oh shit, really?
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 00:20 (five years ago) link
74 pitches, 30 strikes, six walks in 2,2
had to take him out with the pitcher coming to bat
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 00:30 (five years ago) link
there was just a fangraphs story today suggesting he was heading for regression. he's been walking tons of batters all season but has been lucky with the results so far.
― na (NA), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 01:11 (five years ago) link
or had been, i should say
i like the cubs announcers, but i hate when *anyone* has special guests in the booth . . . so naturally the cubs vp of community relations was there for the half-inning that chatwood really exploded. it just went on and on and len kasper was all like 'so . . . mike. the, uh, ricketts family is really giving back to the chicagoland community, huh. tell us . . . something about that'
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 03:30 (five years ago) link
The cards’ team had a rep from Segs4Vets (segways) for a full inning a few weeks ago, and it was weird to hear them say “sex for vets” so many times on regional cable
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 04:05 (five years ago) link
btw last night's game:
cleveland - 10 runs on 11 hitscubs - 1 run on 10 hits
― na (NA), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 21:53 (five years ago) link
Russell/Heyward/Lester at the bottom of the order is a real momentum killer
― na (NA), Thursday, 24 May 2018 02:17 (five years ago) link
hey at least they're making $58,866,667 this year
― mookieproof, Thursday, 24 May 2018 02:30 (five years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/you-wrote-off-kyle-schwarber-too-soon/
this is fantasy-focused but i'm glad it confirms my suspicion that schwarber is quietly improving, even if he isn't slugging homers all over the place. he's obviously emphasizing patience/plate discipline and becoming more of an on-base guy than a slugger, which i believe was his projection before he was called up.
― na (NA), Thursday, 24 May 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
chatwoodn’t morelike
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 May 2018 00:52 (five years ago) link
#Cubs this seasonGames Almora starts: 20-10Games Almora plays, but doesn't start: 7-7Games Almora doesn't appear in: 0-5— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) May 28, 2018
― na (NA), Monday, 28 May 2018 12:49 (five years ago) link
chatwood is batting .250, they should convert him to an outfielder and have him replace heyward
― na (NA), Monday, 28 May 2018 16:43 (five years ago) link
i can imagine him having trouble hitting the cutoff man
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 May 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
can't wait to hear maddon's thoughts on this one
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DeT2L9TV0AIJEgA.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 May 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
ahhh, thanks joe
Maddon on the slide: "It was a perfect play by Rizzo. My concern is that they're teaching the fans the wrong thing, also. Because the fans' reaction to Rizz the next time he came up indicates that they think he did something wrong. And that's what's so wrong about all of that."— Wes Crosby (@OtherNHLCrosby) May 28, 2018
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 May 2018 21:35 (five years ago) link
very surprised pirates fans did not support rizzo for that play
― na (NA), Monday, 28 May 2018 22:05 (five years ago) link
he'll probably wear one tomorrow whether the pirates mean to or not, because he stands on top of the fucking plate
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 May 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link
Watched several games lately w/my kid while my dad was visiting, and for some reason he’s under the impression that while Bryant and Rizzo and Schwarber and Baez are outstanding hitters, the real tough out in the lineup is Jason Heyward.
“Oh yes, here’s Jason Heyward. He is THE best hitter. He’s going to hit a home run, I just know it! (*Heyward bounces one to second*) Oh nooo Jason Heyward whyyyy???”
― omar little, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link
he definitely looks like someone who should be hitting a lot of home runs
― na (NA), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 14:07 (five years ago) link
i'm really enjoying old man zobrist killing it this season
― na (NA), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 16:37 (five years ago) link
Heyward with the 2 out, walk off salami!
