4/19 Cubs(Steele) vs Rays(Wisler) 6:40CST MSN

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Steele and Wisler are both sporting 1.93 ERAs which one will survive??

[Bertz]

 

Definitely a response to the Rays using an opener, but I don't hate it? Especially while Villar is hot.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

pulling your opener after 1.2 IP with the bases empty so you can get the platoon advantage is worse than every unwritten rule that has ever been broken

[Tim]

pulling your opener after 1.2 IP with the bases empty so you can get the platoon advantage is worse than every unwritten rule that has ever been broken

Against Heyward of all people.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Nico should be fielding that so he can step on the base with his lead leg, especially given that it wasn't a hard hit ball and he could time how he circled it

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Rays should’ve gave Franco another day off.

[Tim]

Steele looking rough this inning - missing badly on most of his pitches.

[Bertz]

 

I'm curious if this is mechanics, the cold weather, or he really only has the juice in his arm to do a couple innings at full velo

[Tim]

Get him out of the game

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Hopefully Stroman can go at least 6 tomorrow. Only 1 starter has gone past 5. Hendricks on opening day.

[CubinNY]

I love listening to Pat call a game. He’s so good and so effortless at at.

[We Got The Whole 9]

horsefeathers yeah Wisdom bombs another

[Bertz]

Patrick Wisdom has improved his contact rate from horrendous to bad, and he's still hitting the horsefeathers out of the ball. Very early obviously, but he might be ready to level up from last year.

[UMFan83]

The Schwisdom show

[Transmogrified Tiger]

definition of inconclusive here, I can't tell if the initial ball hitting the glove catches the jersey

[David]

Patrick Wisdom has improved his contact rate from horrendous to bad, and he's still hitting the horsefeathers out of the ball. Very early obviously, but he might be ready to level up from last year.

 

how far is he from like joey gallo contact

[Tim]

Am I reading gameday correct that Wisdom is in CF?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Am I reading gameday correct that Wisdom is in CF?

 

Yes, a little surprised they didn't slide Happ over, but he is definitely the one there.

[Cubswin11]

Roberts is good

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Patrick Wisdom has improved his contact rate from horrendous to bad, and he's still hitting the horsefeathers out of the ball. Very early obviously, but he might be ready to level up from last year.

 

how far is he from like joey gallo contact

 

league average is around 76%

 

Gallo for his career is about 61%

 

Wisdom last year was 61%, early going this year is 70%

[Irrelevant Dude]

Roberts is good

Chris Martin is bad.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Rays won the Harold Ramirez trade

[CubinNY]

Roberts is good

Chris Martin is bad.

But he use to rule the world.

[Gilby]

I've finally trained myself that grounders up the middle are routine outs, yet somehow no Cub defender was within 15 feet of that Harold Ramirez single

[CubinNY]

They’re battling! I love it.