5/11 Cubs are playing baseball

[Andy]

Keegan Thompson getting the start today.

 

Heyward just failed to make a catch he really needs to make in center field.

[OleMissCub]

Oh, and a fvcking umpire collided with Nico and took him out of the game.

[Bertz]

I think the big thing with Keegan to watch will be if he's still 93-95 in the 4th and 5th innings. If he is just leave him in the rotation IMO

[OleMissCub]

Now Rivas is possibly hurt. Good times, Cubs...good times.

[Bertz]

I'm hopeful that Hoerner taking the AB after before coming out is a sign that this is a day to day deal and not an IL stint deal.

[OleMissCub]

Rivas limping around out there

[CubinNY]

The smart baseball move is to trade Wilson, but he's been by far my favorite Cubs for a while. He just had a great AB. I'm really going to miss him.

[CubinNY]

Suttcliffe is so awful I wish I had a selective mute button.

[CubinNY]

Suttcliffe asking Boog inane questions that people who don't watch baseball ask.

[OleMissCub]

Suttcliffe is so awful I wish I had a selective mute button.

 

No kidding. In the 1st inning of a tie game dude starts talking about how his dad abandoned his family and isht.

[CubinNY]

Frank batting a cool .189

[cl smooth]

Suttcliffe is so awful I wish I had a selective mute button.

 

Where is JD?

[CubinNY]

Suttcliffe is so awful I wish I had a selective mute button.

 

Where is JD?

On vacation I assume.

[CubinNY]

And Frankie laces a ball off the wall. Nice follow of the breaking ball.

[CubinNY]

Heyward with a single. Cubs up 5-2. All with 2 outs.

[CubinNY]

Suttcliffe calls a HR for Villar and he strikes out on three ptiches.

[Bertz]

Feels like when people are healthy Villar probably shouldn't stay on the roster. He's turned into a liability defensively on the left side of the infield and even in his heyday was essentially a league average hitter who could play all over. Take away the "can play all over" and not much reason to hold out hope for the bat rebounding

[Cubswin11]

Feels like when people are healthy Villar probably shouldn't stay on the roster. He's turned into a liability defensively on the left side of the infield and even in his heyday was essentially a league average hitter who could play all over. Take away the "can play all over" and not much reason to hold out hope for the bat rebounding

He looks like he’s 15-20 pounds overweight. He was never a super in shape dude but he looks bigger than normal.

[Bertz]

Feels like when people are healthy Villar probably shouldn't stay on the roster. He's turned into a liability defensively on the left side of the infield and even in his heyday was essentially a league average hitter who could play all over. Take away the "can play all over" and not much reason to hold out hope for the bat rebounding

He looks like he’s 15-20 pounds overweight. He was never a super in shape dude but he looks bigger than normal.

 

Yeah Statcast says he went from 57th percentile in sprint speed last year to 39th this year. You generally expect some YoY dropoff but that's a lot

[CubinNY]

Feels like when people are healthy Villar probably shouldn't stay on the roster. He's turned into a liability defensively on the left side of the infield and even in his heyday was essentially a league average hitter who could play all over. Take away the "can play all over" and not much reason to hold out hope for the bat rebounding

He looks like he’s 15-20 pounds overweight. He was never a super in shape dude but he looks bigger than normal.

Yes, I don't remember him being this girthy before. I assumed it was due to extra clothing in the cold weather, but not in the Whale's Vagina.

[Bertz]

I think the big thing with Keegan to watch will be if he's still 93-95 in the 4th and 5th innings. If he is just leave him in the rotation IMO

 

Keegan was still 92-95 that last inning, including 94.5 on his last FB of the game. It was only 61 pitches but feels like he should just try a few turns as a standard SP. Last year he lost a lot of velo starting and the results showed, but if he's got more stamina this year let it rip.

[CubinNY]

I'm sorry, I can't help myself. Suttcliffe going full Santo-Brant Brown on Vargas.

[CubinNY]

Cubs making dumb decisions on defense.

[Andy]

Some Keystone Kops horsefeathers going on this inning

[CubinNY]

Catchers interference brings in a run.