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  1. TruffleShuffle
    coming into tonight's game, four cubs were in the top 20 in baseball in lowest percentage of pitches in the strike zone: 2. rizzo (37.5%) - this one is mostly just fear; i don't think he has the reputation as a guy who will get himself out. 12. fowler (39.4%) - this is a weird one, because he doesn't have that much power and isn't really a free swinger. 18. bryant (40.1%) - combination of fear and trying to get a young guy to chase pitches out of the zone. 20. soler (40.3%) - same as bryant. on the negative side, bryant and soler are among the 5 worst players in terms of contact %, and their numbers are pretty similar in terms of making contact to addison russell and alcantara.
  2. TruffleShuffle
    topic for discussion: is there any kind of contract offer that could be made now, which would be deemed reasonable by the cubs and by bryant/boras, and would buy out his arbitration years and first 2-3 years of free agency?
  3. TruffleShuffle
    just offer bryant a 20 year, $400 million contract.
  4. TruffleShuffle
    villanueva hit his 5th home run in just 24 games today. overall he's showing more patience and striking out less than last year, and his power has increased. obviously he doesn't have a future with the cubs, but if he can project to be even close to league average offensively, i wonder if he'd have some trade value to a second-division team.
  5. TruffleShuffle
    this is the middle of the order i've always dreamed of. can't wait for a couple of years from now when they've gotten better at hitting breaking pitches.
  6. TruffleShuffle
    russell's 42% strikeout rate could become problematic.
  7. TruffleShuffle
    baez with a single and a dong.
  8. TruffleShuffle
    ALL THE LOBs
  9. TruffleShuffle
    syndergaard is going to be really good.
  10. TruffleShuffle
    i do enjoy goodell's complaints about brady not being open and honest about this, given how brazenly goodell lied about any number of things after the ray rice videotape fallout.
  11. TruffleShuffle
    They way they worded the suspension, part of it is due to his lack of cooperation which gives the NFL wide latitude. Since he refused to let them see his phone apparently, that is all the NFL needs to suspend him. :lol: i think drew magary says it best: deadspin.com/roger-goodell-is-a-[expletive]-eating-moron-1703762629 didn't think there could be a worse commissioner than gary bettman, but damned if goodell isn't giving it his best shot.
  12. TruffleShuffle
    i'm assuming this will be appealed, since "more likely than not that he knew" is pretty shaky ground for a substantial punishment.
  13. TruffleShuffle
    crane kenney is boring.
  14. TruffleShuffle
    PTR asking people in the bleachers for spare change.
  15. TruffleShuffle
    boy there was a guy in the live shot from those left field bleachers who is morbidly obese.
  16. TruffleShuffle
    http://0.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/54/67/6a54161edaa76365120b3fd80e66fe5e.gif
  17. TruffleShuffle
    Wada should fix the Coke problem(either himself or by pushing Wood there), and Jackson is fine as an end of the bullpen innings eater. yeah, not sure why people are talking about jackson. i feel like he's barely pitched and almost always when things are off the rails well he's supposed to be the long man in the bullpen, which is a problem when you bring him in to the 5th inning of a close game and he gets precisely zero outs.
  18. TruffleShuffle
    why is the front of starlin's helmet so filthy?
  19. TruffleShuffle
    just release edwin jackson and phil coke, then make the last two spots in the bullpen a revolving door of waiver claims and whoever is pitching well this week. can't be any worse, can it?
  20. TruffleShuffle
    this $2 million investment in phil coke is not really paying off.
  21. TruffleShuffle
    http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9s06d0Ex31rbrlneo1_400.gif
  22. TruffleShuffle
    i guess 6 inches outside is only a strike to soler.
  23. TruffleShuffle
    do the cubs have one of those pitching machines that throws breaking pitches? if not, this seems like something we should invest in.
  24. TruffleShuffle
    "strike one" to soler was half a foot outside. he seems to get boned over a lot.
  25. TruffleShuffle
    The back end of the Cubs bullpen isn't the problem not saying it is necessarily....with this starting staff.....a lead after 6 needs to be a done deal/a wrap...ala the Royals of last year etc...That's IF nothing should happen to Rondon....as always...IMO coming into this game, the cubs had the third-best starters' FIP in baseball.
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