6/16 Suckiest Sucks (Butler) @ Pirates (Williams) 6:05 WGN

[UMFan83]

Hmm good thing we got all those insurance runs

[illinoisportsfan]

I don't feel comfortable with any lead this year. :(

[Derwood]

No one in the pen and Davis at 20 pitches

[UMFan83]

Tying run up. Didn't think I'd say that 10 mins ago

[Sammy Sofa]

Wade's got this. DP incoming.

[UMFan83]

Jfc

Far too close from tying it

[Derwood]

Yikes

[Aaron_Kennelly]

b-hacks and great Bryant baserunning, this is a very 2016 inning

 

Some really good stuff. A lot of the areas we've struggled in, that We Got the Whole 9 has mentioned... we did those things well. They were legit hits. Crisp line drives. The 6 hits were all between 0-20° launch angle. Four of them went the other way. Really good to see.

[Derwood]

Davis threw 30 stress pitches in a non-save situation

[UMFan83]

I have no complaints with putting Davis in to finish the game even with a 5 run lead, just sucks that he came in with a 5 run lead and he probably won't be available tomorrow.

 

That's ok though I'll take the dub

[Sammy Sofa]

Davis threw 30 stress pitches in a non-save situation

 

Then he should suck less next time.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I have no complaints with putting Davis in to finish the game even with a 5 run lead, just sucks that he came in with a 5 run lead and he probably won't be available tomorrow.

 

That's ok though I'll take the dub

 

I don't like this new manager of ours.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Cubs horsefeathering two closers that half inning.

 

Geez. Wade tried to take that seriously.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Nice to see the Cubs over come bad umpiring to pick up that win!! Edited June 17, 2017 by KrisBryantisaBeast

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Good win.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Good win.

 

Right now, they are all good wins.

[halplm]

Was Rizzo's foul ball really foul, or did they get it wrong?

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Despite Davis sucking tonight, the pen has been really solid this year, and it's deep.

 

Also, Justin Grimm since being called back up: 8IP 2H 0ER 2BB 13K

[jersey cubs fan]

[Aaron_Kennelly]

nice

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Despite Davis sucking tonight, the pen has been really solid this year, and it's deep.

 

Also, Justin Grimm since being called back up: 8IP 2H 0ER 2BB 13K

 

I hope Grimm has jumped Rondon on the pecking order.

[cubsclapp]

Despite Davis sucking tonight, the pen has been really solid this year, and it's deep.

 

Also, Justin Grimm since being called back up: 8IP 2H 0ER 2BB 13K

 

I hope Grimm has jumped Rondon on the pecking order.

 

Yeah, I think that's kind of already happened. They seem to basically be swapping roles.

[17 Seconds]

play tommy at 2b every day while zobrist is out

[We Got The Whole 9]

b-hacks and great Bryant baserunning, this is a very 2016 inning

 

Some really good stuff. A lot of the areas we've struggled in, that We Got the Whole 9 has mentioned... we did those things well. They were legit hits. Crisp line drives. The 6 hits were all between 0-20° launch angle. Four of them went the other way. Really good to see.

 

I still contend that the biggest issues contributing to the offensive woes is our undying love for pulling the ball and making it probably as easy as we can for defenses to position themselves properly and take away several would-be hits every game. It's obviously not an exact science but when you know the team is going to mostly pull or stay up the middle you take a lot of the guesswork out. Obviously you lose a lot of hits to pull-side, but also many up the middle as well. This, combined with our decreasing authoritative contact has really brought our BABIP down. I know that you mentioned last year our EV was nothing to write home about; nobody in the top 100. But I think this year it hit such a low that we have to acknowledge it as a problem.

 

Just not enough truly hard contact. A ton of the mushy-middle. Not enough line drives.

 

I feel like the guys are about to go on a tear. June has been very solid.

[UMFan83]