7/12 white sox (Quintana) @ Cubs (Arrieta) 1:20 CDT, ABC7

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Broke my 5 game losing streak thanks to Jake!

[Castros trade value]

Nice to go into the break with a win, a 47-40 record and the wild card lead. Everyone of us would have taken that before this season started.

[rawaction]

By that logic any team that can score runs is a horrible matchup. No mention of their [expletive] pitching and [expletive] defense?

 

Yes, correct.

 

And the point this whole time is it doesn't matter what other teams pitching is ranked. We don't hit any of them. So if a team can score four runs consistently against us the trend is that we will lose.

 

But teams can't score 4 runs consistently against the Cubs, because they are good at pitching. That's why they're a playoff team at this point in the season. This is stupid logic. Better teams win more games than and against lesser teams.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

By that logic any team that can score runs is a horrible matchup. No mention of their [expletive] pitching and [expletive] defense?

 

Yes, correct.

 

And the point this whole time is it doesn't matter what other teams pitching is ranked. We don't hit any of them. So if a team can score four runs consistently against us the trend is that we will lose.

 

But teams can't score 4 runs consistently against the Cubs, because they are good at pitching. That's why they're a playoff team at this point in the season. This is stupid logic. Better teams win more games than and against lesser teams.

 

The Cubs have gone 24-28 against NL teams that entered today with more runs scored than them. It includes losing records to Milwaukee and Arizona. In those 52 games, the Cubs allowed four or more runs 27 times. (51.9 percent of the time). So in all those games, our pitching has allowed 4 or more runs more than it hasn't.

 

The Cubs have gone 17-5 against the three teams that entered with fewer runs than them (Reds, Miami and the Mets). In those 22 games, the Cubs allowed four or more runs just five times.

 

To me, we are great against teams that can't score runs and can struggle against teams (even bad ones) who can. The Brewers are 12 games below .500, but I believe the way they are built, they are a horrible matchup for a team like ours. Meanwhile, the Mets are above .500 and on our heels in a playoff chase, yet I believe they are a great matchup for us.

 

Not even sure any of these numbers really mean anything. It's just my way of saying that, when looking ahead at teams like the Brewers on our sked, I'm not sure we can predict with any confidence that we are going to get on a sustained run of success.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

By that logic any team that can score runs is a horrible matchup. No mention of their [expletive] pitching and [expletive] defense?

 

Yes, correct.

 

And the point this whole time is it doesn't matter what other teams pitching is ranked. We don't hit any of them. So if a team can score four runs consistently against us the trend is that we will lose.

 

But teams can't score 4 runs consistently against the Cubs, because they are good at pitching. That's why they're a playoff team at this point in the season. This is stupid logic. Better teams win more games than and against lesser teams.

 

The Cubs have gone 24-28 against NL teams that entered today with more runs scored than them. It includes losing records to Milwaukee and Arizona. In those 52 games, the Cubs allowed four or more runs 27 times. (51.9 percent of the time). So in all those games, our pitching has allowed 4 or more runs more times than it hasn't.

 

The Cubs have gone 17-5 against the three teams that entered with fewer runs than them (Reds, Miami and the Mets). In those 22 games, the Cubs allowed four or more runs just five times.

 

To me, we are great against teams that can't score runs and can struggle against teams (even bad ones) who can. The Brewers are 12 games below .500, but I believe the way they are built, they are a horrible matchup for a team like ours. Meanwhile, the Mets are above .500 and on our heels in a playoff chase, yet I believe they are a great matchup for us.

 

Not even sure any of these numbers really mean anything. It's just my way of saying that, when looking ahead at teams like the Brewers on our sked, I'm not sure we can predict with any confidence that we are going to get on a sustained run of success.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

By that logic any team that can score runs is a horrible matchup. No mention of their [expletive] pitching and [expletive] defense?

 

Yes, correct.

