6/7 - Phillies (Pivetta) at Cubs (Chatwood) 1:20PM CDT NBCSC

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Well that was dumb.

 

Eh, Javy was just going to strike out any way so why not take a chance? Dude is just swinging at whatever is being thrown right now.

[Andy]

Well that was dumb.

 

Eh, Javy was just going to strike out any way so why not take a chance? Dude is just swinging at whatever is being thrown right now.

The chances of Javy, even at his worst, managing to find the ball and bloop it into the outfield are far better than that play working with La Stella running home.

[ConstableRabbit]

What happened exactly?

[Banedon]

It amazes me how little people think of Javy at the plate with the year he's had.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Well that was dumb.

 

Eh, Javy was just going to strike out any way so why not take a chance? Dude is just swinging at whatever is being thrown right now.

The chances of Javy, even at his worst, managing to find the ball and bloop it into the outfield are far better than that play working with La Stella running home.

 

Getting LaStella requires a non-wild throw to 2nd that is quickly fielded and thrown accurately home, and only one of those things has to go wrong for LaStella to score. The throw was almost wild but Kingery made a nice play to pick the hop in stride and throw accurately to the plate. It wasn't as easy an out as the end product looked.

[Andy]

What happened exactly?

The old 'send the runner on 1st to draw a throw and hope the guy on 3rd can steal home' thing.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

What happened exactly?

 

Bryant stole second, LaStella broke for home on the throw down, Kingery picked the short hop in front of 2nd and threw home to get Tommy pretty easily.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

It amazes me how little people think of Javy at the plate with the year he's had.

 

Just right now. Javy at the plate right now is not the Javy at the plate earlier. He's swinging at every single pitch they are throwing, which might not be any different I suppose, but they were throwing more hittable pitches earlier.

[BigSlick]

good job idiots

[Cubswin11]

It amazes me how little people think of Javy at the plate with the year he's had.

He’s been trash vs RHP overall and has been extra trashy lately

[Old Style]

It amazes me how little people think of Javy at the plate with the year he's had.

Didn't you turn off the game last night in the top of the 9th?

[abuck1220]

It amazes me how little people think of Javy at the plate with the year he's had.

He’s been trash vs RHP overall and has been extra trashy lately

 

.870 OPS vs rhp

[David]

It amazes me how little people think of Javy at the plate with the year he's had.

He’s been trash vs RHP overall and has been extra trashy lately

 

.870 OPS vs rhp

 

yeah he's actually been a lot better vs rhp than lhp so far this year.

[Cubswin11]

He’s been trash vs RHP overall and has been extra trashy lately

 

.870 OPS vs rhp

 

yeah he's actually been a lot better vs rhp than lhp so far this year.

I’m letting my recency bias affect me a bit too much but he also is at like 1% BB rate and 28% k rate vs RHP

[BigSlick]

every cubs pitcher wants to furiously tempt fate

[HawkeTrackler]

Now that's the Justin Wilson we traded for

[Sammy Sofa]

Hasn't Seal Boy reached via catcher's interference twice today?

[soccer10k]

Two catchers interference calls for LaStella in the same game.

[Old Style]

Hasn't Seal Boy reached via catcher's interference twice today?

[BigSlick]

does catcher's interference add to your on base percentage, is the important question

[mul21]

Morrow in to seal the deal?

[ConstableRabbit]

Morrow in to seal the deal?

I can't wait for the day when we trade TLS so we can make seal-the-deal-to-deal-the seal puns.

[CubinNY]

Fun 2 games, the first one was a clunker.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Oh thank god we're only a half game behind the VB with 93 games to go. I was super worried there for awhile.

[soccer10k]

Nice take Alfaro. It was only a fastball middle middle.