Josh Vitters lives! Determined to post a totally average OPS at every level of the minors Vitters hit his 6th HR yesterday and now sits with a pedestrian .767 OPS. Much like his .770 OPS of 2011 or his .770 OPS of 2009. Its weird to see a prospect who doesn't improve or get noticeably worse as he rises through the system. Brett Jackson chimed in with a pair of hits and a SB.
Junior Lake has ended his TRANSFORMATION! Everyone else continues to suck as well.
Daytona
No game but tonight marks the return of Rob Whitenack who has torn up AZL so far.
Javier Baez made his debut and went 2-4. His first single turned into an out due to AGGRESSIVE BASERUNNING! as he tried to make it a double and was thrown out. Jose Rosario can get the strikeouts as he is averaging almost a K per IP but is giving up his fair share of hits and walks to go with it. Maybe a bullpen test is in order.
It is technically improvement when your numbers stay the same while the quality of competition increases
thats a good point.
SK had the last comment before “new shit” again. (dying laughing)
Good News: ESPN is showing Verlander’s game tonight.
Bad News: The way things are going for ace pitchers lately, he’ll likely be taken out of the game for an injury.
Oh, and Ted Lilly’s on the DL, too (shoulder).
Dillon Maples is saying on his twitter he will be back in game action in late July
@ mb21:
Did he have the last comment after “new shit” too?
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/24937/the-comeback-of-carlos-zambrano
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I have no proof but I think the new front office wanted to keep Z around and was vetoed by just about everyone else in the organization.
@ Rice Cube:
I don’t think they had any intention of keeping Zambrano and that’s fine. Zambrano got away with a lot in Chicago and by the time his numbers slipped he simply wasn’t worth allowing that to happen. He’s one of my all-time favorite players, but he’s much better off where he is now.
@ Rice Cube:
Yeah, well, between Carlos pissing off teammates and the media hounding the fuck out of Carlos, the situation had become untenable, IMO. It was probably a good thing for Carlos that he left, but man, does that trade look fucking awful right now.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
@ mb21:
I agree that it was best for Zambrano. The new front office was put in a sort of no-win scenario there in my opinion and it amuses me that the fans and Paul Sullivan were blasting the club for doing it now when everyone basically wanted him out.
@ Rice Cube:
Sullivan doesn’t have a shred of integrity left. Expecting him to have the courage of his convictions is like expecting a bird to fly backwards.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Since Paul Sullivan is not a hummingbird I doubt that he could do so anyway.
/nerd
@ Rice Cube:
One is as bad as the other.
It looks bad but the Z situation was a total shit sandwich before they even traded him. He couldn’t post numbers like that in Chi while pitching with a knife on his back. At least the trade did right by Z
@ Berselius:
Yeah, that’s pretty much how I feel about it, too. It just sucks that Volstad has been so bad. It won’t take long, should Z’s success continue, for Sullivan and his ilk to start insinuating Z was tanking it here to get out of town.
The trade looks bad, but we have to remember that it was Zambrano who lowered his trade value to Chris Volstad.
@ mb21:
This is unfortunately true, plus he wasn’t doing as well as he could’ve in the winter leagues although I figured pitching in Venezuela was basically like pitching in Denver with the altitude (not sure exactly where in Venezuela though, just that they have big mountains).
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
They’ll be too busy playing up the Ozzie angle, because he can do no wrong and play up the Crazy Brown People are all alike card
Rice Cube wrote:
If Paul was a bird he certainly wouldn’t resemble a hummingbird. On that point you are most correct. I see him more as a short, stumpy, flightless bird. Like a penguin. Or a dodo.
@ mb21:
True. I’m not bagging on the Cub for doing it. It was something they needed to do, and it seems like it’s been good for Carlos.
In his first start after coming off the DL, the White Sox let Sale throw 115 pitches.
Suburban kid wrote:
Well, Sully is sort of living in his own lost world, so…
@ Rice Cube:
Maybe a dinosaur is more appropriate
If the Vitters Rule holds up we should just call him up now. His guaranteed OPS of .770 will beat Stewart anyday
@ Berselius:
I can’t seem to find any dinosaurs that look like aging lesbians.
@ Berselius:
Mudslingosaurus?
@ Rice Cube:
I believe that species went extinct from a yellow journalism epidemic.
