Cubs (Boyd) vs Blue Jays (Scherzer): 8/14/25, 3:07pm

[L54]

Dominguez has a .372 wOBA against lefties and a .240 against righties 

Might lose the game in Schneider goes to Domínguez to start that inning 

[glory]

I thought Schneider managed the bullpen very well today. 

[Spanky__99]

1 minute ago, L54 said:

Dominguez has a .372 wOBA against lefties and a .240 against righties 

Might lose the game in Schneider goes to Domínguez to start that inning 

Shhh... we're dense. 😜

[John_Havok]

26 minutes ago, gruber9292 said:

I'm not saying it was wrong but letting Dominguez start the inning would have been fine also imo. 

I need you to back up your opinion with some sort of logic though. 

Dominguez has pretty drastic splits when facing LHB, and IF he started that inning he would have had to face RHB, then 3 straight LHB. How would that have made sense?

Domingues gives up a .372 wOBA to LHH, .240 against RHB. 

Little's wOBA against RHB is .248, and .292 against LHB. 

 

So if dominguez starts the inning his opp wOBA would be .240, then .372 x 3

Little would have been .248, then .292 x 3. Since we know a pinch hitter was brought in it ended up being .248, .248, then .292 x 2. 

Please defend why you feel Dominguez would have been fine to start the inning instead of doing what he did. 

[Spanky__99]

45 minutes ago, Orgfiller said:

Fantastic stuff by the bullpen, just downright filthy, dominant stuff.

8 batters faced 6 K's, that was sick.

[Masterbather]

8 minutes ago, glory said:

I thought Schneider managed the bullpen very well today. 

Only gripe I would have is I felt he was pushing it by letting Max start the 8th. I know Max wanted to but you can't let him dictate these things.

He gives up a lot of fly balls, they were hitting some balls well. It's only a one-run game. You also would not ideally want Little to come in with runners on.

[gruber9292]

3 minutes ago, John_Havok said:

I need you to back up your opinion with some sort of logic though. 

Dominguez has pretty drastic splits when facing LHB, and IF he started that inning he would have had to face RHB, then 3 straight LHB. How would that have made sense?

Domingues gives up a .372 wOBA to LHH, .240 against RHB. 

Little's wOBA against RHB is .248, and .292 against LHB. 

 

So if dominguez starts the inning his opp wOBA would be .240, then .372 x 3

LIttle would have been .248, then .292 x 3. Since we know a pinch hitter was brought in it ended up being .248, .248, then .292 x 2. 

Please defend why you feel Dominguez would have been fine to start the inning vs Little. 

Yeah I hear you. I was just thinking if Dominguez retires Shaw but then loses the next two, you can still bring it Little in to face Tucker. It obviously worked out better this way. I was just more pissed at that poster nevermind or whatever getting destroyed because he suggested that there was no proof of Scherzer coaxing Schneider to stay in the game. 

Here's the real question.. If Scherzer retired Shaw rather easily, would Schneider go out and get him? That would have been interesting. 

[Brownie19]

3 hours ago, neverbeenhere said:

again obviously it's not my responsibility to get an uneducated donkey educated 

Just what I expected...

[Brownie19]

How awesome is it to see Scherzer shoving?  Incredible.

[Spanky__99]

2 minutes ago, gruber9292 said:

Yeah I hear you. I was just thinking if Dominguez retires Shaw but then loses the next two, you can still bring it Little in to face Tucker. It obviously worked out better this way. I was just more pissed at that poster nevermind or whatever getting destroyed because he suggested that there was no proof of Scherzer coaxing Schneider to stay in the game. 

Here's the real question.. If Scherzer retired Shaw rather easily, would Schneider go out and get him? That would have been interesting. 

Most likely, he was up and ready for a reason.

[Terminator]

2 minutes ago, Masterbather said:

Only gripe I would have is I felt he was pushing it by letting Max start the 8th. I know Max wanted to but you can't let him dictate these things.

He gives up a lot of fly balls, they were hitting some balls well. It's only a one-run game. You also would not ideally want Little to come in with runners on.

Yeah I didn't like him letting Max start the 8th either because of the long ball issues.

[John_Havok]

5 minutes ago, gruber9292 said:

Yeah I hear you. I was just thinking if Dominguez retires Shaw but then loses the next two, you can still bring it Little in to face Tucker. It obviously worked out better this way. I was just more pissed at that poster nevermind or whatever getting destroyed because he suggested that there was no proof of Scherzer coaxing Schneider to stay in the game. 

Here's the real question.. If Scherzer retired Shaw rather easily, would Schneider go out and get him? That would have been interesting. 

I think so yeah.. with 3 straight LHB coming up in a 1-run game, i think he probably gets the hook and it's the right call. 

Also gotta remember Scherzer's pitch count was up to the point where his thumb could easily be a concern ... so all signs pointed to Little coming in regardless of the outcome to Shaw. 

[John_Havok]

38 minutes ago, Masterbather said:

Only gripe I would have is I felt he was pushing it by letting Max start the 8th. I know Max wanted to but you can't let him dictate these things.

He gives up a lot of fly balls, they were hitting some balls well. It's only a one-run game. You also would not ideally want Little to come in with runners on.

I thought the same thing, I thought he would go to Little to open the inning and was mentally preparing myself for the landslide of complaints of taking Scherzer out when he was dealing. 

 

[Terminator]

SerAnthony's splits are crazy.

Utterly dominates righties and sucks against lefties because of his Sweeper.

Jays aren't tinkering with his pitch mix against RHB too much but against LHB they are really having him throw his splitter a lot more and are dialing back his 4-Seamer BIG TIME.

That would make sense based on the numbers against each pitch.

[Stangstag]

Big W today, this team is fun

[hanton]

Missed the game but watched the highlights.   We got Pilar now playing LF?  lol  holy s*** what a catch

[hanton]

[Laika]

7 minutes ago, hanton said:

Ty France can't do this! 

[Brownie19]

5 hours ago, gruber9292 said:

Yeah I hear you. I was just thinking if Dominguez retires Shaw but then loses the next two, you can still bring it Little in to face Tucker. It obviously worked out better this way. I was just more pissed at that poster nevermind or whatever getting destroyed because he suggested that there was no proof of Scherzer coaxing Schneider to stay in the game. 

Here's the real question.. If Scherzer retired Shaw rather easily, would Schneider go out and get him? That would have been interesting. 

Yes. I think he 100% would have gone to get Max if he retired Shaw.

[Brownie19]

5 hours ago, gruber9292 said:

I'm not at all against it. I'm just saying that I also felt that Scherzer coaxed Schneider into staying in the game. The other poster nevermind I think his handle is got lambasted for suggesting the same thing. Wtf is wrong with the hive gang up mentality here? Are we going back to that? 

Oh that's my bad.  I wasn't even watching the game.  I get sick of the GDT only knobs that infect those threads with their overreactions and doomsday nonsense.

I do hope John doesn't allow Max to call the shots, but I do respect the dog in Scherzer to ask for it. He's certainly earned that right over his career and has been incredibly good as of lately.  As a baseball fan, it's been so amazing to watch him in a Jays jersey, shoving like he's 28 again.

And you know me, overly protective of the FO and management.  Sorry it caused a fight.