5/7 Cubs vs Dodgers doubleheader 12:05 and 6:40

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Is there any video of that Gomes foul ball??

[itisallpartoftheplan]

[Bertz]

That 2021 version of Schwindel was fun

 

I'm annoyed that he's been just completely useless. Last year his numbers had their fair share of good fortune behind them, but he legitimately smoked lefties and fastball heavy righties. The offensive bar at 1B is high enough that I wasn't confident he in him being a first division starter, but I thought he'd say least be (and he projected as) a guy worth having in your lineup situationally.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I'd celebrate the high draft pick that's coming, but with the lottery even that is questionable.

 

How many picks are drawn? At least it gives us a chance at number 1 if the Reds keep up their pace. They haven’t played us yet though so there’s time flip us in the standings

I have to think the lottery has just as much chance of helping the Cubs than hurting them. As bad as they are, there are multiple other teams that are worse.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

We've got to be getting close to the endgame with Schwindel

[Irrelevant Dude]

We've got to be getting close to the endgame with Schwindel

And Hermosillo. And Ortega. Suddenly Heyward doesn't look so bad (narrator: "He still looks bad").

[UMFan83]

I haven’t really watched the team in a couple weeks but isn’t Rivas one of our hottest hitters? How does he not start either game on a DH and only takes on PA (where he of course got on base)? Is he injured?

[UMFan83]

3 runs or less in 8 straight games and 13 of the last 15

[Cubfanintheknow]

This is a very bad baseball team.

[Derwood]

#wearegood

[Irrelevant Dude]

#wearegood

It's different here.

[Derwood]

#wearegood

It's different here.

 

That's so Cub

[muntjack]

I haven’t really watched the team in a couple weeks but isn’t Rivas one of our hottest hitters? How does he not start either game on a DH and only takes on PA (where he of course got on base)? Is he injured?

 

This has been a theme I've noticed for awhile. The hottest hitters sit so cold guys can "get it going". It's asinine.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

I haven’t really watched the team in a couple weeks but isn’t Rivas one of our hottest hitters? How does he not start either game on a DH and only takes on PA (where he of course got on base)? Is he injured?

 

Today the excuse was that we were facing lefties in both games.

[Bertz]

I haven’t really watched the team in a couple weeks but isn’t Rivas one of our hottest hitters? How does he not start either game on a DH and only takes on PA (where he of course got on base)? Is he injured?

 

Dodgers started two lefties yesterday. Rivas has generally taken Ortega's PA's since he came back up.

[UMFan83]

I haven’t really watched the team in a couple weeks but isn’t Rivas one of our hottest hitters? How does he not start either game on a DH and only takes on PA (where he of course got on base)? Is he injured?

 

Dodgers started two lefties yesterday. Rivas has generally taken Ortega's PA's since he came back up.

 

I get that Ross is still managing like the Cubs are competing but with the way things are trending he needs to shake up things up. 3 runs or less in 13 of 15 games, you’d think you want to try to give extra ABs to one of the few players hitting well instead of giving them to AAAA players who had 2 good months last year and turned back into pumpkins

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'm all for things that cut down on Schwindel's playing time, but Rivas is 3 for his last 14 with no XBH facing RHP, and eyeballing yearly splits he had a sub-.700 OPS against LHP as a minor leaguer. Against LHP the better hope is that Villar regains some form and he and Wisdom man the corner infield in some combination. Or that Gomes is a good matchup and Contreras plays 1B.

[UMFan83]

I'm all for things that cut down on Schwindel's playing time, but Rivas is 3 for his last 14 with no XBH facing RHP, and eyeballing yearly splits he had a sub-.700 OPS against LHP as a minor leaguer. Against LHP the better hope is that Villar regains some form and he and Wisdom man the corner infield in some combination. Or that Gomes is a good matchup and Contreras plays 1B.

 

Sure that’s fine. Do one of those things instead of having Schwindel play 18 innings at 1B in one day.

