White Sox(Shields) @ Cubs on Parade(Lester) 1:20, ABC7

[David]

thank you bote

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Bote 4 prez

[Transmogrified Tiger]

it's just real nice when you're on the right side of 'unheralded rookie scorches everything for a few months because no one has the book on him yet'

[illiniguy]

it's just real nice when you're on the right side of 'unheralded rookie scorches everything for a few months because no one has the book on him yet'

Bote does have that Bo Hart feel to him.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Question for you: It's somewhat difficult to evaluate because we have faced two of the worst teams in baseball and not many good pitchers this week, but is our offense much more dangerous and effective because we don't have to fit Heyward into it?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

“Lester can swing it by the way”. still funny to hear after the way he started his career at the plate

[David]

damn it jon

 

accept your walk

[David]

“Lester can swing it by the way”. still funny to hear after the way he started his career at the plate

 

iirc he always looked the part (for a pitcher) and just could never get one to fall

[Bertz]

Question for you: It's somewhat difficult to evaluate because we have faced two of the worst teams in baseball and not many good pitchers this week, but is our offense much more dangerous and effective because we don't have to fit Heyward into it?

 

I think it's more that Bryant and Rizzo and Contreras were all cold at the same time

[soccer10k]

It's always nice when your pitcher bats in the first inning.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Question for you: It's somewhat difficult to evaluate because we have faced two of the worst teams in baseball and not many good pitchers this week, but is our offense much more dangerous and effective because we don't have to fit Heyward into it?

 

I think it's more that Bryant and Rizzo and Contreras were all cold at the same time

 

Yeah, true. Riz getting it together is the key.

[soccer10k]

“Lester can swing it by the way”. still funny to hear after the way he started his career at the plate

 

iirc he always looked the part (for a pitcher) and just could never get one to fall

 

Yep. I remember being shocked he was an 0-fer for his career when I first saw him swing. He’s not a good hitter by any means but I was thinking he would barely be able to handle a bat based on his line.

[UMFan83]

Duke when are you going to do a study of Lester’s performance this year? The only reason I’m asking is because I think your ultimate conclusion might be pessimistic so only good things can come of it.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Lester looks really good today.

[Bertz]

I don't think he's quite there yet but I wonder if as Lester's skills diminish more the right play might be to up his curve usage to like 30+ percent

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Duke when are you going to do a study of Lester’s performance this year? The only reason I’m asking is because I think your ultimate conclusion might be pessimistic so only good things can come of it.

 

Should have done it before this start, because he's looked like horsefeathers. But he's back now!

[David]

javy is so damn good at that lol

[Hairyducked Idiot]

He's made it almost routine.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

the body control is just insane, I pulled back a hand like that in a game last year and ended up flopping onto my back like I was Tommy La Stella or something

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Javy was so prepared to tell the ump he was wrong then got excited he called him safe.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

also, this is a good time to be thankful replay exists, because players wouldn't even try those slides because umps were so conditioned to just call guys out when the throw beat them there. Thank you, instant replay.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I don't condone sliding into first, but Javy just made running each base widely entertaining.

[UMFan83]

Now that was a Javy manufactured run if I’ve ever seen one

[Aaron_Kennelly]

lol

[David]

also, this is a good time to be thankful replay exists, because players wouldn't even try those slides because umps were so conditioned to just call guys out when the throw beat them there. Thank you, instant replay.

 

kyle liked this and kyle has always been the anti-replay hipster lol