7/10 - Cubs (Lackey) @ Pirates (Niese) - 12:35 WGN

[Irrelevant Dude]

Looks like that was on Gary Jones trying to stop him too late.

[David]

Baez had seen enough runners stranded on 3rd that he just went for it. I actually don't mind that at all in that situation even though it wasn't even close.

 

i'm mainly ok with it now that i realize lackey was up next.

[bcl412]

Baez had seen enough runners stranded on 3rd that he just went for it. I actually don't mind that at all in that situation even though it wasn't even close.

 

In general I agree but that ball was in the infield when he rounded third. Even in little league you're out most of the time on that.

[UMFan83]

Also another terrible slide by Javy lol. My first thought was that he tore up his knee.

[bcl412]

Looks like that was on Gary Jones trying to stop him too late.

 

yeah, I actually thought he was sending him. If he stopped him it seemed like it was after he got to third pretty much from what I could tell.

[TruffleShuffle]

The pitching performing way, way worse than their median expectations is not "regression to the mean" and calling it that is gambler's fallacy.

 

So what was pitching way, way better than expected for most of the year? I guess you can say "well this is the true Cub rotation" if you're a glass half full of diarrhea type of guy.

 

Kyle is 100% right and it's not even arguable.

 

It takes every ounce of willpower I have not to point it out every time someone wrongly cites "regression to the mean."

 

So what, even though they're top 5 in FIP/xFIP and they're a good rotation on paper, the past 3 weeks of terrible pitching is what can be expected for the rest of the season? I'm trying to figure out what the argument is here.

[Tim]

Oh, man, Jones was waving him initially and then Javy put his head down and started running harder. So he missed the stop sign.

[Tryptamine]

Now everyone needs to apologize to Javy, because it was clearly on Gary Jones. You can't change your mind as the player is touching 3B.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Baez had seen enough runners stranded on 3rd that he just went for it. I actually don't mind that at all in that situation even though it wasn't even close.

 

In general I agree but that ball was in the infield when he rounded third. Even in little league you're out most of the time on that.

 

Yeah, this. Id have preferred hoping for a wild pitch or Lackey getting lucky.

[bcl412]

hitting jersey shouldn't be a damn hit by pitch

[17 Seconds]

Just because today is the Holy Sacrament of Castro doesn't mean you actually need to make decisions like him.

 

horsefeathers castro

[UMFan83]

Now everyone needs to apologize to Javy, because it was clearly on Gary Jones. You can't change your mind as the player is touching 3B.

 

Well you can if the circumstances change and your decision changes. But at that point there's a possibility it's not going to be seen in time.

[Sammy Sofa]

 

So what was pitching way, way better than expected for most of the year? I guess you can say "well this is the true Cub rotation" if you're a glass half full of diarrhea type of guy.

 

Kyle is 100% right and it's not even arguable.

 

It takes every ounce of willpower I have not to point it out every time someone wrongly cites "regression to the mean."

 

So what, even though they're top 5 in FIP/xFIP and they're a good rotation on paper, the past 3 weeks of terrible pitching is what can be expected for the rest of the season? I'm trying to figure out what the argument is here.

 

The argument is that almost the entire lineup has gone to horsefeathers in this stretch and that's not "regression to the mean."

[weis21]

is mattress firm some kind of money laundering front?

 

i am not exaggerating when i say there is a 5 block stretch in skokie with about 5 different locations.

seriously. we have like 3-4 here in (especially compared to Chicago) small Greenville, NC. People buy mattresses, what, every 5 years? at the earliest?

[UMFan83]

This is a clown defense lately

[Sammy Sofa]

Just because today is the Holy Sacrament of Castro doesn't mean you actually need to make decisions like him.

 

[expletive] castro

 

http://sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Starlin_Castro_1280_okz8pmuo_m3jhpct3.jpg

[Tim]

 

Kyle is 100% right and it's not even arguable.

 

It takes every ounce of willpower I have not to point it out every time someone wrongly cites "regression to the mean."

 

So what, even though they're top 5 in FIP/xFIP and they're a good rotation on paper, the past 3 weeks of terrible pitching is what can be expected for the rest of the season? I'm trying to figure out what the argument is here.

 

The argument is that almost the entire lineup has gone to [expletive] in this stretch and that's not "regression to the mean."

wait wait wait - rotation or lineup?

[Sammy Sofa]

You dumb bastards.

[Tryptamine]

Contreras needs to get his throws under control, he's hurting this team a lot

[Sammy Sofa]

 

So what, even though they're top 5 in FIP/xFIP and they're a good rotation on paper, the past 3 weeks of terrible pitching is what can be expected for the rest of the season? I'm trying to figure out what the argument is here.

 

The argument is that almost the entire lineup has gone to [expletive] in this stretch and that's not "regression to the mean."

wait wait wait - rotation or lineup?

 

Clearly we're talking about the starting pitchers; relax. It was a mistake.

[soccer10k]

Goodbye lead. It was nice having you.

[17 Seconds]

they're doing literally everything wrong

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Contreras needs to get his throws under control, he's hurting this team a lot

 

One of our guys can't get it past the mound, another throws them in the outfield.

[Tim]

they're doing literally everything wrong

Another person that has no idea what "literally" means.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

they're doing literally everything wrong

 

This might be the second time literally has been used wrong in this thread. That said, I understand.