4/17 Rockies (Chatwood) @ Cubs (Lester) 1:20PM WGN

[Tim]

Rizzo is also struggling, but I keep expecting him to go 4 for 4 with 6 RBI or something...

 

Yeah, without checking, other than Dex and I think Miggy, nobody has really hit that much to start the season.

Szczur

 

Bryant has been fine since the first couple of games. Soler has been fine.

[Agony and Ivy]

Not a strike

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 4-0 (1.000) when the opponent hits at least 1 HR.... 5-2 (.714) when they don't

CUBS are 6-1 (.857) when they score first in the game.... 3-1 (.750) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Butterscup]

sweet strike zone

[UMFan83]

I love how much of the offense is struggling and we are at worst going to go 4-2 on the homestand and average something like 6 runs a game

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Rockies throwing the perfecto today

no doubt about it as the game progresses. erratic strike zone and whatnot

almost half way there

 

(my jynx will work; it's too good not to)

[Ski]

The suckitude today is palpable.

[UMFan83]

Also wasn't run support an issue for Lester last year? Our first game we put up 6 but 2nd game the Reds took a no hitter to the 7th and this game the Rockies are PGing us through 4

[Gilby]

I think anyone hoping for swing changes that make Heyward hit a bunch of dongs this year is going to be disappointed. That swing still looks especially...choppy.

 

Which, oh well, I'll settle for the 5-6 wins instead of 8 or whatever.

[bcl412]

where'd ball one miss?

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Rizzo is also struggling, but I keep expecting him to go 4 for 4 with 6 RBI or something...

 

Yeah, without checking, other than Dex and I think Miggy, nobody has really hit that much to start the season.

Szczur

 

Bryant has been fine since the first couple of games. Soler has been fine.

 

This probably won't make sense even though in my mind it does, but those guys are hitting .250 or below. And so overall they haven't hit that much to start the season on a whole.

 

ETA: Bryant and Soler, not Matt

[bcl412]

Lester looks great. Score some runs

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Lester looks great. Score some runs

 

One step at a time. Let's just get a guy on base.

[Cubswin11]

 

Yeah, without checking, other than Dex and I think Miggy, nobody has really hit that much to start the season.

Szczur

 

Bryant has been fine since the first couple of games. Soler has been fine.

 

This probably won't make sense even though in my mind it does, but those guys are hitting .250 or below. And so overall they haven't hit that much to start the season on a whole.

 

ETA: Bryant and Soler, not Matt

Without some BABIP luck Bryant is probably closer to a .250-.270 hitter than he is a .300+ hitter

[Schwarber Fan]

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[UMFan83]

how did that hang up so long? Dammit this series is super annoying. Good thing the Rockies suck most of the year

[Schwarber Fan]

Can't Bryant just hit one 600 feet?

[Cubswin11]

Bryant got two really good pitches to hit on pitches 2 and 3 this ab

[Ding Dong Johnson]

holy horsefeathers, this game is annoying

[rocket]

the hell is going on

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Can't Bryant just hit one 600 feet?

Georgie is the only one man enough to do that. Sadly, he won't either.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

WE HAVE SOMEONE ON BASE!!!!!!

[UMFan83]

the hell is going on

 

My guess is advanced scouting is catching up and now we need to make adjustments. But pure guess.

 

Or we could just be slumping which has happened to every team in baseball history

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Chatwood will fail from the stretch

[Agony and Ivy]

Szczur

 

Bryant has been fine since the first couple of games. Soler has been fine.

 

This probably won't make sense even though in my mind it does, but those guys are hitting .250 or below. And so overall they haven't hit that much to start the season on a whole.

 

ETA: Bryant and Soler, not Matt

Without some BABIP luck Bryant is probably closer to a .250-.270 hitter than he is a .300+ hitter

 

When you hit the ball as hard as Bryant it's not BABIP luck