@ dylanj:
You’d have to wait fr next year. Vitters pattern has been to look like shit after being promoted, then put up his consistently avg numbers the next season
Steve Clevenger ——-> Back from DL
Blake Lalli ———> Iowa
A goat ———-> at Wrigley
Face ———> Palm
Hill is still in the lineup today.
Aisle424 wrote:
For real?
@ Aisle424:
re: No Finger Hill and the goat…WHY?
Not nice, Aisley. Clevenger wouldn’t call you a goat.
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
Because hasenpfeffer .
@ mb21:
There’s a goat run to raise funds for cancer research for something and a bunch of Cubs fans are using a goat as their mascot…I think that’s what he’s referring to anyway.
I also think Clevenger has been starting almost every game in Iowa during his rehab and just barely got into town (yesterday’s I-Cubs win was an afternoon contest) so it makes sense to let him rest a bit before he starts every day.
I’m guessing Crane Kenney is involved somehow
http://www.bleachernation.com/2012/05/29/theo-and-jed-speak-trades-the-losing-streak-the-draft-anthony-rizzo-and-more/
It’s disappointing that Hill is not only still there, but also is starting.
Here ya go:
http://www.crackthecurse.com/
They’re doing this for cancer research and awareness, but since they’re Cubs fans, there’s a goat involved.
@ Nate:
THIS. No reason to send Lalli down and keep Koyie fucking Hill here. I knew Sveum was going to fall in love with that bum.
@ Rice Cube:
So then DFA Koyie, who is just plainly no longer even a borderline-ML-worthy player at this point, and give Lalli a couple starts. Koyie Hill is awful.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That would’ve made more sense.
Is Hill really worse than Lalli? The man’s a 29-year-old rookie for chrissake.
I guess Lalli’s advantage is that he can play first base.
@ ACT:
Lalli gives you positional flexibility, and flashed some on-base skills in the minors. Hill is a black hole in the lineup, can only play one position, and that one not as well as he used to.
I should be clear: I have no high hopes for Lalli. But Koyie Hill is probably the worst player on any roster right now, and fucking Sveum is handing him starts. Hill + SP is basically two auto-outs in a lineup that struggles to score runs on most nights with the regulars in there. Keeping that hack up here and handing him starts is asinine.
What if the goat dies on the walk to Wrigley? Do they just call the whole thing off, or do they get a new goat? When they get to Wrigley, will the Cubs actually let the goat in, or will they say no? I hope they say no. It’s a fucking goat. They were right to keep the goat out the first time. Livestock have no place at a ballgame. I live in Wisconsin. Can I bring a Cow into Miller park?
Edwin is ACB Hero of the Day.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I think Thoyer is worried that Hill wouldn’t clear waivers on his way to
IowaPeoria. (dying laughing)It’s a stupid reason but I think Sveum just wants to try the righty-loaded lineup again even though Koyie Hill sucks from both sides of the plate.
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
MO is OVB kumquat of the thread.
@ Rice Cube:
Yeah, because the way to breath life into the horrid RH-only lineup is to put in Koyie Hill. (dying laughing)
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Let it happen to you.
Len Kasper just said on the radio that Marmol is not the closer and his next appearance will not be in a save situation. Casey Coleman or James Russell will be getting the call in save situations. I shit you not.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Any bets on how long it takes this team to get themselves into a save situation?
@ mikeakaleroy:
I’ll set the O/U at 5 games.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
It really is a tough call. With this team, you’re lucky to get 2 runs most games, so you’re relying on the SP and pen to give up 1 or less…. I’m taking the over.
I’ll take the over.
This is the perfect time to get rid of the closer role on this team. Everyone sucks and you can use the excuse that Marmol was hurt so he shouldn’t close instead of saying he sucks and shouldn’t close. Sveum can just come out and say “We’ll use our best reliever in the toughest situations” and leave it at that.
@ WaLi:
Yeah, that’s the smart thing to do, but I still can’t imagine a single scenario where Casey Coleman is ever the best reliever. (dying laughing)
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
Given the Cubs current pen, there’s not much of a difference.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
A 4-run lead in the ninth is very low leverage, even with the wind blowing out.
WaLi wrote:
Colin Wyers tweeted something to that effect not too long ago. I don’t feel like looking it up, though.
