4/19 CUBS (Samardzija) @ Brewers (Estrada) 7:05 WCIU

[KaiserCesar]

dejesus has a .960 ops

 

I used to like how Gameday would update someone's OPS live, but I don't see OPS anywhere now. Where do you get the real time OPS numbers?

[sneakypower]

fangraphs player pages

[KaiserCesar]

Cool, thanks

[Guest]

These run expectancy charts are a really cool addition, even if they aren't quite a perfect visual representation. Really makes the Cubs broadcast team stand out, especially with how consistently they're doing them.

[KaiserCesar]

Gotta love the quality at-bats 1-8 now that Barney is back

[Guest]

i wonder if dejesus realizes he's playing himself out of chicago

[Ballgame64]

Cubs with a chance to get into the Brewers bullpen early tonight. Nice job of Shark keeping them in the game and keeping his pitch count reasonable.

[Schwarber Fan]

Man, Estrada has NOTHING. Let's not lose 4-3, please.

[KaiserCesar]

Dale probably kept Samardzija from getting ejected there.

[Guest]

Yeah this ump is just bad. The strikes that he gave on that corner to Rizzo and Samardzija(with the bases loaded) just aren't there when Shark is on the mound. Kudos to Sveum for calling him out for inviting confrontation.

[KaiserCesar]

Should be able to have Jeff take care of the bottom third of the order next inning. Let's get some runs.

[Guest]

As Keith Law would say, ump show.

[weis21]

Yeah this ump is just bad. The strikes that he gave on that corner to Rizzo and Samardzija(with the bases loaded) just aren't there when Shark is on the mound. Kudos to Sveum for calling him out for inviting confrontation.

Yep. When that pitch wasn't called a strike, I initially thought about the Shark AB with the bases loaded. Samardzija said a word or two after getting rung up and I would guess it was something along the lines of "just make sure I get that same call". He clearly got squeezed there and deserved to be pissed.

[Schwarber Fan]

Ugly swing by DeJesus... gotta cash in these leadoff runners!

[weis21]

Lead-off man stranded again. Ridiculously frustrating. Castro swinging at a ball that probably didn't even get to home plate is frustrating, too.

[sneakypower]

ugh, seeing Castro swing at that strike 2 pitch was physically painful

[dfnowak]

Rizzo bomb!!!

[KaiserCesar]

Rizzo is generating a lot of power these days.

[weis21]

Rizzo is straight murdering home run shots. What is that one? 450?

[Guest]

his ops is over .800

[sneakypower]

awesome

 

Rizzo figuring out lefties a bit would be a fantastic development

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

there's something cool about slugging .500 when your average is .185.

[Schwarber Fan]

Glad to see the Rizzo bomb, but doesn't it bother anyone that they can't get that hit when down 1?

[Sammy Sofa]

Nah, everyone else is perfectly fine with it.

[Guest]

oh my god, kevin gregg is actually pitching for the cubs