 

And the point this whole time is it doesn't matter what other teams pitching is ranked. We don't hit any of them. So if a team can score four runs consistently against us the trend is that we will lose.

 

But teams can't score 4 runs consistently against the Cubs, because they are good at pitching. That's why they're a playoff team at this point in the season. This is stupid logic. Better teams win more games than and against lesser teams.

 

The Cubs have gone 24-28 against NL teams that entered today with more runs scored than them. It includes losing records to Milwaukee and Arizona. In those 52 games, the Cubs allowed four or more runs 27 times. (51.9 percent of the time). So in all those games, our pitching has allowed 4 or more runs more times than it hasn't.

 

The Cubs have gone 17-5 against the three teams that entered with fewer runs than them (Reds, Miami and the Mets). In those 22 games, the Cubs allowed four or more runs just five times.

 

To me, we are great against teams that can't score runs and can struggle against teams (even bad ones) who can. The Brewers are 12 games below .500, but I believe the way they are built, they are a horrible matchup for a team like ours. Meanwhile, the Mets are above .500 and on our heels in a playoff chase, yet I believe they are a great matchup for us.

 

Not even sure any of these numbers really mean anything. It's just my way of saying that, when looking ahead at teams like the Brewers on our sked, I'm not sure we can predict with any confidence that we are going to get on a sustained run of success.

 

ETA: I suck at these kinds of breakdowns, so I apologize if this was all just a bunch of worthless junk.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Holy [expletive], I really fucked up this posting.

 

Just pretend I never said anything.

[Sammy Sofa]

Hey, it was a good post worth repeating.

 

Did you get the weird SQL error?

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Hey, it was a good post worth repeating.

 

Did you get the weird SQL error?

 

I hit the quote option instead of the edit option. Not once. Not twice. But, yes, three times.

 

By that time even I wanted me to shut the [expletive] up.

[UMFan83]

Phillies have played the 4 teams we sort of scoreboard (Cardinals, Pirates, Mets, Giants) 30 times and have gone 6-24 against them. Cubs have played them 0 times. In the second half the Cubs play them 7 times and the only other team that plays them again are the Mets who play them 15 times.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Phillies have played the 4 teams we sort of scoreboard (Cardinals, Pirates, Mets, Giants) 30 times and have gone 6-24 against them. Cubs have played them 0 times. In the second half the Cubs play them 7 times and the only other team that plays them again are the Mets who play them 15 times.

 

Damn, 15? Hamels won't likely even be pitching any of those, either.

[DiamondMind]

But teams can't score 4 runs consistently against the Cubs, because they are good at pitching. That's why they're a playoff team at this point in the season. This is stupid logic. Better teams win more games than and against lesser teams.

 

exactly

[UMFan83]

Phillies have played the 4 teams we sort of scoreboard (Cardinals, Pirates, Mets, Giants) 30 times and have gone 6-24 against them. Cubs have played them 0 times. In the second half the Cubs play them 7 times and the only other team that plays them again are the Mets who play them 15 times.

 

Whoops I just counted again because that seemed high. Only 10 more against the Mets my bad.

 

Damn, 15? Hamels won't likely even be pitching any of those, either.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Phillies have played the 4 teams we sort of scoreboard (Cardinals, Pirates, Mets, Giants) 30 times and have gone 6-24 against them. Cubs have played them 0 times. In the second half the Cubs play them 7 times and the only other team that plays them again are the Mets who play them 15 times.

 

Whoops I just counted again because that seemed high. Only 10 more against the Mets my bad.

 

Damn, 15? Hamels won't likely even be pitching any of those, either.

 

Much happier to hear that.

[UMFan83]

Arrieta last 5 starts:

 

39.2 IP (out of 45 possible innings) 4-0 record (4-1 team record [expletive] STL), 21 H, 4 BB, 0.66 WHIP, 0.91 ERA

[Andy]

There's a lot to be concerned about, but we're a playoff team at the break and that's really [expletive] cool after the garbage of the last 5 seasons.

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