5/20 Cubs (Wada) @ Padres (Ross) 9:10, CSN

[sneakypower]

seems like a prime candidate for piggybacking with Hendricks. Kyle tends to struggle a little early, get better for 2-4 inning and struggle again in the 5-6. So let Kyle start with Wada ready by the 5th and baby you got a stew going.

Hendricks (career)

1st time thru: .720 OPS against

2nd time thru: .521

3rd time thru: .780

 

periphs are perfectly fine, too; it's mostly just BABIP difference...i generally think early Hendricks hooks are management over-thinking it

[Guest]

Yeah, I've been of the mind that Hendricks' quick hook has generally been more for injury prevention/durability reasons.

[jersey cubs fan]

seems like a prime candidate for piggybacking with Hendricks. Kyle tends to struggle a little early, get better for 2-4 inning and struggle again in the 5-6. So let Kyle start with Wada ready by the 5th and baby you got a stew going.

Hendricks (career)

1st time thru: .720 OPS against

2nd time thru: .521

3rd time thru: .780

 

periphs are perfectly fine, too; it's mostly just BABIP difference...i generally think early Hendricks hooks are management over-thinking it

 

Isn't a 780 OPS against relatively high in a league with a collective 700 OPS?

[jersey cubs fan]

also, while those are his career numbers, in 2015 its 1124 the third time thru and 1065 from pitch 76-100

[Omar]

http://i.imgur.com/3T0bKQ4.png

 

Was gonna try to go to the game on Memorial Day (weekday off once in a blue moon), but man the weather looks horrible all of next week.

 

Expect some PPDs...

[Banedon]

I don't believe precipitation forecasts more than 48 hours out.

 

Meteorologists don't know what they're talking about..... #TruffleBait

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't believe precipitation forecasts more than 48 hours out.

 

Meteorologists don't know what they're talking about..... #TruffleBait

I think people who try to predict rain outs based on the fact that forecasts call for some rain on a day don't know what they are talking about. It could rain each and every one of those days and never come close to threatening a rain out.

[Guest]

I don't believe precipitation forecasts more than 48 hours out.

 

Meteorologists don't know what they're talking about..... #TruffleBait

I think people who try to predict rain outs based on the fact that forecasts call for some rain on a day don't know what they are talking about. It could rain each and every one of those days and never come close to threatening a rain out.

 

Yep. Especially when the forecast is for scattered thunderstorms.

[sneakypower]

seems like a prime candidate for piggybacking with Hendricks. Kyle tends to struggle a little early, get better for 2-4 inning and struggle again in the 5-6. So let Kyle start with Wada ready by the 5th and baby you got a stew going.

Hendricks (career)

1st time thru: .720 OPS against

2nd time thru: .521

3rd time thru: .780

 

periphs are perfectly fine, too; it's mostly just BABIP difference...i generally think early Hendricks hooks are management over-thinking it

 

Isn't a 780 OPS against relatively high in a league with a collective 700 OPS?

that's being driven by .361 BABIP, which isn't a rate you expect to continue

[Andy]

http://i.imgur.com/3T0bKQ4.png

 

Was gonna try to go to the game on Memorial Day (weekday off once in a blue moon), but man the weather looks horrible all of next week.

 

Expect some PPDs...

I have tickets to that game and won't be able to go to any make-up game, so it had better happen.