[UMFan83]

 

Do we just not know how to teach offense? I know our players are garbage but it seems like no matter what we do a Cubs offense can’t help but fail with RISP. At least our strikeout numbers are (slightly) down? Good stuff Jed

[Bertz]

 

Do we just not know how to teach offense? I know our players are garbage but it seems like no matter what we do a Cubs offense can’t help but fail with RISP. At least our strikeout numbers are (slightly) down? Good stuff Jed

 

Opposing starters the last 8 games

 

Kyle Wright - 1.74 ERA

Adrian Houser - 3.42 ERA

Eric Lauer - 1.82 ERA

Corbin Burnes - 1.86 ERA

Michael Kopech - 1.17 ERA

Lucas Giolito - 3.20 ERA

Clayton Kershaw - 1.80 ERA

Tyler Anderson - 2.78 ERA

 

Burnes, Giolito, and Kershaw are legit stars. Wright and Lauer are the breakouts of the year, and the other three are all solid while just kind of on a heater right now. The Braves, Brewers, Sox, and Dodgers also rank 3rd, 2nd, 6th, and 5th in bullpen WAR, so things didn't exactly get easier in the late innings.

[UMFan83]

 

Do we just not know how to teach offense? I know our players are garbage but it seems like no matter what we do a Cubs offense can’t help but fail with RISP. At least our strikeout numbers are (slightly) down? Good stuff Jed

 

Opposing starters the last 8 games

 

Kyle Wright - 1.74 ERA

Adrian Houser - 3.42 ERA

Eric Lauer - 1.82 ERA

Corbin Burnes - 1.86 ERA

Michael Kopech - 1.17 ERA

Lucas Giolito - 3.20 ERA

Clayton Kershaw - 1.80 ERA

Tyler Anderson - 2.78 ERA

 

Burnes, Giolito, and Kershaw are legit stars. Wright and Lauer are the breakouts of the year, and the other three are all solid while just kind of on a heater right now. The Braves, Brewers, Sox, and Dodgers also rank 3rd, 2nd, 6th, and 5th in bullpen WAR, so things didn't exactly get easier in the late innings.

 

I’d buy that more if they didn’t get completely shut down by every pitcher they’ve faced in that stretch. They can’t be anything but a bad offense if they can only hit bad pitching.

[Bertz]

 

Do we just not know how to teach offense? I know our players are garbage but it seems like no matter what we do a Cubs offense can’t help but fail with RISP. At least our strikeout numbers are (slightly) down? Good stuff Jed

 

Opposing starters the last 8 games

 

Kyle Wright - 1.74 ERA

Adrian Houser - 3.42 ERA

Eric Lauer - 1.82 ERA

Corbin Burnes - 1.86 ERA

Michael Kopech - 1.17 ERA

Lucas Giolito - 3.20 ERA

Clayton Kershaw - 1.80 ERA

Tyler Anderson - 2.78 ERA

 

Burnes, Giolito, and Kershaw are legit stars. Wright and Lauer are the breakouts of the year, and the other three are all solid while just kind of on a heater right now. The Braves, Brewers, Sox, and Dodgers also rank 3rd, 2nd, 6th, and 5th in bullpen WAR, so things didn't exactly get easier in the late innings.

 

I’d buy that more if they didn’t get completely shut down by every pitcher they’ve faced in that stretch. They can’t be anything but a bad offense if they can only hit bad pitching.

 

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-cubs/2022/04/07/663178#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=663178

 

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-cubs/2022/04/09/663205#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=663205

 

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-cubs/2022/04/10/663204#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=663204

 

And YMMV given how tough of a start to the year he's had, but:

 

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cubs-vs-braves/2022/04/27/661552#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=661552

[Ding Dong Johnson]

#wearegood

It's different here.

 

That's so Cub

Wait till next year

[We Got The Whole 9]

 

Do we just not know how to teach offense? I know our players are garbage but it seems like no matter what we do a Cubs offense can’t help but fail with RISP. At least our strikeout numbers are (slightly) down? Good stuff Jed

Amazingly it's like 70% a new cast of characters and still the same issues are oh-so prevalent. Can't hit velocity, WAY too low meatball swing%, awful with 2 strikes (and 3 balls for that matter; always seems like we just expect another pitch out of the zone and have 0 intent to swing), can't cover the top of the zone, can't do damage on sliders, slow AF to make adjustments in-season and almost incapable of doing so in-game, etc

 

It's astonishing how often we have a singular scoring inning in games. I mean we are impressive in our ineptitude.

 

Im gonna feel sad for Seiya after we sell off all his teammates. He's in for a rude awakening for sure.