10/6 NLDS Game 1 Cubs(Hendricks) vs Nationals(Strasburg) 6:30CT TBS

[BigbadB]

Win the DAMN game!

[Banedon]

[LeonDurham]

I like Zobrist in there. Don't be haters. He's very likely to slap a ball down the line in a critical moment. Happ is likely to swing and miss at 3 pitches right in the middle of the strike zone.

[David]

I like Zobrist in there. Don't be haters. He's very likely to slap a ball down the line in a critical moment. Happ is likely to swing and miss at 3 pitches right in the middle of the strike zone.

 

Ian Happ has been a far better hitter than Zobrist this year. It's not particularly close.

 

Zobrist is also a worse outfielder.

[Sammy Sofa]

I don't know; his "don't be haters" analysis is pretty convincing.

[LeonDurham]

I like Zobrist in there. Don't be haters. He's very likely to slap a ball down the line in a critical moment. Happ is likely to swing and miss at 3 pitches right in the middle of the strike zone.

 

 

Out of curiosity, I decided to investigate my hunch that Happ swings and misses pitches in the zone an awful lot.

 

And its true. According to fangraphs, his Z-Contact% (contact % on pitches in the strike zone) is 77.9 with the average being 85.5. Zobrist, btw is 93.1% with a career average over 90%.

 

Not claiming this is a critical stat, but still. Just thought it was interesting.

[LeonDurham]

I like Zobrist in there. Don't be haters. He's very likely to slap a ball down the line in a critical moment. Happ is likely to swing and miss at 3 pitches right in the middle of the strike zone.

 

Ian Happ has been a far better hitter than Zobrist this year. It's not particularly close.

 

Zobrist is also a worse outfielder.

 

 

OK. Fine, maybe I'm a meatball. But Maddon is going with experience here. WS MVP. Back to back WS champ.

[Sammy Sofa]

I like Zobrist in there. Don't be haters. He's very likely to slap a ball down the line in a critical moment. Happ is likely to swing and miss at 3 pitches right in the middle of the strike zone.

 

 

Out of curiosity, I decided to investigate my hunch that Happ swings and misses pitches in the zone an awful lot.

 

And its true. According to fangraphs, his Z-Contact% (contact % on pitches in the strike zone) is 77.9 with the average being 85.5. Zobrist, btw is 93.1% with a career average over 90%.

 

Not claiming this is a critical stat, but still. Just thought it was interesting.

 

And yet look how little Zobrist has done with that this year, and with zero signs of righting the ship as the season wound down.

[Jaxbro]

Win turds.

 

But alas it’s Dusty freaking Baker, greatest post season managing mind in the game. Probably will have his son at bat boy again and Rondon will tackle him to save his ass again all these years later

[CyHawk_Cub]

Zo starting on the road I can stomach, because that means none of his wife's caterwauling over loudspeakers. At Wrigley, however, he needs to sit.

[David]

 

From Nats Park, today's batting practice HR leaders: Zimmerman, WAS...13 Almora, CHC............10 Schwarber, CHC......10 Bryant, CHC..............9 Rizzo, CHC................9 Russell, CHC.............8 Murphy, WAS............7 Harper, WAS.............6 Heyward, CHC..........6 Lind, WAS.................5 Robles, WAS.............5

[Transmogrified Tiger]

just gonna post this every time something dumb happens in Cubs games from now on

 

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[CubmanPi]

Pregame warmups tell us nothing. No way Nats pitching holds the Cubs to 54 dongs today.

[imb]

you guys know obviously zobrist is going to go like 3/4 with a double now right? this is a great thing we're doing.

 

what we're doing is ensuring zobrist goes 3 for 4 while the rest of the lineup does dick

[Bote McBoteface]

Hendricks is gonna dominate these fools and Strasburg is giving up 3 dongs: Rizzo, Schwarber and Javy. Cubs win 5-1.

 

Go Cubs!! :flythew:

[UMFan83]

 

From Nats Park, today's batting practice HR leaders: Zimmerman, WAS...13 Almora, CHC............10 Schwarber, CHC......10 Bryant, CHC..............9 Rizzo, CHC................9 Russell, CHC.............8 Murphy, WAS............7 Harper, WAS.............6 Heyward, CHC..........6 Lind, WAS.................5 Robles, WAS.............5

 

Oh so Rondon does still have a role in this series

[UMFan83]

Zo starting on the road I can stomach, because that means none of his wife's caterwauling over loudspeakers. At Wrigley, however, he needs to sit.

 

I'd be ok if he brought back "Alive". Not that it's any better of a song but for nostalgia sake

[UMFan83]

How I expect this series to go for the Nats:

 

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[NonProfitCow]

So Jacque Jones is the assistant hitting coach for the Nats and was just suspended for something by the team.

[CubmanPi]

Jacque Jones is the assistant hitting coach for the Nats

This is one of the Dusty-est things I've heard all week.

[Boris]

[Agony and Ivy]

Let's do this horsefeathers.

[Agony and Ivy]

Great AB, Ben

[Derwood]

Man, what a terrible broadcast team. The defending champs deserve better than Ron horsefeathering Darling

[Agony and Ivy]

TBS is so bad.