Said it last night and will say again... I don’t think he gets left off the post season roster. Such a big weapon late in games.
MLB: ***Official 2018 Chicago Cubs Season Thread***
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I assumed they picked him up specifically for the playoffs. I would be extremely surprised if he wasn't on the roster.
"I've got a three run lead; I'm not gonna **** around with these guys."
Fun stats for the day
Brewers have a losing record (26-32) in day games but unreal record (66-35) at night
The only division the Brewers have a better record than the Cubs is the West, in which they have 4 more wins
The Braves have a losing record against lefties this year...something to note for the playoffs
Brewers have a losing record (26-32) in day games but unreal record (66-35) at night
The only division the Brewers have a better record than the Cubs is the West, in which they have 4 more wins
The Braves have a losing record against lefties this year...something to note for the playoffs
I saw an article about John Lackey's first (and only) major league stolen base. In 2017 they weren't holding him on while facing Zobrist so Lackey took off while the pitcher was staring down Zo. The pitcher didn't react right away and the throw to second was late. Later, when Zobrist walked they caught Lackey straying too far off of second for the third out of the inning.
This got me to thinking. In a similar situation if there were less than 2 outs can the player who is in the process of taking his walk attempt to steal second while his teammate is in a rundown between 2nd and 3rd (or 3rd and home)? I assume he could, but I was curious if being in the act of taking the free base affects anything. I would assume as soon as he reaches first he can make a play or be tagged out just like any other base runner. Rules experts, help me out.
This got me to thinking. In a similar situation if there were less than 2 outs can the player who is in the process of taking his walk attempt to steal second while his teammate is in a rundown between 2nd and 3rd (or 3rd and home)? I assume he could, but I was curious if being in the act of taking the free base affects anything. I would assume as soon as he reaches first he can make a play or be tagged out just like any other base runner. Rules experts, help me out.
Yes. As soon as he hits first base, he's a live runner just like anybody else. He can take second, he can be tagged out if off the base. No different than if he got a base hit.
Now that we are asking rules questions. Why was that ball that Schwarber hit in the 2nd inning ruled a hit? Does a fielder actually have to make an effort to catch it in order to be an error? I don't think I've ever seen somebody just stand there and watch a ball land right in front of them. It didn't look like he lost it in the lights or anything like that.
I didn't think they generally scored lost balls as errors. Since it wasn't clear whether the player saw the ball they probably scored accordingly.
I thought it might be scored an error as well. Just my $0.02.
CycloneErik
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2 runs in the first? Good start, but don't stop there. Let's get some runs and make Wainwright work in every inning.
Hendricks throwing 13 pitches and Wainwright throwing 32 in an inning is a trend I would like to see continue.
Kyle outdoes himself with a 10 pitch second. Maybe he is still a little disappointed that Joe took him out well into the 9th so he missed his complete game shutout. Making sure he doesn't have a pitch count issue late in the game this time.
CycloneErik
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Kyle: 14 batters and 12 outs on 46 pitches. Dude's serious today.
Damn Ozuna making him work 7 pitches for an out last inning!
Damn Ozuna making him work 7 pitches for an out last inning!
