Padres-Cubs Wild Card Game One Thread, By The Numbers

[ILMindState]

PCA is too amped up. He's gotta settle down 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Too bad these HRs came in the Zaidman inning

Bro has no business calling anything in the playoffs.

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Pinerider said:

WTF is PCA DOING BUNTING ON 2 STRIKES?

He was doing this. 

Stats wise, it has merit. A little less against a RHP, but it remains statistical viable for someone like Pete.

[DrCub]

12 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

To be fair, especially to Shaw, the likely reason he chased the fastball is because he got stuck with a strike-2 call that was *not* a strike (per Statcast). Good pitching; Pivetta went fastball outside the zone further than the bad called strike and generated a whiff. 

On one hand, yes, Shaw should not swing at that. But that's also good pitching and a little bit of favorable umping on the call. It's not as cut and dry as one thing or another. 

I don’t think it is either, I certainly can appreciate Pivetta was pitching well, but I think we helped him out some as well. 

[Brian707]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

Too bad these HRs came in the Zaidman inning

I can only imagine ugh

[Stratos]

1 minute ago, ILMindState said:

PCA is too amped up. He's gotta settle down 

That's just PCA though

[SpongeWorthy]

palencia coming back out?

[squally1313]

Shaw is not seeing Pivetta well at all

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, DrCub said:

I don’t think it is either, I certainly can appreciate Pivetta was pitching well, but I think we helped him out some as well. 

We probably did a little. But I think the narrative of "oh no it's the Cubs offense again!" that this thread had been hard on is just not an accurate description of what's going on. He's generating those whiffs largely due to his own pitching. I don't think we were helping him nearly to the degree people here think. I'd say it's 70/30 in favor of Nick.

[Guest]

Pivette sweating his ballz off. Hot there today?

[squally1313]

Just now, SpongeWorthy said:

palencia coming back out?

I'd like him too, to get through Machado, Merrill, Boegarts. Then you can go lefty for the bottom. But I think it's always tricky making a reliever sit on the bench for an extended period.

[Post Count Padder]

Dansby you can't take pitches like that.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Big shutdown inning here.

[SpongeWorthy]

Just now, Pinerider said:

Pivette sweating his ballz off. Hot there today?

these padres uniforms look like damp towels i think

[Irrelevant Dude]

2 minutes ago, SpongeWorthy said:

palencia coming back out?

If he does, he's definitely done for tomorrow... which is fine, just win the game today.

[Chicago Al]

Shaw looks like that kid trying to hit 70mph for the first time in the batting cages.

[Stratos]

Palencia's face has morphed into Jeremiah Estrada's

[Guest]

Shaw looking lost at the plate so far

[Jason Ross]

Feel like we got a little lucky. I don't think he went.

[Guest]

Massive K there nice work Palencia

[Post Count Padder]

I know we're getting some robot umps next season but Kelly's framing has been pretty good.

[Derwood]

A fixed Seiya and Palencia would go a long way this postseason

[Jason Ross]

I love when he runs the clock down,

[Guest]

palencia dealing son!

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I love how Palencia works the clock