4/27 Padres (Lugo) @ Cubs (Wesneski) - 1:20pm, Marquee

[David]

Still no game thread so I'm gonna pinch hit for @Ding Dong Johnson

If they win, I'll keep going.

Winning is more fun than losing, so go win, jerks.

 

[CubinNY]

Wesneski cannot horsefeathers the bed again and stay in the rotation.

[Derwood]

5 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Wesneski cannot horsefeathers the bed again and stay in the rotation.

Until Hendricks is ready, there aren't great other options

[CubinNY]

Seth Lugo is one of those guys who looks like he should not be a good pitcher, but some how manages to get guys out. I think he should be pushing 40, but he's in his early 30s. 

[squally1313]

14 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Until Hendricks is ready, there aren't great other options

And it's a pretty drastic overreaction regardless. 

[CubinNY]

Nelly, oh my!

[Rex Buckingham]

Hosmer spanked one... and then Nelly might have hit his even harder and farther...

[CubinNY]

lol, Padres

[mfcubs22]

I have an irrational (?) hatred for Tucker Barnhart. 
 

Almost matches my love for Nelly V. 

Edited April 27, 2023 by mfcubs22

[UMFan83]

Dansby in an 0-18 slump.  BA down to .267 for the season 😞

[Banedon]

Yeah, how long before you move him out of the #2 spot for a while?

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Banedon said:

Yeah, how long before you move him out of the #2 spot for a while?

I think you just ride it out.  I'm at a wedding this week and one of the people at the wedding is a Braves fan, he said you just have to live with it.  He'll hit like .050 for 2-3 weeks and then all the sudden is red hot.

Reminds me of some of the slumps Soriano used to get into back in the day.  Different hitters of course but Sori would be absolutely putrid for a long stretch and then all the sudden he hits like 7 HR in a 6 game stretch and almost every AB ends in a line drive somewhere.

[Stu]

11 minutes ago, mfcubs22 said:

I have an irrational (?) hatred for Tucker Barnhart. 
 

Almost matches my love for Nelly V. 

me too re Barnhart, and for me it comes from hearing that hick Marty Brennaman gargling out his name like Marty was deep into the bourbon, when Tucker was on the Reds

[Irrelevant Dude]

27 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Nelly, oh my!

He can't get sent back down again, right?  Either Torrens or Rios has to go.

[Banedon]

3 minutes ago, Stu redux said:

me too re Barnhart, and for me it comes from hearing that hick Marty Brennaman gargling out his name like Marty was deep into the bourbon, when Tucker was on the Reds

Welcome to the board!  

[squally1313]

17 minutes ago, Banedon said:

Yeah, how long before you move him out of the #2 spot for a while?

A while? It's April. And he has a 16.8% walk rate. Do you have a better option than the dude with the .396 OBP?

[champaignchris]

1 hour ago, Derwood said:

Until Hendricks is ready, there aren't great other options

And if today is any indication, Hendricks is a Looooooooong way from being ready. 

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, champaignchris said:

And if today is any indication, Hendricks is a Looooooooong way from being ready. 

Meh, I'm not really worried about results for Hendricks on his first rehab.  Seems to be working on command of his pitches.

[Banedon]

Swanson heard my threats to move him and knew he had to do something.... 🙃

[profisme]

I'm sure nobody here has said it before, but I like Hoerner's approach at the plate.  

[We Got The Whole 9]

Had em on the ropes. That was not a good AB by Seiya, too antsy and expanded the zone. Should have gotten another run there for sure. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Oh boy.  Here we go with Fulmer.

[profisme]

Why is Fulmer out there again? I get wanting him to get confidence again, but you are threatening to ruin a fortunate outing/lead/result by Fulmer giving up the lead.

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Pirates won again today. Is it possible they’re actually good?

That doesn’t seem possible. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

I'm actually on board with the move