Cubs (Taillon) vs Oakland (Springs): 4/2/25, 2:35pm

[chibears55]

Ok, I was wrong about Suzuki 😅😅😅😅😅

 

Love how the bottom of order has been producing and turning the lineup over for the guys at the top can drive in runs,  the bats are looking good so far.

[We Got The Whole 9]

1 minute ago, squally1313 said:

Will defer to you guys about how bad PCA looked in his PA, but Springs by all accounts seems like a very tough LHP. Might have been a good day to give try out the Happ/Tucker/Suzuki outfield and give Workman some PAs, but think the right decision was made to keep the offense humming as it has been. 

IIRC Springs fb plays up major because of IVB. Perfect type to befuddle PCA with where his swing is right now.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

50 pitches through two innings. This could be another fun day for the offense.

[Rex Buckingham]

really liking Seiya's power to start the season

[We Got The Whole 9]

Just now, SpongeWorthy said:

A's broadcast said 401 ft on Seiya's homer seems like he got short changed that thing was crushed like last night's

113 on a 24 LA feels to me like it would go a little further as well.

[squally1313]

Man, it's easy to say when everything is going well, but being able to roll out (by last year's wRC, minimum 300 PAs) the:

1. 50th best hitter in baseball
2. 22nd best hitter in baseball
3. 3rd best hitter in baseball
4. 63rd best hitter in baseball

at the top of your lineup is a luxury very, very few teams can match. 

[UMFan83]

Really interested to see what the park effects look like when there's more data.  Seems like the ball flies out of here like old school Coors Field, though maybe both teams are just swinging the bat well.

[We Got The Whole 9]

horsefeathers is up with the walks, Jamo?

[Bertz]

24 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Taillon’s changeup looks kind of incredible today.  Not sure what's happening there?  Also sitting 93-94, so velo not all the way back to pre-2024 from but a big chunk of the way back.

Apparently it's brand new!

 

 

[JHBulls]

A’s baseball is fun. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Man Nico tighten up your zone bruh. 5 chases in that one AB and got yourself out.

[Illiterate Scholar]

I like having Brown in LF. That's 2 singles this inning he should've caught. He looks like a little leaguer just waiting for it to drop before picking it up

Edited April 2, 2025 by Illiterate Scholar

[Bertz]

Presumably Springs is done?  82 pitches through 3 innings for a guy with his injury history feels like a point you don't want to push past.

[Andy]

Man this place is a bandbox. In summer every game here's going to be like 15-13

[JHBulls]

Brent Rooker signing a 5 year, $60 million contract seems outrageously underpaid. 

Edited April 2, 2025 by JHBulls

[We Got The Whole 9]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

Man this place is a bandbox. In summer every game here's going to be like 15-13

Lazy pitch by Jamo was sent out at 107 with a 25 LA. Probably gone in every park.

[JHBulls]

SEIYA!

[We Got The Whole 9]

Now that probably had no business getting out

[Derwood]

Oppo taco

[SpongeWorthy]

lol wow that was an old enron field type homer

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I’d be cool with Seiya and Tucker combining for 80 HRs.

[JHBulls]

Hoerner and Tucker took that personally.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

OOF, that throw to the plate...

[JHBulls]

As did PCA and Hoerner.

[WhyCantWeWin]

Shaw has been channeling his inner Morel with all these errors and strikeouts