4/7 Brewers (Burnes) v. Cubs (Kyle); 1:20, MSN, MLBN

[Derwood]

399 more groundouts to the right side to go

 

Let me guess, he tried pulling an outside pitch and hit an off-balance dribbler

[Andy]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, I'll bet Jace and Rowdy get into all kinds of antics.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

It is absolutely insane that he is only 32 years old. It's like his career trajectory is 6-7 years ahead of the normal aging curve.

[CubinNY]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

His mechanics have always been bad.

[Tryptamine]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

 

I'd be willing to bet heavy money that when he signed with the Cubs they tried to make swing changes to unlock that untapped power and apparently screwed him up permanently in doing so.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

 

[UMFan83]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

 

I'd be willing to bet heavy money that when he signed with the Cubs they tried to make swing changes to unlock that untapped power and apparently screwed him up permanently in doing so.

 

It was in fact reported at the time that the Cubs believed they could make changes to unlock his power. If you recall, they tried to do the same thing with Starlin Castro and it completely tanked his performance for 2+ seasons

 

I wonder why the Cubs have had such a difficult time developing prospects

Edited April 7, 2022 by UMFan83

[UMFan83]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

 

 

You can see the exact moment he started advocating for right-wing political issues

[Tryptamine]

Nothing to see here, just Kyle Hendricks sporting an 18 K/9

[Sammy Sofa]

Kyle looking goooooood.

[Sammy Sofa]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

 

I'd be willing to bet heavy money that when he signed with the Cubs they tried to make swing changes to unlock that untapped power and apparently screwed him up permanently in doing so.

 

It was in fact reported at the time that the Cubs believed they could make changes to unlock his power. If you recall, they tried to do the same thing with Starlin Castro and it completely tanked his performance for 2+ seasons

 

I wonder why the Cubs have had such a difficult time developing prospects

 

What we wanted:

 

 

What we got:

 

[champaignchris]

I will be very interested to see if there's a deep-dive story written someday on how exactly Jason Heyward's offensive ability went to complete horsefeathering horsefeathers the second he signed with the Cubs

 

I think he played through a wrist injury in ‘16 that he probably shouldn’t have, and never really got his swing back.

[UMFan83]

Madrigal did not look like the hitter I was told to expect in that AB

 

 

Guess I spoke too soon on Burnes not having it today, that was pretty dominating.

[Cubswin11]

I’m so ready to hate Madrigal’s midget ass and his stupid slappy profile

[CubinNY]

I’m so ready to hate Madrigal’s midget ass and his stupid slappy profile

 

All he needs is a perm and a pornshache and he could be Juan Pierre.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

very likely to be famous last words but it's weird that I'm now comforted that it's Cain coming up in a situation like this

[UMFan83]

Schwindel runs saved: -1

 

(I know I know they werent going to turn 2)

[Irrelevant Dude]

Looks like Schwindel had a play at home rather than trying to spin and go to 2nd.

[UMFan83]

We've been blessed with mostly solid defensive 1B for the last couple decades. That is not the case this year.

[Irrelevant Dude]

We've been blessed with mostly solid defensive 1B for the last couple decades. That is not the case this year.

More than a couple decades even... Durham, Grace, Lee, Rizzo

[UMFan83]

We've been blessed with mostly solid defensive 1B for the last couple decades. That is not the case this year.

More than a couple decades even... Durham, Grace, Lee, Rizzo

 

I always forget Durham was a good defensive player because....well you know

[OleMissCub]

The Cubs are playing this game under protest of the DH rule, batting their pitcher 7th.

 

Well done

[Cubswin11]

Hendricks looks solid, this Brewers lineup is trash but he looks good

[Irrelevant Dude]

5 innings pitched, 1 run. That's a solid effort from Hendricks to start the season. Let's not get cute and run him back out for the 6th inning though. 75 pitches is plenty for game 1.