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

[halplm]

Why would they wait this long rather than just call the game?

[The_Achiever]

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

 

Love how Soler busts out his chain rounding the bases on each one of his dongs.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

That'll do.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!

 

http://njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/10036/Cubs%20W%20Flag.jpg

 

:yahoo: :clapping: =D> \:D/ =D> :clapping: :yahoo:

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Butters is unstoppable.

[halplm]

Really think this was a great game for the team. Soler was awesome. Bryant continues to be awesome. Ross's 100th.

 

The only thing missing from this team right now is Rizzo and Heyward hitting awesomeness... which simply must be coming.

[Sammy Sofa]

Butters is unstoppable.

 

http://i.imgur.com/oWuGhI4.gif

[BigSlick]

Butters will continue guiding us to victory until he wills it to end

[The_Achiever]

I also like DAvid Ross' bat drop. Even our old dudes have plenty of swag.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

That Soler strikeout was such utter [expletive].

[soccer10k]

The only National League position players that have a higher fWAR than Kris Bryant? Dexter Fowler and Ben Zobrist.

 

Cubs also have 5 of the top 21 pitchers in fWAR.

 

Related note, I was comparing fWAR to bWAR and saw Hendricks was 71st in bWAR. Can someone explain to me why Chad Bettis (4.90 ERA, 1.30 WHIP) has a higher bWAR than Hendricks (3.30 ERA, 1.06 WHIP). I know Hendricks has thrown 25% fewer innings (46 1/3 vs. 60 2/3) but that can't be all of it. I thought bWAR was based more off runs allowed rather than the peripherals and just thought it was odd.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The only National League position players that have a higher fWAR than Kris Bryant? Dexter Fowler and Ben Zobrist.

 

Cubs also have 5 of the top 21 pitchers in fWAR.

 

Related note, I was comparing fWAR to bWAR and saw Hendricks was 71st in bWAR. Can someone explain to me why Chad Bettis (4.90 ERA, 1.30 WHIP) has a higher bWAR than Hendricks (3.30 ERA, 1.06 WHIP). I know Hendricks has thrown 25% fewer innings (46 1/3 vs. 60 2/3) but that can't be all of it. I thought bWAR was based more off runs allowed rather than the peripherals and just thought it was odd.

 

Park adjustments?

[soccer10k]

Didn't think of that one. Is there anything else I'm forgetting in the calculation?

 

It's also a 0.1 difference which is pretty much nothing so it's not like Bettis has been worth a full win more.

[BigSlick]

Park adjustments and 14 more innings will account for it I think. Shockingly, a 4.90 ERA at Coors field is *almost* an ERA+ of 100 (its a 98, I'm horsefeathering astounded to be honest, given this run environment, how a 4.90 ERA even at Coors, is almost league average, but such is life). That would mean positive value over replacement, over 14 more innings, and voila, you get slightly more WAR than Hendricks. It's an imprecise measure after all.