3/31 - Cubs (SHARK!) @ Pirates (Liriano) - 12:05 CT WGN/ESPN

[Sammy Sofa]

Grimm, you really need to be a LOT better to have a name that awesome.

[Guest]

The biggest issue with bunts is it makes it difficult to score multiple runs. Bunting in the 8th and 9th of a tie game isn't really an issue. Nor is bunting with the pitcher.

 

eh, giving up an out isn't cool

 

Except in certain situations...like the ones he mentioned

[bukie]

It would seem that the situation is...Grimm.

[Butterscup1679666578]

twist!

[treebird]

the camera operator was desperately trying to suggest that foul ball was going to sneak back in play for a home run

[ctcf]

It would seem that the situation is...Grimm.

 

 

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Banedon]

It would seem that the situation is...Grimm.

 

That joke has jumped the...shark.

[Guest]

Renteria is an embarrassing, embarrassing man. he's the type of guy that misses high fives and falls down.

[Old Style]

Our pitching staff leads the majors in hair.

[Guest]

i know we have decided grimm is going to be good now, but why grimm instead of veras here?

 

Because every manager ever seems to decide that saving your closer for a potential save situation is better than putting him in for an inning where you lose when you give up a run. I've never understood it. Veras isn't exactly a wipeout reliever and now we're playing platoon advantage, so at least it's not like putting in the long reliever to "save the pen" that some managers pull.

[Guest]

the camera operator was desperately trying to suggest that foul ball was going to sneak back in play for a home run

 

no [expletive] i thought the exact same thing

[gscool89]

It would seem that the situation is...Grimm.

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[Omar]

Renteria: LOOGY believer.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

http://i.imgur.com/HuPpv8L.png?1

[bukie]

It would seem that the situation is...Grimm.

 

That joke has jumped the...shark.

It's not like it's ever going to...Strop.

[Guest]

The biggest issue with bunts is it makes it difficult to score multiple runs. Bunting in the 8th and 9th of a tie game isn't really an issue. Nor is bunting with the pitcher.

 

eh, giving up an out isn't cool

 

Except in certain situations...like the ones he mentioned

 

i still don't think bunting increases the odds of scoring a single run

[UMFan83]

It would seem that the situation is...Grimm.

 

We need someone to Strop this rally

[Guest]

i know we have decided grimm is going to be good now, but why grimm instead of veras here?

 

Because every manager ever seems to decide that saving your closer for a potential save situation is better than putting him in for an inning where you lose when you give up a run. I've never understood it. Veras isn't exactly a wipeout reliever and now we're playing platoon advantage, so at least it's not like putting in the long reliever to "save the pen" that some managers pull.

 

 

yeah...veras is just a decent reliever so I have no issue with it.

[SouthSideRyan]

i know we have decided grimm is going to be good now, but why grimm instead of veras here?

He's the closer. He's used when the Cubs get a lead. You'll see him in a couple weeks.

 

It's called playing the percentages. It's what good managers do.

[Guest]

The biggest issue with bunts is it makes it difficult to score multiple runs. Bunting in the 8th and 9th of a tie game isn't really an issue. Nor is bunting with the pitcher.

 

eh, giving up an out isn't cool

 

Except in certain situations...like the ones he mentioned

 

i still don't think bunting increases the odds of scoring a single run

 

depends on a lot of things. i obviously wouldn't advocate doing it with good hitters.

[Guest]

The biggest issue with bunts is it makes it difficult to score multiple runs. Bunting in the 8th and 9th of a tie game isn't really an issue. Nor is bunting with the pitcher.

 

eh, giving up an out isn't cool

 

Except in certain situations...like the ones he mentioned

 

i still don't think bunting increases the odds of scoring a single run

 

When it's Grilli v. Castillo, Schierholtz, Sweeney w/ a runner on first, it almost certainly does. Especially with the hindsight that the bunt got down.

 

And again, Castillo wasn't bunting from pitch one, he sacrificed once he got behind in the count.

[UMFan83]

Lets go Russey

[bukie]

The biggest issue with bunts is it makes it difficult to score multiple runs. Bunting in the 8th and 9th of a tie game isn't really an issue. Nor is bunting with the pitcher.

 

eh, giving up an out isn't cool

 

Except in certain situations...like the ones he mentioned

 

i still don't think bunting increases the odds of scoring a single run

 

depends on a lot of things. i obviously wouldn't advocate doing it with good hitters.

Is there a hitter on the Cubs that stands out as good above the rest?

[Old Style]

i know we have decided grimm is going to be good now, but why grimm instead of veras here?

He's the closer. He's used when the Cubs get a lead. You'll see him in a couple weeks.

 

It's called playing the percentages. It's what good managers do.

How would we know what good managers do? We are Cubs fans.

[Guest]

The biggest issue with bunts is it makes it difficult to score multiple runs. Bunting in the 8th and 9th of a tie game isn't really an issue. Nor is bunting with the pitcher.

 

eh, giving up an out isn't cool

 

Except in certain situations...like the ones he mentioned

 

i still don't think bunting increases the odds of scoring a single run

 

totally ok with bunting with the pitcher, though