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  1. bukie
    In case anyone wanted to know more about Caleb Williams, here's a fun interview:
  2. bukie
    Craziest PCA stat of all, he's just 1 HR off the MLB lead now with 39.
  3. bukie
    "How to lie with vague statistics" Last time out, he went 6 and gave up 1 ER and 5 baserunners, lost 2-0 Before that, the Cubs blew the game on a walkoff in the 10th. Before that, he had a bad start. Before that, he won 9 of 10 starts.
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  5. bukie
    If you went by just the game thread, the Brewers are leading. Nice to see the game thread folks can suck the fun out of a 12-2 game just as well as any other game.
  6. bukie
    One other amusing (to me) tidbit: Pete is 10th in the NL in walks, but 2nd on his own team (Busch), and 5 Cubs are among the top 20 batters in walks (Busch, PCA, Happ, Bregman, Suzuki).
  7. bukie
    I am particularly enjoying the manufactured drama in the MVP race when Pete has double the fWAR of any other hitter in the NL and a 3+ fWAR lead on Ohtani (who isn't going to pitch, guys, and even if he did wouldn't accrue an extra 3 fWAR in one month). And like I said last night, it's not only the rate stats where he's in the lead now. His counting stats: HR: 38 (2nd behind Schwarber with 40) R: 99 (2nd behind Wood with 100) SB: 32 (2nd behind Nunez with 43) RBI: 91 (5th behind Stewart 105, Burleson 100, Walker 97 and Abrams 92) AVG: .283 (12th among qualified in NL, Arraez leads at .312) OPS: .954 (1st, 26 points over Wood) wOBA: .405 (1st, 10 points over Wood) wRC+: 160 (1st, 10 points over Wood)
  8. bukie
    That is one crazy PCA stat and tidbit.
  9. bukie
    The top 5 Cub seasons in history, by fWAR:
  10. bukie
    Pete is now 2nd in the MLB in R and HR, so even the counting stats are leaning in his direction.
  11. bukie
    At least they ended up with the guy drafted 3 spots after Howard, and that's worked out ok so far.
  12. bukie
    Waiting with baited breath for Trueblood's article tomorrow on how Pete failed to steal a base today.
  13. bukie
    PCA is now even with Yordan Alvarez in HR for the season with 36.
  14. bukie
    Ah, I didn't see Tech there. Also, the top G6 team right now is 50th in Boise State, which...yikes.
  15. bukie
    Referencing this, there is exactly one (1!) team in the top 21 that is not in the B1G, SEC, or Notre Dame, so the relevance of teams not in the big 2 is not doing great going into the season. I'm sure someone will make a run though that will make them relevant.
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  17. bukie
    Cubs have just set a franchise record with 30 consecutive unanswered runs scored.
  18. bukie
    In fairness, I think every Cub semi-regular has a higher OPS+ than Kyle Tucker this year.
  19. bukie
    I think a 3rd catcher is an obvious add for the September stretch, especially if the plan is to move forward with Ayers-Amaya at C to start 2027. I do worry about the playing time Ayers might miss out on if he's up to start September rather than finishing out the AAA season, but if the ultimate goal is Ayers in MLB when the 2027 season starts (in June or whatever *cough*) best to start now.
  20. bukie
    With his SB today, PCA has the 46th 32-32 season in MLB history.
  21. bukie
    Pete Crunch Armstrong was right there.
  22. bukie
    But they have an offensive floor of scoring zero runs, which is a thing no other team ever has to deal with!
  23. bukie
    In effect, though, sending Assad "down to the minors" has largely been a semantic effort recently as a way to keep an extra pitcher around without needing to play the DL games (well, play them as much, hi Cabrera). Assad has options, so use the options to gain a roster spot. He likely didn't miss any major league time in his last stint down it was so short. I'm sure the next labor agreement is going to have some fun wrinkles to it too, but for now, this is the built in effect of the option system, and that's really the only reason Assad is bouncing around.
  24. bukie
    The Cubs have quietly caught the Braves in the standings now, so if they can keep playing well and catch the Brewers the bye is definitely in play (whereas if the Cubs caught the Brewers simply by the Brewers playing badly then ATL and LAD would get the byes and it wouldn't really matter). In fact, there's a solid argument that the 4 best teams in baseball are all in the NL right now, and the Cubs aren't 4th. The Rays have a good record but their underlying numbers aren't great, and the Yankees, Red Sox and Tigers actually have the best underlying numbers in the league. If the Tigers somehow can sneak into a playoff spot, they could be dangerous even without Skubal.
  25. bukie
    White Sox can continue to take consolation that 5 games over .500 in the AL is good enough for the 2 seed bye and then a series against the winner of a .500 team and a 2 games below .500 team.
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