6/10 Rockies (Hoffman) at Cubs (Butler) 1:20 p.m. ABC

[Aaron_Kennelly]

that was a nice half inning

 

Yeah, ground balls are good. He should try to get more of them.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

It won't be long before Bryant and Rizzo join the others in suckitude.

 

Called it.

[Schwarber Fan]

Let's strike out a bunch today.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

that was a nice half inning

 

Yeah, ground balls are good. He should try to get more of them.

 

*Crap, I forgot about the powers*

 

Actually ground balls are bad. He should continue to do that.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Sinkerball pitchers shouldn't give up this many XBHs.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

If your stuff doesn't dance enough to strike out AAA hitters, then MLB hitters are going to have more success at punishing it when you inevitably aren't flawless with location. Butler is the same guy he was prior to 2017.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Glad he was out at second but, geez, Addison. He must need more than just the one day off.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

That was still stupid.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

If your stuff doesn't dance enough to strike out AAA hitters, then MLB hitters are going to have more success at punishing it when you inevitably aren't flawless with location. Butler is the same guy he was prior to 2017.

 

Agreed. The warning signs were all there in Iowa. Hopefully when Hendricks returns, Montgomery stays in the rotation.

[weis21]

SCORE RUNS NOW

[Derwood]

Heyward has turned back into Neifi Perez

[imb]

Butler seems pretty ... fine for a 5th starter? I'm more concerned about getting shutout again

[Agony and Ivy]

There is nothing enjoyable about this team right now, but if that game 7 had gone differently I'd be breaking stuff in my living room.

[UMFan83]

Cubs have 4 runs on 9 hits through 23 innings this series

[halplm]

This guy is pitching really well, but does he really deserve to get every close call on every side of the plate? I may have to stop watching baseball on tv until we get robot umps... at least over the radio I don't get as frustrated.

[CubinNY]

I think the no BP plan isn't working so well this year

[davell]

There's nothing wrong with either Butler or Montgomery as a 5th starter. The problem is we need a front line guy to go with whichever one ends up in the rotation.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Butler seems pretty ... fine for a 5th starter? I'm more concerned about getting shutout again

 

There's probably some truth to this, but he's averaging a shade under 5 IP per start(meaning he's basically never seeing a lineup for the 3rd time) and he's got a 4 ERA with peripherals slightly worse than that. Doesn't seem like he's setting much of a bar that any number of pitchers couldn't reach.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

In defense of the Duke, this has less to do with his powers and more to do with the fact that the Cubs just aren't very good.

[weis21]

In defense of the Duke, this has less to do with his powers and more to do with the fact that the Cubs just aren't very good.

the cubs are good. they just aren't playing well.

[Agony and Ivy]

Jesus christ now he's getting 6 inches outside the zone when we can't hit things in the zone, so this should end well. Baseball is stupid.

[weis21]

and they've been shut down by some scrubs but hoffman is a good pitcher

[Transmogrified Tiger]

That's like the 6th ball that was caught because of the wind

[davell]

Butler has had games of 3, 4.1, 5, 5, 5.2, and 6 innings pitched at this point.....Its not great, its not awful. Its too soon to declare anything. 2 good or 2 bad starts in a row at this stage can still skew things a ton. Hell, one will. He passes the eye test, he's got good stuff. I don't think we can conclude anything yet on him at all.

[weis21]

i blame this all on addy