5/12 Brewers (Chacin) vs. Cubs (Big Jon) 6:05 CST ESPN

[UMFan83]

Apropos of nothing:

 

[Gilby]

If Zobrist isn't close to returning, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Happ is in Cincinnati on Tuesday to give Joe another lefty option.

[Andy]

Helluva win, boys. 2 up in the Central.

[Sammy Sofa]

Apropos of nothing:

 

 

You gotta weirdly admire his dedication to always being hideously, hilariously wrong.

[Derwood]

Apropos of nothing:

 

 

I really hope you're his only follower

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

It seems like Schwarber is robbed by the defensive shift more than anyone else on the team.

 

I mean, is he really being "robbed" if he's so limited as a hitter than unless he walks or dongs, he's basically screwed?

[The_Achiever]

Glad the cubs are turning my offseason doom boner flaccid. This team is playing great and seems to be really focused.

 

Addison russel and old man ricketts can still eat horsefeathers, though.

[ConstableRabbit]

Why is Zagunis here over Happ at this point?

Did we get another year of control with this Iowa stint?

[NOLA]

It seems like Schwarber is robbed by the defensive shift more than anyone else on the team.

 

I mean, is he really being "robbed" if he's so limited as a hitter than unless he walks or dongs, he's basically screwed?

You know what I mean. He seems to hit into the shift a lot when otherwise it would have been a hit.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

We lost the RD this series so doesn’t feel that great.

[Sammy Sofa]

It seems like Schwarber is robbed by the defensive shift more than anyone else on the team.

 

I mean, is he really being "robbed" if he's so limited as a hitter than unless he walks or dongs, he's basically screwed?

You know what I mean. He seems to hit into the shift a lot when otherwise it would have been a hit.

 

I do! That's why I don't think he's being robbed since he is, unfortunately, just hitting to where he usually hits to. He makes it too easy for the other team to defend against him.

 

That said, it might be time to put him in the top spot since Heyward sucks again. Schwarber's at least getting on base at a great clip, even though he can't do much else.

[Forgotmyoldlogin]

Best win percentage in the NL

[Tim]

:flythew: :flythew:

[Andy]

Why is Zagunis here over Happ at this point?

Did we get another year of control with this Iowa stint?

He originally came up in mid May of 17, so I think he'd have to be down quite a while to get the Cubs another year of control (like Javy was in 15).

[BigSlick]

I'm in Scotland so everything time wise is fucked up but: 1. nice. 2. oh man, poor Schwarber that must feel bad man. 3. Bryant!

[Old Style]

Hey, Brewers.

 

[UMFan83]

9-0-1 in our last 10 series. The one split was a 1-1 against the Angels where the 3rd game was snowed out

[UMFan83]

Just for fun, Maddon era Cubs standings through 38 games

 

2016 - 28-10 (1st - Up 7.5 games)

2019 - 24-14 (1st - Up 2 games)

2018 - 21-17 (4th - Down 2 games)

2015 - 21-17 (2nd - Down 4.5 games)

2017 - 19-19 (3rd - Down 3.5 games)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Just for fun, Maddon era Cubs standings through 38 games

 

2016 - 28-10 (1st - Up 7.5 games)

2019 - 24-14 (1st - Up 2 games)

2018 - 21-17 (4th - Down 2 games)

2015 - 21-17 (2nd - Down 4.5 games)

2017 - 19-19 (3rd - Down 3.5 games)

Their start was so putrid, I'm still having difficultly grasping that they've essentially been the 2016 team since.

[squally1313]

Just for fun, Maddon era Cubs standings through 38 games

 

2016 - 28-10 (1st - Up 7.5 games)

2019 - 24-14 (1st - Up 2 games)

2018 - 21-17 (4th - Down 2 games)

2015 - 21-17 (2nd - Down 4.5 games)

2017 - 19-19 (3rd - Down 3.5 games)

Their start was so putrid, I'm still having difficultly grasping that they've essentially been the 2016 team since.

 

It's getting pretty close to them just being the 2016 team to be honest.

 

2019: .254/.349/.450, .341 wOBA, 113 wRC, 11th in defensive value (cumulative stat), 20th in baserunning

2016: .256/.343/.429, .333 wOBA, 106 wRC, 1st in defensive value, 3rd in baserunning

 

2019: 9.09 K/9, 4.08 BB/9, 1.03 HR/9, .279 BABIP, 3.44/4.02/3.87 ERA/FIP/xFIP

2016: 8.88 K/9, 3.05 BB/9, 1.10 HR/9, .255 BABIP, 3.15/3.77/3.74 ERA/FIP/xFIP

 

Defense and control are down, but the offense is up. +54 RD through 38 games translates out to +230. 2016 was +252. We were -10 through the 1-6 start, which means since then we've played at +64 in the last 31 games.

[BigSlick]

to be fair, that 2016 was one of the most absurd defensive teams in baseball history - I'm not sure a team BABIP-against of .255 is ever duplicatable

[Cubswin11]

to be fair, that 2016 was one of the most absurd defensive teams in baseball history - I'm not sure a team BABIP-against of .255 is ever duplicatable

That was when we shifted a lot more too, for some reason we gave it up and the few times we do shift now it never seems to work.