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Everything posted by Aaron Kennelly
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Yeah, I don't think white, meth head Javier Baez is gonna maintain his 1.000+ OPS. -
Those were borderline strikes.
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Bad Georgie.
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Well, at least with the balls, we've established that 2 feet is too far outside for a strike call.
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There we go.
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Javy is going to be nice to have as a 9th inning defensive replacement for Zobrist in the World Series.
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seriously?
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come on! horsefeathers
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And... that's another game with 6+ from the starter.
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I'm late to the party, but I have to say that I love J-Hey. And he did that in St. Louis.
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What the hell was that call, blue?
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I was saying Boo-urns.
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Their normal lineup is alright. Tonight's lineup has Matt Adams batting 4th, though.
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That lineup doesn't scare me at all. Matheny realizes that Matt Adams has a .650 OPS over the last two years, right?
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Oh and we also rank 1st in BsR. So, basically, we can run, field, pitch, and hit better than everybody. So, that's pretty nice.
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Fangraphs has updated their fWAR calculations today. Until today, UZR wasn't being shown. And I think for their fWAR defensive component, they were just using league average defense for every player. Well, according to UZR, Dexter has been worth 3 runs defensively already. So he's now at 1.5 fWAR on the year already. http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/George-Costanza-Squirts-Ketchup-at-Table-Seinfeld.gif FWIW, DRS also has liked Dexter's defense so far, giving him 2 runs saved. And as a team, we rank 1st in DRS and 2nd in UZR. So, yeah, we are just good at everything.
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Let's talk about our awesome pitching
Aaron Kennelly replied to Aaron Kennelly's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Yeah, it's the longest streak with 6+ IP from the starter to start a season for a Cubs team since 1910. It's also the longest streak to open a season for any major league team since the 1988 Astros. We passed the 1999 Braves last night. -
Who is the first poster to see his turn as thread starter pass without a victory? Or, more precisely, what loser will be the cause of the Cubs losing back-to-back games for the first time this year? Or maybe we're all winners this year and we won't have to worry about that.
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Seriously, I'm getting all hot and bothered about the thought of Bryant and Russell being guys that don't have worrisome contact issues.
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I demand that ESPN also cut into games to show Fowler at bats, until Harper passes him in WAR.
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There's been a lot of haranguing from both local and national media and fans, alike, about "You can't build with just hitting! Where's the pitching going to come from?" And basically everyone here perpetually has dongs on their mind. But, let's give a little respect to the awesome pitching we've seen. 2016 MLB ranks: xFIP: 1st FIP: 2nd ERA: 1st BB/9: 1st K-BB%: 3rd BAA: 1st WHIP: 1st It's been both the rotation and the bullpen, too. Starters MLB ranks: xFIP: 3rd FIP: 3rd ERA: 1st Relievers MLB ranks: xFIP: 2nd FIP: 2nd ERA: 5th
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If my numbers are correct, after tonight, Bryant has a Contact% over 75% and Russell's is over 77%. They were at 66% and 71%, respectively, last year. Those are huge improvements. Last year, the league average was 78.9% and this year, it is a little over 77%. So, after having huge issues in that area last year, they are hanging around league average right now. We are basically at the stabilization point for this stat already. This won't mean they will stay up there above 75% all year. But it does mean that we can be reasonably certain that they have improved in this aspect so far and that this isn't just small sample size noise. The longer we go, the less noise there will be. But, it's safe to say that, so far, they truly are hitting for contact much better. Tonight we made contact on 52 of 58 pitches that we swung at, good for a 90% contact rate. We're at around 78% as a team for the year, which is right around tenth place. We are also in the top ten teams with the lowest K%. So, yes, the walks are fantastic, and probably my favorite part about this offense (at least until the dongs come). But, we've also made huge strides in making contact, and it's not all due to the additions of Heyward and Zobrist.
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When the Cardinals come to Wrigley and we play our highlight video during their BP, can we please intersperse all of the Playoff Dongs with Jason Heyward Web Gems?
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Let's sweep them and never look back.