10/20 Cubs (Lester) vs Dodgers (Maeda) 7 p.m., FS1

[Billy_Buck]

Cake

[davell]

Got em

[USSoccer]

Nice.

[ScrubMD]

Alright, Jon is going to settle in now.

[Tracer Bullet]

18 pitch first isn't ideal. let's go lester

[David]

 

Plus were past the point where we can feel good about Good ABs with bad results

I'll feel good about any AB with a lot of pitches

 

fouling off pitches over the plate only to strike out doesn't seem like a victory in any sense of the word

Working up pitch counts is always a good way to make an out.

[UMFan83]

think mlb wants a 7 game series here

 

Hypothetically wouldn't they want the Cubs to win then with Kershaw on the mound in game 6?

 

And then worst case scenario the Cubs win game 6 and you have the Cubs in the World Series

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Sucked facing A-Gon with 2 on 1 out but got out of it....oh wait.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

That works. Just don't do it again.

[David]

Yes, obviously you'd rather he get on base

[bcl412]

I desperately want this "mind game" crap to fail miserably.

[UMFan83]

I'll feel good about any AB with a lot of pitches

 

fouling off pitches over the plate only to strike out doesn't seem like a victory in any sense of the word

Working up pitch counts is always a good way to make an out.

 

But I kind of want Maeda to stay in for a bit.

 

Generally you're right though and I'm not suggesting Heyward purposely strike out. I was basically saying the time for moral victories from Heyward ABs is over. He is what he is right now.

[bcl412]

think mlb wants a 7 game series here

 

Hypothetically wouldn't they want the Cubs to win then with Kershaw on the mound in game 6?

 

And then worst case scenario the Cubs win game 6 and you have the Cubs in the World Series

 

Yeah, any conspiracy theory puts the cubs in the World Series.

[imb]

18 pitch first isn't ideal. let's go lester

 

i always get worked up about that too, but next inning is the bottom of the order so he'll have easier at bats.

[David]

Just occurred to me that this team was historically good with no schwarber and heyward laying an egg. I don't expect either of those things next year. Granted, Fowler will probably be elsewhere.

[Tracer Bullet]

I'll feel good about any AB with a lot of pitches

 

fouling off pitches over the plate only to strike out doesn't seem like a victory in any sense of the word

Working up pitch counts is always a good way to make an out.

 

no one is arguing that you'd rather see more pitches than fewer

[imb]

does horsefeathering maeda have a kool aid stain on his shirt

[davell]

He's living in the middle of the zone. This isn't going to be good for him.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

18 pitch first isn't ideal. let's go lester

 

i always get worked up about that too, but next inning is the bottom of the order so he'll have easier at bats.

But isn't the bottom of their order kind of the middle of their order?

[Tracer Bullet]

18 pitch first isn't ideal. let's go lester

 

i always get worked up about that too, but next inning is the bottom of the order so he'll have easier at bats.

 

true except the leadoff hitter has a .286 OPS and the redheaded stepchild hits lefties like heyward hits anything not sitting on a tee.

[Ski]

You have to swing, Russell. That was a meatball.

[UMFan83]

Sucked facing A-Gon with 2 on 1 out but got out of it....oh wait.

 

2006 UMFan is wondering why you are mocking Howie Kendrick like that

[BigbadB]

We now know Larry King eats ice cream at least 81 times a year.

[davell]

Maeda really needs to fart

[DurbanJer]

We now know Larry King eats ice cream at least 81 times a year.

 

at 167 years old, he can eat ice cream whenever the fucj he wants