Kyle Hendricks: Somehow Greg Maddux

[mul21]

Pretty good?

 

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[David]

If you're going to refer to "this century," to make it sound cooler (this millennium would sound even cooler, though), at least do it accurately. [-(

 

[BigSlick]

I remember that Clemens '05 season because he was horrifically robbed of the Cy Young because Chris Carpenter had 20 wins with an ERA more than a run higher than him and well, wins, dude

[Tracer Bullet]

If you're going to refer to "this century," to make it sound cooler (this millennium would sound even cooler, though), at least do it accurately. [-(

 

 

why are you so anti fun lately

[David]

If you're going to refer to "this century," to make it sound cooler (this millennium would sound even cooler, though), at least do it accurately. [-(

 

 

why are you so anti fun lately

 

how is a seinfeld reference not fun?

 

as far as nitpicking things baseball journalists say, even if it's just little things because i'm bored and just want to say things, that won't be stopping anytime soon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[minnesotacubsfan]

Lately?

[jersey cubs fan]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/781480242712109056[/tweet]

[JennieGarthAlgar]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/781480242712109056[/tweet]

 

Can an insider post what this article actually says? Thanks

[Banedon]

http://www.hardballtimes.com/plato-the-nl-cy-young-race-and-kyle-hendricks-as-epistemological-problem/

[David]

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

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Even though I know he deserves it, it's still funny seeing him next to Kershaw and Scherzer.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Even though I know he deserves it, it's still funny seeing him next to Kershaw and Scherzer.

you spelled awesome wrong

[Cubswin11]

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1 of those 6 is not like the other

[We Got The Whole 9]

I so badly want the baseball world to see Kyle dominate and put on a master class in pitching.

 

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[Rex Buckingham]

https://theringer.com/kyle-hendricks-chicago-cubs-2016-mlb-playoffs-ffd1fe19614a#.8d53mzz4q

 

Article on The Ringer website about Hendricks. It mentions a stat I found amazing: In his 30 starts this year, he never gave up more than 4 runs or went less than 5 innings.

[Banedon]

https://theringer.com/kyle-hendricks-chicago-cubs-2016-mlb-playoffs-ffd1fe19614a#.8d53mzz4q

 

Article on The Ringer website about Hendricks. It mentions a stat I found amazing: In his 30 starts this year, he never gave up more than 4 runs or went less than 5 innings.

 

I knew about the 4 runs...Len and JD were talking about that on Sunday as particular stat was in danger of being ruined.

[David]

If you still have your Athletic free articles for this month, this is an interesting read

 

https://theathletic.com/21039/2016/10/06/the-true-story-of-how-kyle-hendricks-became-a-cy-young-candidate/

[Cubswin11]

If you still have your Athletic free articles for this month, this is an interesting read

 

https://theathletic.com/21039/2016/10/06/the-true-story-of-how-kyle-hendricks-became-a-cy-young-candidate/

I know players still need to have the underlying skill set and ability to tap into but after reading that I'm more convinced than ever that our FO, coaches and scouts are just operating on a completely different level than nearly everyone else in baseball.

[Gilby]

It seems like Borzello has a hand in everything and might be the most important coach on the staff. I wonder if his name will ever come up in a managerial opening.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

http://www.hardballtimes.com/plato-the-nl-cy-young-race-and-kyle-hendricks-as-epistemological-problem/

This is amazing.

[stuy119]

Olney put up an article about Kyle. Insider only, but here's the inro:

 

Earlier this year, I bumped into a longtime MLB umpire on a flight, and while we stood at the baggage carousel, waiting for our suitcases, he mentioned one of the Chicago Cubs starters he had seen recently. This umpire tends to look at players the way a doctor might view the 50 patients from a given day -- by the details of their symptoms, rather than by their names -- and he had no clue about the identity of the pitcher, nor anything about his background.

 

But the umpire vividly remembered the pitcher's stuff: a fastball, he said, that moved unlike any other he could recall, dropping straight down rather than with a west-to-east slant, plus a filthy off-speed pitch and a changeup the pitcher actually seemed to manipulate into or away from hitters. And in that particular game, the umpire recalled, Cubs manager Joe Maddon had relieved the pitcher in the middle innings. The decision greatly surprised the umpire, he said, not because of any strategic overview, but because of the stuff he continued to see from the pitcher.

 

The umpire wasn't second-guessing Maddon, but rather he was presenting a completely antiseptic evaluation of what he saw as the formidable weapons of the pitcher.

 

The umpire was talking about Kyle Hendricks, who has emerged as a candidate for the NL Cy Young Award, in spite of the perception of him as a benign, soft-tossing right-hander.

 

I would love to read more analysis like this from umpires. It's one thing to watch games and evaluate, it's another to scout, but it has to be completely different to be hearing what batter and catcher are saying while watching the pitches come in.

[Banedon]

Olney put up an article about Kyle. Insider only, but here's the inro:

 

Earlier this year, I bumped into a longtime MLB umpire on a flight, and while we stood at the baggage carousel, waiting for our suitcases, he mentioned one of the Chicago Cubs starters he had seen recently. This umpire tends to look at players the way a doctor might view the 50 patients from a given day -- by the details of their symptoms, rather than by their names -- and he had no clue about the identity of the pitcher, nor anything about his background.

 

But the umpire vividly remembered the pitcher's stuff: a fastball, he said, that moved unlike any other he could recall, dropping straight down rather than with a west-to-east slant, plus a filthy off-speed pitch and a changeup the pitcher actually seemed to manipulate into or away from hitters. And in that particular game, the umpire recalled, Cubs manager Joe Maddon had relieved the pitcher in the middle innings. The decision greatly surprised the umpire, he said, not because of any strategic overview, but because of the stuff he continued to see from the pitcher.

 

The umpire wasn't second-guessing Maddon, but rather he was presenting a completely antiseptic evaluation of what he saw as the formidable weapons of the pitcher.

 

The umpire was talking about Kyle Hendricks, who has emerged as a candidate for the NL Cy Young Award, in spite of the perception of him as a benign, soft-tossing right-hander.

 

I would love to read more analysis like this from umpires. It's one thing to watch games and evaluate, it's another to scout, but it has to be completely different to be hearing what batter and catcher are saying while watching the pitches come in.

 

I'm surprised that Fox hasn't tried having some kind of ump expert available for replace analysis, a la the NFL.

[CubInOK]

The top one is me. We should all give tribute such as this to our magnificent pitching god.

 

https://instagram.com/p/BL5Abs9hmDW/

[Aaron_Kennelly]

So he beat Clayton Kershaw to finally get us into the World Series, and then he started Game 7 when we finally won the World Series. 1.42 ERA in the playoffs. Not too shabby.

[Banedon]

So he beat Clayton Kershaw to finally get us into the World Series, and then he started Game 7 when we finally won the World Series. 1.42 ERA in the playoffs. Not too shabby.

 

And he showed some emotion when getting pulled!