Grizzly
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Lackey fooling nobody tonight and up to 48 pitches already.
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He cant finish anyone off
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Lackey basically sucks tonight...
Wonder how much of it is having Contreras behind plate
We will know if he doesn't catch Lackey next start ?
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Wonder how much of it is having Contreras behind plate
We will know if he doesn't catch Lackey next start ?
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He is missing a little bit. Contreras isnt framing well. They werent on the same page for some of that inning. Lackey knew what he was getting.
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Also seems like a lot of pitches in the dirt.
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I think Contreras (who will obviously learn) needs to be better about how quickly he's setting up in/out. Right now, the Cards are basically sitting on anything middle third when he doesn't move and adjusting when he does move.
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LOL. Pitch framing. Lackey isn't struggling tonight because Contreras can't frame pitches. He'sstruggling because he's missing spots. This isn't a young Weli Castillo behind the plate.
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I'm blown away by the Cubs inability to hit simple sacrifice fly balls. If there is some stat for that I suspect they are one of the worst in baseball
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Cubs up 12.5 games on Cardinals. You're blown away by some really bizarre stuff.
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Nice play, Addy.
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Russell's defense is so good.
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Has nothing to do with being 12 games up. BUt has everything to do with not being able to execute a simple fundamental. Rizzo, for as great as he has been, is trying to pull a sweeping curve ball a mile off the plate when all he had to do was make contact and get the ball into the air.
I cant remember a single sacrifice fly that scored a run this year. That's not me expecting too much just a simple thing they should have learned in the minors
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Pitcher on deck and Almora first pitch swinging after Russell goes down on three pitches? Not a fan.
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I can remember a lot plus some safety squeezes and some squeezes and some ground outs.
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Me too, but where was the simple ability to hit a freaking fly ball? It's a legitimate criticism.
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Even as elite as the Cubs are nobody is perfect.
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It's the fault of the hitting coach. He should be all over their asses about executing this yet they continue to drive outside pitches in these situations
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You have never hit a baseball I see.
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Lol Pirates and freaking Jeff Locke outduel Bum and the Giants. 1-0 victory.