Blue Jays (Francis) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 8/18/24, 1:20pm

[s2obed]

What an awful call. Get the robo umps going! 

[Cubbies1996]

Of course theyre getting carved up by a guy with a 4.5 era 

[Derwood]

Feels like we're losing 6-0

[Illiterate Scholar]

2 different zones, this is fun

[LBiittner]

37 minutes ago, Eeyore said:

But if we have an automated strike zone we'll lose the human element 🥺

Human element has been a part of this like, for almost 150 years?

Nothing new for this old timer

[Irrelevant Dude]

12 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

Of course theyre getting carved up by a guy with a 4.5 era 

And on top of that, the deciding run could be a home run by a made up player with a sub-600 OPS.

[profisme]

Then Dansby watches a fastball easily in the zone for strike 3 and argues?  I get he could have complained about his last at bat but this one was clearly a strike.

[731.4life]

4 minutes ago, profisme said:

Then Dansby watches a fastball easily in the zone for strike 3 and argues?  I get he could have complained about his last at bat but this one was clearly a strike.

Agreed it was clearly a strike, but it also could be viewed as a ball just based on what Serven was doing behind the plate in terms of body movement. You can make an argument for robotic umpires (I don't want them), but that's one of those pitches that it's a strike unless you're the batter, then it's a ball because you see all the catcher movement.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Maybe continuing to hit towering pop ups into the wind isn't the answer.

[JHBulls]

I think our fortunes are turning around. 

Edited August 18, 2024 by JHBulls

[Illiterate Scholar]

Nice play, but when you're -7 DRS and -22 OOA over the past two seasons, Rawlings should take back the gold patch

[Eeyore]

I thought that Paredes was ded. Doesn't look ded 

Edited August 18, 2024 by Eeyore

[profisme]

I don't miss Morel at all, but I will say that Paredes looks lost up there more often than not.  Just because you average more pitches per at bat doesn't mean that you are actually doing anything with your at-bats.  

[Irrelevant Dude]

Oh, good.  Another appearance for Neris.

[profisme]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Oh, good.  Another appearance for Neris.

Not a save spot so he will probably to 1-2-3.

[profisme]

So much for that.

[PeanutPunch33]

getting tired of this horse horsefeathers mediocrity 

[Geographyhater8888]

Our 3 WAR 1st baseman of the future is that big of a liability vs lefties?

[Geographyhater8888]

Today’s been a nice June flashback.

[profisme]

1 minute ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Our 3 WAR 1st baseman of the future is that big of a liability vs lefties?

Not at all, but Craig doesn't like him hitting against lefties late in the game for whatever reason.

[Derwood]

Neris also sucks in non-save situations.

Maybe don't have him on the team next year

[LBiittner]

HECTOR HECTOR HECTOR

[Cubbies1996]

Neris comes in and immediately has traffic on the bases. Drink. 

[profisme]

Just now, Derwood said:

Neris also sucks in non-save situations.

Maybe don't have him on the team next year

Well they are doing a horseshit job of limiting his appearances to keep him from hitting his number.

[LBiittner]

2 minutes ago, profisme said:

Well they are doing a horseshit job of limiting his appearances to keep him from hitting his number.

Ross did that last year with smyly. Got smyly an extra 2 mil on his deal to boot