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

[Cubswin11]

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

We’ll only win 93 games if they remain 4+ era pitchers

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

What a typical 2018 Cubs type game.

[Agony and Ivy]

 

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.

 

In an era where the balls are juiced you can't have the horsefeathers it we're not giving in approach because then you walk 2 guys before you give up the juiced ball homer. Quintana has been trash, but now I'm wondering if he's not hurt.

 

Edit: Q isn't even giving up more homers than he usually does but his 11% BB rate and 20% K rate is not the stuff of a Major League starting pitcher.

Edited May 14, 2018 by Agony and Ivy

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Wow, Almora actually felt the need to slide into first to try to reach when most guys would have passed the base two seconds earlier.

[Schwarber Fan]

Do it, Willy.

[17 Seconds]

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

We’ll only win 93 games if they remain 4+ era pitchers

 

well they're both at 5+ right now

 

and if they both have a 4+ era from this point forward, they have no chance at 93 wins

[Agony and Ivy]

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

We’ll only win 93 games if they remain 4+ era pitchers

 

well they're both at 5+ right now

 

and if they both have a 4+ era from this point forward, they have no chance at 93 wins

 

They're on pace for 92 wins. You're right 94 would be out of the question lol.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

We’ll only win 93 games if they remain 4+ era pitchers

 

well they're both at 5+ right now

 

and if they both have a 4+ era from this point forward, they have no chance at 93 wins

 

They're on pace for 92 wins. You're right 94 would be out of the question lol.

[Schwarber Fan]

Oh well, that’s probably game.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Oh well, that’s probably game.

 

Stop being a wuss.

[Brian707]

Oh well, that’s probably game.

 

 

[17 Seconds]

We’ll only win 93 games if they remain 4+ era pitchers

 

well they're both at 5+ right now

 

and if they both have a 4+ era from this point forward, they have no chance at 93 wins

 

They're on pace for 92 wins. You're right 94 would be out of the question lol.

 

well they're going to be on pace for about 89-90 if they lose this, and the only reason the rotation hasn't been a complete disaster is because of the flukey production from lester and chatwood.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

 

well they're both at 5+ right now

 

and if they both have a 4+ era from this point forward, they have no chance at 93 wins

 

They're on pace for 92 wins. You're right 94 would be out of the question lol.

 

well they're going to be on pace for about 89-90 if they lose this, and the only reason the rotation hasn't been a complete disaster is because of the flukey production from lester and chatwood.

 

The 2018 Cubs will end up:

 

A. Super Cubs

 

B. Division winning Cubs

 

C. Wild Card Cubs

 

D. Disappointing no postseason Cubs

 

E. Uh oh.

[UMFan83]

Hot Take: The 2016 Super Cubs ruined regular season baseball for me. Anything less than that seems like a giant disappointment.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Really pull happy, lunging across the plate at garbage

[Schwarber Fan]

Well, it looks like the Braves rebuild is over. They have a solid team.

[17 Seconds]

Hot Take: The 2016 Super Cubs ruined regular season baseball for me. Anything less than that seems like a giant disappointment.

 

i think it would still be just as fun if they stayed as good as we thought they would

[Brian707]

Well, it looks like the Braves rebuild is over. They have a solid team.

 

Fangraphs has them 82-80. They won't be Vaunted

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Hot Take: The 2016 Super Cubs ruined regular season baseball for me. Anything less than that seems like a giant disappointment.

[17 Seconds]

javy is just so dumb

[Regular Show]

Well, it looks like the Braves rebuild is over. They have a solid team.

 

Man, their new GM Alex Anthopoulos took over this team at just the right time lol. I feel bad for the old GM (who is banned from baseball) in that he didn't get to see this through. That guy was kind of a dick though.

[Omar]

schwarber is getting meatballs

[jersey cubs fan]

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

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

 

Really pull happy, lunging across the plate at garbage

 

[Omar]

clogging the bases