― BrianB, Thursday, 7 June 2018 03:34 (five years ago) link
beaver falls' own joe namath guaranteed it
― mookieproof, Thursday, 7 June 2018 03:51 (five years ago) link
5+ Walks in a gameMark Buerhle: 6 times in 493 career starts Bob Gibson: 7 times in 482 career startsMax Scherzer: 8 times in 309 career startsTyler Chatwood: 8 times in 12 starts this season @ckamka @jaysonst @Cubs @MattSpiegel670— Mike Garrigan (@MikeGarrigan23) June 7, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 7 June 2018 20:23 (five years ago) link
i would not be mad if they kept montgomery as a starter when darvish came back and ended or at least suspended the tyler chatwood experiment
― na (NA), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link
Buerhle was something.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link
pretty slick defense today, especially the double plays by baez and heyward/contreras
― na (NA), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 21:45 (five years ago) link
#Cubs Darvish session did not go well. Chatwood will start Saturday— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) June 28, 2018
#Cubs Maddon says Darvish had some pain in his arm during bullpen. He'll return to Chicago and Joe says they'll figure out next step— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) June 28, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 28 June 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
Let’s start with Chatwood. When I examined his season back on May 22, he had a 3.14 ERA despite an 18.3% walk rate and 102 FIP-, the latter figure mostly on the back of an unsustainable 3% HR/FB. Since then, his walk rate has actually increased; since May 22, he’s recorded an 18.8% walk rate. That’s bad. Not only has Chatwood produced the highest walk rate among pitchers with 30 or more innings this season, but his 18.6% mark would actually represent the second highest among qualifiers* since the integration of baseball.
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/why-the-cubs-and-yankees-should-swap-tyler-chatwood-and-sonny-gray/
― na (NA), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 19:14 (five years ago) link
imagine how good this team would be if they had more than one reliable pitcher
john lackey is available
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 July 2018 20:37 (five years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cubs-are-on-pace-for-their-worst-rotation-ever/
― na (NA), Friday, 20 July 2018 17:08 (five years ago) link
congratulations jon lester, who was declared by tim mccarver to be "probably the NL cy young award winner for the first half"
― Karl Malone, Friday, 20 July 2018 18:55 (five years ago) link
not helping his odds today. might have to edit my earlier post on the cubs' number of reliable pitchers.
― na (NA), Friday, 20 July 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
lester's been getting good results but i think degrom and scherzer and nola are waaaaay in front in terms of standout NL seasons
― Karl Malone, Friday, 20 July 2018 18:59 (five years ago) link
i agree
― na (NA), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link
hahaha what is McCarver's droolcup full already
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
lol at this inning -- double walk walk single walk walk, nobody out yet. I guess I'll go start dinner.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Friday, 20 July 2018 20:10 (five years ago) link
come on, rain...
― na (NA), Friday, 20 July 2018 20:17 (five years ago) link
congratulations jon lester, who was declared by tim mccarver to be "probably the NL cy young award winner for the first half"― Karl Malone, Friday, July 20, 2018 11:55 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Karl Malone, Friday, July 20, 2018 11:55 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
well he *is* 12-2 with 88 strikeouts in only 111.2 IP, Max Scherzer has collapsed for 5 losses and clearly those 182 K in 134.2 IP make his defense bored and therefore listless when they come to the plate.
― omar little, Friday, 20 July 2018 20:31 (five years ago) link
Tyler Chatwood gives out more free passes than a cheap gym franchise.
-Ben Carsley, BP
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 July 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
just over .500 since the all-star break despite series against the padres and royals, fortunately the brewers have kept the same pace.
― na (NA), Thursday, 9 August 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/some-of-my-favorite-javier-baez-statistics/
this is really good on weird changes baez has made (including being more aggressive at the plate) that are somehow working
― na (NA), Friday, 10 August 2018 14:04 (five years ago) link
just read that David Bote has the highest hard-hit percentage in MLB (albeit an extremely small sample size.)
second walk-off slam this season for them iirc, first walk-off slam by anyone with their team down to their final out and down 3 runs since 2011.
― omar little, Monday, 13 August 2018 03:29 (five years ago) link
hamels is looking like a great pick-up so far: over 18 innings with the cubs, he has 1.00 era and 20 Ks, with no homers. obviously unsustainable but still promising.
― na (NA), Monday, 13 August 2018 19:19 (five years ago) link
especially now that lester's luck appears to be running out
― na (NA), Monday, 13 August 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
Lester needs rest that he's not going to get. Not sure why there's so much confidence in Justin Wilson as a reliever, but we got what we got. Sure glad that Strop has stepped up this year - he's fun to watch.
I think the big question, is who gets sent down. I vote Russell and put Baez at Short and Bote on Second Base, when Bryant returns.
― BlackIronPrison, Monday, 13 August 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
russell is def the one guy who i don't have much confidence in when he steps up to bat. he's great defensively though.
