Around Baseball 2018

[Spanky99]

Hah... Greg Allen of all people!

[Laika]

46.2 IP

41 strikeouts

42 walks

 

... Tyler Chatwaaaaaaat?

[Orgfiller]

Crazy start to this Giants-Cubs game.

[Orgfiller]

The Cubs are crushing everything in the first inning, every ball off the bat sounds like a rocket.

[John_Havok]

Crazy start to this Giants-Cubs game.

 

3 IF hits deflected off the pitcher... just... what?

 

Wish I didn't have to listen to Vasgersian take swipes at analytics every 5th sentence though, when here he is quoting exit velocity in his commentary.

[Orgfiller]

Tyler Chatwood suxxxxxx

[John_Havok]

Contreras really gave it to Chatwood in that mound visit...

[Orgfiller]

3 IF hits deflected off the pitcher... just... what?

 

Wish I didn't have to listen to Vasgersian take swipes at analytics every 5th sentence though, when here he is quoting exit velocity in his commentary.

 

They were all drilled too, just so strange.

 

And yeah that's been awful to listen to. Vasgersian is usually alright but I think he's highly overrated.

[John_Havok]

Chatwood doing his best Nuke LaLoosh impression.

 

Is there a mascot he can throw at?

[BTS]

Tyler Chatwood is f***ing awful.

[Orgfiller]

Imagine walking the pitcher twice.

[Orgfiller]

I would not want to be a Cubs fan during a Chatwood start. This is awful to watch.

[Abomination]

Apparently both starting pitchers hate the strike zone.

[Orgfiller]

Wow Javy Baez, he may not have any plate discipline whatsoever but that boy's got some mad tools.

[TheHurl]

Wow Javy Baez, he may not have any plate discipline whatsoever but that boy's got some mad tools.

 

He is so great to watch play the game.

 

Anyone know if Pruitt's save today is the most innings ever to receive a save?

[John_Havok]

He is so great to watch play the game.

 

Anyone know if Pruitt's save today is the most innings ever to receive a save?

 

The last pitcher to throw at least five innings and notch a save in the regular season was Joaquin Benoit, who threw seven innings for the Texas Rangers against the Orioles in a September 2002 game. This was the longest at 7 innings in relief of Todd Van Poppel, who earned the win after replacing Aaron Myette who was ejected after throwing only two pitches.

 

In all, only four times in the past 30 regular seasons has there been a save of at least five innings.

 

The last time anyone accomplished Pruitt's feat was the 2014 World Series. San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner came out of the bullpen in Game 7 to earn the save and lift the Giants to a championship over the Kansas City Royals.

[G-Snarls]

10 day DL for Acuna

[G-Snarls]

For now

[Spanky99]

10 day DL for Acuna

 

Acuna has mild ACL sprain, left knee contusion, he should be out for awhile. They can't mess around with his knee.

[Abomination]

I wouldn't mind seeing us claim Ian Krol off waivers. The potential is there, and it would be nice to have another lefty in the pen.

[Brownie19]

Rizzo just blew up the pirates catcher with a take out slide at home - causing him to throw wild and allow 2 runners to score.

 

I so thought we were past that ********, but the announcers seem to think it was a great slide. A real baseball play.

[Spanky99]

Rizzo just blew up the pirates catcher with a take out slide at home - causing him to throw wild and allow 2 runners to score.

 

I so thought we were past that ********, but the announcers seem to think it was a great slide. A real baseball play.

 

I need to see this play, weren't the Bucs getting blown out? What inning was it the 8th?

 

I'm in the inning now, I think.

 

Yeah, that's ********, auto DP and move the runners back.

Edited May 28, 2018 by Spanky99

[Spanky99]

f***... Brock Stewart suxxxxxxxxxxx

[P2F]

This was just called a ball by Quinn Wolcott:

 

[bones10]

Lets trade Morales for Bautista.

[Orgfiller]

Byron Buxton has a 0 wRC+. Any thoughts on that Jim?

[BTS]

Byron Buxton has a 0 wRC+. Any thoughts on that Jim?

 

Wo, I had no idea it was quite that bad. At 24, and with almost 1100 PA under his belt, he's pretty much a non-asset in 20-team dynasty leagues at this point.

[Dr. Dinger]

Wo, I had no idea it was quite that bad. At 24, and with almost 1100 PA under his belt, he's pretty much a non-asset in 20-team dynasty leagues at this point.

 

NJH tried to trade him to me this week in TAKL and I was offended that he was even owned.

[Brownie19]

Wow Javy Baez, he may not have any plate discipline whatsoever but that boy's got some mad tools.

 

It's kind of odd to look at the Cubs Fangraphs page and see that Schwarber's a positive defender, while Baez is a negative defender. I remember the circus that was Schwarber in LF on opening day...but since then, I haven't heard much at all about his defense (which tells me it's been adequate). What a turn around that guys made.

[KingKat]

It's kind of odd to look at the Cubs Fangraphs page and see that Schwarber's a positive defender, while Baez is a negative defender. I remember the circus that was Schwarber in LF on opening day...but since then, I haven't heard much at all about his defense (which tells me it's been adequate). What a turn around that guys made.

 

https://www.mlb.com/cubs/video/schwarber-nails-lindor-at-second/c-2075390483?tid=51231442