5/19 CUBS (Hammel) @ Brewers (Guerra) 12:40pm, CSN

[philosophizer75]

Ugly one yesterday, but all it counts for is a W, so I'll take it.

 

Today we've got Jason Hammel taking the hill for us, looking to make it 8 consecutive quality starts to kick off the year. Anyone else hardly recognize him with the beard?

 

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-insider/files/2014/07/hammel2.jpg

 

 

W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP

5 0 1.77 7 7 0 40.2 33 8 16 36 1.20

 

 

 

His counterpart from the Brewers, some guy with a first name that makes you wonder if his parents didn't know that you can add a suffix to the end of a name, Junior Guerra.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/448855.jpg

 

Isn't that just the face of a guy who was excited to be claimed off waivers, was handed a jersey and hat for a photo shoot, then realized he got claimed by the Brewers?

 

W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP

2 0 4.00 3 3 0 18.0 13 8 5 13 1.00

 

 

Let's go Cubs! Score a bunch of runs. Unlike my approach with every other type of sporting event, I find close games involving the Cubs to be less interesting than one-sided slugfests. 100-0 and my day will be made. I'LL ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE!

Edited May 19, 2016 by philosophizer75

[Ski]

I want a laugher today.

[Sammy Sofa]

Deep down you know you don't.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I went to bed at about 1:00 and got up at 5:15. WOO HOO for a day game!

[wvcbxl]

I'll be able to watch this one on TV and I want to see dongs !!!

[UMFan83]

Keep up the seemingly unsustainable peripherals Hammer

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Just a heads up for many of you, this game is 12:40 central time.

[Banedon]

Just a heads up for many of you, this game is 12:40 central time.

 

Good catch, I changed the topic title.

[BigSlick]

Keep up the seemingly unsustainable peripherals Hammer

Yeah his xFIP is like 4.00 (owing to only a 2-1 K-BB rate and that he's given up basically no home runs on fly balls)

 

He'll regress but I hope he ends up walking fewer dudes to counteract it somewhat

 

 

Consider the Brewers pitcher is some nobody I've never heard of, I'm expecting another mightily difficult struggle and no runs before the 9th inning, again

[squally1313]

Keep up the seemingly unsustainable peripherals Hammer

Yeah his xFIP is like 4.00 (owing to only a 2-1 K-BB rate and that he's given up basically no home runs on fly balls)

 

He'll regress but I hope he ends up walking fewer dudes to counteract it somewhat

 

 

Consider the Brewers pitcher is some nobody I've never heard of, I'm expecting another mightily difficult struggle and no runs before the 9th inning, again

 

Get that 2014 Cubs talk out of here. Their Sunday night Stanley's hangover has finally worn off and there will be dongs a plenty.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Last night was an experience. Let's make the most of the twilight of pre-June Hammel and unload 4 days worth (counting the off day) of runs on this Juventud Guerrera fellow.

 

And seeing as Braun was never even considered as an option last night, I have to assume that he won't be today either. So there's that.

[Omar]

No stats for Cubs v. Guerra

 

Brewers v. Hammel

Name                PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ryan Braun          29  23  8  1  0  2   3  3  4 .348 .483 .652 1.135  0  0   0   3         0
Aaron Hill          19  17  2  0  0  0   1  1  3 .118 .167 .118  .284  1  0   0   0         0
Scooter Gennett     17  16  5  1  0  0   0  1  4 .313 .353 .375  .728  0  0   0   0         1
Jonathan Lucroy     16  15  4  0  0  0   1  1  2 .267 .313 .267  .579  0  0   0   0         1
Martin Maldonado     7   6  0  0  0  0   0  1  1 .000 .143 .000  .143  0  0   0   0         0
Chris Carter         6   6  1  1  0  0   0  0  3 .167 .167 .333  .500  0  0   0   0         0
Wily Peralta         6   6  0  0  0  0   0  0  3 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jimmy Nelson         4   4  1  1  0  0   0  0  3 .250 .250 .500  .750  0  0   0   0         0
Hernan Perez         4   4  1  0  0  0   0  0  1 .250 .250 .250  .500  0  0   0   0         0
Kirk Nieuwenhuis     3   3  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Domingo Santana      3   3  1  0  0  0   1  0  1 .333 .333 .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Alex Presley         2   2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total              116 105 23  4  0  2   6  7 27 .219 .287 .314  .601  1  0   0   3         2
Has not faced: Ramon Flores, Jonathan Villar and Colin Walsh & Has not faced pitchers: Chase Anderson, Michael Blazek, Blaine Boyer, Chris Capuano, Zach Davies, Junior Guerra, Jeremy Jeffress, Jhan Marinez, Tyler Thornburg and Carlos Torres

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 1-0 with this starting lineup............

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.35  Sat 05/14    Pittsburgh        8- 2  Arrieta         Locke         
.39  Thu 05/19  @ Milwaukee          -    Hammel          Guerra

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[philosophizer75]

That's my bad on the game time, I'm east coast and I wasn't thinking.

[BigSlick]

That would probably be my favorite line-up in the preseason if you told me Schwarber wasn't available, and yet, now I feel myself starting to desire a Tommy La Stella and David Ross on the field...

 

Its a strange feeling

[Smack]

Scooter batting third. I hope Brewers fans don't think they've seen rock bottom. It's going to get ugly later this year when Braun, Lucroy, and Carter are gone.

[UMFan83]

I know there was a 3 week injury in the middle of this sample size (UMFan strikes again) but after a white hot first 6 games of the season, Miggy is hitting .067/.263/.067/.330 since April 15.

 

Of course that's just 38 PA over 11 games.

[ScrubMD]

No Braun and no Lucroy with a pitcher nobody has heard of? This should be such a gimme that it makes me nervous.

[BigSlick]

No Braun and no Lucroy with a pitcher nobody has heard of? This should be such a gimme that it makes me nervous.

You'd think at some point the Cubs will lay down a pounding in a situation where a pounding seems to be in order.

 

Keep rolling them dice

[Ding Dong Johnson]

the Cubs have been playing .500 ball with a measly +6 RD in the 8 games since that "screw the closer" story ran. thanks a lot, Jesse Rogers

[BigSlick]

YES

 

Thats what I'm talking about

[UMFan83]

One RD game coming up!

[CubInOK]

If Fowler wants to hit dongs like Ricjey Henderson, I'll be fine with that.

[BigbadB]

Boom!

[wvcbxl]

I'll be able to watch this one on TV and I want to see dongs !!!

 

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