05/27 Phillies (Morgan) @ CUBS (Lester) 1:20 CDT, CSN

[Ski]

Holy horsefeathers, ump.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 27-1 (.964) when they lead at the end of the 7th inning.... 4-13 (.235) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Are you [expletive] serious?

 

That might have been the most spiteful K I've ever seen from an umpire.

[BigSlick]

Huh, well I guess Soler will strike out on Balls 4 and 5

[Andy]

Yet another Soler strike. I'm starting to think all umps hate Cuba.

[wvcbxl]

Ump wants to go home pronto

[halplm]

Why do Umps hate Soler?

[Aaron_Kennelly]

One strike the whole AB. Jorge lays off some low breaking balls that might be enticing for someone with his proclivities, and he gets rewarded with that. Unacceptable.

[Thusly Boned]

Yeah, that call was some hot bull horsefeathers.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

It seriously pisses me off when that happens to a young guy that is working on his plate discipline, trying to take the right approach at the plate, hoping to turn himself into a reliable hitter. Horrible. Disgusting. Infuriating. Give that man the walk that he rightfully earned.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 16-5 (.762) when the opponent GIDPs at least once.... 15-9 (.625) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I'm still fuming. That first blown call wasn't even close. It was horrible. It missed its spot. There was no way any player is swinging at that junk. What's a guy supposed to do when you are calling that a strike?

[Irrelevant Dude]

Going back to the Soler at bat, has anyone ever done a study on 3-0 strike calls and whether umpires are statistically more likely to expand their zone?

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 19-1 (.950) when they get they get at least 10 hits .... 12-13 (.480) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Going back to the Soler at bat, has anyone ever done a study on 3-0 strike calls and whether umpires are statistically more likely to expand their zone?

 

Yes, 3-0 zones are statistically larger than average, and 0-2 zones are statistically smaller. There's an argument to be made for making the players decide at bats instead of umpires, but at the major league level where the players are so good and the stakes so high, I don't really think it should be as significant as it is.

[halplm]

Going back to the Soler at bat, has anyone ever done a study on 3-0 strike calls and whether umpires are statistically more likely to expand their zone?

 

I don't know of one, but I'm sure it has been done. It seems obvious they do. I don't have a problem with that for close pitches (this one was not), but on 3-1, you have to give the guy a walk.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 29-0 (1.000) when they lead at the end of the 8th inning.... 2-14 (.125) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Trevor Cahill over his last 8 innings: 5 hits, 3 BB, 12 K, 0 runs.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Why is Cahill still in there?

[UMFan83]

Ugh. Come on. Now we have to wait another hour for 3 outs

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Nevermind was probably because of the rain.

[UMFan83]

Why is Cahill still in there?

 

I wonder if Joe was briefed on rain coming and did not want to burn another pitcher due to rain

[wvcbxl]

FFS ...

 

20 past midnight here - I'm out.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Why is Cahill still in there?

 

I wonder if Joe was briefed on rain coming and did not want to burn another pitcher due to rain

 

Yeah that's what I was guessing after I typed that question out.

[badger]

I didn't see anyone post this in the game thread but Soler's dong is literally all-powerful.

 

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/180552990/cubs-jorge-soler-hits-long-homer-at-wrigley