9/16 - Brewers (Anderson) @ Cubs (Lackey) 1:20 CSN

[UMFan83]

and that's why Javy has a -2 wRC+ for his career in high leverage situations. Was thrown 6 balls in 7 pitches in that AB, 5 of them not particularly close.

[Derwood]

Once Baez learns how to not swing at utter garbage, he'll be a force to be reckoned with.

Oh you

[sweetpeteman]

That was 5 balls and 1 strike, Baez...

[Ski]

God damnit, Baez.

[Cubswin11]

Georgie better be healthy for the playoffs. He needs to be starting over Javy

[badger]

Javy taking a walk to walk off would have been bizarro world

[Ding Dong Johnson]

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Javy put himself in that spot by swinging at a ball out of the zone earlier, but I'm not going to fault him for swinging at that last pitch. It missed the zone by a hair and would've been a great take if he had done it.

[Ski]

At least he's cut his strikeout rate, but he's the easiest bet to whiff or groundout weakly on a garbage pitch in a clutch situation.

[David]

walk off walk?

I love that he made that swing as I read this

 

funny thing is i was referring to the hitter before (who i now don't remember). had no hopes of javy doing it.

[UMFan83]

Georgie better be healthy for the playoffs. He needs to be starting over Javy

 

Have you watched Soler play defense lately?

 

Like it or not this team is successful in the 2nd half largely because of pitching, defense, and the ability to be selective at the plate. Overall the hitting has dropped off a bit in the 2nd half (about 45 point drop in OPS from the 1st half), and has especially dropped off in september (.660's team OPS), but the Cubs keep winning because they are pitching lights out and playing great defense. Javy has been a huge part of that as Joe has moved him around the IF depending on where he would be most useful on that particular day. Now the hitting still has a huge ceiling and can absolutely get hot like they did last year, but if they don't you're going to want the monumental upgrade that Javy gives you over Soler in the field.

[badger]

walk off walk?

I love that he made that swing as I read this

 

funny thing is i was referring to the hitter before (who i now don't remember). had no hopes of javy doing it.

 

Sczur I think

[BigSlick]

lol the cubs tied it up? lol baseball rules

[Schwarber Fan]

We deserve a walk-off dong

[Liam Neeson]

Miggy!

[NotSoSober]

horsefeathers yea Miggy!

[jersey cubs fan]

Losing to the [expletive] Brewers so much lately has me feeling awfully meatbally.

oh that's what did it?

[Cubswin11]

DONG

[Ding Dong Johnson]

DONG

[BigSlick]

Nice. I like how well Montero has swung the bat lately

 

This'll...be fine for celebrating for the NL Central championship

[David]

WALK OFF FOR THE FAKE CLINCHER!!!!

[UMFan83]

MIGGY!!!!!

[cl smooth]

MONTERROOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thed Hoyerstein]

In play, Division Champ(s)

[ScrubMD]

CLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!