4-1-2019 the Cubs (Hendricks) v the Braves (Newcomb) in Hotlanta - 6:10 CDT on NBSSCH+

[PackLandVA]

Okay boys, go doo what you guys doo.

 

 

Your next Derwood.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

don’t care gif

[Aaron_Kennelly]

[jersey cubs fan]

 

 

[imb]

we're gonna win the hendricks start and i firmly believe that

[weis21]

Well done gam thread. I needed that.

 

Cubs win this one.

[Brian707]

[BigSlick]

its fine to lose, but i what i can't abide is losing when you get magnificent offensive production

 

dont you dare waste 10 run games again you losers

[jersey cubs fan]

the poopiest bunch of poops that ever pooped are here

 

[imb]

we went from super team to bote and zagunis in the blink of an eye

[badger]

Well we won't be able to waste 10 runs tonight at least.

[Tim]

Schwarber in a straight platoon is really going to annoy the hell out of me.

[Rex Buckingham]

Schwarber in a straight platoon is really going to annoy the hell out of me.

 

Yeah, benching a guy who hit two huge dongs and looked really locked in just because it's a lefty on the mound is peak Joe "smartest guy in the room" garbage

[Sammy Sofa]

Schwarber in a straight platoon is really going to annoy the hell out of me.

 

Yeah, benching a guy who hit two huge dongs and looked really locked in just because it's a lefty on the mound is peak Joe "smartest guy in the room" garbage

 

Keep Schwarber locked in a strict platoon...but will find tons of excuses to fit Almora in there no matter what.

[17 Seconds]

maddon still pissing me off after all these years <3

[Transmogrified Tiger]

This is not a topic I feel strongly about, but I'll go back to the opening day thread to point out that even if Schwarber has massive improvements against LHP, the most that you can hope for him is not unique and no shortage of RH OF can do(average defense in LF and an .800ish OPS). In Almora's case he's providing elite defense in CF and the alternatives are less likely to add up to that total package if he does improve like you hope.

 

That said, the one way this falls down a bit is that SP go fewer IP all the time, and given where they've hit it's unlikely any option is facing the starter a 3rd time. That means more potential for Zagunis against a righty, although Schwarber against late inning lefties isn't great either.

[Derwood]

Oof, Almora's OPS is nearly 200 points higher than Schwarber's vs.L .

 

Schwarber's career SLG vs.L is .315

[Sammy Sofa]

In Almora's case he's providing elite defense in CF

 

[17 Seconds]

imagine almora with better defense and offense and if he wasn't almora

 

[Old Style]

For pretty much the entire pitching staff.

 

[imb]

I thought lester seemed fine on thursday. not overwhelming obviously, but he kept the ball in the park against a good offense in a hitters park. He succeeded exactly like 2019 jon lester should. Darvish was obviously butt, but Hamels seemed pretty sharp outside of one bad inning. He looked like Bizarro Hamels who was somehow good for us last year.

 

Hendricks should be fine and I'm going to trick myself into believing in Quintana again until he proves otherwise. We really just need a couple of gosh damn relievers

[Andy]

Hamels clearly and obviously ended the 4th inning with a strikeout that Boyd/Hoye decided not to give him, and while that doesn't give him a free pass for the slam, he was on his way to a really good start that got derailed for reasons beyond his control, so I'm not super worried about him. We have a decent 1-4 and a black hole at #5, which isn't uncommon for a good team. I'm with IMB on the 'give us a horsefeathering bullpen' train

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Hamels clearly and obviously ended the 4th inning with a strikeout that Boyd/Hoye decided not to give him, and while that doesn't give him a free pass for the slam, he was on his way to a really good start that got derailed for reasons beyond his control, so I'm not super worried about him. We have a decent 1-4 and a black hole at #5, which isn't uncommon for a good team. I'm with IMB on the 'give us a horsefeathering bullpen' train

 

Giving up the slam was still under his control.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Just end the damn season already.

[Cubswin11]

LOL