show some fire.
It was so refreshing to see an actual player call out the horrendous play/lack of passion seen from this team lately since our highest paid in history manager doesn't want to or highly paid Dansby "don't panic it's only June" Swanson won't.
Steele is my hero, Thank u
Again no disrespect intended at all, but what happened this season? I really thought Counsell would be a great fit in Chicago. One thing I noticed when he(Counsell) was in Milwaukee was that our team batting average was low, something extremely low. Little to no run support either. Pitching was usually at the top or close to the top but hitting sucked. Again I really thought Counsell would have worked?
I love what Justin did!
New catch phrase. Wake da F up!!!
Yes. Replacing "try not to suck"
Little harmless ground ball to third??? That ball was scorched and bounced real high - most third basement are not gonna get that hit depending on their position
As a Cardinals fan, we appreciate the effort
We will find out during the next game - great analysis by the way👍
Thanks!
Good explanation, but the other thing to consider is, you should always try to be running the runner back to the lesser base, so if he does get back safely he isnt getting an extra base.
Obviously the coaching staff needs to get involved , but I don’t blame him one bit for wanting to be a winner. They are supposed to be professionals and should know the fundamentals and if they don’t want to hustle get off the field
as a brewers fan this was even better than winning the game tbh. little league defense plus a tantrum lol.
i wouldnt call it a tantrum.... that would be something trivial... he had every right to be hot as hell
@@bza069 yea true, counsil aint the most inspiring manager tbh
I know so enjoy. Brewers are going nowhere
@@greggyaros2100 yea good point brewers are def here to stay, chicago might as well pack for somewhere tropical as they are basically goin fishin ! loll
No need to call 911 on Heart attack hector today. He gutted it out.
That's a great name for him, heart attack hector
Wow that was brutal outfield
You got to feel bad for Counsel having to deal with this crap. He had an easy job in Milwaukee, low pressure, with an organization that can build success. He called the "Cubs" job a dream job. How is your dream going Counsel? Thanks for all the amazing memories you gave us in Milwaukee. 2018 NLCS series, and taking the Dodgers to game 7. So close to the World Series. Now the continued memories of watching the Cubs stinking up the joint. The Cubs seldom are able to build success year after year. If he wanted out of Milwaukee so badly, he might have been better off going to the Cardinals, they are at least a winning organization.
Are you just going to ignore the bat boy running out at 1:51?
It was overly needed. This team has shown a lack of heart so far. Hopefully this gets the boys buzzing.
When you have the ball and the runner is in "no man's land", the goal is not to get him to go back to the bag, it's to get the runner to commit before you throw to the player.
6:34 Shota is definitely the ace, although I do love Steele
Morel was casual on that ball and Hoerner too in the rundown. I'm glad the Steele didn't get screwed out of another W.
He didn’t get the win though
he did.... Little got the win
Yeah except that he 100% did
Braves fan here…STILL waiting for a Bravo to go full Justin Steele!! Props to Justin for not holding back!🫡
I said this from the beginning. Before they signed Belli, they had Wisdom and Morel as “big bats.” They went into the season without a true ace, Steele should be a 2 and Imanaga 3 Assad, Wicks, Brown for the rest of the SP line. Expecting Alzolay to close all year was unrealistic with his injury prone history. They are a “Yu Darvish (ace) and a Chapman (closer) away really and they need a big time bat at 3rd base
We can all just hope this season continues to be a mirror of last season and the 60 hot streak is about to begin.
but they wore down at the end of last season and slumped remember...missing the playoffs
I remember one game well over a decade back where Starlin Castro made three errors in the same inning. That was worse.
I may be a Brewers fan, but I know and understand the Cubs fans frustration. The ironic part, when the season ended last year I was not thrilled with the Brewers front office moves. Then when Craig Counsell left, it really seemed like our team was going flat. We traded a Cy-Young winning pitcher, we dumped off one of the best closing pitchers in the middle of a pennant race? WTH!?!?! Our managerial choice was a little puzzling as well. Then the new season started, and I honestly thought the Brewers wouldn't even win 60-65 games all year. With Craig Counsell I again honestly figured the Cubs would win the division. I mean no disrespect at all. These two teams have had one of the best rivalries in Baseball. Usually with the Cubs overtaking Miller Park, oops, American Family Field. My point is that anything can happen. Sometimes your team makes decisions that can p*ss you off to no end. It might take time. Hell, the Brewers have still only seen one World Series(1982), and we lost. I don't know what happened to Counsell? Maybe he was more lucky than good?
