9/15 - Brewers (Nelson) @ Cubs (Montgomery) 7:05 CSN

[Gilby]

i feel like we have faced jimmy nelson about 15 times this season.

 

He's the new Aaron Harang.

[UMFan83]

It's time to become a Seal Man Tommy

[Cubswin11]

Get fucked seal boy

[Aaron_Kennelly]

He's largely looked good as a starter, but it's a nice hot take.

 

coming into tonight he walked 11 batters in 18 innings as a cub start, and his 3.93 era is mostly due to good luck on batted balls (.209 babip despite a 28% line drive rate).

 

the poor command has been the biggest problem, which hopefully will be something that he can straighten out.

And you're quoting rate stats in 18 innings of work, where one either way will fluctuate the numbers wildly. He's had 3 good starts, 1 meh start, and one bad start as a Cub, the shaky starts largely stemming from control issues where he gave up 8 walks in those 2 starts.

 

Tonight as well he's allowed 3 hard hit balls with some unfortunate sequencing after his defense gave the Brewers an extra out.

 

I think that's the big thing. A few pitches here or there can really screw up your walk or home run numbers, since there are very few walks issued or home runs hit in a short period. The things that stabilize quickly are a better indicator. Strikeouts stabilize quickly. He's striking out a ton of guys. His contact % is way down since coming here. His swinging strike % is way up. Ground ball rate stabilizes quickly, too. And he's been elite at getting ground balls. The periphs that matter sooner look pretty amazing. The walk rate and home run rate suck. But, I'm not too worried about it, because, like you said, it's a small sample. And he's fared well in those regards in much larger samples.

[ScrubMD]

Does LaStella have a hit since coming back?

[UMFan83]

Get horsefeathers seal boy

 

2-17 since his triumphant return

[UMFan83]

How is Gannett on deck and not Nieuwen-horsefeathers?

 

In fact why didn't that POS start? Doesn't Counsel know he's hitting .900 against the Cubs this year?

[UMFan83]

Let's get a DP. Don't want to face Villar here if we can avoid it.

[UMFan83]

[expletive] why did I jinx the Cubs by coming tonight

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Dammit.

[USSoccer]

Soler is a terrible defender

[NotSoSober]

was Soler playing in CF?? I thought that was an easy out

[TruffleShuffle]

nobody should give up a hit on an 0-2 pitch to a grown man who insists on being called scooter.

[UMFan83]

Grimm gives up 1 run in his last 200 appearances. But when we need a shut down inning he gets beat up by the bottom of the Brewers crappy order.

 

I'm such a jinx. 0-3 in playoff or clinching games and tonight's not looking good either

[TruffleShuffle]

Grimm gives up 1 run in his last 200 appearances. But when we need a shut down inning he gets beat up by the bottom of the Brewers crappy order.

 

I'm such a jinx. 0-3 in playoff or clinching games and tonight's not looking good either

 

promise you won't go to any playoff games this year.

[NotSoSober]

Grimm gives up 1 run in his last 200 appearances. But when we need a shut down inning he gets beat up by the bottom of the Brewers crappy order.

 

I'm such a jinx. 0-3 in playoff or clinching games and tonight's not looking good either

You'd beter not attend a playoff game this year

[UMFan83]

Grimm gives up 1 run in his last 200 appearances. But when we need a shut down inning he gets beat up by the bottom of the Brewers crappy order.

 

I'm such a jinx. 0-3 in playoff or clinching games and tonight's not looking good either

 

promise you won't go to any playoff games this year.

 

Can't promise that but I'm also 0-5 in playoff lottery ticket rounds (DS and LCS in 08, DS, LCS, WS last year). Can't remember if the potential WC game had a lottery last year but if it did I lose that too

[CincyCubsFan]

What the hell am I listening to?

 

 

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

They've got this. They want to dance. Right now.

[CubInOK]

We're getting 3 in the 9th to win this.

[Buster]

Be a good time for a Rizzo big fly.

[Buster]

or not

[UMFan83]

Come on Kris

[ScrubMD]

This game is stupid.

[Gilby]

On the bright side, we get to hear Julianna again.