5/17 - Reds (Feldman) @ World Champion Chicago Cubs (Hendricks) - 7:05 WGN

[David]

last night was fun. do that to feldman too.

[sneakypower]

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[Bull]

Fecal League No More

[David]

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

Happ/Zobrist/Russell eh

[Sammy Sofa]

I agree; wrinkly old Zobrist meat is a terrible filler in that delicious sandwich.

[UMFan83]

It's crazy that pretty much Bryant, Russell, Rizzo and Schwarber are the only full time starters. Everyone else kind of rotates in and out each game.

[We Got The Whole 9]

That's gotta be the worst OF we've thrown out there since the days of David DeJesus

[Andy]

That's gotta be the worst OF we've thrown out there since the days of David DeJesus

Without even looking I'm sure there was a Coghlan/Sweeney/Lake monstrosity somewhere in the 2014 season.

[NOLA]

Been busy but did Almora die and I missed it?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Been busy but did Almora die and I missed it?

 

He had a rough road trip, 3 for 19, 1 2B, 4/1 K/BB. I'd prefer him out there to Candelario but he's probably got to hit his way back into the lineup against RHP.

[We Got The Whole 9]

That's gotta be the worst OF we've thrown out there since the days of David DeJesus

Without even looking I'm sure there was a Coghlan/Sweeney/Lake monstrosity somewhere in the 2014 season.

True, those days are a haze for me. I pretty much meant, before we became good.

 

But anyway, as much as I am hoping Al gets playing time, and believe in his talent, he is simply an auto-out vs RHP at this point in his career. And last year was a total outlier in him reversing his splits. I don't put much stock in that happening again anytime soon. He has much work to do in that respect.

[David]

That's gotta be the worst OF we've thrown out there since the days of David DeJesus

Without even looking I'm sure there was a Coghlan/Sweeney/Lake monstrosity somewhere in the 2014 season.

True, those days are a haze for me. I pretty much meant, before we became good.

 

But anyway, as much as I am hoping Al gets playing time, and believe in his talent, he is simply an auto-out vs RHP at this point in his career. And last year was a total outlier in him reversing his splits. I don't put much stock in that happening again anytime soon. He has much work to do in that respect.

 

we had coghlan/szczur/baxter in 2015 as well as coghlan/szczur/denorfia

 

oh and coghlan/denorfia/baxter

[UMFan83]

Without even looking I'm sure there was a Coghlan/Sweeney/Lake monstrosity somewhere in the 2014 season.

True, those days are a haze for me. I pretty much meant, before we became good.

 

But anyway, as much as I am hoping Al gets playing time, and believe in his talent, he is simply an auto-out vs RHP at this point in his career. And last year was a total outlier in him reversing his splits. I don't put much stock in that happening again anytime soon. He has much work to do in that respect.

 

we had coghlan/szczur/baxter in 2015 as well as coghlan/szczur/denorfia

 

oh and coghlan/denorfia/baxter

 

I had forgotten that Baxter was a real thing that happened on the 2015 Cubs

[David]

junior lake still shocks me more because i expect to see random dudes that show up for a start or two from AAA, but junior lake feels like 10 years ago.

[UMFan83]

junior lake still shocks me more because i expect to see random dudes that show up for a start or two from AAA, but junior lake feels like 10 years ago.

 

We really rebuilt that team on the fly in 2015. In addition to Lake, Mike Olt, Edwin Jackson, Phil Coke, Tsuyoshi Wada and Wellington Castillo all played for that team at some point.

[Bull]

junior lake still shocks me more because i expect to see random dudes that show up for a start or two from AAA, but junior lake feels like 10 years ago.

 

We really rebuilt that team on the fly in 2015. In addition to Lake, Mike Olt, Edwin Jackson, Phil Coke, Tsuyoshi Wada and Wellington Castillo all played for that team at some point.

 

Only because all the good players had to start the year in the minors to delay their FA.

[UMFan83]

Come on Rizzo can't botch that when you had him dead to rights

[UMFan83]

And the botched run down leads to yet another first inning run allowed

[gobigred]

Almost got an out before giving up a 1st inning run .....almost

[WoodRules]

Here go the first inning runs again...

[David]

stupid horsefeathering botched rundown

[bcl412]

I kinda hate the defending champion Cubs, still better than hating the normal Cubs.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

That's gotta be the worst OF we've thrown out there since the days of David DeJesus

Without even looking I'm sure there was a Coghlan/Sweeney/Lake monstrosity somewhere in the 2014 season.

True, those days are a haze for me. I pretty much meant, before we became good.

 

But anyway, as much as I am hoping Al gets playing time, and believe in his talent, he is simply an auto-out vs RHP at this point in his career. And last year was a total outlier in him reversing his splits. I don't put much stock in that happening again anytime soon. He has much work to do in that respect.

 

He's had 61 PA against RHP this year. Over half of those PA have come against RHP in the 6th inning and on, which are often guys out of the pen that are death on right-handed batters. He hasn't really been given the chance to face run-of-the-mill right-handed starters. His RHP PAs are largely against deathly relievers, because he is in the game for defense, after starting against a lefty or being subbed in.

 

And his minor league splits aren't that drastic. The only year where there is a major difference is 2015, and that looks like some fluky SSS stuff against LHP. There's usually below a .100 OPS difference between the two. In nearly 2,000 professional PAs, his ISO is higher against righties.

[raw]

Happ's definitely going deep again tonight.