Cubs (Brown, B.) vs Athletics (Estes): 3/31/25, 9:05pm

[Stratos]

4 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Who needs a bullpen anyway? In the good old days, starters used to throw 9 innings and 135 pitches every start. I feel like Tommy John the person is to blame for our bullpen woes. 

New rule proposal:  for any pitcher who has TJS and was on the 40-man, their current team pays a 10m fine.  If that pitcher was on a different team the previous season then that team (s) also pays a 10m fine.

[Hot Sauce]

14 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Who needs a bullpen anyway? In the good old days, starters used to throw 9 innings and 135 pitches every start. I feel like Tommy John the person is to blame for our bullpen woes. 

Get this. He wasn’t even a surgeon! 

[Jason Ross]

Brown looks good today.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

If you want to pay your respects to a player, put a #24 patch on the sleeve. I am irrationally angry that everyone has the same jersey number. 

[Stratos]

Cubs need a humidor to store their bats in AZ during ST, so many broken bats so far.

[Derwood]

PCA's .290 OPS is not great

[Stratos]

13 minutes ago, Hot Sauce said:

Get this. He wasn’t even a surgeon! 

But he went ahead and cut open his arm anyways.  What a guy!

[Andy]

6 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

If you want to pay your respects to a player, put a #24 patch on the sleeve. I am irrationally angry that everyone has the same jersey number. 

I'm pretty sure they're doing that the rest of the way after tonight. I share your opinion.

[Stratos]

4 minutes ago, Derwood said:

PCA's .290 OPS is not great

8.3 BB% though.

[Hot Sauce]

4 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

If you want to pay your respects to a player, put a #24 patch on the sleeve. I am irrationally angry that everyone has the same jersey number. 

That’s an honor that should be reserved for only one person.

[Hot Sauce]

9 minutes ago, Stratos said:

Cubs need a humidor to store their bats in AZ during ST, so many broken bats so far.

They just don’t make wood like they used to.

[Stratos]

Brown had a 1 percentile EV and Hard Hit % last year, 5 percentile barrel %, 22 percentile groundball %.  That's very bad.  Getting hit hard and in the air.  Something to keep an eye on.

[Stratos]

This is 90's Coors Field.

Edited April 1, 2025 by Stratos

[Nolansomebody]

Never say never, but this game might be easy for the team to maintain 

[JHBulls]

“Note: No laminated or experimental bats shall be used.” Wouldn’t building each bat to the players specifications be deemed experimental?

[squally1313]

Can't get FG to pull the proper splits but feel pretty confident that we've gotten more offensive contributions from our catchers on a cumulative measurement than we did through like, Memorial Day last year.

(We had negative fWAR in the first half, so very clearly ahead of that)

[Stratos]

Last inning Brent Rooker had a swing registering 87.8 mph!

[Stratos]

8 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

“Note: No laminated or experimental bats shall be used.” Wouldn’t building each bat to the players specifications be deemed experimental?

Why don't they make bats more colorful with some team colors or personal designs?

[JHBulls]

Just now, Stratos said:

Why don't they make bats more colorful with some team colors or personal designs?

Because there is no fun in baseball. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Looks like they might have Brown pretty well sized up

[Stratos]

3 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Because there is no fun in baseball. 

What you don't like the color brown?

[SpongeWorthy]

there's another max muncy what the hell 

[JHBulls]

1 minute ago, SpongeWorthy said:

there's another max muncy what the hell 

Yes, and he shares a birthday with the Dodgers Max Muncy. Yes, I am being serious. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

How has Brown not figured out a sweep or split yet.... 

[Stratos]

3 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Yes, and he shares a birthday with the Dodgers Max Muncy. Yes, I am being serious. 

WTF.  Both drafted by the A's.