― na (NA), Monday, 13 August 2018 19:49 (five years ago) link
breaking down the details
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/david-bote-and-the-maximum-swing/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 August 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
it feels like every single game this season has started with them giving up 2-4 runs in the first inning or two
― na (NA), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link
Major League Baseball issued the following statement today:“Major League Baseball takes all allegations of Domestic Violence seriously. When the allegations against Addison Russell became public on June 7, 2017, the Commissioner’s Office’s Department of Investigations immediately commenced an investigation. Melisa Russell declined to participate in the investigation at that time. Our investigation of this matter has remained open and we have continued our efforts to gather information. “With the new details revealed in today’s blog post by Ms. Russell, Mr. Russell has been placed on Administrative Leave in accordance with the Joint MLB-MLBPA Domestic Violence Policy. We are hopeful that this new information will allow us to complete the investigation as promptly as possible.”
“Major League Baseball takes all allegations of Domestic Violence seriously. When the allegations against Addison Russell became public on June 7, 2017, the Commissioner’s Office’s Department of Investigations immediately commenced an investigation. Melisa Russell declined to participate in the investigation at that time. Our investigation of this matter has remained open and we have continued our efforts to gather information. “With the new details revealed in today’s blog post by Ms. Russell, Mr. Russell has been placed on Administrative Leave in accordance with the Joint MLB-MLBPA Domestic Violence Policy. We are hopeful that this new information will allow us to complete the investigation as promptly as possible.”
― mookieproof, Friday, 21 September 2018 17:38 (five years ago) link
lovable mug joe maddon has thoughts on the matter
#Cubs' manager Joe Maddon on Addison Russell (cont.):"This is b/t her and Addison. ... I'm not gonna be swayed one way or the other by reading this. ... I'm interested in the investigation finalizing itself. ... Anyone can write what they want with social media these days."— Bernstein & McKnight (@Bernstein_McK) September 25, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
disappointing but not surprising
― na (NA), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
most baseball guys gonna say that, esp if they're 64
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
Most games this season with 1 or 0 runs scored:40 Orioles39 Cubs37 Marlins36 Giants35 Mets— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) October 1, 2018
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
plus side: great seasons for javy and zobrist, two dudes i did not really expect to be the most consistently productive all-around players for the cubs this year
― na (NA), Wednesday, 3 October 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced today that Chicago Cubs infielder Addison Russell has accepted a 40-game suspension without pay for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. The unpaid suspension of Russell is retroactive to September 21st. Russell has agreed not to appeal the discipline. Consistent with the terms of the Policy, Russell will participate in a confidential and comprehensive evaluation and treatment program supervised by the Joint Policy Board.Commissioner Manfred issued the following statement regarding the discipline:“My office has completed its investigation into the allegations that Addison Russell violated Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. Having reviewed all of the available evidence, I have concluded that Mr. Russell violated the Policy and should be subject to discipline in the form of an unpaid suspension that will cover 40 games.”
Commissioner Manfred issued the following statement regarding the discipline:
“My office has completed its investigation into the allegations that Addison Russell violated Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. Having reviewed all of the available evidence, I have concluded that Mr. Russell violated the Policy and should be subject to discipline in the form of an unpaid suspension that will cover 40 games.”
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link
The feeling when 40 days of rest from work is the worst that will happen to domestic abusers.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
It would be risky and controversial. There has been no guarantee or final decision yet. But the Cubs are seriously considering bringing back Addison Russell after his domestic abuse suspension, sources told The Athletic. https://t.co/ltkiqxjq94— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) November 4, 2018
controversial? i wish, but was there ever any doubt that he'll just go back to playing and everyone will cheer him? that's how sports works, pretty much. yankees fans still love aroldis chapman (and the cubs fans before that, and pretty much any fanbase) because he throws a ball very fast.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 5 November 2018 02:21 (five years ago) link
i don't really know what to make of this team claiming that they don't have any money to spend this offseason and they aren't even looking at any big signings
― na (NA), Friday, 4 January 2019 20:31 (five years ago) link
Ricketts will be funding Trump2020
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 January 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cubs-sinclair-regional-sports-network-20190212-story.html
puuuuke
― na (NA), Wednesday, 13 February 2019 16:27 (five years ago) link
on june 18, 2021, the cubs were alone in first place in the NL central with a 39-31 record
since then they are 66-115
― mookieproof, Saturday, 16 July 2022 06:17 (one year ago) link