Idk if they're gonna go on a run over Steele's "outburst"
But i hope so. Either way. I loveeeeeee to see that emotion
Wow I am shock, this is so terrible ! As a Braves fan, feel bad for Dansby Swanson, he never really have communication issue with the Braves there with defense, cleary that outfielder totally disregard the infielders, I thought they have Console as manager, isn't he suppose to be good ?
I agree that this inning seemed slow and sluggish…im a brewers fan so it makes it easy to say. Some of these plays seem more or less due to the lack of communication or practice in certain areas of the game. Ex. In the rundown it looks like they just are slightly uncomfortable in the scenario, the left fielder has to come in towards third, because Nido has to stay at the plate in case of a potential play at home. Is this partly on Counsell and the coaching staff? I think yes.
What do you mean Nico didn’t sprint to that ball. He sprinted out there and then slowed down when he got into the area. If he sprints more he is overrunning that ball.
The bat boy is putting in way more effort than the Cub players! Great job, young man! When the Cubs get back to Wrigley, I hope there's not a single fan that shows up! Why should they, the players and the manager sure as hell aren't showing up?!
This is what Counsell chose.
Thank you Justin!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Also, the rundown was lost by the catcher. As soon as Sal saw third empty, he knew he could turn on the afterburners and beat the toss. Having the catcher on third, he would have been hung up doing physics calculations and probability and stuff. Catcher took the leash off and Frelick bolted.
The Cubs are melting melting melting 😂😂Happens pretty much almost every year when the weather really heats up its a timeless baseball tradition 😂
I don't think it's fair to call it their ugliest inning just yet-they still have half a season of screw ups to go.
Great breakdown.
My favorite Cub Morel has not played very much at 3rd base since this episode.
This inning is like the first 18 innings of my Red Sox vs Padres 😂
I freaking hope this woke them up!!!!
They are a legitimate group playing way under their capability !!! Get it together boys!!!!!
Yeah but look at Nido...no ones covering home now ...and thats why Nido was hesitant...if in the Brewers i may have tried to score there
Yes, for sure. That’s when Steele has to retreat after throwing to 2nd. He covers home
Your wrong Morel needs to be covering 3rd, not 5 steps off the bag. The lack of baseball acuity is very evident.
Maybe your coach taught you differently
That was like watching a Lil Leauge Team!!! Tell them like it is Justin!!!
If Nico backs off when PCA calls that, PCA catches that ball. Nico simply wasn't listening. You can tell in the footage that when Pete begins his slide to catch the ball, he sees Nico in his peripherals and instinctually leans away to try to dodge getting smacked in the face which pulls him just that fraction of an inch from the ball. And Swanson shouldn't have been there at all, his presence only added further confusion and he was never catching that ball. He needed to be paying attention, seeing that two teammates are both going for the ball, and getting out of there to let them communicate the play to each other. It is getting really really frustrating watching Swanson lazily saunter around the field game after game not hustling, not communicating and not playing good fundamental baseball. If these players aren't going to hustle and earn their MILLIONS of dollars, someone needs to get traded or sent down as an example.
YES !!! Finally someone gets that PCA (centerfielder) was the captain of the outfield and has right to call for every ball as needed. Nico went after it and either ignored PCA or didnt hear him...either way, Nico, needs to be aware of other players out there especially center fielder... Nico definitely caused PCA to miss that catch and almost caused a nasty collision out there
The problem is that he called for it very late. And as the infielder, you are taught to keep going until you get called off.
They both could have done better in that situation
Justine Steele is in the right there!! But would Big Z have gotten the same treatment? I doubt it, that sucks!!!
Cubbies most baserunners thrown out in both leagues! Sure glad they took Counsell from the northern neighbors.
It's sad that Steele is the only one who gives a damn about the team performance. FO and Counsell are not doing anything to show urgency to fix this and it's the same old story.
I sure the hell hope so!
Time to clean house!! Glad the Cubs got Counsel!! All I can say is Go Brewers!!