I fucking dare you
Catfight!
Game feed if anyone is interested.
http://www.sportwebz.com/live/128046-mlb-san-diego-padres-vs-chicago-cubs/watch/live/stream/online/free/feed/p2p/vivo/gratis/tv/
@ Aisle424:
MB and I caught Sullivan plagiarizing twice at ACB. No big surprise here.
@ pinetar:
Excellent. Thanks!
Wind howling straight out again.
The splitter is just death to RHB when F7 can get that thing in on their hands.
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
It’s a sad day when I’m rooting for Rick Morrissey in a fight.
Samardzjia likes to live upstairs with the 4-seamer. He’s going to have to be careful with this wind and that pitch.
@ Aisle424:
No kidding, but when you look at the catalogue of Sullivan’s violations of basic journalistic ethics, you really have to wonder why he’s still around to steal from others. And when the other from which one is stealing is Rick Morrissey, then one should really take stock of one’s own life. (dying laughing)
Did the Cubs lose yet? Just got back from lab meeting.
Joooooooooooooooooooe Mather…
/Hope
Mather was looking for that pitch.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Mather to pitch:
“I’m watching you.”
Ugly, ugly AB from Soriano.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
At least it took six pitches to strike him out.
/silver lining
OH shit, did the game start already?
@ josh:
Even I know that.
@ josh:
http://isthereacubsgametoday.com/
Just spotted some shitnugget in the stands with a Theriot jersey on.
@ josh:
That was a filthy pitch.
Looks like Samardzija brought that nasty shit again.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Did the jersey have dirt all over it?
Nice fucking work from Baker.
OOOOH lucky…nice play defense.
Nice play by Baker there
@ Nate:
He’s got a good splitter and a good change today, but he’s playing with fire with his fastball right now. Couple really hard-hit balls that inning.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
What’s Brenly doing roaming the stands?
@ Suburban kid:
Searching for his lost love.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
The guy in the Theriot Jersey?
The wind is just nuts right now.
The fact that Baker sucks at batting this year has really been hidden by the amount of suck from many of the players around him.
WAG
The Cubs are not getting cheated at the plate today.
The RH-only lineup is a shit sandwich with a side of shit-fried shit.
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
F7 was dealing that inning.
Only 30 pitches through 3 IP for Shark so far
24 strikes
/BizarroWorld
I like that the backup to the backup to the backup catcher is playing with the backup catcher off the DL.
F7 might be the 2nd or 3rd-best hitter in today’s lineup. Only mostly kidding.
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
Dirzzled with sauteed toenail fungus.
@ mb21:
Suburban kid wrote:
Fixed, but not really
@ mb21:
Not to mention that until 2010, Clevenger had a decent platoon split vs. LHP.
F7 is mowing these guys down now.
It’s exciting when you know it’s going to be a 1-0 result but it could easily go either way.
At some point, we might have to consider the fact that Samardzija actually is kind of good afterall. Considering his good starts are out-numbering his poor starts 7-2 (not including today), he has not allowed more than 3 earned runs in a start since his 3rd start of the season, he’s only had one start where he’s walked more than 2 guys, and has over a 3:1 K:BB ratio. He’s definitely earned his spot in this rotation and right now he’s the starter I have the most confidence in.
@ Aisle424:
He’s pitching very well. He always had the stuff, he just never had control. Things are certainly pointing in the right direction.
@ Aisle424:
I doubt it would ever happen, but what are the odds that some team in need of a SP comes knocking and asks about him instead of Dempster or Garza?
@ Aisle424:
I’ve already crossed that bridge, but I still feel a sense of bafflement at the situation. It’s like winning the lottery and still not feeling like it’s happened weeks later even though the piles of cash are sitting right in front of you.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
It’s nice that they finally taught him some control before he killed somebody.
/Lou Brown
I couldn’t believe it when I picked a Samardzija start over a Garza one when the Cubs were in Houston last week, but still knew it was the right decision
@ Aisle424:
I know. I’m scared, too.
There are multiple Cubs on base.
@ Rice Cube:
False.
Castro should have stopped running on the DP ball.
We stinks.
@ Suburban kid:
He lazily didn’t want to look lazy
Cubs lose
POW
Got that fastball up. Quentin is wearing F7 out.
