IST: Cubs @ Mets

[TL1961]

Oh, for a long one!

 

[CubsFaninMN]

Close. That was a "one more biscuit for breakfast" kind of drive...

 

[TL1961]

Great DP.

 

[CubsFaninMN]

Phew!

 

[chibears55]

Come on whitesox

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[chibears55]

Wacha no hitter in 7th
Wacha no hitter in 7th

Maybe ill jinx it

Lol

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[CubsFaninMN]

Wacha no hitter in 7th
Wacha no hitter in 7th

Maybe ill jinx it

Lol

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Yep, he lost it in the 9th at about 110 pitches.

Good job jinxing him!

 

[chibears55]

Sox win again..
Help cubs pick up 2 games over weekend on Brewers by winning 2 of 3..

Cubs 2 back now

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[anotheridiot]

Surprise Contreras is starting but tgen again Lester pitching.....so

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the surprise was not Contrares catching today, the surprise was yesterday, but I guess they did not want Giminez going back to back, so that would mean the surprise was three days ago.

 

[anotheridiot]

Hmm... per the online Gameday listing, Baez and LaStella have switched between 3B and 2B 11 times so far today. No one seems to be mentioning it on the Chicago radio broadcast. (It's not possible to get our TV broadcast via the Extra Innings package, some shithead running the panels is feeding the MASN into the Cubs' home broadcast slot, which is running fucking rain postponement content, since their Orioles game was postponed. I really fucking hate the fact that the people who run the panels for the Extra Innings package are completely insulated from any feedback, or reports that they're fucking up. I work for a major cable provider, so I *know* they do not allow any type of reporting back to them. *******.)

And, hey -- running ourselvs into some runs, here! Been a while since I saw someone steal home -- and then, it was Javy, as well. Kewl!

And here's hoping Addi isn't out long with that finger contusion...

Len brought it up, apparently if the 3Bman goes to short right like Bryant does, he stays a 3b man, but since Javy has the range, they move Stella to where the third baseman usually goes. Surprised they do it since Stella does not have a whole lot of arm.

Yesterday, between mentions of Smolts appearance into the us senior open, he said Javy has to be moving to that untradable list.

 

[chibears55]

the surprise was not Contrares catching today, the surprise was yesterday, but I guess they did not want Giminez going back to back, so that would mean the surprise was three days ago.

Yea noone expected Giminez to catch Friday for Chatwood.
Speculation was it happened because they ( Contreras and Chatwood) had words his last start..

Normally the backup goes on Sunday, so it wasn't much of a surprise Contreras caught yesterday as much as it was for him to catch today , especially since it was a long late game yesterday and today game was an early start..

But like I said, Lester starting today was probably a big reason why he did start..

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[TL1961]

Yep, he lost it in the 9th at about 110 pitches.

Good job jinxing him!

Knowing Wacha, he'll head to the DL after 110 pitches. And Cards fans will moan about bad luck, though they say it is mismanagement when any other team's pitcher heads to the DL.

 

[TC in Mississippi]

Sox win again..
Help cubs pick up 2 games over weekend on Brewers by winning 2 of 3..

Cubs 2 back now

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More importantly, even in the loss column at 23 a piece

 

[CubsFaninMN]

This has the feeling, right now, of the Cubs beginning to find their stride and the Brewers seeing their Pythagorean catching up with them.

Would be nice to have taken over first place, and begin to pull away from the pack, within the next six weeks...

 

[TC in Mississippi]

10 games over .500 on 6/4. The 2017 squad didn't hit that mark for the first time until 8/22.

 

[beckdawg]

Saw this comment on twitter and wasn't sure it was accurate. But is anyone aware of what Schwarber's splits this year actually look like?

LHP - .323/.447/.387 with wRC+ of 140
RHP - .248/.369/.549 with wRC+ of 140

Granted he's only had 31 PAs vs LHP so perhaps that comes with a grain of salt but it's just interesting to consider. Also keep in mind that his minor league splits weren't really as big. He hit RHP better in the minors but was still quite good vs LHP. Would still be nice to see him find some power vs LHP this year but definitely seems to have improved there.

 

[fatbeard]

10 games over .500 on 6/4. The 2017 squad didn't hit that mark for the first time until 8/22.

I want to go back to one week ago when the Chicken Littles were wringing their hands about losing irrecoverable ground to Milwaukee in May.

The Brewers' Pythagorean has them playing .550 ball. The Cubs are playing .660.

 

[CSF77]

Saw this comment on twitter and wasn't sure it was accurate. But is anyone aware of what Schwarber's splits this year actually look like?


LHP - .323/.447/.387 with wRC+ of 140
RHP - .248/.369/.549 with wRC+ of 140

Granted he's only had 31 PAs vs LHP so perhaps that comes with a grain of salt but it's just interesting to consider. Also keep in mind that his minor league splits weren't really as big. He hit RHP better in the minors but was still quite good vs LHP. Would still be nice to see him find some power vs LHP this year but definitely seems to have improved there.

I don’t think it opens up AB’s myself. Joe has too much to work with and is forced to rotate right now. Seeing their first round draft pick being another multi positioned bat first guy this will continue.

If Schwarber yaks a few hard to hit lefties this year then that dialog changes. He has already put himself into a plus D box this year and has put together better AB’s. But we are talking LF vs a core D spot like 1B where the glove saves runs daily just on snagging incoming throws.

That is kinda how I feel about it myself. Joe needs to figure out playing time and some guys are going to miss AB’s. Not just Kyle here. Add to it it is a low impact spot in the D.

 

[CSF77]

I want to go back to one week ago when the Chicken Littles were wringing their hands about losing irrecoverable ground to Milwaukee in May.

The Brewers' Pythagorean has them playing .550 ball. The Cubs are playing .660.

All that matters is the team records. Cubs are hot right now. It is from the pitching stabilizing. Montgomery has stepped up and stabilized a unstable rotation spot and Edwards went down to injury. He was unstable going into it. Which has given others a chance to right it.

The Mets were reeling. We had The 2 hot hands coming in vs their 2 toughest starters and won both. The other 2 games the Cubs our talented them.

Mets are not in a good place right now and it is really about catching them at the right time.

So this whole business on Pythagorean sounds like a tool vs a rule. I wouldn’t lean on it too hard. Games are played on the diamond not on a math table.

 

[Parade_Rain]

All that matters is the team records. Cubs are hot right now. It is from the pitching stabilizing. Montgomery has stepped up and stabilized a unstable rotation spot and Edwards went down to injury. He was unstable going into it. Which has given others a chance to right it.

The Mets were reeling. We had The 2 hot hands coming in vs their 2 toughest starters and won both. The other 2 games the Cubs our talented them.

Mets are not in a good place right now and it is really about catching them at the right time.

So this whole business on Pythagorean sounds like a tool vs a rule. I wouldn’t lean on it too hard. Games are played on the diamond not on a math table.

You have to look at what separated the Brewers from the other teams in the NL Central. Look at their record against the NL West. That is all. They are nothing special.