We Got The Whole 9

I had been noticing Verdugo's numbers in the boxes for a couple weeks but it wasn't until your article last week that I saw the run he has been on cumulatively, and then he followed that up with just a monster week. Yeah, he's a little old but when you have a SS putting up monster power numbers and controlling the zone like that, you perk up a bit. His 2 month run is sensational, no doubt.

So his KBB has basically done a 180 with us but we should hang our hat on a half mph bump (though I am showing a 92.5 with Cubs, up from 92.3) and data gleaned from experience?

There's always the possibility that you don't know what you're looking at. You really think they're trying to pad the stats of a 5th round nobody?

Possibly the worst 3rd down defense I have ever seen.

I believe Starlin is the last Cubs to reach AA at 19. Hoping to see a bit more power/loft from Mo next year.

PCA can his lefties. We're talking about a freaking 250 ISO. I hope they don't platoon him. Throw him in the deep end. Half of the hitters suck right now anyway.

I don't care that the score was 7-6 for a while and 10-6 into the half, that game was effectively over on the Kmet whatever you wish to call it stupid ass horsefeathers call. It was slow to develop and it seemed like not a single player was committed on that play, especially Kmet. It didn't catch anyone off guard, and they followed it up with a pitiful Fields sneak. I get it, you want to score on your first possession, but that set a horrible tone for the game. They might as well not even motion anybody because when they do everyone on offense looks confused. The OL with the back to back false starts was just clownshoes. It's inexcusable how unprepared they looked today. There was a rusher free and in Fields vicinity on almost every pass play. I don't see him or anyone adjusting the protection very often. Guarantee nobody on that line grades over a 60. That whole line was horrendous. I hated watching Jay Cutler play QB but I would take Cutler offense over Trubisky offense any day. Yeah he's gonna throw some passes that are gonna make you rip your hair out, but at least he's giving his receivers a chance to make some plays. I cannot stand this bottled up screen heavy horsefeathers wackness. Fields was so bad. His clock is almost non-existent. He still moves into pressure. His release is loong, he is way too easy to read and it's obvious that he cannot throw against a zone. There is no doubt that he left points on the field because he just couldn't process what he was seeing.

This is absolutely pathetic.

Wow this defense horsefeathers sucks

I hope Eberflus has a really hard time sleeping. They look completely unprepared and overmatched.

Eberflus your 3rd down defense is an abomination today

They must not trust Fields because these play calls are horsefeathers worthless

Thought Claypool could block

Amazing run by Fields

Looking like a bunch of chumps trying to defend that perfectly fine hit on Fields

Get your horsefeathers horsefeathers together

Embarrassing. Getting absolutely punked right now.

Looking really bad.

And then they give up a 3/15 easy

Lord that was an awful call on 3rd down

Wtf is Candelario doing

How is anyone who gets 1 AB in 10 days a good use of a roster spot? They should have just called up Young or Mervis. Not waste this much time of a 23 year olds season.

Feels like one team did a better job preparing for this series than the other did. But what do I know.

Tough pill to swallow. Please get a run.

Why do they look so unprepared against awful pitchers sometimes. Can't keep having these clunkers. Terrible approaches at the plate tonight from several hitters; too passive and consistently in the hole as a result.