9/25 Pirates (Cole) @ Cubs (Lester) 1:20 ABC

[mul21]

This whole striking out every [expletive] time we need someone to make contact us going to kill me.

yep, every time. That's why they've lost 90 games already this year. It's a travesty.

 

More of a traveshamockery if you ask me.

[Guest]

Man, you could see that coming from a mile away. Soler and Baez seem like the last two guys you want against this dude.

 

Didn't Soler foul two meatballs straight back? I was pretty confident he'd get the run in..Oh well.

[Guest]

Well that sucked. We need to mix in some hitters that don't strike out a ton

 

Nahhh no thanks

[Guest]

i gotta say as fake rallies go, this team hasn't subjected me to it with as much emotional swings as some previous cubs teams. this team just wins without much drama most of the time, which is nice

Don't we lead the world in walkoffs and have a bunch of one run wins

[Ski]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

[abuck1220]

I apologize for the freakouts, but Christ, we need to execute in a huge spot like that. Imagine if this happens in the WC game.

 

YES JUST IMAGINE. let's just all kill ourselves now in case that happens in the WC game. that way we won't be subjected to it IF it happens.

[BigSlick]

you know who else never struck out?

 

THATS RIGHT

 

juan pierre

[Guest]

We'll ultimately be eliminated from the playoffs because someone will K in a big spot. :(

Please don't jump on t his guy. I think we're all a little peeved right now after seeing this [expletive] all season.

 

This just has to be trolling. HAS to be.

[Guest]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

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[Guest]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a God damn unfathomable moron

[ctcf]

David, your chill program stopped working.

[UMFan83]

Well that sucked. We need to mix in some hitters that don't strike out a ton

 

Nahhh no thanks

 

I knew that would get shot down. I don't mind having a slightly more balanced lineup. Maybe it's bad luck that were last in baseball in % of runners scoring from 3rd and less than 2 outs, maybe it has nothing to do with striking out, I don't know but it seems like being a high strikeout team and being able to drive in runs on those situations should be correlated.

 

I guess as it is we have a very good offense and a very good record in 1 run games so it must not be hurting us that much

[Ski]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a [expletive] unfathomable moron

Herrera has a K% of 17%. Soler's is around 30%. We don't care about power in that situation. Tying the game was all that mattered.

[Omar]

We would have won this game had Starlin started.

[cl smooth]

David, your chill program stopped working.

 

 

just win tomorrow, you guys.

[bukie]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a [expletive] unfathomable moron

Herrera has a K% of 17%. Soler's is around 30%. We don't care about power in that situation. Tying the game was all that mattered.

Popup to anywhere does nothing either. The only situation that Herrera is preferred to Soler is fielding second.

[Guest]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a [expletive] unfathomable moron

 

this made me laugh for some reason

[Guest]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a [expletive] unfathomable moron

Herrera has a K% of 17%. Soler's is around 30%. We don't care about power in that situation. Tying the game was all that mattered.

 

power could have won the game instead of tying it. i agree that you'd like more of a contact guy in that situation, but herrera over soler is way too extreme.

[BigSlick]

suggesting herrera should pinch-hit for any non-pitcher on this team is a borderline bannable offense in my opinion

[Guest]

Well that sucked. We need to mix in some hitters that don't strike out a ton

 

Nahhh no thanks

 

I knew that would get shot down. I don't mind having a slightly more balanced lineup. Maybe it's bad luck that were last in baseball in % of runners scoring from 3rd and less than 2 outs, maybe it has nothing to do with striking out, I don't know but it seems like being a high strikeout team and being able to drive in runs on those situations should be correlated.

 

I guess as it is we have a very good offense and a very good record in 1 run games so it must not be hurting us that much

 

You answered it yourself right there. The same traits that might be causing that to happen are tied to the ones that are making this a really good offense. It doesn't [expletive] matter what our success rate is in those situations if we're scoring five runs a game.

[Guest]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a [expletive] unfathomable moron

Herrera has a K% of 17%. Soler's is around 30%. We don't care about power in that situation. Tying the game was all that mattered.

 

I know that we just lost on two strikeouts, but believe it or not they are not an all encompassing pit of doom. For example, the same abilities that lead to Soler striking out more also lead him to have a huge advantage in not making outs. Also, Herrera's weak bat is going to bridge that K gap significantly with a higher likelihood of weak contact that doesn't score the run. Also Melancon's cutter and curve would probably eat Herrera for breakfast like it did Montero.

[Guest]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a [expletive] unfathomable moron

 

this made me laugh for some reason

 

Lmao can you imagine how this board would react if that sub were made

[jersey cubs fan]

I just don't want to face Lenny Harris there

[Guest]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a [expletive] unfathomable moron

 

this made me laugh for some reason

 

Lmao can you imagine how this board would react if that sub were made

 

at first i thought this was some reference to a meatball sub that i couldn't figure out

[Ski]

I would have honestly considered pinch-hitting Herrera for Soler there.

 

Then you're a [expletive] unfathomable moron

Herrera has a K% of 17%. Soler's is around 30%. We don't care about power in that situation. Tying the game was all that mattered.

 

I know that we just lost on two strikeouts, but believe it or not they are not an all encompassing pit of doom. For example, the same abilities that lead to Soler striking out more also lead him to have a huge advantage in not making outs. Also, Herrera's weak bat is going to bridge that K gap significantly with a higher likelihood of weak contact that doesn't score the run. Also Melancon's cutter and curve would probably eat Herrera for breakfast like it did Montero.

Thank you for the pointing that out. Feels better to be told why my argument is flawed than to be called a [expletive] moron and nothing else.