8/7 Cubs (Hendricks) @ Rockies (Flande?) 2:10 WGN

[Aaron_Kennelly]

1.214 OPS with a .125 BABIP

[Sammys Boombox]

I remember when all I would do is wait around for Sosa AB.

[Guest]

Baez has a .286 OBP and is playing at a ~15 WAR pace thru 3 games.

[UMFan83]

Oh god bring up Soler and Bryant and let's go for it.

 

seriously [expletive] it, lets roll

[Gilby]

I like that he and Starlin are always sitting next to each other. BFF's.

[SABR Gamer]

Baez has so much swagger. He just belongs, damn.

[rawaction]

Was that a slider out of the zone?

[Derwood]

Was that a slider out of the zone?

 

It was definitely low. He just lunged for it

[rawaction]

Baez has a .286 OBP and is playing at a ~15 WAR pace thru 3 games.

 

His Slg is almost as high as it could possibly be.

[Vinestal]

Was that a slider out of the zone?

I had just told my wife everything was going to be low and away out of the zone and sure enough that's where he threw it but Javy hit it out anyway.

[Gilby]

So it looks like we're getting the Tennessee adjustment period instead of the Iowa one. Low avg but have a bajillion slugging %.

[Sammys Boombox]

He still only hits solo HR...

[bukie]

He still only hits solo HR...

That was just a 2-run HR...

[Derwood]

He still only hits solo HR...

 

but he's knocked in a run with 100% of his hits

[Elwood]

Baez makes me want to be a better man.

[Sammy Sofa]

Hendricks, you sexy.

[davell]

Twitter reactions from the media are glorious.

[Derwood]

Hendricks, you sexy.

 

I was gonna say, lost in all the Baez fun is Hendricks pitching like a boss

[rawaction]

So it looks like we're getting the Tennessee adjustment period instead of the Iowa one. Low avg but have a bajillion slugging %.

 

Uh. His average isn't low now.

[rawaction]

:P so Hendricks is in the 2015 rotation. Arrieta, Hendricks. Hopefully Turner.

[Clem Fandango]

Twitter reactions from the media are glorious.

 

Anyone care to do a compilation of the best?

[Guest]

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 9m

Last 5 #Cubs with 5+ RBI through first 3 career gms:

Javier Baez 2014

Starlin Castro 2010

Roberto Pena 1965

Ron Santo 1960

Ernie Banks 1953

 

RBI's are dumb but that's some sweet company (who the [expletive] is roberto pena)

[Gilby]

So it looks like we're getting the Tennessee adjustment period instead of the Iowa one. Low avg but have a bajillion slugging %.

 

Uh. His average isn't low now.

 

Woops, you're right. We'll pretend I meant obp then.

[ConstableRabbit]

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 9m

Last 5 #Cubs with 5+ RBI through first 3 career gms:

Javier Baez 2014

Starlin Castro 2010

Roberto Pena 1965

Ron Santo 1960

Ernie Banks 1953

 

RBI's are dumb but that's some sweet company (who the [expletive] is roberto pena)

@HighHeatStats 3m

Earliest career game # with a multi-HR game, Cubs:

 

Javier Baez, 3rd game

Brant Brown 4th

Earl Webb 5th

Many Brooks 8th

Angel Pagan 12th

[Guest]

Ace of MLB Stats ‏@AceballStats 12m

#Cubs Javier Baez is the first player with three homers in his first three games since #Cardinals Joe Cunningham in 1954.

 

can this really be true?

 

(funny thing - that guy hit 64 MLB hr in 12 years)