BigSlick
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I'm now upgrading Tommy La Stella playing third base to disgracing the noble game of baseball
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Lavish praise on this team, i just want to keep reveling in it all the only shitty thing is i'm already anticipating the "ho ho!! the playoffs are here! can all this regular season success translate into postseason success??? chokers????????"
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Clayton Richard still exists and still can't get lefties out. La Stella feels more inexplicable because what else are they gonna do with 1 lefty bullpen arm, and Richard is literally the last man there. There are at least 2, maybe 3, people that can man third base better than La Stella, and he keeps going out there. His bat is nice though.
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RIP Jorge Soler, anytime you start getting into a groove and look good you sprain a hammy and go out for a month
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They really, really, really don't want Zobrist in the outfield, huh? Because if his legs were still good I'd think the best arrangement would be Stella at 2b, Bryant at 3b and Zobrist at LF. But i'll trust the coaches here, that obviously isn't an option.
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It's obvious why he has a spot (starter with a bad back, back up who's 39 years old) and its entirely justifiable to hate him for being absolutely terrible. Mystery solved.
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I'm glad we have a plethora of people that are good at baseball to play baseball when people can no longer play the baseball But it saddens me because it means Tim Federowicz will remain on the roster for basically ever
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*checks watch* The White Sox aren't going to be over .500 in like, 9 hours
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Javier Baez's Plate Discipline (Or Lack Thereof)
BigSlick replied to Aaron_Kennelly's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Thanks, Duke, these posts have been fantastic and illuminating. So much to chew on. With Javy I feel like I can second your anecdotal evidence on him actually having something like an approach this year. (However simple and frustrating it can be at times) I'm thinking: what's the ceiling of a type of hitter Javy can be? And I'm thinking someone like Alfonso Soriano (maybe I'm reaching for a past Cub I'm most familiar with), who was a hacker, but who could get enough plate coverage that at-bats weren't just complete guessing games unless the pitcher threw a mistake. He was a mistake hitter, without a doubt, but he could reach out and foul off most balls out of the zone that he never got his K rate so high he wasn't a useful player. And, like Javy, he never took anything off his swing and had prodigious power. Of course maybe that kind of ability to make contact on pitches in and out of the zone isn't something that can be taught. But Javy has already made significant, significant progress in reaching those pitches. We shall see, every Baez is an adventure, and worth watching. -
40-16 is a purrty record. I like the whole "have 50% more games over .500 than actual losses" Wonder if we'll hit 50 wins before we hit 20 losses. This team is fun. :bow:
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I do hope Soler is ok, that last hit he had was ripped into the left field corner. Both he and Heyward are starting to look the part, and if they're hitting, this already absurdly scary team gets scarier. And Fowler as well, though him sticking in the game encourages me. (Wouldn't be surprised if he gets the day off to let swelling come down in his hand if that happens)
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After every win I feel like Walter White in mid season 5 of Breaking Bad: "Nothing stops this train. Nothing"
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I'm planting my flag: I think Heyward is back, baby
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The baseball gods demand runs. They will not be satisfied with less than blood
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They're bad but they're really gat damn annoying
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Ump seemed to be helping poor struggling Morgan a little too much there Would have preferred more runs but I'll take a 30 pitch disaster inning for Morgan
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Javy.......
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Would be nice to get more than one run this inning
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I'm only following on Gameday but it seems like from all indications that Morgan has got *nothing* today
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Gameday is saying it was Umpire initiated but who knows how trustworthy that is
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Love when this team just mercilessly jumps on the throat of a garbage team
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It seems like we never really put out our 'top' lineup. In one way, it makes me happy because it means we have another gear to bust out. In another, it makes me sad because I know the real 'top' lineup is missing my favorite dongsmith. What would be your idea of a top lineup?
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Lot of Javy starts recently, I like.
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i mean sure, but on the other hand, who cares about steroids getting mad about steroids is so 2005. who cares at least hate him for being a domestic abuser or something
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Bautista in this lineup would be hilarious I don't particularly want to go out and trade for him, but it would be stupidly good at scoring runs