Cubs (Imanaga) vs Giants (Hicks): 6/27/24, 2:45pm

[chibears55]

5 hours ago, Wilson A2000 said:

How close are we to Fun-Bad territory? 

Already there, wasn't it fun watching Happ think he had PCA speed and try to score from first on a bloop single 😅

[JHBulls]

Benny Hill theme music is playing.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

14 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

horsefeathers. Shows how much I've fallen off.

TBH I thought it was like his 2nd or 3rd start before I checked because I noticed him there on Monday, so I think you're far from alone on that one. 

[squally1313]

lol

PCA: gets hit by pitch, steals second, steals third, doing everything he can to be valuable

Hoerner: just relax dude, I got this

[squally1313]

Also I just saw the Happ play where he got thrown out and it wasn't quite as egregious as I had imagined. Sky high pop up to the dead zone in shallow left center played, with two outs, played super casually by center, with PCA coming up to hit. Obviously it didn't work and Willie Harris deserves no benefit of the doubt, but I could see the reasoning. 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

This game is going to make everything ok again.

[JHBulls]

Welcome back, Giants.

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

lol

PCA: gets hit by pitch, steals second, steals third, doing everything he can to be valuable

Hoerner: just relax dude, I got this

Why they need to keep PCA up, he may not be hitting much but anytime he reaches base his speed can turn into a run.

[squally1313]

5 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Why they need to keep PCA up, he may not be hitting much but anytime he reaches base his speed can turn into a run.

Haha well this particular instance isn't the best example of that (and probably almost a counter argument in the lesser value of stolen bases in a TTO world). No point in risking getting thrown out on the bases if the next dude is going to park one. 

Having said that, stolen bases are fun, we should embrace fun. 

[KCCub]

O/U PCA 60 SB next year, what say you?

[Rex Buckingham]

3 minutes ago, KCCub said:

O/U PCA 60 SB next year, what say you?

i'd take the over for this year, definitely next year

[Rex Buckingham]

who told that dude behind the plate that the mic is turned way up?

[CubinNY]

PCA has a nice quick bat. He needs to let the ball come to him a little bit. He's rolling over a lot pitches when he makes contact. 

[Bertz]

If PCA's a +15 defender in center and steals 60-something bases at a 90+% clip the offensive bar is absolutely on the floor.  Like to the point if he can get his OBP to start with a 3 he's an all star.

[Derwood]

16 minutes ago, KCCub said:

O/U PCA 60 SB next year, what say you?

His Billy Hamilton-esque OBP will keep him under

[CubinNY]

So, I'm having a good time. 

[CubinNY]

PCA needs to learn some Japanese for it's mine

[Brock Beauchamp]

Looks like the good version of Shota showed up today, just flipped over from the Twins game.

[Eeyore]

5 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Looks like the good version of Shota showed up today, just flipped over from the Twins game.

He might have been scared straight after the lead off man just missed a home run three feet foul. 

Edited June 27, 2024 by Eeyore

[Bertz]

9 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Looks like the good version of Shota showed up today, just flipped over from the Twins game.

He's got his best velo of the year one start after having his worst.  I think he needed the breather from getting knocked out early last time around.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Bertz said:

He's got his best velo of the year one start after having his worst.  I think he needed the breather from getting knocked out early last time around.

Makes sense. Not only is this the prime dead-arm portion of the season but moving from a Japanese rotation to an American one is surely taxing.

[squally1313]

under 3.5 first 5 innings was a sweat, but we got there

[chibears55]

18 minutes ago, Bertz said:

If PCA's a +15 defender in center and steals 60-something bases at a 90+% clip the offensive bar is absolutely on the floor.  Like to the point if he can get his OBP to start with a 3 he's an all star.

Kid can keep his OBP up to at least 320 over his career, he'll be successful 

[Crusader]

Cubs gotta Cub lol. This team is just so dislikeable.

Edited June 27, 2024 by Crusader

[Ding Dong Johnson]

lol, horsefeathers this team