4/19 CUBS (Hammel) @ cards (Garcia) 7:15 CSN+/MLBN

[Cubswin11]

Heyward was doing the toe tap/load thing that North pointed last night again in that AB.

 

it makes him look less twitchy and weird as the pitch is being delivered

 

still wish he'd kick his leg

Yeah he seems to have a "quieted down" stance/swing when he does it, hopefully it turns into something. Maybe it could be a part of a process of adding in a leg kick and they just don't want him going all in on it to begin with and go with small, progressive changes.

[Bote McBoteface]

Im loving this awful defense from the Cards. At least theyre bobbling the ball the right way, though. :)

[Butterscup]

poop.

 

keep hitting it hard though, they cant catch it.

[Cubswin11]

Damn, at least he had to throw ~20 pitches that inning and we mostly kept hitting the ball hard Edited April 20, 2016 by Cubswin11

[Schwarber Fan]

Whatever. Garcia threw a lot of pitches and the Cards are kicking it around. As long as Hammel keeps the ball down, we're good.

[OleMissCub]

who is doing color on MLBN? He called that K pitch and not in a Steve Stone "slider low and away" call.

[Schwarber Fan]

Smoltz

[Cubswin11]

Keep trying to nibble, Jaime

[Tim]

lol - the Cards honor Lou Brock before this game. Of course.

[Cubswin11]

For all the added graphics and things they put on their broadcast I'm surprised MLBN doesn't have a strike zone/pitch tracking graphic somewhere. Even if it only pops in and out occasionally.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

don't really get why Montero is playing today, is Martinez's repertoire reverse split friendly?

[David]

don't really get why Montero is playing today, is Martinez's repertoire reverse split friendly?

you got the guy wrong but the handedness right (er....)

[Transmogrified Tiger]

don't really get why Montero is playing today, is Martinez's repertoire reverse split friendly?

you got the guy wrong but the handedness right (er....)

 

No, I meant Martinez tomorrow, if he's a potentially good matchup for Ross, then that makes sense

[OleMissCub]

don't really get why Montero is playing today, is Martinez's repertoire reverse split friendly?

 

He was 2-2 with a HR and 2 walks against Garcia

[Cubswin11]

Costas has no time for your 3, true outcome teams

[Tim]

lol - Len & JD are obsessing over Garcia going to either the dirt or the rosin bag or both before every single pitch.

[Bull]

Pretty good play for a human pile of mashed potatoes

[David]

don't really get why Montero is playing today, is Martinez's repertoire reverse split friendly?

you got the guy wrong but the handedness right (er....)

 

No, I meant Martinez tomorrow, if he's a potentially good matchup for Ross, then that makes sense

 

Gotcha.

[Gilby]

don't really get why Montero is playing today, is Martinez's repertoire reverse split friendly?

you got the guy wrong but the handedness right (er....)

 

No, I meant Martinez tomorrow, if he's a potentially good matchup for Ross, then that makes sense

 

Montero had consecutive days off vs rockies so I bet Miggy still starts tomorrow.

 

And man, Len and jd are seriously cracking me up

[Bull]

Wow, that ambient crowd noise is crazy loud on mlbn

Not half as loud as it was last night live.

[Cubswin11]

don't really get why Montero is playing today, is Martinez's repertoire reverse split friendly?

you got the guy wrong but the handedness right (er....)

 

No, I meant Martinez tomorrow, if he's a potentially good matchup for Ross, then that makes sense

Lefties fare much better vs Martinez than righties so they must have liked something tonight about Montero vs Garcia or having Montero catch Hammel or Ross catch Hendricks. Because it's not any perceived offensive advantage Ross may have tomorrow as he's garbage vs RHP and velocity.

[NonProfitCow]

Lefties fare much better vs Martinez than righties so they must have liked something tonight about Montero vs Garcia or having Montero catch Hammel or Ross catch Hendricks. Because it's not any perceived offensive advantage Ross may have tomorrow as he's garbage vs RHP and velocity.

Take 2/3 and throw a getaway day lineup out?

[Bull]

lol - the Cards honor Lou Brock before this game. Of course.

The whole game has been like that ("put your hands together as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2006 cardinals World Series winning team") stadium announcer actually said "let's thank the Cubs for signing Lou Brock and then giving him to the cards". Then cheers and laughs

[Schwarber Fan]

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[Butterscup]

lol - Len & JD are obsessing over Garcia going to either the dirt or the rosin bag or both before every single pitch.

 

theyve broken me. i can't stop looking for it now.