04/08 Cubs (Wells) vs. Braves (Hanson) 6:10 CT MLBN/CSN

[JonJayCutler]

Wells has looked decent but he has been incredibly lucky. 6 innings, 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 strikeout and 0 runs? Wow. :shock:

[CyHawk_Cub]

pitch count on wells?

 

97

[Cubswin11]

Smoltz in the Braves booth points out that you can't tell if a close pitch is a strike because the camera angle skews the view. I heart him forever.

You certainly can if you watch from the same angle for tens of thousands of pitches, like most of us have done with the camera at Wrigley. You just need to adjust to the skewed perspective.

 

Adjust how? Do you look at the same pitches with and without the skewed perspective to learn?

So the pitches Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz all used to get as strikes were even further out of the zone?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Fuku deserves some credit for that.

 

With most right fielders, that would have been an RBI double or triple. Thats where Kosuke makes his money.

[Old Style]

This team is so awesome defensively. They are probably the best in the majors.

[Roast]

SORIANO IS THE WORST PLAYER EVER SEND HIM DOWN TO SINGLE A OMG

[Old Style]

OK, time to blow the game for Wells.

[illiniguy]

Theriot is a patient marg.

[thefranchise]

That was a horrible top half of the inning

[weis21]

What was that, 6 pitches?

[Andy]

Seriously though, is Ryan Theriot ever going to get on base?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Seriously though, is Ryan Theriot ever going to get on base?

 

No.

[Careless]

What was that, 6 pitches?

Yes.

 

And I'm definitely not telling my wife about the results calculation I just did to figure out how many pitches I've seen thrown at Wrigley in the past 10 years.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Obligatory Lous going to break Sean Marshall post.

[ConstableRabbit]

Obligatory "why isn't he starting?!??!" post

[CubbieBum]

Seriously though, is Ryan Theriot ever going to get on base?

 

Hey he has a sac fly and sac bunt/barely hit the ball.

[Guest]

Anyone ready for bullpen roulette?

[AFCubsFan]

Fuku deserves pretty much all the credit for that.

fixd

 

I 100% agree. I thought it was a double for sure. Thankyou Fuku.

[Guancous]

Seriously though, is Ryan Theriot ever going to get on base?

 

No.

 

From today's Baseball Prospectus chat:

 

Ryan Theriot (Chicago): Is this my last season as a starter?

 

Kevin Goldstein: Yes.

[Smack]

I heart Sean Marshall.

[AFCubsFan]

Seriously though, is Ryan Theriot ever going to get on base?

 

He is having a therioble series.

[weis21]

Jesus, Lou, the bases are empty with 2 out! Why does Lou act like Marshall can't pitch to right handers when he used to start games?

 

Ideally Lou would treat Marshall like Grabow and vice versa.

[Little Slide Rooter]

So I take it that much to the delight of Braves fans, this leaves Grabow with the 8th inning. joy.

[Roast]

Jesus, Lou, the bases are empty with 2 out! Why does Lou act like Marshall can't pitch to right handers when he used to start games?

 

Ideally Lou would treat Marshall like Grabow and vice versa.

Seriously. I hate the way this organization uses Marshall

[chuckywang]

If anybody cares, Bulls are up 60-56 on the Cavs at halftime.