4/15: Cubs (Yu) @ Miami (Richards) 6:10 on WGN

[Sammy Sofa]

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Darvish was just OK. It's the freakin' Marlins, and the dude has already shown he can stick rack up the k's while still getting shellacked and/or walking everyone else.

 

I have to agree with this. That we continue to have to take encouraging signs from Yu starts, and pointing out how he's improving and getting better, is disappointing when you sign a guy to a $126 million contract.

 

I mean, I just want a couple 7 innings, 0 runs, 1 walk, 8 K pitching lines.

 

That said, I do like seeing that he's sort of improving with each start.

[Sammy Sofa]

Those last few pitches were pretty baller, and he is definitely showing small signs of improving. But he is, IMO, a pretty far way off from being fixed. Personally, I'd still have little to no confidence in him facing a not terrible team.

[ConstableRabbit]

Darvish was just OK. It's the freakin' Marlins, and the dude has already shown he can stick rack up the k's while still getting shellacked and/or walking everyone else.

 

I have to agree with this. That we continue to have to take encouraging signs from Yu starts, and pointing out how he's improving and getting better, is disappointing when you sign a guy to a $126 million contract.

 

I mean, I just want a couple 7 innings, 0 runs, 1 walk, 8 K pitching lines.

 

That said, I do like seeing that he's sort of improving with each start.

You'll get some of these, but if you're expecting Darvish to be a low walk guy, you're going to be disappointed.

 

His career rates, to 7IP (rounded):

9Ks / 3 BBs / 1 HR allowed / 3 earned runs

[Sammy Sofa]

I think this was actually the vaunted gyroball:

 

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[jersey cubs fan]

I think this was actually the vaunted gyroball:

because he shaved the meat right off the ball of the batter?

[17 Seconds]

Darvish was just OK. It's the freakin' Marlins, and the dude has already shown he can still rack up the k's while also still getting shellacked and/or walking everyone else.

 

this didnt contradict anything we said though