5/27 Cubs (Hendricks) @ Pirates (Anderson) on now

[Outshined_One]

I feel like that video needs to be shown as a "Don't Do What Donny Don't Does" video for 1Bs in training.

[Banedon]

[We Got The Whole 9]

Get-me-over curve slammed over the fence twice today

[abuck1220]

really should have given kimbrel the night off last night. had a 3 run lead, chafin faced just one batter in the 8th and i think the first couple hitters in the 9th were lefties/switch hitters.

[We Got The Whole 9]

really should have given kimbrel the night off last night. had a 3 run lead, chafin faced just one batter in the 8th and i think the first couple hitters in the 9th were lefties/switch hitters.

Kyle can go 9 if he sticks with sinker/change

[Derwood]

That’s 14 HR allowed for Hendricks

[UMFan83]

The Cubs are allowed to score more than 5 runs against the Pirates right? It's like they make it their personal mission to win every game 4-x. They get to 4 and just give up

[We Got The Whole 9]

The Cubs are allowed to score more than 5 runs against the Pirates right? It's like they make it their personal mission to win every game 4-x. They get to 4 and just give up

Just win baby

[champaignchris]

Ron Coomer just went off on ball doctoring after pitch to Pederson. “Why doesn’t the umpire look at the ball? We all know what’s happening. Everybody complaining about lack of offense, but nobody doing anything.”

[UMFan83]

Winkler could pitch 75 scoreless innings in a row and I'd still expect him to enter the next game and walk the first 2 guys

[We Got The Whole 9]

Jesus that was a perfect pitch but he missed his spot so... nope!

[We Got The Whole 9]

My God Javy you had no chance after the bobble.

[UMFan83]

Not sure if Javy was trying to give back to the Pirates when deciding to make that throw that was completely unnecessary and wildly inaccurate. But at least they got an out.

[abuck1220]

i've never had less confidence in a guy with an 0.54 era.

[UMFan83]

Walk

Sharp grounder up the middle

Flyout

HBP

Walk

 

Nice work Winkler

[We Got The Whole 9]

Here comes the bloop 2 run hit

[Schwarber Fan]

Winkler has been nearly perfect since...

 

Appearing at PNC on April 1st.

[Cubswin11]

Dan Winkler horsefeathering sucks. His results so far are not indicative of any actual skill or underlying things that say he’s a good pitcher. He’s a Duensing, Justin Wilson, etc type.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Happy ending

[UMFan83]

Dan Winkler horsefeathering sucks. His results so far are not indicative of any actual skill or underlying things that say he’s a good pitcher. He’s a Duensing, Justin Wilson, etc type.

 

0.53 ERA (including today)

3.45 xERA (not including today)

4.32 xFIP (including today)

 

I actually somehow expected it to look even worse

[abuck1220]

sogard appeared to be...jogging there?

[We Got The Whole 9]

Got a cheap run but damn Willy you and your TOOTBLANS

[Cubswin11]

Dan Winkler horsefeathering sucks. His results so far are not indicative of any actual skill or underlying things that say he’s a good pitcher. He’s a Duensing, Justin Wilson, etc type.

 

0.53 ERA (including today)

3.45 xERA (not including today)

4.32 xFIP (including today)

 

I actually somehow expected it to look even worse

FIPs in the 5s the last two years and he’s just way too wild. He’s nowhere near this good. I get guys are down/hurt so get having to use him today, just hope the smoke and mirrors performance doesn’t give him a ton of leverage moving forward once we get a little more healthy. He’s fine as one of your last 1-2 relievers and treated as such.

[UMFan83]

Contreras is really gunning for Rizzo's TOOTBLAN king title. That's the second completely ill advised unnecessary base running play in a week. The last one was in a blowout so whatever, this one prevented a runner from being in scoring position in a 2 run game. Ugh

[UMFan83]

Got a cheap run but damn Willy you and your TOOTBLANS

 

I told you, the Cubs do not want to score 6 runs against the pirates and will sabotage themselves to make sure they don't