8/14 - Road Cubs (Hamels) @ Phillies (Nola) - 6:00 CT NBCSCH/ESPN

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Speaking of Cox, did I miss Cox getting the hammer? Or did Cox just take a night off?

[GaryWoods]

Speaking of Cox, did I miss Cox getting the hammer? Or did Cox just take a night off?

 

It happened yesterday morning.

[Sammy Sofa]

Modzilla was online yesterday morning, and Cox hasn't been seen since. There wasn't a final meltdown or anything; I guess someone finally found the Modzilla password and put him out of his misery.

[GaryWoods]

The Cubs are 8th in OBP. The Cubs are third in OPS with runners on base. Both of those things are good.

 

Those stats look nice. But this isn't Statis Pro Baseball; at the end of the day all that really matters is that they win more games than they lose, and that's something they've struggled with on the road all year.

 

On paper we should be running away with this division, not locked in a tight pennant race with the Brewers and Cardinals.

[squally1313]

The Cubs are 8th in OBP. The Cubs are third in OPS with runners on base. Both of those things are good.

 

Those stats look nice. But this isn't Statis Pro Baseball; at the end of the day all that really matters is that they win more games than they lose, and that's something they've struggled with on the road all year.

 

On paper we should be running away with this division, not locked in a tight pennant race with the Brewers and Cardinals.

 

I definitely wasn't disputing that. More the argument that this team, which is 8th in OBP, 8th in slugging, and 10th in home runs is somehow overly dependent on hitting home runs.

[Janelle-Alexis]

When it comes to extremes, is there a way to find out what percentage of runs are scored via dong for all teams this season? I would love to see that stat, although not sure it's easily found.

 

AL - 4048/8906 45.5%

NL - 3869/8662 44.7%

MLB - 7917/17568 45.1%

 

For each team: https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=1819118

[Brian707]

Modzilla was online yesterday morning, and Cox hasn't been seen since. There wasn't a final meltdown or anything; I guess someone finally found the Modzilla password and put him out of his misery.

 

 

[Bryants Disco Ball]

The Cubs are 8th in OBP. The Cubs are third in OPS with runners on base. Both of those things are good.

 

Those stats look nice. But this isn't Statis Pro Baseball; at the end of the day all that really matters is that they win more games than they lose, and that's something they've struggled with on the road all year.

 

On paper we should be running away with this division, not locked in a tight pennant race with the Brewers and Cardinals.

 

I definitely wasn't disputing that. More the argument that this team, which is 8th in OBP, 8th in slugging, and 10th in home runs is somehow overly dependent on hitting home runs.

 

I did find today that they rank fifth in MLB in the largest percentage of runs scored via the home run. Now, I admit I suck at math and don't know what that means in terms of mattering, but I do think we rely on the dong a lot.

 

However, I also am always looking to get more knowledge and, again, fully admit I probably don't know what I'm talking about.

[ConstableRabbit]

 

Those stats look nice. But this isn't Statis Pro Baseball; at the end of the day all that really matters is that they win more games than they lose, and that's something they've struggled with on the road all year.

 

On paper we should be running away with this division, not locked in a tight pennant race with the Brewers and Cardinals.

 

I definitely wasn't disputing that. More the argument that this team, which is 8th in OBP, 8th in slugging, and 10th in home runs is somehow overly dependent on hitting home runs.

 

I did find today that they rank fifth in MLB in the largest percentage of runs scored via the home run. Now, I admit I suck at math and don't know what that means in terms of mattering, but I do think we rely on the dong a lot.

 

However, I also am always looking to get more knowledge and, again, fully admit I probably don't know what I'm talking about.

That isn't necessarily a bad thing though -- their runs have zero dependance on opponent defense, for example.