Cardinals (Gibson) vs Cubs (Wicks): 6/14/24, 1:20pm

[LBiittner]

3 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

This offense, is really really good.

Not too early on a Friday to start drinking

[JHBulls]

TIL; Kyle Hendricks should only come into a game when a pitcher goes out with an injury. 

[Tryptamine]

This umpire absolutely blows

[squally1313]

There's something really funny about watching Kyle "the worst pitcher in baseball history" Hendricks just mow down the Cardinals and then complaining about our offense. Offense is broken everywhere guys, league wide OBP is .311, we're bad at it but this is going to happen. 

[Andy]

Just now, squally1313 said:

There's something really funny about watching Kyle "the worst pitcher in baseball history" Hendricks just mow down the Cardinals and then complaining about our offense. Offense is broken everywhere guys, league wide OBP is .311, we're bad at it but this is going to happen. 

It's going to be darkly hilarious when Hendricks pitches 6 innings of shutout ball and we still lose 2-1 or whatever.

[Andy]

Pitchers are throwing Swanson the same pitches over and over and until he starts taking them to right field they're never going to stop.

[Tryptamine]

Just now, squally1313 said:

There's something really funny about watching Kyle "the worst pitcher in baseball history" Hendricks just mow down the Cardinals and then complaining about our offense. Offense is broken everywhere guys, league wide OBP is .311, we're bad at it but this is going to happen. 

17th in RS, trending the wrong direction, and have played more games than almost every team behind them. Nope, they just suck.

[Tryptamine]

Looks like GIbson is going 7 or 8 innings today.

[LBiittner]

Gibson 64 pitches thru 5

[LBiittner]

Tryp and me same wavelength.

Scary

Edited June 14, 2024 by LBiittner

[squally1313]

7 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

17th in RS, trending the wrong direction, and have played more games than almost every team behind them. Nope, they just suck.

• Last 30 days: 21st in wRC
• Last 14 days: 14th in wRC

But yes, trending. 

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

• Last 30 days: 21st in wRC
• Last 14 days: 14th in wRC

But yes, trending. 

Yea, too bad they can't play at ballparks where they could possibly score more runs on certain game days.

 

[LBiittner]

Gibson 76 pitches thru 6

[Tryptamine]

Just now, squally1313 said:

• Last 30 days: 21st in wRC
• Last 14 days: 14th in wRC

But yes, trending. 

Never mentioned wRC+ I mentioned runs. Full season 17th, last 60 days 20th,  last 30 days 24th,  

[Andy]

Someday the Cubs will hit a ball hard and it will be a base hit. That's a world I'd love to live in

[BKHoo]

Wowser. 20 AB and 2 measly hits. We just make other pitchers look so good!!! 

Edited June 14, 2024 by BKHoo

[WhyCantWeWin]

Former Cubs great Garrett Cooper was released by the Sox, maybe hes the next 30+ journeyman this offense needs to take off

[UMFan83]

12 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

• Last 30 days: 21st in wRC
• Last 14 days: 14th in wRC

But yes, trending. 

And yet we keep losing and I keep reading that its not the bullpen's fault, its not the offense's fault, not the starter's fault.  Defense and baserunning play a part but (probably) not to the degree the other 3 do.  Are we just getting incredibly unlucky?  This is a serious question.

Edited June 14, 2024 by UMFan83

[Rex Buckingham]

23 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

There's something really funny about watching Kyle "the worst pitcher in baseball history" Hendricks just mow down the Cardinals and then complaining about our offense. Offense is broken everywhere guys, league wide OBP is .311, we're bad at it but this is going to happen. 

I want them to juice the ball again

[WhyCantWeWin]

Hendricks probably gets inserted as a starter again after shutting down the mediocre cardinals and i bet he gets rocked as he faces a competent offense 

[We Got The Whole 9]

My god he throws so many uncompetitive pitches. Hottovy needs to get this dude right.

[squally1313]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

And yet we keep losing and I keep reading that its not the bullpen's fault, its not the offense's fault, not the starter's fault.  Defense and baserunning play a part but (probably) not to the degree the other 3 do.  Are we just getting incredibly unlucky?  This is a serious question.

I was kinda thinking the same thing. But really, the bullpen stats say that, recently, they are an average group with unluckiness bringing them to mediocrity, and the offensive stats say they've been the back half of average, and they are 10th in starter fWAR in the last 14 days, and in that stretch they've gone 5-7. Which....makes sense? It's not "Good" by any measure, but it's a team projected to win 83-86 games, going 5-7 is going to happen quite a bit I would assume. 

[GoCubsGo1978]

4 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

My god he throws so many uncompetitive pitches. Hottovy needs to get this dude right.

Just this guy?  The entire bullpen needs to get right.  

[Tryptamine]

Is that strike out 4 or 5 outside of the zone?

[mul21]

8 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

And yet we keep losing and I keep reading that its not the bullpen's fault, its not the offense's fault, not the starter's fault.  Defense and baserunning play a part but (probably) not to the degree the other 3 do.  Are we just getting incredibly unlucky?  This is a serious question.

The offense has been both bad and unlucky.  I have a hard time putting the record on the pitching because every single inning is high leverage and that takes a toll.