8/31 Reds (lorenzen) @ Cubs (Hendricks) 7:05 on CSN

[Agony and Ivy]

Id love to see if there's any evidence that facing elite starters on consecutive days can throw a team off and put the offense into a slump.

 

In June the Cubs were a few days away from winning 17-0, and just scored 8 runs against the twins and then faced Kershaw and Greinke and then scored 9 runs in their next 7 games and was in an offensive funk for the next 5-6 weeks.

 

I'm sure it's a meatball theory but damn if we aren't seeing the offense slump since facing Bumgarner and Kershaw

 

In tonight's case Lorenzen sucks but has a good fastball. The first time through the order it will work but his secondary pitches suck and you can't go through a big league lineup multiple times with just a fastball. Dongs incoming.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Reds seeing 4.60 P/PA through 3 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Gilby]

I don't mean to sound insensitive or whatever, but I get kind of an Adam Lanza vibe from Lorenzen. The shape of their faces have some similarities.

[Sammy Sofa]

For the love of all that is holy, somebody give me a dong before I die.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 59-42 (.584) when Russell hits in the ninth spot

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Ski]

Last hit with RISP was Starlin Castro off Madison Bumgarner on Thursday. Since then 0-21

As a Stats grad student, I will say that 0-21 is way too long of a drought to be entirely random.

[Guest]

Last hit with RISP was Starlin Castro off Madison Bumgarner on Thursday. Since then 0-21

As a Stats grad student, I will say that 0-21 is way too long of a drought to be entirely random.

 

http://i.imgur.com/jdOgNcq.gif

[Fred Hornkohl]

For the love of all that is holy, somebody give me a dong before I die.

 

I was gonna say something snarky about patience...... but then it hit me..... [expletive] it.... if I had patients, I'd be a [expletive] doctor !!!

 

Lets have some dongs !!!

[ScrubMD]

I don't mean to sound insensitive or whatever, but I get kind of an Adam Lanza vibe from Lorenzen. The shape of their faces have some similarities.

 

More Jared Fogle, imo.

[UMFan83]

Fowlers like "[expletive] you guys I'll do it all myself"

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Let the dong parade commence!

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Back home, back to the basket balls!!

[ScrubMD]

Wow.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 50-23 (.685) when they hit at least 1 HR.... 24-32 (.429) when they don't

CUBS are 54-13 (.806) when they score first in the game.... 20-42 (.323) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[BigSlick]

Dexter Fowler heaving the team on his back has been a cool thing about this 2nd half. The mans been a menace

[Schwarber Fan]

Fowler has been so good in the 2nd half.

[UMFan83]

Schwarbs is in a huge funk. 5 balls thrown in that AB, 3 of them swung at and missed.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 74-46 (.617) when they score 1 run or more.... 0-9 (.000) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[UMFan83]

Back home, back to the basket balls!!

 

You mean the 'Banks Buckets'?

 

/Joe Morgan idiocy

[Sammy Sofa]

Thanks, Dex.

[BigSlick]

Schwarber dropping from Demi-god status to just being human makes me sad :(

[Sammy Sofa]

Back home, back to the basket balls!!

 

You mean the 'Banks Buckets'?

 

/Joe Morgan idiocy

 

He called it "Banks' Alley."

 

My dad and I are going to be able and say those two words and make each other crack up until the day one of us croaks.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Luckily, for the first time this year, it won't be to Coomer's own detriment when he announces the game as if his listeners can see the action on the field.

[Derwood]

Last hit with RISP was Starlin Castro off Madison Bumgarner on Thursday. Since then 0-21

As a Stats grad student, I will say that 0-21 is way too long of a drought to be entirely random.

 

http://i.imgur.com/jdOgNcq.gif

 

He's majoring in gambler's fallacy

[Derwood]

Oy, Castro