@ Berselius:
(dying laughing)
For those not watching, that was not a wind-aided shot.
Damn, that pitch had “kill me now” written all over it according to the replay and Gameday.
So I guess my 1-0 prediction was stupid because of the wind, but it could still happen.
Reed Johnson looks like The Fly with that those shades and that stupid beard.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I certainly hope F7 isn’t worn out after 45 pitches
Jeff Baker ——–> Not good at sports
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He benefits from Garza’s even more awful chin pubes
@ Rice Cube:
It was a meatball. He’s throws that 4-seamer high in the zone and today is not the day to do that kind of shit.
Why are LenBob yakking on and on about Dave Winfield?
@ Berselius:
So, Chubes > Chunt
Did you guys see this?
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/10490/cubs-confirm-that-draft-focus-is-pitching
Specifically, this:
This instantly gave me the image of this guy showing up at college games with a radar gun instead of a banana:
Joooooooooooe Mather!
Barney should’ve thrown the guy off of second base. Because that’s allowed, right?
@ Berselius:
And F7′s floppy clown hair.
@ shawndgoldman:
(dying laughing). It’s very inconspicuous
@ Suburban kid:
Because who wants to talk about this shitpile of a team? (dying laughing)
Theo better watch out if Luke Scott is at one of those games on a minor league assignment though, he might mistake him for one of his teammates
Fucking F7 is fucking asleep at the wheel.
(dying laughing) @ nobody realizing guy was stealing 3B
Highway robbery.
Suburban kid wrote:
He’s just accessorizing with all the clown shoes his splitter has been hanging on batters this year
I think that one is on Koyie, partly. He never made any motion.
@ Suburban kid:
It was the MertzlePac Trivia Question.
@ josh:
Both of them. Just fucking not even paying attention. That’s 10 times worse than whatever Castro did on ESPN last year, and I bet not one fucking beat guy asks either of them about it.
Goat not allowed in:
http://www.wgntv.com/sports/breaking/chi-goats-long-journey-to-wrigley-field-ends-today-20120529,0,918340.story
Curse of no runs continues.
@ Berselius:
Seriously, I have nothing against long hair, but it usually looks shitty with a baseball hat, c.f. Wayne Campbell, truckers, rednecks, etc.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Whatever he–
WHATEVER HE!—
SUNFLOWER SEEDS!!!
Johnson’s chunt is gross in close-up.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
But seriously, that was ridiculous. I actually saw Mark Grundzelanik do something similar against the White Sox (he was on the Royals at the time) a couple of years ago.
Small ball on a windy day. That’s Cubs Baseball.
That was a frozen rope. I bet Barney doesn’t hit another ball that hard all year long.
@ Suburban kid:
(dying laughing), they just need to introduce some mlb-licensed trucker hats. Travis Wood would approve
Way to make a productive out, Koyie.
@ Suburban kid:
Perfect time for a bunt then! (dying laughing)
@ josh:
Pierzynski never pays attention to baserunners.
No suicide squeeze here? I am disappoint.
F7 is doing it all today!
@ Rice Cube:
Shut me right up.
That’s a real nice swing by Samardzija. He was out in front, but kept his hands back and dropped his hips to adjust to the pitch.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He just wants to win, unlike stat gatherer Ryan Dempster
It makes me feel uncomfortable that Keith keeps calling F7′s hit a humpback line drive. Not really sure why…
@ Berselius:
That guy’s just looking out for himself. Selfish bastard.
Remember, Koyie is the one who walked away from homeplate (last year?) while the ball was live, allowing a runner to score from third.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I just realized today was F7 bobblehead day, yet he forgot to bobble his head to check the runner.
Samardzija really needs to learn to keep the fastball down.
@ Aisle424:
Captain Fundamentals. Playing the game the right way.
ESPNChicago suggests Koyie will stay as the backup when Beef Castle comes back with Clevenger starting, then he’ll be tossed whenever Soto gets back as per Sveum.
@ Aisle424:
(dying laughing) I think that was like five years ago. OK, maybe it was 2009. or 2010.
@ Rice Cube:
That’s so fucking dumb. Fucking Koyie Hill is like a bleeding ulcerous growth on this fucking franchise.
What a catch by Adolfo!
Adolpho!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT A GRAB! FUCK YOU, BOB!
