4/7 Cubs (Kyle) vs Brewers (Woodruff) 1:20 PM

[squally1313]

Tony Wolters is starting, which I assume means Contreras is sick or dead, because otherwise, why. The only way this would make sense is if our manager was a career light hitting back up catcher trying to look out for his own by sabotaging his team and depriving us of a pissed off Contreras going up against Brandon Woodruff's fake tough guy act.

 

 

Using this gif solely as an excuse to link to his stand up, which I've watched three times this week.

 

[Proven Veteran]

Thanks for posting the Heidecker special. I'll have to remember to go back to watch it later.

 

Go Cubs, I guess.

[Bertz]

Yeah I wish Ross would have started at least one of Sogard/Wolters yesterday. Peralta has much starker splits than Woodruff, and doing both the same day makes this trend too much toward a Dusty Sunday Surrender Lineup

[Sammy Sofa]

So the Cubs have apparently won some games, but in the two I've watched they've had a total of, like, 2 hits, so fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck this.

[CubinNY]

good first inning for Kyle.

[CubinNY]

Cubs batters, woof.

[gflore34]

Raise your hand if already had enough of Joc and his K's. Honestly, the Cubs might as well start any inning he's due to bat with an out, he's literally no chance out there, none whatsoever. I know its a bit rash but, horsefeathers it looks like the guy' never going to even put the ball in play. Edited April 7, 2021 by gflore34

[jersey cubs fan]

Raise your hand if already had enough of Joc and his K's. Honestly, the Cubs might as well start any inning he's due to bat with an out, he's literally no chance out there, none whatsoever. I know its bit rash but, horsefeathers it looks like the guy' never going to even put the ball in play.

Yeah, but Schwarber has covid

[Cubswin11]

Best chance to win is to just keeping hitting balls at Hirua and hope he fucks up

[gflore34]

Raise your hand if already had enough of Joc and his K's. Honestly, the Cubs might as well start any inning he's due to bat with an out, he's literally no chance out there, none whatsoever. I know its bit rash but, horsefeathers it looks like the guy' never going to even put the ball in play.

Yeah, but Schwarber has covid

 

I'm not even suggesting Schwarber, I'm suggesting Ross and the Cubs not show that much patience and go with, someone, anyone who can make contact once in a while. At times K's aren't so bad but, there's also cases were it's helpful to put the ball in play which, apparently, Joc cannot do.

Edited April 7, 2021 by gflore34

[champaignchris]

Raise your hand if already had enough of Joc and his K's. Honestly, the Cubs might as well start any inning he's due to bat with an out, he's literally no chance out there, none whatsoever. I know its a bit rash but, horsefeathers it looks like the guy' never going to even put the ball in play.

 

Joc looks awful, sure. But so has everyone else. They’re hitting .132 as a team.

 

And assuming they call J-Hey’s rolling bunt there an error, have a good chance of getting no hit today.

[CubinNY]

Raise your hand if already had enough of Joc and his K's. Honestly, the Cubs might as well start any inning he's due to bat with an out, he's literally no chance out there, none whatsoever. I know its a bit rash but, horsefeathers it looks like the guy' never going to even put the ball in play.

It's a little too early to give up on Joc. New team, new city. I think he'll end up better than Schwarbs.

[NOLA]

Raise your hand if already had enough of Joc and his K's. Honestly, the Cubs might as well start any inning he's due to bat with an out, he's literally no chance out there, none whatsoever. I know its bit rash but, horsefeathers it looks like the guy' never going to even put the ball in play.

Yeah, but Schwarber has covid

 

I'm not even suggesting Schwarber, I'm suggesting Ross and the Cubs not show that much patience and go with, someone, anyone who can make contact once in a while. At times K's aren't so bad but, there's also cases were it's helpful to put the ball in play which, apparently, Joc cannot do.

He's had 14 ABs.

[CubinNY]

They can't elevate the ball.

[UMFan83]

The Royals have 43 hits this season in 4 games. The Cubs have 18 hits in 5.3 games. The Dodgers have 76 hits in 6 games.

 

I know im beating a dead horse here but thats crazy

[Cubswin11]

They’ve always struggled against Woodruff, Peralta and Suter and just Brewers pitching in general the last few years for whatever reasons. So this is somewhat to be expected but man it’s frustrating.

[squally1313]

I know its a bit rash

[gflore34]

They can't elevate the ball.

 

Elevate? They can't even horsefeathering hit the ball.

[champaignchris]

This would be a lot less concerning if we didn’t just watch a 60-game season where they hit .220 as a team and scored 1 or 0 runs in 10 of their last 21 games (playoffs included) followed by bringing back basically the exact same group of batters.

[squally1313]

(Brandon Woodruff is really good guys)

[UMFan83]

They’ve always struggled against Woodruff, Peralta and Suter and just Brewers pitching in general the last few years for whatever reasons. So this is somewhat to be expected but man it’s frustrating.

 

If it makes you feel better, my perception is that the Cubs are starting to be like this with the pitch lab taking lesser regarded pitchers and turning them into decent or even good pitchers. At least for the pen. The jury is still out regarding guys like Trevor Williams

[gflore34]

(Brandon Woodruff is really good guys)

 

Yes but, to appear so feeble and having absolutely no chance in every at bat? Hell, yesterday that [expletive] Peralta hung a few sliders that were swung and missed on or turned into weak grounders.

Edited April 7, 2021 by gflore34

[Hawk4Hall]

Cy Woodruff

[squally1313]

(Brandon Woodruff is really good guys)

 

Yes but, to appear so feeble and having absolutely no chance in every at bat?

 

All 9 of them? And that's generously including Hendricks and Wolters.

[Cubswin11]

(Brandon Woodruff is really good guys)

 

Yes but, to appear so feeble and having absolutely no chance in every at bat?

He’s probably in the top 5-7 SP in the NL and top 7-12 pitchers in MLB