5/22 Cubs (Shark) @ Pirates (Liriano) 6:05 PM CT WGN/720

[UMFan83]

Lets go Shark!

[Jake]

'Afternoon.

 

Sorry I missed you guys last night.

 

Today's lineup:

Marte 7

Snider 9

McCutchen 8

Jones 3

Walker 4

Martin 2

Alvarez 5

Mercer 6

Liriano 1

[mookie]

Hey Jake! How does it feel to have a nice squad? I think you guys are gonna make some pretty serious noise this season.

[Jake]

after the last two seasons, I'm just waiting....

 

Still, it is kind of fun. Enjoying while it lasts.

[Omar]

Cubs v. Liriano

                  PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
David DeJesus     16 15 2  0  0  0   1  1  3 .133 .188  .133  .321  0  0   0   0         2
Cody Ransom        4  3 1  0  0  0   2  1  2 .333 .500  .333  .833  0  0   0   0         0
Ryan Sweeney       4  4 0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Julio Borbon       3  3 0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Starlin Castro     3  3 1  1  0  0   0  0  1 .333 .333  .667 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Dioner Navarro     3  3 0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Alfonso Soriano    3  2 1  1  0  0   1  1  1 .500 .667 1.000 1.667  0  0   1   0         0
Darwin Barney      2  2 0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total             38 35 5  2  0  0   4  3  9 .143 .211  .200  .411  0  0   1   0         2

 

Pirates v. Shark

                   PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG  OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Andrew McCutchen   16 13  4  1  0  0   0  2  6 .308 .438 .385 .822  0  0   0   1         0
Garrett Jones      12 11  1  1  0  0   0  1  2 .091 .167 .182 .348  0  0   0   0         0
Neil Walker        12 10  2  0  0  1   2  2  4 .200 .333 .500 .833  0  0   0   0         0
Pedro Alvarez      10 10  2  1  0  0   2  0  1 .200 .200 .300 .500  0  0   0   0         0
Gaby Sanchez       10 10  1  0  0  0   0  0  3 .100 .100 .100 .200  0  0   0   0         0
Clint Barmes        9  9  0  0  0  0   0  0  3 .000 .000 .000 .000  0  0   0   0         0
Starling Marte      8  6  0  0  0  0   0  1  3 .000 .143 .000 .143  1  0   0   0         0
Russell Martin      4  4  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .250 .250 .250 .500  0  0   0   0         0
Michael McKenry     3  3  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000 .000  0  0   0   0         0
Wandy Rodriguez     3  3  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .333 .333 .333 .667  0  0   0   0         0
Jose Tabata         3  3  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .333 .333 .333 .667  0  0   0   0         0
A.J. Burnett        2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  2 .000 .000 .000 .000  0  0   0   0         0
Travis Snider       1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000 .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total              93 85 13  3  0  1   4  6 26 .153 .217 .224 .441  1  0   0   1         0

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I think we need to think about adding catcher to the offseason shopping list.

[Guest]

FYI on the broadcast they clarified that Castillo struck out, he was not struck by lightning.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

FYI on the broadcast they clarified that Castillo struck out, he was not struck by lightning.

 

Maybe if he got struck by lightning, it would imbue him with either the power to be a useful defensive catcher or to put up an acceptable offensive line that doesn't depend on a .380 BABIP.

 

Or maybe both? Does lightning strike the same place twice? I feel like that might be a thing, but I can't recall.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Samarzdija's bunt was almost as sexy as his hair.

[sneakypower]

good, this 1B ump is actually calling foot off the bag tonight

[Bryants Disco Ball]

This is just emotion and frustration talking, but I'm starting to really not like Starlin.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Well, we tried a ground ball, a strikeout and a fly ball. That's everything.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I'm also not liking our offense and its consistent ability to not score a guy from third with less than two outs.

[Andy]

This is just emotion and frustration talking, but I'm starting to really not like Starlin.

