5/8 Cubs (Arrieta) @ White Sox (Carroll) 7:10 CDT, WGN TV

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Oh look, we're padding our run differential now that we've lost the series.

[Guest]

lick my balls kyle lick my [expletive] balls

 

http://www.somegif.com/gifs/1392729708532481281.GIF

lol. I like Olt.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Oh look, we're padding our run differential now that we've lost the series.

 

don't worry, this will be a dead ass team the next time they play.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Olt's got his contact percentage up to a reasonable level, too, and his HR/FB isn't completely crazy. If the BABIP wasn't killing him and his defense would settle down, he'd be fringe-useful.

 

I'll eat a whole bag of dicks on this one if he keeps it up.

[Guest]

Olt's got his contact percentage up to a reasonable level, too, and his HR/FB isn't completely crazy. If the BABIP wasn't killing him and his defense would settle down, he'd be fringe-useful.

 

I'll eat a whole bag of dicks on this one if he keeps it up.

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9xy8rK1GM1qzdf0go1_400.gif

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

http://vimeo.com/36675131

[Guest]

he hit a grand slam off of a guy who just almost hit him in the face with a 97 mph fastball

[Gilby]

Olt's got his contact percentage up to a reasonable level, too, and his HR/FB isn't completely crazy. If the BABIP wasn't killing him and his defense would settle down, he'd be fringe-useful.

 

I'll eat a whole bag of dicks on this one if he keeps it up.

 

It's becoming clearer and clearer that Lake and him aren't really comparable.

[Andy]

Good to see the 'important' guys playing big roles tonight.

[ScrubMD]

Olt spent last year as a blind man, it wouldn't be all that surprising if he gradually improved and settled into being a slightly-above-average player.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Olt spent last year as a blind man, it wouldn't be all that surprising if he gradually improved and settled into being a slightly-above-average player.

 

He's got a loooong way to go to get to above-average, even with the recent improvements.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

the standards of being above average at 3b are hardly hard to obtain.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

the standards of being above average at 3b are hardly hard to obtain.

 

And yet Olt's five home runs coming into today had him below replacement.

[DiamondMind]

Wait, we won? The one game I don't watch this week and we win by 7. Of course.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Wait, we won? The one game I don't watch this week and we win by 7. Of course.

Well, now, you're clearly not allowed to watch the next game either.

[ScrubMD]

the standards of being above average at 3b are hardly hard to obtain.

 

And yet Olt's five home runs coming into today had him below replacement.

 

Hence the "continuing to improve" part.

[DiamondMind]

Wait, we won? The one game I don't watch this week and we win by 7. Of course.

Well, now, you're clearly not allowed to watch the next game either.

 

I have a feeling when its my day for the game thread we'll get beaten into the center of the earth

 

Olt on pace for 29HR's (and 29 walks, lol) and 140K's in 375 AB's. Good god.

 

He DID crush that [expletive] though. http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/8878834/v32720041/?c_id=chc

[DiamondMind]

also wheres that guy that was saying earlier the cubs lost their heart and passion and all that [expletive]

[Guest]

Olt's OPS creeping near .700

[DiamondMind]

Olt's OPS creeping near .700

 

be still my heart

[Little Slide Rooter]

If we end up with a very cost effective Mark Reynolds, I shan't complain.

[Guest]

FWIW, Olt is at a .305 wOBA after tonight. A .305 wOBA with +5 defense at 3B is a shade under 2 WAR over the course of a season.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

If we end up with a very cost effective Mark Reynolds, I shan't complain.

Except Olt can actually play 3B.

[Guest]

I don't understand why people think Castro is so improved this year. He's still pretty [expletive] to me.

 

your post is pretty [expletive] stupid to me

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't understand why people think Castro is so improved this year. He's still pretty [expletive] to me.

 

your post is pretty [expletive] stupid to me

perception is reality