Nice catch for Fonzie.
Worry not, Koyie fans, Clevenger is going to get the bulk of starts behind the plate until some other catcher comes off the DL
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/10523/cubs-to-go-with-clevenger-behind-the-plate?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
That was a great play by Soriano. No one can say he doesn’t try.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
FWIW, Bob’s been very complimentary of Soriano’s defense this year
@ Berselius:
I’ve noticed that, too.
@ Rice Cube:
So they’re going to have 3 backup catchers on the roster at one time?
@ Berselius:
I guess a link in my last post would’ve been much more helpful and may have partially ameliorated MO’s Hulk-out (dying laughing)
Dammit. Internet feed down. Eat shit and die, copyright gestapo.
See, it’s that “easing” shit that belies the notion Clevenger is the starter. Don’t be surprised if the number of starts is at least even until Soto gets back.
Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning, MO?
Ha! Got it back. Suck it, copyright gestapo.
@ Berselius:
I’m under the weight of deadlines. Extra irritable, plus the guilt of not doing anything while watching abseball.
Adoilfo!
ADOLFO!
Good inning for Fonzie, all around.
TRADE HIM NOW
@ Rice Cube:
No, no, no. You give him a 10 year extension! (dying laughing)
Soriano looked like 1971-era Ernie Banks hobbling around the bases after that blast.
@ Suburban kid:
Yeah, he’s hurting pretty good.
@ Suburban kid:
I’m only listening to the radio, but I had visions of Kirk Gibson
Splitter —> EVIL
Ye gods, that was a nasty pitch.
@ Suburban kid:
That makes his defensive play in the top of the inning that much more impressive
Triple short of the cycle! (dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
I have been less than impressed with Mather’s defense at 3B.
@ shawndgoldman:
I saw Jason McLeod a couple of weeks ago in Oklahoma City getting off a plane from Chicago that I was about to take back there. He had a Cubs polo shirt on. I thought it might be a bit stalker-like to admit I knew who he was, so I let him pass in anonymity. Had I been wearing a purple shirt, I may have behaved differently.
/Cool story bro’d
So much for the area play at 2b
Looked like a bad call at 1B. Our pitchers suck at throwing to bases.
@ Berselius:
Len gave a good explanation, says Castro was never going to get the call because the throw pulled him off the bag.
@ Berselius:
If he didn’t have to jump, neighborhood play would apply, but he landed off the bag and that was an actual good call. Bad call at 1B though.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Sounds like it’s time for a pitchers throwing to bases tournament
Slider was nasty.
@ Rice Cube:
I meant that to be more of a criticism of the bullshit “neighborhood play”, it was the right call. Wish umpires would just call the fucking rulebook.
@ Berselius:
Garza won’t make it past the first round.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Yes, but Castro should have stepped on second. Ironically, the out at second would have been easier than the out at first.
@ Rice Cube:
Was that in reference to a pitch, or the play in the field?
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
They could seed it like the NCAA tournament and make Garza enter through a play-in round (dying laughing)
Berselius wrote:
(dying laughing) (dying laughing)
@ shawndgoldman:
The pitch. It zipped from one side of the plate to the other in a jiffy and made the batter look foolish.
The radio guys played Ron Santo footage while actual baseball plays were going on. Yet again.
@ Berselius:
Having guests who know noting about baseball is weird and uncomfortable.
A double switch to take out the pitcher against Koyie Hill?
@ josh:
Yeah, the Guest Conductor thing seems to reach a new low every year.
@ Rice Cube:
I’m happy that there’s yet another opportunity to use the KOOGY. But not really because that means Koyie is still in MLB (dying laughing)
@ Rice Cube:
Few teams have the roster space to carry an 8 year old child in the role of KOOGY
Koyie psyched out the KOOGY (dying laughing)
Variance is loving the Cubs today.
Halladay ———–> out 6-8 weeks
F7 CG or does the FAILpen get a shot? I’m really anxious to check out Casey Coleman for signs of Closer Mentality®
If F7 keeps it under 100 pitches by the end of next inning I think he goes CG but without the shutout it’s hard to see him going all the way even though it’s his bobblehead day.
Can someone explain that? It makes less sense than “Cubs win.”
