It’s not me, it’s Yu

[Andy]

So ridiculous how badly we are pissing away the best run of pitching Darvish is likely to have as a Cub

[Cubswin11]

Take the 2 minutes or whatever it is and watch the video. Yu is awesome.

 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I am here for Darvish ethering Kaplan on Twitter

 

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[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I am here for Darvish ethering Kaplan on Twitter

 

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[soccer10k]

85% of PA's against Darvish this year either end in a K or a HR.

 

That's obviously not true, but it sure feels like it.

[TMan92]

Love the random guy chiming in and he responds.

 

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[Gmoney08]

 

 

Love this. Remains to be seen whether itll be a good signing, but Yu seems to have an awesome, well rounded personality and also isnt afraid to use stats & facts.

[Cubswin11]

If Yu is pulling numbers this quick after a game I wonder what he thinks about Almora

[PackLandVA]

If Yu is pulling numbers this quick after a game I wonder what he thinks about Almora

 

Fairly certain he hates seeing him on the lineup card before the 8th inning.

[UMFan83]

Whatever discouragement yesterday's start gave me has been completely erased by Yu's twitter mastery of Kaplan.

 

Is it just me or has Kap been overly meatball this year? I mean he's always had that side to him but its been off the charts lately.

[Sammy Sofa]

I will fully cop to being a total meatball about Darvish.

 

If the Cubs make the playoffs and he's starting at Wrigley? I'm expecting a complete disaster.

[Brian]

If it makes you feel better Yu's best postseason start of his career was at Wrigley Field

[jersey cubs fan]

Is it just me or has Kap been overly meatball this year? I mean he's always had that side to him but its been off the charts lately.

That's not a "side" of kap, it is who he has always been and always will be. He's equal parts jock sniffer and meatball.

[David]

Is it just me or has Kap been overly meatball this year? I mean he's always had that side to him but its been off the charts lately.

That's not a "side" of kap, it is who he has always been and always will be. He's equal parts jock sniffer and meatball.

 

it's like he took lessons on it from barry rozner

[Sammy Sofa]

He's equal parts jock sniffer and meatball.

 

It's agonizing how close this feels like being a great joke about how much he looks like a walking dick.

[Sammy Sofa]

Fun discovery: this euphemism for penis is inexplicably censored here:

 

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[Banedon]

Is it just me or has Kap been overly meatball this year? I mean he's always had that side to him but its been off the charts lately.

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

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[Hairyducked Idiot]

Is it just me or has Kap been overly meatball this year? I mean he's always had that side to him but its been off the charts lately.

That's not a "side" of kap, it is who he has always been and always will be. He's equal parts jock sniffer and meatball.

 

it's like he took lessons on it from barry rozner

 

I don't think Barry Rozner could remove himself from Greg Maddux's weiner long enough to give anyone a lesson on anything.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

78:3 K:BB in July and August combined.

[squally1313]

78:3 K:BB in July and August combined.

It's really surpring to me that he's only the 30th best pitcher in terms of fWAR in that stretch, at 1.1. Quintana is 13th at 1.7. Verlander is the one that is most confusing. I get all the home runs, but look at these two lines.

 

Darvish: 62 IP, 11.32 K/9, 0.44 BB/9, 1.89 HR/9, .246 BABIP, 44.2% GB%, 23.6% HR/FB, 3.19/3.85/2.89 1.1 fWAR

Verlander: 64.1 IP, 13.4 K/93, 1.12 BB/9, 1.40 HR/9, .268 BABIP, 32.9% GB%, 14.9% HR/FB, 2.38/2.71/2.76, 2.3 fWAR

 

Verlander is better, but over twice as good?