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  1. mk49
    Yes, he could do that, but nobody does it every time he disagree with the call. Sometimes, he might trust the catcher more than himself. And, yes, the pitch calls are a team work between the pitcher, the catcher and the coaches. But, I still think the catcher is the most important part of it. BTW, I haven't watched any of the Cardinals game this year. How come their record is so good? I think nobody expected this, right? Are they going to start losing more, starting today?😁
  2. mk49
    Ben is the biggest surprise for this season, so far. I've always liked him, and hoped he'd get better. But, I didn't expect he'd be this good, even after he pitched well in the ST.
  3. mk49
    But, he hits better, though.😁 FWIW, I don't dislike Kelly. I actually like him quite a bit, and I'm hoping the Cubs will keep him for two more years or so.
  4. mk49
    Yes, I agree with you. That's why I said "most likely" and "Ben will pitch well" Those don't mean the Cubs will win. We'll see how it goes. We all want to see them win. And, I'd be super happy, if I'm wrong, and Shota pitches great today.
  5. mk49
    I don't think I said that. I just said Amaya gives them better chance. There's nothing 100% in baseball.
  6. mk49
    Yes, these numbers are from this season, but Shota did pitch better with Amaya last year. The difference wasn't as big, though. Also, I don't think it's fair to compare those two catchers last year, because Amaya missed pretty much all the 2nd half, when Shota was bad.
  7. mk49
    Check the splits. Shota's ERA is 0.95 (Amaya) and 5.32 (Kelly). With Amaya, Shota gives up less HR's (HR/9: 0.94 vs 1.58) and more strikeouts (K/9: 12.32 vs 8.08). The opponent's OPS are very different, too (.533 vs .720). For Brown, ERA 1.19 (Amaya) and 4.38 (Kelly). I'm not saying they don't pitch well with Kelly catching. Sometimes, they do. But, Amaya will give them better chance. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=imanash01&year=2026&t=p#all_catch
  8. mk49
    If Amaya starts today, most likely, they would win. I think it'll be Kelly today, and I just hope Shota pitches well. Then, tomorrow, Amaya will be the catcher, and Ben will pitch well.
  9. mk49
    We just won 2 of the next 10 winning streak.😄
  10. mk49
    I agree, but I wouldn't say that, after Rea and the pen pitch well most of the innings tonight.
  11. mk49
    I didn't complain about what you said. I actually thought you're wrong. I thought you're funny, too.😄 Don't take it personal. We're winning, and it's all good.
  12. mk49
    Exactly. This is one of 162 games, not a playoff game. And, Counsell should have kept Rea in the 6th.
  13. mk49
    Thornton has been pretty good. I'm impressed. I should mention that I get impressed easily.
  14. mk49
    Happ sucked again!
  15. mk49
    That's exactly what I was thinking.
  16. mk49
    Yeah, you can say that, because we already know what happened in the 6th.😄 Rea walked a few, but he allowed only a few hits, before that HR.
  17. mk49
    Well, his pitch count was low, and he didn't give up a run, until that inning. I won't blame Counsell for that.
  18. mk49
    Yeah, that was a really bad pitch, something that Bregman would take.😁
  19. mk49
    Really good defense, Padres! I mean Pirates.
  20. mk49
    A perfect throw by Miggy.
  21. mk49
    Man, if Pete was safe or stayed at 1B.
  22. mk49
    Hopefully, this doesn't mean Kelly will be the catcher tomorrow. I think he will be, though. The problem we have is that Shota and Ben pitch much better with Amaya, and they pitch back to back. Rea is probably better with Kelly.
  23. mk49
    Oh, OK. Thanks. I thought something might have happened. After his injury, I didn't expect much out of Wiggins this year, anyway. I want Steele to pitch well at the end of the season + the playoffs.
  24. mk49
    What happened to them?
  25. mk49
    I'm pretty sure the Cubs were the best team against Skenes last year. OK, I just checked the stats. The Cubs' OPS against him was .982 last year. He gave up only 11 HR's whole year, and the Cubs hit 4 of them. Yes, it's a very small sample size, 3 games, and yes, he's one of the best, but we have a chance to beat him.
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