I think this is his last inning. I thought he started looking a little shaky in the 7th
@ shawndgoldman:
Castro hit a soft liner about 4 feet shy of the warning track in right-center.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
On a BUNT?!
So much for that lead
He’s got to be done here.
Oof, burned by the shift there.
@ shawndgoldman:
Despite its distance, that bunt would’ve been worth 0 points.
Shawn Camp again? His arm’s got to fall off soon.
@ shawndgoldman:
(dying laughing), it wasn’t a bunt. No idea why Gameday ID’d it that way. (dying laughing)
Cubs lose now?
Wow, the Padres could Cubs this runner on third situation
Jeebus, what a fucking snag. Two great plays by Baker today.
@ mikeakaleroy:
Next inning. Camp’s gonna weasel out of this.
Why are they pitching to Quentin?
@ Rice Cube:
Ricestradamus
Wow, that was pretty much picture-perfect from Camp (with a great play by Baker). F7 better buy him a steak tonight.
Still makes me laugh that Camp is the shut down man. (dying laughing)
So using Sveum’s definition of a closer (best pitcher in the pen), shouldn’t ol rubber arm Camp be the closer at this point?
Cashner time
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Makes more sense. That would have been a truly horrendous bunt.
Nice swing from Mather on the heat from $ner
Mather > Cashner
102?!
Cashner throwing 102 mph
When you throw 100+ mph, you basically don’t know where in the strike zone you are going to throw it, right?
Dear Joe Mather,
Your dirty batting helmet makes you look like a fucking moron.
Signed,
Baseball
TOOTBLAN
Insurance TOOTBLAN!
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
/Correction
The rare RBI TOOTBLAN, BTW
I think Marmol is the best reliever in the bullpen and I don’t think it’s really that close.
Brenley makes a good point, that Fonsie should not be in the game right now.
@ josh:
Double switch spot here.
D’oh
Joe West is an awful umpire. Terrible call.
I’ll be damned and a half.
Was that not the very definition of a check swing?
Umps seemed to like Cubs today.
Two in a row! Break up the Cubs!
Cubs win a series! Against the worst pitchers on the worst team in the league, but still…
@ Suburban kid:
Joe West doesn’t care about your fancy rulebook and book-learnin’.
Second interview with Darwinning in as many days. The hell?
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
They rarely show the replay for a final out, but when they do almost all those check swings could be called swings. Also, I don’t think a check swing is clearly defined, it just has to be “intention.”
In other words, Joe West wanted to go home, probably.
Importantly…Soriano OBP > .300
Yeah, it’s about whether the batter “offers at” the pitch. That guy didn’t.
@ Rice Cube:
It actually went down today.
@ ACT:
Funsucker
@ Suburban kid:
Exactly.
Oswalt ———-> Rangers, 1×5+1 mil in incentives.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
They should have added another bat in their lineup instead.
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21861055&c_id=mlb
(dying laughing) @ Sosa-hop
Where am I? You people have been talking about the Cubs all day?
I loved this: http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21861429&c_id=mlb
@ ACT:
WPA on that dive = .146
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
The Rangers are going to win 200 games this year
Overall, Camp is credited with .384 WPA.
They still haven’t put the derp-steal that the Cubs gave up on MLB.com.
@ Suburban kid:
Eh, I’ve seen that exact same move get called either way. Oftentimes in slowmo the bat crosses the plate. That may not be the official rule, but that’s generally what they go with.
http://www.howmanyaltuves.com/
@ Rice Cube:
Just imagine dude walks, then runs from 2nd to 3rd while everyone in the stadium yells “THREE” and Samardzija and Koyie just stand/squat stone still, staring at each other.
@ josh:
It must have been my lying eyes lying to me then, because I thought the guy barely lifted the bat off his shoulder, let alone crossed the plate with it. That motion was to swing as walnut is to glockenspiel.
@ Suburban kid:
They have the replay up. It was a half swing. Seriously, those get called all the time.
@ josh:
Don’t need to imagine it…I LIVED it (dying laughing)
Think this is real?
http://www.businessinsider.com/mlb-expand-replay-2012-5?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=msnbc&utm_term=sports
@ Suburban kid:
Just watched the replay. You’re right. Those get called swings sometimes.
New recap up: http://www.obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/cubs-post-game-recap-by-frank-the-tank-were-going-streaking.html