04/19 San Diego (Cashner) @ CUBS (Lester) 1:20 CDT, WGN TV

[Derwood]

I'm glad we traded Cashner. That hair/beard combo has no place on this team.

[SpongeWorthy]

I'm pretty ignorant of these things but I don't really see a lot of bite on Lester's pitches. Seems like they're staying pretty flat, even the breaking stuff doesn't have a lot of downward tilt.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I'm glad we traded Cashner. That hair/beard combo has no place on this team.

 

Kind of like jean shorts, eh?

[DiamondMind]

Lester's velocity seems to be WAY better today. Just gotta keep the ball down more.

[sneakypower]

playing middle infielders at 1B ranks pretty high on my list of baseball pet peeves

 

Explain.

it's just nasty roster management; all teams should have a better bench option than having to waste a usually light-hitting, short, defensively-unaware throw-away there

 

like the Friars can just give Kemp some reps there for his inevitable future home, and play Amarista today

Edited April 19, 2015 by sneakypower

[Guest]

I'm pretty ignorant of these things but I don't really see a lot of bite on Lester's pitches. Seems like they're staying pretty flat, even the breaking stuff doesn't have a lot of downward tilt.

 

I was thinking the opposite. His cutter has a lot of bend when he wants it and he's doing a good job of burying breaking pitches when ahead in the count.

[DiamondMind]

I'm pretty ignorant of these things but I don't really see a lot of bite on Lester's pitches. Seems like they're staying pretty flat, even the breaking stuff doesn't have a lot of downward tilt.

 

Yep. His heater seems to be working for him now, but his breaking stuff isn't quite there yet. Feels like he's still late in spring training. He needs that cutter working to be successful.

[Tryptamine]

I always looks to me like Bryant takes too long to get rid of the ball, but then he unleashes his cannon and beats the runner by a mile.

[treebird]

bryant still putting all of his throws in the path of the runner

[DiamondMind]

I always looks to me like Bryant takes too long to get rid of the ball, but then he unleashes his cannon and beats the runner by a mile.

 

He's going to get Rizzo killed though if he keeps throwing to the left of him like that though.

[mul21]

I always looks to me like Bryant takes too long to get rid of the ball, but then he unleashes his cannon and beats the runner by a mile.

 

I've said man, he's taking a while to myself a couple times now and then he guns the guy by a step or two. Definitely has a big arm.

Edited April 19, 2015 by mul21

[Guest]

Come on Herrera, put the glove to him

[DiamondMind]

Is Alcantara dead? Send him down and call up Valaika if he's not going to get consistent AB's. Edited April 19, 2015 by DiamondMind

[Tryptamine]

Nice tag Herrera, you let half his body get past the bag before you finally applied the tag.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 2-2 (.500) when the opponent steals a base.... 4-2 (.667) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[mul21]

Come on Herrera, put the glove to him

 

Pretty great slide by Kemp.

[treebird]

another great throw from decrepit ross

[DiamondMind]

That Kemp guy is pretty good.

[Guest]

Come on Herrera, put the glove to him

 

Pretty great slide by Kemp.

 

Indeed, Herrera's incompetence was the difference between 'good effort but still out' and 'wow he's actually safe, well done'

[Andy]

another great throw from decrepit ross

Eh, the throw was fine, beat Kemp there easily

[DiamondMind]

Lester/Rizzo play - https://vine.co/v/ezYnbQptMrq Edited April 19, 2015 by DiamondMind

[Guest]

another great throw from decrepit ross

Eh, the throw was fine, beat Kemp there easily

Little bit on the wrong side of the bag, but adequate.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Did anybody else see Herrera clip Kemp's jersey before he reached the bag??

[Guest]

Did anybody else see Herrera clip Kemp's jersey before he reached the bag??

 

First time I saw a tag was Herrera finally getting Kemp at about the belly button, he was safe.

[Guest]

Did anybody else see Herrera clip Kemp's jersey before he reached the bag??

Yeah, but not blatant enough to overturn.