Braves (Elder) vs Cubs (Horton): 9/3/25, 6:40pm

[mk49]

I was just thinking what happened to Ben's Changeup.  I threw it, and struck the guy out.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

10 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Since July 1st

How can his xFIP be that high?

[mk49]

Just now, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

How can his xFIP be that high?

Thanks for the info.  He's been actually better than I thought, and I thought he's been really great.

[Tryptamine]

Watching Brown pitch just frustrates me to no end.  Everything is there for him to be really really good and he flashes it all the time, but he just can't put it together.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

3 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

How can his xFIP be that high?

xFIP is normalizing his HR rate, which is very low.  Similarly, Skenes has the lowest HR/FB in the league and by extension his xFIP is 60 points higher than his FIP

[BigSlick]

I got a kooky kind of out there idea: score more runs 

[Geographyhater8888]

Tip of the cap to Brad Elder. One of the toughest pitchers to square up when he’s on his game. 

Edited September 4, 2025 by Geographyhater8888

[Tryptamine]

1 minute ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

How can his xFIP be that high?

5.1% HR/FB is crazy low. Most pitchers sit in the 9-12% range. That's when you have to go and check quality of contact to see if that HR/FB is a fluke or not. Comparatively Skenes has the lowest HR/FB  amongst qualified pitchers at 6.5%

[Soul]

It feels like Cubs are the cure for every bad pitcher in the league.  If you really suck, don’t worry.  The Cubs will make you look good.

[mk49]

When Seiya struck out, which happens a lot, 95% of the time, it's either slider or looking.

[PackLandVA]

Pirates are a Paul Skenes start away from sweeping the Dodgers.

[BigSlick]

I let out a laugh when I looked up the Brewers score. They actually appear to be significantly better against good teams than they are against bad teams. They’re simply unbeatable against teams over .500, but a human, occasionally beatable team against bad teams.

[BigSlick]

Ben Brown has got to be the most maddening pitcher in the majors 

[UMFan83]

How many innings in a row is McGuire gonna let the tying run get to 2B on a passed ball?

[mk49]

That's it for Ben.

[Derwood]

2 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

I let out a laugh when I looked up the Brewers score. They actually appear to be significantly better against good teams than they are against bad teams. They’re simply unbeatable against teams over .500, but a human, occasionally beatable team against bad teams.

The Brewers literally lost to the Phillies the last time they played

[squally1313]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

How many innings in a row is McGuire gonna let the tying run get to 2B on a passed ball?

Yeah that’s two piss poor efforts in a row 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Thank Jesus, thought he was gonna leave him out there.

[Geographyhater8888]

If home plate was the strike zone it’d be a full count. Nice work Ben.

[squally1313]

4 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

I let out a laugh when I looked up the Brewers score. They actually appear to be significantly better against good teams than they are against bad teams. They’re simply unbeatable against teams over .500, but a human, occasionally beatable team against bad teams.

In their last 9 games against playoff teams they are 4-5

[Soul]

One hit away from blowing another really nice start.

[Cubbies1996]

How many chances is Brown gonna get? Fairly pathetic again. 

[Soul]

JFC

[mk49]

OMG.

[PeanutPunch33]

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