6/17 - Orioles (Gibson) vs Cubs (Steele): 1:20pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Cubs are on a nice run right now and it happily coincides with the return of Justin Steele today.

[CubinNY]

I’m home in Michigan celebrating Father’s Day with my 83 year old dad. Drinking Weller’s special reserve and rooting on the Cubs with him. A little bit later we’re going to fire up the grill and cook some sausages and sweet corn. It doesn’t get any better than this. 

[CubinNY]

Nico flexes a double of the wall. 

[UMFan83]

Feel bad for Seiya. He’s been crushing the ball lately with so many unlucky outs.  Just hit one 101.2 mph with a .580 xBA for a flyout. First AB was a 111 mph groundout with a .500 xBA

Edited June 17, 2023 by UMFan83

[Brock Beauchamp]

26 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

I’m home in Michigan celebrating Father’s Day with my 83 year old dad. Drinking Weller’s special reserve and rooting on the Cubs with him. A little bit later we’re going to fire up the grill and cook some sausages and sweet corn. It doesn’t get any better than this. 

I can't watch the game because we have people over and if I try to commandeer the outdoor TV for baseball, I'll have rotten fruit thrown at me.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, TomtheBombadil said:

I hate to complain about the umps, buzz off robots, but that was basically a fastball down the middle by Steele

It's time to involve umpire automation in MLB. I lean toward the challenge system but full-blown robo strikes/balls is better than what we have.

And I'm not disparaging umpires. Most of them are very good (especially the newer ones) at their jobs but they're human and going to eff it up at critical times.

[Brock Beauchamp]

10 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Feel bad for Seiya. He’s been crushing the ball lately with so many unlucky outs.  Just hit one 101.2 mph with a .580 xBA for a flyout. First AB was a 111 mph groundout with a .500 xBA

I knew he was smoking the ball but...

 

[UMFan83]

11 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Feel bad for Seiya. He’s been crushing the ball lately with so many unlucky outs.  Just hit one 101.2 mph with a .580 xBA for a flyout. First AB was a 111 mph groundout with a .500 xBA

I’m ripping off my Twitter account here but to add to this, on this homestand, his 15 batted balls have averaged 103.1 mph with no batted ball under 93.3 mph and only 2 under 100.8 mph. 
 

From those 15 batted balls, he is 4-15 with 3 singles and a double

 

Edit: haha Brock found my tweet. I suppose that would have been easier!

Edited June 17, 2023 by UMFan83

[Brock Beauchamp]

4 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

I’m ripping off my Twitter account here but to add to this, on this homestand, his 15 batted balls have averaged 103.1 mph with no batted ball under 93.3 mph and only 2 under 100.8 mph. 

From those 15 batted balls, he is 4-15 with 3 singles and a double

Edit: haha Brock found my tweet. I suppose that would have been easier!

I was trying to give your Twitter account some pub!

[CubinNY]

Damn it. That was not that bad of a pitch. Got his arms extended 

[CubinNY]

10 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I was trying to give your Twitter account some pub!

I followed 

[UMFan83]

How many times have Madrigal or Mastrobuoni bunted in the last week?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Kinda surprised Wesneski isn't the one warming here, I guess Steele did give them 5 so it's not absolutely necessary, but if he's a reliever now then middle relief is his new home and with recent usage he'd be the fresh arm.

[CubinNY]

Thank you Yan for that K. 

[Nolansomebody]

Sounds like a good crowd today on the radio.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I think some umpire criticism neglects how difficult the job is, but boy is Bucknor just shockingly bad at this.  6 inches outside, not on the same side of the plate as the spot so there's only a stab and no frame, no tail, one of the most inexplicably bad calls I've seen in ages.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Some insurance in case Adley comes up in the 9th would be nice.

[CubinNY]

Adbert dealing!

[CubinNY]

40k at Wrigley. 
 

it’s a goldmine 

[CubinNY]

Buckner lost the count

[Nolansomebody]

How do you not know the difference between 3 and 4?

[SpongeWorthy]

how do you lose track of the count on the last potential out horsefeathers sticks 

[UMFan83]

Finally get to 5 in a row!  
 

I mocked Ross a bit for the sacrifice bunt in the 5th but it worked and ended up being the winning run

Edited June 17, 2023 by UMFan83

[CubinNY]

Game! 
 

5 in a row 

0ne two three four fifth

[UMFan83]

Cubs have played 7 of the 10 teams at 500 or above in the AL. If we can just ignore the 0-6 against the Astros and Angels, they are 9-5 against the rest 😂 

also interesting that they’ve played 0 of the 5 AL teams below 500

Edited June 17, 2023 by UMFan83