It’s not me, it’s Yu

[ConstableRabbit]

I demand a Rich Harden-esque 2nd half out of Darvish when he returns

Fun fact: Rich Harden's 71 IP with the Cubs in 2008 that we remember as being so dominant is more or less Yu's career numbers over 800 more innings from a Ks, BBs, FIP standpoint.

 

In short, I like Yu Darvish and hope he's healthy soon.

[UMFan83]

I demand a Rich Harden-esque 2nd half out of Darvish when he returns

Fun fact: Rich Harden's 71 IP with the Cubs in 2008 that we remember as being so dominant is more or less Yu's career numbers over 800 more innings from a Ks, BBs, FIP standpoint.

 

In short, I like Yu Darvish and hope he's healthy soon.

 

I remember him being good but could only go 5-6 innings max. So basically he'd be our ace this year.

[Cubswin11]

I demand a Rich Harden-esque 2nd half out of Darvish when he returns

Fun fact: Rich Harden's 71 IP with the Cubs in 2008 that we remember as being so dominant is more or less Yu's career numbers over 800 more innings from a Ks, BBs, FIP standpoint.

 

In short, I like Yu Darvish and hope he's healthy soon.

 

I remember him being good but could only go 5-6 innings max. So basically he'd be our ace this year.

Harden would fit in so well with the staff this year with his inefficiency and only being able to go 5-6 innings but somehow giving up 3-4 runs or less most of the time.

[Cubswin11]

Is this just a different way of saying sim game?

 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is this just a different way of saying sim game?

 

 

I could be wrong, but I think live bp is Darvish throwing his full repertoire to hitters without any sense of game state, while a sim game is throwing your repertoire to hitters and using counts/outs, just without defense and baserunners. So ultimately very similar.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Next step:

 

"Alright, Yu, it's the fifth inning..."

[Sammy Sofa]

Next step:

 

"Alright, Yu, it's the fifth inning..."

 

"...and you're a Cubs starting pitcher, so go ahead and hit the showers."

[Cubswin11]

Darvish threw a 2 inning sim game that seemed to go well and also may have killed Tommy

 

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[Banedon]

Darvish threw a 2 inning sim game that seemed to go well and also may have killed Tommy

 

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If Tommy has to die so Bote can stay, so be it.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

A reenactment of the ball hitting Tommy:

 

[jersey cubs fan]

A reenactment of the ball hitting Tommy:

 

HAHAHAHA

 

I guess a google image search for a seal in pain doesn't lend itself to much variation

[badger]

A reenactment of the ball hitting Tommy:

 

 

It's like what soccer players would be like if they were seals.

[Cubswin11]

Darvish threw a 2 inning sim game that seemed to go well and also may have killed Tommy

 

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If Tommy has to die so Bote can stay, so be it.

That picture is so unintentionally funny. They were like "just roll that [expletive] over there, Yu needs to pitch and hey Schwarber you had a leg injury go take a look" and Joe isn't looking over Tommy he's watching Yu pitch. I also think that's Yu's translator next to Schwarber, maybe he's fluent in seal.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

That picture is so unintentionally funny. They were like "just roll that [expletive] over there, Yu needs to pitch and hey Schwarber you had a leg injury go take a look" and Joe isn't looking over Tommy he's watching Yu pitch. I also think that's Yu's translator next to Schwarber, maybe he's fluent in seal.

 

"Oh my god, I'm dying!"

"Yeah, yeah, that's good, Tommy."

[Aaron_Kennelly]

If Tommy has to die so Bote can stay, so be it.

 

*Tommy ends up being fine*

 

"Alright, Tommy, time for some live BP against Chatwood."

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Darvish threw a 2 inning sim game that seemed to go well and also may have killed Tommy

 

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If Tommy has to die so Bote can stay, so be it.

 

[Aaron_Kennelly]

95% of my likes on this board are from posting seal gifs.

[Bull]

95% of my likes on this board are from posting seal gifs.

Somehow

[minnesotacubsfan]

95% of my likes on this board are from posting seal gifs.

 

 

Seems low

[Brian]

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[Banedon]

That's more detail than I really needed, but good to see he threw that much.

[David]

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[JennieGarthAlgar]

"Depending on if Bote's liner to CF was a simulated out or simulated double"

 

ha ha knowing the David Bote I know, im going to say double

[Bertz]

Sounds like the plan is for Yu to have rehab starts on the 19th, 24th, and 29th, which would bring him back around Labor Day for the Brewers series.