4/20plus one Cubs host Dodgers again

[soccer10k]

5 minutes ago, David said:

 

The 2016 Cubs only did it 10 times. 2017 was 18 times and 2018 was 17 times though.

[stitchface]

3 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

The 2016 Cubs only did it 10 times. 2017 was 18 times and 2018 was 17 times though.

so, um, uh, meaningless statistic?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

22 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

The Cubs lead the NL in AVG, OBP, SLG, wOBA, and wRC+ and are 2nd to the Rays in MLB in all of them

The Cubs also lead the NL(and are 3rd in MLB) in SB, I apologize for the oversight

[Andy]

11 minutes ago, David said:

 

They just did the 'McNugget' of the game and it turns out this is the new modern-day franchise record. The only other time they did it was 1885.

[stitchface]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

They just did the 'McNugget' of the game and it turns out this is the new modern-day franchise record. The only other time they did it was 1885.

5.61 runs per game vs 4.09 last year. around 5 in 2017 and 2016 though no DH those years.

[Rob]

I just tuned in, so anything that happens from this point is my fault.

[Andy]

I don't remember everything, especially anymore, but I'm pretty sure no Cub since I've been following the team (close to 25 years) has taken a perfect game this far.

[UMFan83]

Will Ross extend him enough to finish?  93 pitches so far. I'm assuming if he makes it through the 8th under like 110 pitches he'll get a shot to finish

[Andy]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Will Ross extend him enough to finish?  93 pitches so far. I'm assuming if he makes it through the 8th under like 110 pitches he'll get a shot to finish

So much for that.

[UMFan83]

Well that's one way to lose a perfect game.  horsefeathering Gomes

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Way to Gomes...

[soccer10k]

Well that’s a strange way to lose it.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I put the odds that Ross asked Gomes to sabotage him at 25% and that might be low

[jersey cubs fan]

3 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Will Ross extend him enough to finish?  93 pitches so far. I'm assuming if he makes it through the 8th under like 110 pitches he'll get a shot to finish

[Andy]

Smyly probably wasn't going to get him anyway but it's too bad Gomes didn't let him take a crack at it.

[UMFan83]

like WTF is Gomes doing?  it looked like he was trying to tackle him lmao

[Rob]

Jeez, that's a terrible way to lose a perfecto. That's a rough break if there ever was one...

[UMFan83]

Just now, Andy said:

Smyly probably wasn't going to get him anyway but it's too bad Gomes didn't let him take a crack at it.

I think Gomes probably had a better shot to get him tbh.  Would have been a really tough for Smyly

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

like WTF is Gomes doing?  it looked like he was trying to tackle him lmao

instinctually he sees Smyly moving to Gomes' left and so 'getting out of the way' in that moment is moving to the right, even though Smyly is stopping and turning back that way

[soccer10k]

12 minutes ago, Andy said:

I don't remember everything, especially anymore, but I'm pretty sure no Cub since I've been following the team (close to 25 years) has taken a perfect game this far.

Did Jake not get close in either 14 or 15? I know he had a few games where he had no hitters through like 5 or 6 but can’t remember if any were perfect or for how long.

[Andy]

1 minute ago, soccer10k said:

Did Jake not get close in either 14 or 15? I know he had a few games where he had no hitters through like 5 or 6 but can’t remember if any were perfect or for how long.

I Googled 'Arrieta perfect game bid' and a YouTube clip from 2014 came up when he took one into the 7th against the Reds. I don't think he ever got closer than that.

ETA - He apparently also had one into the 7th against Pittsburgh once.

Edited April 21, 2023 by Andy

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Smyly since his first outing bomb in Cincy:

3 GS (Seattle, LAD x2), 18.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 20/3 K/BB, HR

 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

3 minutes ago, Andy said:

I Googled 'Arrieta perfect game bid' and a YouTube clip from 2014 came up when he took one into the 7th against the Reds. I don't think he ever got closer than that.

ETA - He apparently also had one into the 7th against Pittsburgh once.

There was the one in Fenway where he got to like the 8th right?  I can't recall if that was a no-no or perfect game.

 

EDIT: It was a no-hitter, he walked a guy in the 5th: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS201406300.shtml

[UMFan83]

4 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

Did Jake not get close in either 14 or 15? I know he had a few games where he had no hitters through like 5 or 6 but can’t remember if any were perfect or for how long.

 I seem to remember Ted Lilly took a perfecto late into the game but i could be wrong

 

Edit: maybe it was just a no hitter

Edited April 21, 2023 by UMFan83

[sneakypower]

17 minutes ago, Andy said:

I don't remember everything, especially anymore, but I'm pretty sure no Cub since I've been following the team (close to 25 years) has taken a perfect game this far.

broadcast said Guzman in '93 the last PG thru 7