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Everything posted by Aaron Kennelly
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I'm really starting to worry about the glaring issues. -
Behind Clayton, I assume? Clayton Richard, that is.
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4-0 since you said this. Dammit Duke! That's cute. I remember when we were 6 over... on April 15.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-11-16
Aaron Kennelly replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Munenori Kawasaki's walk-up song is Outkast's "So Fresh, So Clean." -
Arrieta is one of the few non knuckleballers that's demonstrated the ability to generate consistent weak contact. He's definitely the exception that proves the rule. I ain't backing down on Chris Sale. I think he lost a few miles per hour on his fastball and is grasping at straws. He can do what he wants but he's looking like a vastly diminished pitcher now (though still comfortably above average.) I'll give you that, when a guy starts performing worse and says it, that's a red flag to me. But, generally, every pitcher is pitching to contact some. Whether they are trying to get first-pitch strikes, or they just don't want to waste as many pitches so they can go deep in games. I don't but it as a philosophy, but I think it's impossible to not pitch to contact at times.
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Yeah, I normally think the whole idea of trying to "pitch to contact" is stupid. Most guys are "pitching to contact" because they have no other choice. But, when Jake Arrieta says it, I believe him.
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I'm worried about this team, guys.
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I don't want to come off too much as a Pollyanna, either. Sure, there are things I don't like about this team. For instance, my derision of Tim Federowicz and Clayton Richard knows no bounds. And I get pissed during games, too. In this very game thread, I bitched about Hammel giving up homers to scrubs and said, "This game sucks." I don't think I've ever called anyone out for being upset about specific games or specific events during games. I just get tired of seeing the sweeping claims of, "Oh this team never shows up against mediocre pitching!" or, "I'm so sick of watching this garbage!"
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Yeah, definitely. I'm just more perplexed by the overarching statements about our offense sucking, or how people are worried about middle relief pitchers, or how "[expletive] is getting really old" for Ski. We're 41-18. It's all cool to me. Yes, I get mad when we lose games. It is frustrating. And it sucks seeing guys like Russell struggle at the plate. But, I also feel perfectly comfortable perched up on our throne, well above everyone else in the whole league. Actually, Russsell's struggles are one of the few things that does have me genuinely concerned. Me, too. But he's really young and really talented. I'll take the easy way out again and say that at least we're 41-18 and we can afford to go through growing pains with guys like him and Javy... and Jorge... and Almora... and whoever else. There's enough talent elsewhere that them busting out is just a cherry on the top. But, Addison needs to figure horsefeathers out, for sure. I'm very disappointed, as it looked like he was starting to blossom and then just fell apart.
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If we continue to look mortal and fade back, say, to a point where the division becomes an actual race again... I'll be furious at losses like this. And if the team collectively continues to struggle a little at the plate well into the summer, then I'll panic a little. But, everyone just needs to relax and enjoy the ride. I mean, does everyone remember where we were sitting after that series against the Phillies last year, when we were no-hit, and pretty much bottomed out? I would urge the doom boners to put things in perspective when you start bitching about this team... they're horsefeathering 41-18.
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I'm pretty sure everyone including Duke is frustrated/annoyed by the outcome. Yeah, definitely. I'm just more perplexed by the overarching statements about our offense sucking, or how people are worried about middle relief pitchers, or how "horsefeathers is getting really old" for Ski. We're 41-18. It's all cool to me. Yes, I get mad when we lose games. It is frustrating. And it sucks seeing guys like Russell struggle at the plate. But, I also feel perfectly comfortable perched up on our throne, well above everyone else in the whole league.
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Is there no downtrend that you're not willing to completely ignore? Yeah it's amazing that they've put together a 41-18 record, but that's because the SP has masked a lot of the glaring problems. I'm actually more worried about the pitching sustaining a strand rate that is higher than what we mocked the Cardinals for last year than I am the offense which has used up all of the fantastic depth they had in March. But in the grand scheme of things my biggest worries are like a 3 on a 1-10 scale. Yes they've gone like 17-12 since their 24-6 start. But 17-12 is still like 96 win pace over the course of a season. And this is a down stretch for this team relatively speaking Well, our rotation is also much better than the Cardinals' last year. I have absolutely no worries about our starting pitching. Hammel's pitching over his head, but the other four are genuinely awesome. Also, I'm not worried about anything. We are 41-18 and own a 9-game lead on the division. And we have an historically great run differential. What in the hell is there to worry about? I mean, I can spot areas on the team I'd like to improve. But, worried? Nah.
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Is there anything about this 41-18 team you feel comfortable with? Is there no downtrend that you're not willing to completely ignore? Yeah it's amazing that they've put together a 41-18 record, but that's because the SP has masked a lot of the glaring problems. Also, yes, I agree, there have been some downtrends from when we got off to the best start in the history of baseball. That's to be expected. But, I'm not going to incessantly whine about middle relievers and cry about that one game each week when the offense fails to show up.
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Is there anything about this 41-18 team you feel comfortable with? Is there no downtrend that you're not willing to completely ignore? Yeah it's amazing that they've put together a 41-18 record, but that's because the SP has masked a lot of the glaring problems. They're 41-18. I don't think anything could be qualified as a glaring problem.
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You are smarter than this. His last 3 appearances 1/3IP 5H 5ER 1BB 0K. Combine that with a 5.57ERA and 4.56FIP and you can't feel at all comfortable with him coming into tight games. Is there anything about this 41-18 team you feel comfortable with?
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Coghlan's going to tie it with a pinch-hit blast.
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Heyward and Almora in the corners isn't fair.
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We're wondering if teams have adjusted and are pitching us differently, and we haven't adjusted, or if this is just an extended blip on the radar. At worst we're looking at a stretch where the offense is just good instead of amazing. It's not like they're suddenly "un-adjusting" every 2-3 games, so since were not actually not seeing a sustained stretch of struggling offense, I really don't understand stressing out like this game is indicative of a larger, continuing problem. It's a long season and even the best teams have periods where they look mortal, or even bad, and this isn't even the latter right now. Yeah, this 23-game stretch, which was totally randomly selected has seen us play to a 14-9 record. The horror.
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I'm not belittling anyone over getting irked about this game. I am rebuking you for saying things like, "This horsefeathers is getting old." ... and for your general annoying manner.
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I've got them at 4.35 runs per game in that stretch. But, regardless, things are so horrible that in this arbitrary time frame you've selected, they've still been only average. And we both know why you've chosen this time frame. Let's see, they scored 17 runs in the two games before that, and about a million in the 25 before that. Let's just throw them out, though, because they don't matter. Why are you going all Ski on a 41-17 team? We're wondering if teams have adjusted and are pitching us differently, and we haven't adjusted, or if this is just an extended blip on the radar. No, you're whining about an historically great team. Your shtick is nauseating.
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This offense just hasn't been good for a while now. Since May 15th, a 23 game stretch, they've averaged 4.21 runs per game. During that stretch 13 of those games had 3 runs scored or fewer. Comparatively, 4.21 runs per game would place them 15th in baseball compared to the rest of the teams season long runs per game. I've got them at 4.35 runs per game in that stretch. But, regardless, things are so horrible that in this arbitrary time frame you've selected, they've still been only average. And we both know why you've chosen this time frame. Let's see, they scored 17 runs in the two games before that, and about a million in the 25 before that. Let's just throw them out, though, because they don't matter. Why are you going all Ski on a 41-17 team?
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Thank god it's Wood and not Richard.
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You do realize we are 41-17, right? I mean, horsefeathers... calm down.
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Come on, now...
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Dammit, Javy ripped that.