I love Albert Almora in CF.
Chicago Cubs 2018 Season
[ W ] #14
Jose Qwintana!
Jose Qwintana!
It's good to see the rotation pitching so well; been really solid for the last week. Keep it rolling, boys
[ W ] #15
SWEEP!
SWEEP!
It’s early, but that’s gotta he pretty demoralizing for the Brewers.
And I was pretty skeptical of the Lorenzo Cain signing, but he looks to be - by far - the best player on that team.
And I was pretty skeptical of the Lorenzo Cain signing, but he looks to be - by far - the best player on that team.
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal
Is it good to shut out one of your main division rivals 5 times in one month?
First time ever in cubs history.
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
And it's the first 4 game sweep since 1908 when scoring less than 4 runs in any of the games.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
Heard that the Brewers are have one loss versus last place teams. They are something like 5-15 versus the rest.
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BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
I...I think it might be?
Hey champaignchris, I always appreciate your insights. Any idea what's going on with Addison Russell's bat? The pop seems to have disappeared.
He says, as Addi drives in the first run of the game.
[ W ] #16
Cishek K's up Arenado!
Cishek K's up Arenado!
Pitching staff is looking REALLY good. They have allowed only 1(!) earned run in the last 5 games. That'll get you some W's
He’s got the highest walk rate and lowest k rate of his career so far. His approach has been great. He’s having bad luck - .275 BABIP - compared to .295 for his career. I think it’ll sort itself out. It may have already started happening in the last two games.
Bleacher Nation did a write-up on him today.
http://www.bleachernation.com/2018/...is-hitting-300-over-the-past-15-days-however/
In other news, Rizzo is batting leadoff tonight! He seemed to love it there last year.
Aaaaaand leadoff home run. Cubs still trail 2-1.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Hendricks is giving up an alarming number of gopher balls so far.
And Darvish does his (not so good) think again. Starting to get worried that his World Series performance last year wasn't just a blip but was a harbinger
This weekend's pitching match-ups:
Friday: Quintana (3-1, 5,74) vs. Mikolas (3-0, 3.27)
Saturday: Chatwood (2-3, 2.83) vs. Weaver (2-2, 5.17)
Sunday: Lester (2-1, 2.73) vs. Wacha (4-1, 3.62)
Friday: Quintana (3-1, 5,74) vs. Mikolas (3-0, 3.27)
Saturday: Chatwood (2-3, 2.83) vs. Weaver (2-2, 5.17)
Sunday: Lester (2-1, 2.73) vs. Wacha (4-1, 3.62)
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
The debate over whether or not Kyle Schwarber can play left field is over. He can't. He needs to hit a ton if he is going to play in the field.
And he is. .270 BA, .369 OBP, .562 SLG, .931 OPS.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
That's not enough for what he is giving up on defense.
Top 30 in the MLB in OPS isn't good enough? Defensive metrics are hard to gauge, but comparatively to other LF, he's as you're making him out to be.