Braves (Teheran) vs. Cubs (Quintana), 1:20, WGN/MLBN

[Schwarber Fan]

Quintana sucks.

[javy knows my name]

Quintana is trash this year

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Se ya next time Jose

 

[UMFan83]

I don't like Quintana anymore

That whole "it's so great that Quintana's cheap contract enabled us to get Darvish" conversation feels like a long time ago.

 

This just isn't the same Quintana that I saw pitch for the Sox. Even when he's pitching ok hes super inefficient and doesn't go more than 6 innings. We built what we thought was a rotation of number 2 starters, when in actuality it feels like we built a rotation of number 4 starters.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I am so sick of watching home runs that were barely squared up or skied way too high carry out, please fix the stupid ball already

 

If MLB is pretending the ball is the same, it’s not getting fixed.

[Agony and Ivy]

I am so sick of watching home runs that were barely squared up or skied way too high carry out, please fix the stupid ball already

 

If MLB is pretending the ball is the same, it’s not getting fixed.

 

Wait until they make every stadium use the humidor and every game is 3-2. Exciting times ahead.

 

Getting shutout from here on out is going to be a blast.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I am so sick of watching home runs that were barely squared up or skied way too high carry out, please fix the stupid ball already

 

If MLB is pretending the ball is the same, it’s not getting fixed.

 

Wait until they make every stadium use the humidor and every game is 3-2. Exciting times ahead.

 

Getting shutout from here on out is going to be a blast.

 

I would much rather watch a season’s worth of pitcher’s duels than this blernsball nonsense that essentially becomes a game of home run roulette, especially at Wrigley.

[Schwarber Fan]

This team is pretty darn frustrating.

[Sammy Sofa]

 

If MLB is pretending the ball is the same, it’s not getting fixed.

 

Wait until they make every stadium use the humidor and every game is 3-2. Exciting times ahead.

 

Getting shutout from here on out is going to be a blast.

 

I would much rather watch a season’s worth of pitcher’s duels than this blernsball nonsense that essentially becomes a game of home run roulette, especially at Wrigley.

 

You're just saying that since capitalizing on cheap dongs is the one thing the Cubs inexplicably can't get in on.

[Sammy Sofa]

 

Wait until they make every stadium use the humidor and every game is 3-2. Exciting times ahead.

 

Getting shutout from here on out is going to be a blast.

 

I would much rather watch a season’s worth of pitcher’s duels than this blernsball nonsense that essentially becomes a game of home run roulette, especially at Wrigley.

 

You're just saying that since capitalizing on cheap dongs is the one thing the Cubs inexplicably can't get in on.

 

Also: the Cubs' pitchers blooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww.

[Omar]

wait we're blaming the ball now. what's wrong with it again?

[d_money]

I don't like Quintana anymore

That whole "it's so great that Quintana's cheap contract enabled us to get Darvish" conversation feels like a long time ago.

 

This just isn't the same Quintana that I saw pitch for the Sox. Even when he's pitching ok hes super inefficient and doesn't go more than 6 innings. We built what we thought was a rotation of number 2 starters, when in actuality it feels like we built a rotation of number 4 starters.

Quintana sucks. Not even sure if he was available, but would’ve rather had G Cole than this soft tossing lefty.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

Wait until they make every stadium use the humidor and every game is 3-2. Exciting times ahead.

 

Getting shutout from here on out is going to be a blast.

 

I would much rather watch a season’s worth of pitcher’s duels than this blernsball nonsense that essentially becomes a game of home run roulette, especially at Wrigley.

 

You're just saying that since capitalizing on cheap dongs is the one thing the Cubs inexplicably can't get in on.

 

They hit their fair share(looking at you Happ), although there is a selfish and possibly illogical part of me that thinks a deader ball benefits the Cubs since their power hitters are generally hitting the bejeezus out of their home runs. Mostly this is taking a frustrating game to make the point that it really dampens the aesthetics to have random fly balls carry out all the time. I mean, you just had one of the most demonstrative players around completely unsure what was happening and the ball was 5 rows up on a day that isn’t terribly windy. Deaden the ball, and lower the mound as a counter-measure if you have to, give me offense that is actually earned instead of winning a game of fly ball dice.

[Derwood]

It's not really fair that every team gets to play with the juiced balls while we get the non-juiced ones

[17 Seconds]

yay the cubs are butt yet again

[Agony and Ivy]

 

I would much rather watch a season’s worth of pitcher’s duels than this blernsball nonsense that essentially becomes a game of home run roulette, especially at Wrigley.

 

You're just saying that since capitalizing on cheap dongs is the one thing the Cubs inexplicably can't get in on.

 

They hit their fair share(looking at you Happ), although there is a selfish and possibly illogical part of me that thinks a deader ball benefits the Cubs since their power hitters are generally hitting the bejeezus out of their home runs. Mostly this is taking a frustrating game to make the point that it really dampens the aesthetics to have random fly balls carry out all the time. I mean, you just had one of the most demonstrative players around completely unsure what was happening and the ball was 5 rows up on a day that isn’t terribly windy. Deaden the ball, and lower the mound as a counter-measure if you have to, give me offense that is actually earned instead of winning a game of fly ball dice.

 

The Cubs should have less pitchers that throw BP fastballs down the dick.

[ScrubMD]

If juiced balls are here to stay, the Cubs should really work on a pitching strategy that allows them to not average a walk per inning.

[Brian707]

[UMFan83]

That whole "it's so great that Quintana's cheap contract enabled us to get Darvish" conversation feels like a long time ago.

 

This just isn't the same Quintana that I saw pitch for the Sox. Even when he's pitching ok hes super inefficient and doesn't go more than 6 innings. We built what we thought was a rotation of number 2 starters, when in actuality it feels like we built a rotation of number 4 starters.

Quintana sucks. Not even sure if he was available, but would’ve rather had G Cole than this soft tossing lefty.

 

Crazy how the Astros added with Verlander and Cole, we added Quintana and Darvish.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

You're just saying that since capitalizing on cheap dongs is the one thing the Cubs inexplicably can't get in on.

 

They hit their fair share(looking at you Happ), although there is a selfish and possibly illogical part of me that thinks a deader ball benefits the Cubs since their power hitters are generally hitting the bejeezus out of their home runs. Mostly this is taking a frustrating game to make the point that it really dampens the aesthetics to have random fly balls carry out all the time. I mean, you just had one of the most demonstrative players around completely unsure what was happening and the ball was 5 rows up on a day that isn’t terribly windy. Deaden the ball, and lower the mound as a counter-measure if you have to, give me offense that is actually earned instead of winning a game of fly ball dice.

 

The Cubs should have less pitchers that throw BP fastballs down the dick.

 

If you want to make that into an actual argument, I think you can tie it to the Cubs’ emphasis on durability. It’s no accident they’ve had such good fortune with pitcher health, and part of that is that they haven’t emphasized SP who throw 100 mph crazyballs. The downside of that approach is that even though those pitchers(Lester, Hendricks, Quintana) are good in the aggregate, they’re going to be more prone to bad luck if the environment is different. They did change their approach a bit this past offseason with Darvish and Chatwood though, Chatwood is particularly successful at the ‘can’t hit a home run if I never throw a strike’ philosophy.

[Omar]

#BringBackBosio

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I don't like Quintana anymore

That whole "it's so great that Quintana's cheap contract enabled us to get Darvish" conversation feels like a long time ago.

[17 Seconds]

we are somewhat doomed if darvish and q don't turn it around

[Schwarber Fan]

What a typical 2018 Cubs type game.

[Agony and Ivy]

The Braves and their fake good players can all go away now.