His OPS is .684. He sucks this year. It's not emotion/frustration.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

This is just emotion and frustration talking, but I'm starting to really not like Starlin.

His OPS is .684. He sucks this year. It's not emotion/frustration.

 

Haha. Good point.

[Gilby]

This is just emotion and frustration talking, but I'm starting to really not like Starlin.

 

Were you saying that five days ago?

[Sammy Sofa]

This is just emotion and frustration talking, but I'm starting to really not like Starlin.

 

Were you saying that five days ago?

 

Probably.

 

This team is just wearisome in how tedious it is. I can't even muster the energy to be mad; what's the point?

[Guest]

Samardzija can't get a called strike to save his life today, that's like a half dozen I've noticed in less than 3 IP.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

 

Probably.

 

This team is just wearisome in how tedious it is. I can't even muster the energy to be mad; what's the point?

 

I refuse to give up just yet. I know it's gambler's fallacy, but we are owed a hot streak at this point.

[Sammy Sofa]

 

Probably.

 

This team is just wearisome in how tedious it is. I can't even muster the energy to be mad; what's the point?

 

I refuse to give up just yet. I know it's gambler's fallacy, but we are owed a hot streak at this point.

 

Why? The starting pitching is great, but everything else is deeply flawed. Rizzo is basically the only long term bright spot that's not taking the mound every five days. It's frustrating how far off things seem.

Edited May 23, 2013 by Sammy Sofa

[sneakypower]

Samardzija can't get a called strike to save his life today, that's like a half dozen I've noticed in less than 3 IP.

not sure if Liriano would be getting these calls either, nobody's taking any pitches to find out

[Bryants Disco Ball]

This is just emotion and frustration talking, but I'm starting to really not like Starlin.

 

Were you saying that five days ago?

 

Not as much, which is why I'm hoping it's just frustration. However, I'm scared that I've been trying to deny what my eyes have been seeing for a while now because I want so much for Starlin to be a star. However, I've become more and more annoyed with his at bats and no longer want to use his age as an excuse. The dude could reach another level, but his approach at that plate simply won't allow him to at this point.

 

Again, I hope I'm just speaking out of emotion because he's annoying the hell out of me.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Why? The starting pitching is great, but everything else is deeply flawed. Rizzo is basically the only long term bright spot that's not taking the mound every five days. It's frustrating how far off things seem.

 

Because our pythagorean wins say we should be .500. And BP's third-order wins keeps insisting that we're even better.

 

The starting pitching is good, the offense should be OK if the platoons keep working, and the bullpen just can't be as bad as it's performed (and had a special knack for being bad in exactly the wrong, concentrated way).

 

I think I can keep the delusion up at least through the draft.

[Sammy Sofa]

This is just emotion and frustration talking, but I'm starting to really not like Starlin.

 

Were you saying that five days ago?

 

Not as much, which is why I'm hoping it's just frustration. However, I'm scared that I've been trying to deny what my eyes have been seeing for a while now because I want so much for Starlin to be a star. However, I've become more and more annoyed with his at bats and no longer want to use his age as an excuse. The dude could reach another level, but his approach at that plate simply won't allow him to at this point.

 

Again, I hope I'm just speaking out of emotion because he's annoying the hell out of me.

 

It's worrying me, too. It's especially compounded with how so many key parts in the minors seem to be struggling with similar issues, too.

[Sammy Sofa]

Why? The starting pitching is great, but everything else is deeply flawed. Rizzo is basically the only long term bright spot that's not taking the mound every five days. It's frustrating how far off things seem.

 

Because our pythagorean wins say we should be .500. And BP's third-order wins keeps insisting that we're even better.

 

The starting pitching is good, the offense should be OK if the platoons keep working, and the bullpen just can't be as bad as it's performed (and had a special knack for being bad in exactly the wrong, concentrated way).

 

I think I can keep the delusion up at least through the draft.

 

Good luck. I think the top of the 3rd finally broke something inside of me.