May 28 Cubs (Wells) vs Dodgers (Wolfe) 7:05 CST

[BigSlick]

I'm in disbelief

 

literally, the only thought going through my head as teh cubs got 2 on and no out was

 

"Soriano K, Theriot GIDP"

 

and thats exactly what happened

[XZero771679666304]

I find it amazing Theriot wasn't even near first base when the throw got there. It was a slowly hit ball, but they turned it slowly.

 

Ryan just isn't very fast, I guess.

[rynefan]

i don't care if they lose every game for the rest of the season, just beat the [expletive] dodgers!

 

Whoa whoa whoa... lets pump the breaks there :D

 

Now that is some serious Dodger hate, LOL!

[ctcf]

LOL Fox at 3rd.

 

Looks like my baseball discussions thread was right.

[Cynosure]

I'm in disbelief

 

literally, the only thought going through my head as teh cubs got 2 on and no out was

 

"Soriano K, Theriot GIDP"

 

and thats exactly what happened

 

At least it wasn't Lee?

[erik316wttn]

Yeah, this team kinda sucks. I'd be shocked if they make the postseason.

 

Yes, I know it's not even June yet. I don't care. this team isn't good enough.

[UMFan83]

Soriano is so bad with runners on base

 

he just swings at everything

 

I've always had a hunch that a majority of his walks are taken when there aren't RISP's. He doesn't seem to mind working the count and taking a walk in those situations, but when there are RBI opportunities, he gets super aggressive and swings at horrible pitches. He will still sometimes take pitches, but only to get ahead in the count in order to increase the probability of him getting a hittable pitch. If he gets a 2-0 count, he'll just start flaling away at anything to avoid walking.

[haubrich91]

Let's see if Fox gets a chance to make a play.

[Vanilla Ice]

I don't like leaving Fox in at 3rd in the ninth inning

[Cynosure]

Yeah, this team kinda sucks. I'd be shocked if they make the postseason.

 

Yes, I know it's not even June yet. I don't care. this team isn't good enough.

 

They'll be fine... I mean... it's the weather right? These south american players only hit in the warm, remember?

 

In all seriousness, I think we'll be fine... I can't wait til Ramirez is back.

[UMFan83]

I'm in disbelief

 

literally, the only thought going through my head as teh cubs got 2 on and no out was

 

"Soriano K, Theriot GIDP"

 

and thats exactly what happened

 

At least it wasn't Lee?

 

Doesn't Lee only have 1 GIDP this season? It's time to drop the Lee GIDP jokes because of one outlying year where he hit into a bunch of them.

[A-Cal]

i don't care if they lose every game for the rest of the season, just beat the [expletive] dodgers!

 

Whoa whoa whoa... lets pump the breaks there :D

 

Now that is some serious Dodger hate, LOL!

 

you remember last october right?

 

i haven't been this into a cubs game in, well, i have no clue how long

[rynefan]

Yeah, this team kinda sucks. I'd be shocked if they make the postseason.

 

Yes, I know it's not even June yet. I don't care. this team isn't good enough.

 

They'll be fine... I mean... it's the weather right? These south american players only hit in the warm, remember?

 

In all seriousness, I think we'll be fine... I can't wait til Ramirez is back.

 

Neither can I, but on the same token that also means wishing away my entire summer, not good.

[Guest]

Soriano is so bad with runners on base

 

he just swings at everything

 

I've always had a hunch that a majority of his walks are taken when there aren't RISP's. He doesn't seem to mind working the count and taking a walk in those situations, but when there are RBI opportunities, he gets super aggressive and swings at horrible pitches. He will still sometimes take pitches, but only to get ahead in the count in order to increase the probability of him getting a hittable pitch. If he gets a 2-0 count, he'll just start flaling away at anything to avoid walking.

 

I like that he pretended like he was going to bunt on the best pitch of the entire at bat.

[Ihatepujols]

Yeah, this team kinda sucks. I'd be shocked if they make the postseason.

 

Yes, I know it's not even June yet. I don't care. this team isn't good enough.

 

 

To say i would be shocked if this team made the postseason would be the biggest understatement of my life.

[TruffleShuffle]

The top of the Cub's lineup is just god awful.

 

so is the bottom of it. if soriano dips below .250 the cubs will have two regulars - theriot and soriano - hitting above .250. that's atrocious.

[JGalt73]

Perhaps we should be using our best reliever here?

[BigSlick]

Soriano is so bad with runners on base

 

he just swings at everything

 

I've always had a hunch that a majority of his walks are taken when there aren't RISP's. He doesn't seem to mind working the count and taking a walk in those situations, but when there are RBI opportunities, he gets super aggressive and swings at horrible pitches. He will still sometimes take pitches, but only to get ahead in the count in order to increase the probability of him getting a hittable pitch. If he gets a 2-0 count, he'll just start flaling away at anything to avoid walking.

I hate to buy into conventional 'baseball' knowledge about how certain players are better in the 'clutch' but it applies so strongly to Soriano.

 

The man literally will hack away if theres a runner on base, leading off he isn't so terrible, he'll take a pitch or two, but he's absolutely brutal if theres anyone close to scoring.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Soriano with RISP: 0.093 BB per PA

Soriano elsewhere: 0.091 BB per PA

[Vanilla Ice]

The top of the Cub's lineup is just god awful.

 

so is the bottom of it. if soriano dips below .250 the cubs will have two regulars - theriot and soriano - hitting above .250. that's atrocious.

Try that again

[rynefan]

i don't care if they lose every game for the rest of the season, just beat the [expletive] dodgers!

 

Whoa whoa whoa... lets pump the breaks there :D

 

Now that is some serious Dodger hate, LOL!

 

you remember last october right?

 

i haven't been this into a cubs game in, well, i have no clue how long

 

Last October? Does not compute. I had the Cubs portion of my brain erased in mid-October.

[CubColtPacer]

Soriano is so bad with runners on base

 

he just swings at everything

 

I've always had a hunch that a majority of his walks are taken when there aren't RISP's. He doesn't seem to mind working the count and taking a walk in those situations, but when there are RBI opportunities, he gets super aggressive and swings at horrible pitches. He will still sometimes take pitches, but only to get ahead in the count in order to increase the probability of him getting a hittable pitch. If he gets a 2-0 count, he'll just start flaling away at anything to avoid walking.

 

Soriano has actually walked a lot more in his career with RISP than with nobody on. In fact, he has walked at more than double the rate. Intentional walks account for some of that but not all.

[A-Cal]

i don't care if they lose every game for the rest of the season, just beat the [expletive] dodgers!

 

Whoa whoa whoa... lets pump the breaks there :D

 

Now that is some serious Dodger hate, LOL!

 

you remember last october right?

 

i haven't been this into a cubs game in, well, i have no clue how long

 

Last October? Does not compute. I had the Cubs portion of my brain erased in mid-October.

 

give me your doctors number ASAP

[BigSlick]

Soriano with RISP: 0.093 BB per PA

Soriano elsewhere: 0.091 BB per PA

but...but...my anecdotal evidence!

[BigSlick]

I'll be the bigger man here and admit I must be wrong

 

But damn does it seem like it, the eyes and our brains can deceive us