4/11 Brewers (Gallardo) at Cubs (Dempster), 1:20, WGN

[jersey cubs fan]

Because when I posted it, the Cubs were close to a league average offense, but you probably think a league average offense is something like 270/340/450.

 

Cubs are 12th in OPS among the 16 NL teams, 60 points below average.

[SouthSideRyan]

Because when I posted it, the Cubs were close to a league average offense, but you probably think a league average offense is something like 270/340/450.

 

Cubs are 12th in OPS among the 16 NL teams, 60 points below average.

 

I was referencing their numbers through 5 games. I don't calculate up to the minute stats, I just use baseballreference.

 

ETA: HEY!! Maybe when numbers swing that much from one game we shouldn't say how terrible everything is already!

[jersey cubs fan]

 

ETA: HEY!! Maybe when numbers swing that much from one game we shouldn't say how terrible everything is already!

 

When we know how terrible they likely are going to be coming in I'm not sure why we can't point it out. It's not like this was a team expected to put up good numbers that has surprisingly underperformed.

[SouthSideRyan]

 

ETA: HEY!! Maybe when numbers swing that much from one game we shouldn't say how terrible everything is already!

 

When we know how terrible they likely are going to be coming in I'm not sure why we can't point it out. It's not like this was a team expected to put up good numbers that has surprisingly underperformed.

 

Do you expect BacktoHendry to talk about the team statline after 7 games if they put up 8 runs today?

[jersey cubs fan]

 

ETA: HEY!! Maybe when numbers swing that much from one game we shouldn't say how terrible everything is already!

 

When we know how terrible they likely are going to be coming in I'm not sure why we can't point it out. It's not like this was a team expected to put up good numbers that has surprisingly underperformed.

 

Do you expect BacktoHendry to talk about the team statline after 7 games if they put up 8 runs today?

 

I expect people who don't typically post nonsense not to post nonsense.

 

The Cubs haven't "looked good" outside of the bullpen, considering their rotation has been nothing but average and the offense has been well below average.

[SouthSideRyan]

Half the Cubs starts were excellent, one was a disaster.

[jersey cubs fan]

Half the Cubs starts were excellent, one was a disaster.

 

When excellence is the norm it's not impressive. Also, excellent is a pretty big stretch to describe Volstad's start.

[SouthSideRyan]

Half the Cubs starts were excellent, one was a disaster.

 

When excellence is the norm it's not impressive. Also, excellent is a pretty big stretch to describe Volstad's start.

 

Dempster, Shark, Dempster

[jersey cubs fan]

Half the Cubs starts were excellent, one was a disaster.

 

When excellence is the norm it's not impressive. Also, excellent is a pretty big stretch to describe Volstad's start.

 

Dempster, Shark, Dempster

 

Sorry, I misread that part.

 

My point is that excellent pitching probably needs a little different definition than has been used in recent years. As expectations for offense have gone down I don't think people have adjusted their expectations for pitchers.

[SouthSideRyan]

I have no idea how accurate an indicator is (after 6 games probably not at all), but BR's SRS has the Cubs 8th in the NL. Basically they have 4 teams who have been excellent (STL, MIL, WAS, LA) and 4 who've been terrible (HOU, ATL, COL, SF)

[jersey cubs fan]

I have no idea how accurate an indicator is (after 6 games probably not at all), but BR's SRS has the Cubs 8th in the NL. Basically they have 4 teams who have been excellent (STL, MIL, WAS, LA) and 4 who've been terrible (HOU, ATL, COL, SF)

 

I'm not familiar with SRS.

[Guest]

Simple Rating System - The number of runs per game a team is better (or worse) than the average MLB team

 

SRS = Run differential + strength of schedule

[bukie]

I have no idea how accurate an indicator is (after 6 games probably not at all), but BR's SRS has the Cubs 8th in the NL. Basically they have 4 teams who have been excellent (STL, MIL, WAS, LA) and 4 who've been terrible (HOU, ATL, COL, SF)

 

I'm not familiar with SRS.

"Simple Rating System" - Basically weights all games equally, all runs equally (ignored wins and losses, only run production and allowance), slightly biased towards good offensive teams (because it considers run differential, not run ratio), and the numbers it spits out are directly correlative to runs. So a Milwaukee team that rates SRS 1.4 would be expected to be 1.5 runs better per game than a Cubs team that rates -0.1.

[SouthSideRyan]

Obviously a big reason why the Cubs' SRS is so average is because their 6 games have been against the 2nd and 3rd rated teams.

[Backtobanks]

 

ETA: HEY!! Maybe when numbers swing that much from one game we shouldn't say how terrible everything is already!

 

When we know how terrible they likely are going to be coming in I'm not sure why we can't point it out. It's not like this was a team expected to put up good numbers that has surprisingly underperformed.

 

Do you expect BacktoHendry to talk about the team statline after 7 games if they put up 8 runs today?

 

It's interesting that you criticize me for talking about the team offensive statline after 6 games when you brought up how amazing the front of the rotation guys have been and how bad our bullpen has been in the same 6 games.

[Bote McBoteface]

oop Edited April 12, 2012 by Enn Tea

[Guest]

He wasn't criticizing you. He was criticizing BacktoHendry.