5/29 - Rays (Bradley) vs Cubs (Stroman): 1:20pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

[UMFan83]

That lineup…yikes

[CubinNY]

This is their best opportunity to win a game this series. I’m sure Ross has a rationale reason for that lineup. I don’t know what that reason is. 

Edited May 29, 2023 by CubinNY

[PackLandVA]

Since bogartin’ the game thread (Thanks Brock), Cubs are 1-4, losing 4 straight. Maybe it’s time for a different game thread starter. You know, change vibe.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I must have been watching a different game yesterday. The one where Wisdom hit 2 home runs.

I mean Mastrobuoni, Tauchman, Rios, Barnhart... My best guess is this pitcher has some severe R/L splits, but no major league team should be rolling a lineup out there with those 4 guys all in it on the same day.

Edited May 29, 2023 by Irrelevant Dude

[UMFan83]

17 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I must have been watching a different game yesterday. The one where Wisdom hit 2 home runs.

I mean Mastrobuoni, Tauchman, Rios, Barnhart... My best guess is this pitcher has some severe R/L splits, but no major league team should be rolling a lineup out there with those 4 guys all in it on the same day.

Apparently, this pitcher has reverse splits and righties have a .917 OPS against him this year...

[Nolansomebody]

1 hour ago, UMFan83 said:

That lineup…yikes

Putting Mastrobouni as the leadoff hitter is.... interesting.

[champaignchris]

40 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Apparently, this pitcher has reverse splits and righties have a .917 OPS against him this year...

He’s a rookie, so it’s not a huge sample size, but the reverse split is pretty stark.  .917 vs RHB and .438 vs LHB. 
 

So this lineup makes no sense at all. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

The Cubs have 6 left handed hitters in the lineup. None of them have any hits. They have 3 right handed hitters in the lineup. All of them have a hit.

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

The Cubs have 6 left handed hitters in the lineup. None of them have any hits. They have 3 right handed hitters in the lineup. All of them have a hit.

Ross has to be trying to get canned.  Maybe there's a DWTS reunion season coming up or something.

[PackLandVA]

18 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

The Cubs have 6 left handed hitters in the lineup. None of them have any hits. They have 3 right handed hitters in the lineup. All of them have a hit.

Does anyone on this board have connections to any beat reporter? I would love one of them ask Ross about this after the game.

[Nolansomebody]

Congrats on Stroman having a no-hitter until the 7th!

[Derwood]

So it takes a literal complete game shut out to actually win?

Why haven't we just been doing this every game?

[PackLandVA]

I know Stro can’t pitch tomorrow. What about Wednesday?

Edited May 29, 2023 by PackLandVA

[UMFan83]

2 minutes ago, Derwood said:

So it takes a literal complete game shut out to actually win?

Why haven't we just been doing this every game?

With a run scored on an IF single, error and sac fly lmao

[Irrelevant Dude]

8 hours ago, champaignchris said:

He’s a rookie, so it’s not a huge sample size, but the reverse split is pretty stark.  .917 vs RHB and .438 vs LHB. 
 

So this lineup makes no sense at all. 

It's one thing for the manager to discount the splits due to fairly small sample size and field a semi-normal lineup, but it's quite another to lean hard into the exact opposite of what the splits are showing.

[Soul]

20 hours ago, Nolansomebody said:

Congrats on Stroman having a no-hitter until the 7th!

Then after giving up the hit he locks down again and no more hits.  Very impressive.

[Soul]

20 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

With a run scored on an IF single, error and sac fly lmao

I choose to ignore that and just be happy with Stro.