5-23 Cubs at Reds (let’s try again to win)

[PackLandVA]

At least they’re playing a team that’s presumably (or debatably) worse than themselves.

 

Winning is better than losing guys. So try to win please.

[cl smooth]

* Suzuki with a piss missile to left center for a double, 110 mph exit velo

* Happ with an RBI double, 1-0 Cubs

* some random horsefeathers

* Wisdom with a 3-run dong, 4-0 cubs

 

Wisdom with a home run for the 4th consecutive game

[Bertz]

It's starting to become safer and safer to assume Wisdom is who he is at the plate. That's a legit starter if he plays defense like he did last year.

 

I am hopeful there's a bit more left in the tank. His contact rate is up significantly this year. It's still bad, but it's at a level where you'd expect more like a 35% strikeout rate rather than his current 40%

[CubinNY]

It's starting to become safer and safer to assume Wisdom is who he is at the plate. That's a legit starter if he plays defense like he did last year.

 

I am hopeful there's a bit more left in the tank. His contact rate is up significantly this year. It's still bad, but it's at a level where you'd expect more like a 35% strikeout rate rather than his current 40%

Yes, I was going to say I think Wisdom is worth keeping around.

[Bertz]

Ortega really should survive the roster crunch when dudes start getting healthy

[CubinNY]

I’ve been timing this reds pitcher he’s averaging 26 second between pitches. Longest was 48 seconds shortest 22 seconds.

[Bertz]

Ortega really should survive the roster crunch when dudes start getting healthy

 

Meant should NOT

[We Got The Whole 9]

What kind of [expletive] doesn't even give Schwisdom a chance to go back to back again

[Derwood]

Aquino annihilated that ball

[Bertz]

Guess that's why Smyly has barely been sniffing the third time through the order

[d_money]

Happ with a beautiful moon shot. So awesome

[We Got The Whole 9]

Happer is hot

[PackLandVA]

Aquino loves to face Cubs pitching doesn't he?

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Glad Aquino could improve on his .089 average this season.

[PackLandVA]

Glad Aquino could improve on his .089 average this season.

 

Looking at today's game, would never know he was DFA'd three weeks ago and went unclaimed.

[PackLandVA]

Red Buttons, affable old man in the Poseidon Adventure.

[Tim]

:flythew: :flythew:

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Am I losing it or is this thread a bit off the rails

 

 

That is a bog standard play a SS has to make, and while it’s a nice showcase for Morel’s arm, the fact that he doesn’t react quickly enough to make a play on the short hop or field it moving towards 1B means he didn’t even play it that well.

[Cubswin11]

Am I losing it or is this thread a bit off the rails

 

 

That is a bog standard play a SS has to make, and while it’s a nice showcase for Morel’s arm, the fact that he doesn’t react quickly enough to make a play on the short hop or field it moving towards 1B means he didn’t even play it that well.

Eh, that’s a weird ball to play with the hop and would’ve been really hard to charge. The right read was to probably lay back and play the big hop and use the arm to get the runner by a few steps. If he charges that, even on a fast/quick read that might jump over the glove and if he gets it you have a weird running/falling throw. It wasn’t some standard grounder that was gonna stay down you can charge on. Idk

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Am I losing it or is this thread a bit off the rails

 

 

That is a bog standard play a SS has to make, and while it’s a nice showcase for Morel’s arm, the fact that he doesn’t react quickly enough to make a play on the short hop or field it moving towards 1B means he didn’t even play it that well.

Eh, that’s a weird ball to play with the hop and would’ve been really hard to charge. The right read was to probably lay back and play the big hop and use the arm to get the runner by a few steps. If he charges that, even on a fast/quick read that might jump over the glove and if he gets it you have a weird running/falling throw. It wasn’t some standard grounder that was gonna stay down you can charge on. Idk

 

I can accept that getting the short hop might be optimistic, but once you back off he doesn’t get around the ball or get himself moving towards 1B, and he didn’t have to show big range. I’m not saying he screwed it up but it’s talking this up as 4d chess when it’s a 95% probability chance and his actual movement doesn’t demonstrate anything special either.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Glad Aquino could improve on his .089 average this season.

 

Looking at today's game, would never know he was DFA'd three weeks ago and went unclaimed.

 

The only surprise was he didn’t hit a grand slam in the first.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I'll always hate him for hitting 6 dongs in 7 games against us when he first came up in 2019