Dodgers (Miller) vs Cubs (Hendricks): 4/5/24, 1:20pm, Marquee

[JBears79]

what a god dang play by Nico

[JHBulls]

1 minute ago, Rob said:

Pat Hughes was going nuts in the booth about the Hoerner play. Wish I could watch it, but the shady internet site I used to stream from is no longer working, and MLB.tv seems to have blocked literally every VPN server I have access to.

Bilasport is your friend. 

[Crusader]

That was a snag by Hoerner.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

1 minute ago, Rob said:

Pat Hughes was going nuts in the booth about the Hoerner play. Wish I could watch it, but the shady internet site I used to stream from is no longer working, and MLB.tv seems to have blocked literally every VPN server I have access to.

I feel like Hoerner made it look easy enough that many are not going to appreciate just how absurd it was.  Diving arm side while also getting an in between hop so he fielded it above his head mid-dive, then getting up on the grass and firing a bullet to get a very fast runner in Lux.

[Jason Ross]

The adjustment Hoerner made mid-dive was insane to get that hop. Legitimately up for "play of the year" regardless of the next 155 games. It might not win, but it really might.

[Banedon]

3 minutes ago, Rob said:

Pat Hughes was going nuts in the booth about the Hoerner play. Wish I could watch it, but the shady internet site I used to stream from is no longer working, and MLB.tv seems to have blocked literally every VPN server I have access to.

 

[LBiittner]

1 minute ago, Banedon said:

 

Thank you 

[CubinNY]

Is Betts on a HOF career path?

[ToolDRT]

Uh oh 

[minnesotacubsfan]

1 minute ago, CubinNY said:

Is Betts on a HOF career path?

"is"?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

still thinking about the obvious 1-1 strike Hendricks didn't get to Betts

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, CubinNY said:

Is Betts on a HOF career path?

Yes. Honestly, he's probably already there. 50-60 fWAR is your low-end-HoF career usually. At 31, he's at 56.8. 

[minnesotacubsfan]

with these conditions I wouldnt expect the power surge by either team

Weather: 43 degrees, Partly Cloudy.

Wind: 15 mph, In From LF.

[WhyCantWeWin]

Ohtani is gonna be a goon this whole series 

[soccer10k]

1 minute ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

"is"?

Yeah, if Betts had retired after 2023 he’s probably still a HOFer.

[CubinNY]

Gotta get Kyke out of there. 

[ToolDRT]

Damn. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Time to get him outta here

[Irrelevant Dude]

How long is it going to take for Counsell to bring back the old Hendricks short leash?  Even in Spring Training, it seemed like he was getting absolutely crushed past the first 3-4 innings.

[ToolDRT]

Oh god, Smyly. 

[Jason Ross]

Just when you think "alright, we got a good lead on LAD" they remind you that they're the Dodgers and can score in a hurry. 

[Rob]

1 minute ago, 1908_Cubs said:

Yes. Honestly, he's probably already there. 50-60 fWAR is your low-end-HoF career usually. At 31, he's at 56.8. 

He'd be a bad pick at the moment, but he's clearly going to get there. The press likes him, so even if he wakes up blind tomorrow a la Kirby Puckett or dies in a plane crash like Roberto Clemente, they'll elect him on a "what if" basis.

But assuming even a very abrupt decline phase, he's gonna clear 60 fWAR and be well-liked. He's in.

[chibears55]

Wouldn't surprise me if Hendricks ends up in the bullpen this season,  he seems to be a 1 time through the order guy now.

[ToolDRT]

And that was a strike 

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Rob said:

He'd be a bad pick at the moment, but he's clearly going to get there. The press likes him, so even if he wakes up blind tomorrow a la Kirby Puckett or dies in a plane crash like Roberto Clemente, they'll elect him on a "what if" basis.

But assuming even a very abrupt decline phase, he's gonna clear 60 fWAR and be well-liked. He's in.

Yeah, if he was 40 today, he probably would just miss. But being 31, the only reason he wouldn't get to 60-65 would be due to a tragic circumstance and he'd get in regardless due to the factors you mentioned. Betts will make the Hall in almost every conceivable future.