4/12 Cubs (Lilly) @ Phillies (Hamels) 6:05 CT WGN

[illiniguy]

This is regression to the mean, folks.

What are you talking about?

He's a .500 pitcher. He had an outstanding year last year, now he's making up for it with terrible play.

 

wins and losses do not a good pitcher make

 

True but he has had an average career (ERA+ of 102).

Is that bad?

[Garage Party]

This is regression to the mean, folks.

What are you talking about?

He's a .500 pitcher. He had an outstanding year last year, now he's making up for it with terrible play.

 

you're right, looking at win-loss is THE BEST way to judge where a pitcher ranks on a range from best-average-worst scale. you got it solved.

Maybe I should have said "average" pitcher. I'm talking about the quality of his pitching, which was way better than usual last year, and is now much worse.

[Guest]

This is regression to the mean, folks.

What are you talking about?

He's a .500 pitcher. He had an outstanding year last year, now he's making up for it with terrible play.

 

wins and losses do not a good pitcher make

 

True but he has had an average career (ERA+ of 102).

Is that bad?

 

I thought Garage Party was saying Lilly was average, not bad. My bad if I misinterpreted him.

[Garage Party]

I like reading Fire Joe Morgan too, guys.

[inari]

This is regression to the mean, folks.

What are you talking about?

He's a .500 pitcher. He had an outstanding year last year, now he's making up for it with terrible play.

 

you're right, looking at win-loss is THE BEST way to judge where a pitcher ranks on a range from best-average-worst scale. you got it solved.

Maybe I should have said "average" pitcher. I'm talking about the quality of his pitching, which was way better than usual last year, and is now much worse.

 

This is... no. Wrong.

[JimSorgi]

This is regression to the mean, folks.

What are you talking about?

He's a .500 pitcher. He had an outstanding year last year, now he's making up for it with terrible play.

 

you're right, looking at win-loss is THE BEST way to judge where a pitcher ranks on a range from best-average-worst scale. you got it solved.

Maybe I should have said "average" pitcher. I'm talking about the quality of his pitching, which was way better than usual last year, and is now much worse.

It's still only three starts.

[big_shooter17]

This is regression to the mean, folks.

What are you talking about?

He's a .500 pitcher. He had an outstanding year last year, now he's making up for it with terrible play.

 

wins and losses do not a good pitcher make

 

True but he has had an average career (ERA+ of 102), even if he has had to face stiffer competition in the past in the AL East.

 

he has looked bad, but i'd give him a little more time. everyone is starting to sound like lou around here.

[illiniguy]

This is regression to the mean, folks.

What are you talking about?

He's a .500 pitcher. He had an outstanding year last year, now he's making up for it with terrible play.

 

wins and losses do not a good pitcher make

 

True but he has had an average career (ERA+ of 102), even if he has had to face stiffer competition in the past in the AL East.

 

he has looked bad, but i'd give him a little more time. everyone is starting to sound like lou around here.

I am not worried the team we have to worry about is 1 game ahead of us right now. Eventually the Cardinals will play some big league teams.

[Guest]

This is regression to the mean, folks.

What are you talking about?

He's a .500 pitcher. He had an outstanding year last year, now he's making up for it with terrible play.

 

wins and losses do not a good pitcher make

 

True but he has had an average career (ERA+ of 102), even if he has had to face stiffer competition in the past in the AL East.

 

he has looked bad, but i'd give him a little more time. everyone is starting to sound like lou around here.

 

No doubt, I agree it's too soon.

[big_shooter17]

victorino with 2 pretty shaky looking plays out there, but yet he still catches them both.

[Roast]

Gahhh jeeesuusss

 

I don't like losing.

[Garage Party]

This is... no. Wrong.

Okay, correct me.

[Omar]

Reed Johnson to save us.

[erik316wttn]

Gahhh jeeesuusss

 

I don't like losing.

 

You should be used to it, being a Cubs fan.

[inari]

This is... no. Wrong.

Okay, correct me.

 

If a player outperforms his capability, it's far more likely he'll return to his average than suddenly become terrible to even it out. And seriously, it's three starts.

[JimSorgi]

I'm in love with Kevin Hart.

[Roast]

Hamels is at 86 pitches. He's got two solid innings in him if the cubs work him a lil bit.

 

Which means he has about 5 innings left.

[Little Slide Rooter]

This is... no. Wrong.

Okay, correct me.

 

If a player outperforms his capability, it's far more likely he'll return to his average than suddenly become terrible to even it out. And seriously, it's three starts.

 

So that must be why JH was in such a hurry to replace DeRosa.

[Magnetic Curses]

can we just forfeit tomorrow and get out of town early? it would save our guys the humiliation of having to lose on the field for the 1 millionth time in a row to the phillies.

[Roast]

Gahhh jeeesuusss

 

I don't like losing.

 

You should be used to it, being a Cubs fan.

I'm used to walking down the street and seeing hot women wearing clothes. Doesn't mean I like it.

[Garage Party]

This is... no. Wrong.

Okay, correct me.

 

If a player outperforms his capability, it's far more likely he'll return to his average than suddenly become terrible to even it out. And seriously, it's three starts.

Well, this is an unlikely parade of crap, then. I don't care if it's only been three starts. If you're the #2 pitcher for a presumed division champion, it's unacceptable to fail to complete five innings in three successive starts. At least that's what I think. I might be wrong. Maybe if he failed to complete six innings, that'd be one thing, but to not yet escape the fifth?

Edited April 13, 2008 by Garage Party!

[Roast]

Our defense freaking ROCKS.

[Omar]

Good thing tomorrow's game is early. I want to forget this one fast.

[Magnetic Curses]

this is what always happens.

[Roast]

C'mon Aram, what the hell, man.