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Wh-what were you looking for Bryant -
He threw at least one strike in that at bat, he wouldn't have been throwing from the stretch if the previous batter had been properly rung up, even if that is a walk then 1 on 1 out is a very different situation, etc. I think that's excusing too much, though. They were trying to give us an out and he really just didn't perform, whether it was in the stretch or not, etc. The point isn't that Arrieta didn't do anything wrong with the second hitter, the point is that he deserved a better end result than 2 on, no out. Even if we say that the 2nd hitter is 150% on Arrieta, he should have had 1 on, 1 out, Sardinas maybe isn't bunting, the DP is maybe in order when Aoki is up, etc.
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I don't think that's irrational, and especially since it was the 8th I'd have been fine with Rondon starting the inning. But the 'what the heck why is Jake starting the inning?' reaction doesn't add up. He had been mowing down the lineup all day, and deserved better from the ump than BB/BB to start that inning too. Why do you keep indicating the second at-bat was on the ump? He threw at least one strike in that at bat, he wouldn't have been throwing from the stretch if the previous batter had been properly rung up, even if that is a walk then 1 on 1 out is a very different situation, etc.
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Montero left a gap between the dirt and his glove. The ball found it. On radio it was described as a fastball Montero barely moved his glove for.. Picture a Chapman fastball with its velocity and plane headed for Montero's 5 hole, and didn't hit the ground until it was about under him. Not a low degree of difficulty, but one he is responsible for.
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Even then, Arrieta had retired 7 straight and wasn't laboring, having him start an inning with 90 pitches against the bottom half of the order is perfectly fine. this is meatballish but i think arrieta's confidence is kind of wavering these days. i'd have loved for him to exit the game with a clean scorecard and then hand it over to the bullpen of doom. now he goes into his next start knowing when he's sharp he can still let the game get away from him a bit. I don't think that's irrational, and especially since it was the 8th I'd have been fine with Rondon starting the inning. But the 'what the heck why is Jake starting the inning?' reaction doesn't add up. He had been mowing down the lineup all day, and deserved better from the ump than BB/BB to start that inning too.
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Arrieta threw like 4 balls combined to his last 2 hitters, umpire refused to call them. That's sort of irrelevant. They were called balls. And they were hardly center cut fastballs. Sometimes you don't get the corner. Even then, Arrieta had retired 7 straight and wasn't laboring, having him start an inning with 90 pitches against the bottom half of the order is perfectly fine.
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oh welcome back outside corner, we missed you in the top half of the inning
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I'd say 70/30 Montero/Chapman
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Arrieta threw like 4 balls combined to his last 2 hitters, umpire refused to call them.
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Edwin Diaz has basically been Chapman with more K's and a couple more home runs, so time to hope one clears the fence.
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well at least now we can be less mad that they blew the Bryant call
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why is Fowler playing straight away CF
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But it's also the poster child for challenges. On one hand, it's annoying as hell. But on the other hand, in a close game with a lot of close plays, this is why replay is important. The counter argument is that without replay, you have the same result, 1 Cub safe, 1 Cub out, 1 Mariner out. There's a butterfly effect of Bryant probably not stealing home without a run already banked, but you get the idea.
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I'd be fine with it for the platoon advantage, but Rondon v. Chapman's K% isn't much of a gap.
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I see it's time for everyone's favorite children's story, the tale of the wandering strike zone
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shouldn't have expected 2 runs on those two challenges, but they were safe both times
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also safe
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he's safe
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bunting in front of Javy with your 3 hitter, even if that isn't your typical 3 hitter, well it's a move
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3rd time thru the order comin for ya
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The Cubs will play 162 games this season, most of them against pitchers that are varying degrees of 'not great'. If 100 games a year are against that caliber of starter, then we should expect this to happen dozens and dozens of times per year, even if the Cubs have a great team and offense. This is what baseball looks like, and this is why it's so great that it's a long season.
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That is a heinous balk good grief, do your jobs
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I'd like to see a replay of that Seager check swing
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Rosenthal reporting Melancon to the Nats. Felipe Rivero and a prospect is the known return at the moment.
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how in the world did Aoki make contact with that
