Re: 4/29 Cubs (Lilly) vs Dbacks (Kennedy) 1:20 WGN

[JockJones]

I started Lilly on my fantasy team this week on Sunday without knowing that the wind would be so strong today. Unless Lilly keeps the ball down, I'm screwed.

 

Me too.

[dew1679666265]

I started Lilly on my fantasy team this week on Sunday without knowing that the wind would be so strong today. Unless Lilly keeps the ball down, I'm screwed.

 

Me too.

 

I started both Lilly and Kennedy. Ouch.

[erik316wttn]

Siddown, Justin.

 

Reynolds up, the reigning K king.

[Prizefight]

Pretty sure Ron just fell asleep mid sentence.

 

Like two to three seconds of silence and then Pat announced the Kosuke catch.

[Magnetic Curses]

I started Lilly on my fantasy team this week on Sunday without knowing that the wind would be so strong today. Unless Lilly keeps the ball down, I'm screwed.

 

as long as he stays away from the fastball, he should be okay.

[Magnetic Curses]

that was pretty [expletive] easy

[Prizefight]

Being that I respect some of the opinions and baseball knowledge around here, I'm going to ask this question. With Lee and Ramirez struggling so much, why wouldn't Lou do something like:

 

Theriot

Fukudome

Byrd

Soriano

Soto

Lee

Ramirez

Fontenot

 

 

I understand they are established hitters and they'll eventually get back to their averages. But why let them keep struggling in a position that's going to cost us runs?

[TruffleShuffle]

that's okay, once we get through aramis then we'll be into the heart of our order

[soapy]

rather uninspiring first inning.

[TruffleShuffle]

can't believe laroche is hitting .270. usually this time of year he's hitting about half that.

[jersey cubs fan]

I understand they are established hitters and they'll eventually get back to their averages. But why let them keep struggling in a position that's going to cost us runs?

 

Because order doesn't matter "that" much.

The manager's only significant job is keeping the players from sme sort of open mutiny, and the best way to get a clubhouse all pissy is to bump the most respected and consistently good bats to the bottom of the order based on 2-3 weeks of bad performance.

 

You are getting minimal benefit but risking a bunch of pissed off players. And whatever benefit you do get could easily be negated by having the game you decided to move them be the day they actually broke out of a slump and got little out of it. There's just nothing to gain.

[erik316wttn]

Young shouldn't see a single fastball this entire series.

[Omar]

http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/

 

Is that a protest outside of Wrigley right now? Whats up with that?

[Careless]

At least one Cubs pitcher learned not to throw him fastballs in the strike zone

[cheapseats]

Being that I respect some of the opinions and baseball knowledge around here, I'm going to ask this question. With Lee and Ramirez struggling so much, why wouldn't Lou do something like:

 

Theriot

Fukudome

Byrd

Soriano

Soto

Lee

Ramirez

Fontenot

 

 

I understand they are established hitters and they'll eventually get back to their averages. But why let them keep struggling in a position that's going to cost us runs?

 

This is really reductive, but:

 

Because the last few days of performance tell us little, if anything, about how a player is going to perform today. A slump has to be pretty prolonged to have predictive value for the future. The same holds true with a hot streak.

 

A team is better off giving its best players the most at-bats, even if those players didn't do well in the previous week or two.

 

There's a chapter on this (I think) in Tango's The Book. It's worth a read.

[jersey cubs fan]

http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/

 

Is that a protest outside of Wrigley right now? Whats up with that?

 

Tribune said there was going to be an immigration protest.

[Andy]

Being that I respect some of the opinions and baseball knowledge around here, I'm going to ask this question. With Lee and Ramirez struggling so much, why wouldn't Lou do something like:

 

Theriot

Fukudome

Byrd

Soriano

Soto

Lee

Ramirez

Fontenot

 

 

I understand they are established hitters and they'll eventually get back to their averages. But why let them keep struggling in a position that's going to cost us runs?

The answer to this and just about any related lineup question is that Lou Piniella is neither smart nor imaginative. I wish he'd put Soto 5th or 6th in the order, but he just won't.

 

I would offer that batting either of Lee/Ramirez 7th isn't conducive to either of them busting out, IMO.

[Omar]

http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/

 

Is that a protest outside of Wrigley right now? Whats up with that?

 

Tribune said there was going to be an immigration protest.

 

Why in front of Wrigley?

[TruffleShuffle]

http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/

 

Is that a protest outside of Wrigley right now? Whats up with that?

 

i love the banner of lou and his big ol' gut sticking out

[cheapseats]

Young shouldn't see a single fastball this entire series.

 

I picked him up in a fantasy league just for today.

[jersey cubs fan]

http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/

 

Is that a protest outside of Wrigley right now? Whats up with that?

 

Tribune said there was going to be an immigration protest.

 

Why in front of Wrigley?

 

I would guess because it's got a lot of media, and would then get a lot of attention. Also, maybe Arizona Diamondbacks?

[Sammy Sofa]

What the [expletive] was that.

[cheapseats]

Also, maybe Arizona Diamondbacks?

 

Good point. I hadn't thought to associate the Diamondbacks with the immigration law in Arizona.

[Prizefight]

What the [expletive] was that.

 

 

Got all of that one

[Laura]

http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/

 

Is that a protest outside of Wrigley right now? Whats up with that?

 

Tribune said there was going to be an immigration protest.

 

Why in front of Wrigley?

 

I would guess because it's got a lot of media, and would then get a lot of attention. Also, maybe Arizona Diamondbacks?

 

Bingo. There was much talk about the Wrigley protest being planning about the AZ law this morning on sports radio.