Blazer026 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 17 hours ago, pwny said: I take it back Yeah that was tough to watch. At least Q looked solid, and so did the offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 If the Cubs don’t sign Kimbrel by the start of next series, we riot. This Pen is a disaster, just three games into the season. Imagine scoring 27 runs in a 3 game series and starting 1-2 because the Pen can’t do one damn thing right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, pwny said: If the Cubs don’t sign Kimbrel by the start of next series, we riot. This Pen is a disaster, just three games into the season. Imagine scoring 27 runs in a 3 game series and starting 1-2 because the Pen can’t do one damn thing right. I hope we do, but I'm not counting on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 21 hours ago, Blazer026 said: Yeah that was tough to watch. At least Q looked solid, and so did the offense. Q really did look good. Velocity was really solid. Command was solid. Very nice to see. That's the guy the Cubs traded all that prospect wealth for. 17 hours ago, pwny said: If the Cubs don’t sign Kimbrel by the start of next series, we riot. This Pen is a disaster, just three games into the season. Imagine scoring 27 runs in a 3 game series and starting 1-2 because the Pen can’t do one damn thing right. I have to ask why the hell Montgomery isn't on the IL. He missed a bunch of ST with a shoulder injury, and you can tell he doesn't have anything right now. He has no business being on the mound in anything other than a blowout. Edwards had a disastrous first outing, but that's kind of the rub with him. He'll be untouchable for 5 out of 6 appearances, and then he lays an egg like Saturday. Easily the most frustrating Cubs reliever since Carlos Marmol. The biggest pitching disappointment to me was Darvish. Dude couldn't throw a strike to save his life. I have huge expectations for him in year 2 with the Cubs, and that was about as terrible of a start as you could have imagined, barring another injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 On the plus side, it's only 3 games in but the entire offense seems to have found the 2016 identity again. Tons of long, grinding PAs; tons of walks (13.3%); very few strikeouts (15.7%); and plenty of power (.228 ISO). Which is obviously a great thing, because the pitching obviously isn't showing much to start the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, hrubes20 said: The biggest pitching disappointment to me was Darvish. Dude couldn't throw a strike to save his life. I have huge expectations for him in year 2 with the Cubs, and that was about as terrible of a start as you could have imagined, barring another injury. On that third batter he faced, he got a non-call for what should have been strike 3 and striking out the side. Instead, he just imploded after not getting that call. Wasn't fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lions017 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) I don't think that the bullpen is really that bad, but it sure as hell isn't good either. It's good when everyone is clicking, but guys like Edwards also totally implode. He's not a guy that you're going to be able to trust if they implement the rule where relievers have to face all three batters next year. When he's off of his game he will walk all three. Darvish was tough to watch. I thought that he would get off to a good start after a solid spring. The only starters I'm really confident in are Quintana and Hendricks. Darvish is a wild card at this point, and Lester and Hamels are at the age where the wheels might fall off at any point. Edited April 1, 2019 by Lions017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Mothereffing Zagunis and his horrific defense only directly led to 4 runs in the 1st. He better hit out of his mind the rest of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 This is all my fault. My first visit to Wrigley was the game that started the 15-1 run in 2015. I moved out of Chicago August last year, and we all saw what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 At least we have an off day tomorrow. The wheels just completely came off today. One of the worst games I’ve ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Only gave up 2 ERs. But 6 errors? Jesus that was bad. Also couldn't get any hits with RISP like we did last series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 That **** was just an April Fools prank, right? The real team shows up tonight in Atlanta, right? I'm gonna start drinking early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 5 year, 15 mill. Not a bad deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hrubes20 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 minute ago, pwny said: 5 year, 15 mill. Not a bad deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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