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boonecreek

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8. Craig Counsell has made a couple of changes to the batting order.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 10:37 PM

Jul 13

He's moved lead off Ian Happ who's just not hitting to sixth and substituted Nico Hoerner against
left handlers and Michael Busch against righties. So far, it's paying off. Yesterday Hoerner hit a lead off
triple and scored ,and today, Busch hit a lead off home run.

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When the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series in 2016, there was a disturbance in the universe [View all] Chasstev365 Jul 13 OP

Are they in contention? SheltieLover Jul 13 #1

Yes; 1st Place in the NL Central, one game ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers Chasstev365 Jul 13 #2

Wow! May the force disruption be with them!! SheltieLover Jul 13 #5

Yep! ProfessorGAC Jul 15 #10

They need pitching, a third baseman, and to sign Kyle Tucker to a long term deal. rsdsharp Jul 13 #3

I agree with you Chasstev365 Jul 13 #4

If they'd quit playing the role of a farm team... SheltieLover Jul 13 #6

Ideally... Morbius Jul 13 #7

Craig Counsell has made a couple of changes to the batting order. boonecreek Jul 13 #8

Replying to the subject of your OP, boonecreek Jul 13 #9

As a diehard Cubs fan EnergizedLib Jul 15 #11