General Cubs Chit-Chat

[woodchip2153]

Question: Do we go to a 6 man rotation again this year? How big does our lead have to be, or do they want home field advantage too?

[Cubswin11]

Question: Do we go to a 6 man rotation again this year? How big does our lead have to be, or do they want home field advantage too?

Other than maybe the last 2 times thru the rotation the lead probably won't be big enough this year to risk it

[Tim]

Question: Do we go to a 6 man rotation again this year? How big does our lead have to be, or do they want home field advantage too?

Other than maybe the last 2 times thru the rotation the lead probably won't be big enough this year to risk it

hahahaha

[imb]

Question: Do we go to a 6 man rotation again this year? How big does our lead have to be, or do they want home field advantage too?

 

I think we can go ahead and write off HFA

[David]

Question: Do we go to a 6 man rotation again this year? How big does our lead have to be, or do they want home field advantage too?

 

I think we can go ahead and write off HFA

 

HFA vs the dodgers, sure. HFA vs the Nats in the NLDS is within the realm of outside shot.

[apete6]

Question: Do we go to a 6 man rotation again this year? How big does our lead have to be, or do they want home field advantage too?

 

I think we can go ahead and write off HFA

 

HFA vs the dodgers, sure. HFA vs the Nats in the NLDS is within the realm of outside shot.

 

Doesn't mean enough to NOT do a 6-man if that's the way Joe/FO want to go.

 

If they acquire, say, Verlander, why not go to a 6-man if the guys are comfortable with it? Especially with Monty there to piggyback if someone has a garbage 2-4 inning start. Obviously the comfort level of the rest for the SPs is the main issue.

[David]

 

I think we can go ahead and write off HFA

 

HFA vs the dodgers, sure. HFA vs the Nats in the NLDS is within the realm of outside shot.

 

Doesn't mean enough to NOT do a 6-man if that's the way Joe/FO want to go.

 

If they acquire, say, Verlander, why not go to a 6-man if the guys are comfortable with it? Especially with Monty there to piggyback if someone has a garbage 2-4 inning start. Obviously the comfort level of the rest for the SPs is the main issue.

 

i wasn't speaking to whether it does or doesn't. i'm fine with going 6 man whether we're playing for something or not, as long as we're not giving starts to someone terrible.

[woodchip2153]

 

I think we can go ahead and write off HFA

 

HFA vs the dodgers, sure. HFA vs the Nats in the NLDS is within the realm of outside shot.

 

Doesn't mean enough to NOT do a 6-man if that's the way Joe/FO want to go.

 

If they acquire, say, Verlander, why not go to a 6-man if the guys are comfortable with it? Especially with Monty there to piggyback if someone has a garbage 2-4 inning start. Obviously the comfort level of the rest for the SPs is the main issue.

 

One of the reasons I like the six man is to get Montgomery in the rotation so he throws more innings. I'd like to keep the option of him being a starter next year, available.

[David]

so i just stumbled onto this in a post from when maddon was just hired

 

[17 Seconds]

i'm guessing it's not that hard to kill an animal with a gun, but i bet his boner was frikkin huuuuuge

[David]

i'm guessing it's not that hard to kill an animal with a gun, but i bet his boner was frikkin huuuuuge

 

was actually a crossbow but yeah

[David]

FG projection back over 90 wins (90.6)

[imb]

FG projection back over 90 wins (90.6)

 

david, i mean this with all sincerity, but please leave your house occasionally

[David]

I was obviously at my office at that time and I'd horsefeathering love to leave

[Omar]

Same w/ 538

[We Got The Whole 9]

Theo says they would have sold some rentals if they had fallen to 8ish games back

[Geech]

so i just stumbled onto this in a post from when maddon was just hired

 

 

I think it's pretty disappointing to see Maddon praising such a heinous, homophobic hate crime.

[SouthSideRyan]

FG projection back over 90 wins (90.6)

 

What's our Doyle number? It'd be nice if we could make some waiver deadline sell-offs to get that bridge year taken care of.

[CubInOK]

I just took a decent look at our team's batting stats. I didn't realize Schwarber, Baez, and Happ are all sporting 28%+ K-rates this season.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Speaking of strikeouts, Contreras is sitting at 15% for the 2nd half

[cubsclapp]

Speaking of strikeouts, Contreras is sitting at 15% for the 2nd half

 

It's beautiul. Seeing the ball so well and his balance seems much better since adding in the subtle toe tap.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Rondon's slider has been nasty lately. He got more whiffs/swing than any pitcher in the league on sliders in July:

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pitchfx/leaderboards/index.php?hand=&reportType=pfx&prp=ALL&month=7&year=2017&pitch=SL&ds=ws&lim=50

 

Hitters slugged .063 against his slider in July.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Rondon's slider has been nasty lately. He got more whiffs/swing than any pitcher in the league on sliders in July:

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pitchfx/leaderboards/index.php?hand=&reportType=pfx&prp=ALL&month=7&year=2017&pitch=SL&ds=ws&lim=50

 

Hitters slugged .063 against his slider in July.

So those numbers are above and below league average or something? Is that how you get negative marks in movement?

[weis21]

when the cubs go 14-3 to start the second half and i check this thread with amazing stats I'm basically just hearting out on every post i see.

 

yes, im a heart whore

[We Got The Whole 9]

when the cubs go 14-3 to start the second half and i check this thread with amazing stats I'm basically just hearting out on every post i see.

 

yes, im a heart whore

282/352/512 as a team post-break

 

121 wRC+ leads the NL and 4.7 position player war leads the ML