Hosed Down G’s Up:
Maybe the most incredible early-May walk-off relay-throw double-play in the modern review era.
Maybe a botched call or a bad slide.
More telling though is we only got a singlebullshitfrom Carlos Mendoza.
Like that’s incredible restraint given the moment, which thus makes me a huge Carlos Mendoza guy.
He’ll have that clubhouse going in August if he’s that level-headed now.
Just a hunch but I don’t watch the Mets every day.
I watch the Cubs and they won tonight because of a flawless cutoff play.
One more time for the youngsters:
Eddie Olczyk, with passion:Okay boys run it again.
I know that’s a mouthful but I mean every word.
It’s gorgeous baseball and truly, just great timing.
Reminds me of a guy I played some juniors with that some of you watchingmight recognize as Tom Emanski.
It’s that style of play.
The connectivity in the transaction to trusting your teammates to be in position.
Classic, old fashioned and crisp.
Huge opportunity for youth coaches across the Chicago metropolitan area into the deep reaches of Cub country.
So go ahead and applaud him for getting the uniform dirty and busting his ass down the line.
- Okay now stop applauding because Pete Alonso is objectively slow.
Let’s start there.
Big takeaway is that he’s about a step away from grazing in Molina-family territory on the stopwatch scale.
You might expect that but he was nearly league average his rookie season.
So bigger perspective is that the bigger man is slower.
And as a risk averse baseball fan, I found it stupid too.
(Emphasis mine.)
Pete just wants to smash baseballs and beat the opposition.
(And hopefully never doing that shit again.)
Couple more things:
- Block the plate, yes.
On review, yes.
Any decent Mets fans should carry a grudge over this with the league office.
Numbers are better when the Cubs are good while the Mets average attendance is down 5k/game to 23,000 paid.
Cook your conspiracies folks.
A lot of Japan got up early to watch that game.
I’m just saying.
- Speaking of Shota, he’s been remarkable so far.
It acts much different than what hittersexpectwhen swinging.
He’s otherwise unremarkable in most measurables, and that makes it even better.
We got a front office operating off Japanese 4-seam spin rates while others actively cover-up fraudulent wire transfers.
Feels good to get this one right on so many different levels.
- Some people are mad Shota came out after 7 shutout innings.
I’d prefer those people turn the volume down or shut up all together.
- Instead, c’mon focus your angst on the late-inning reliever situation.
We (The Cubs) can weather plenty of starting rotation hiccups because we already have.
The bullpen needs to catch up or get some more help.
He can hold it down but this isn’t why you signed him to the bullpen.
Everyone’s injured and the Cubs are no different.
It’s also way too early to bitch.
Wait a couple weeks to categorize anything asunfairorcomplete fuckin bullshit.
- Seiya’s oblique injury teeters on the complete fuckin bullshit.
If we get there, I’m starting with him.
But again, it’s too early.
It’s borderline creepy how this club keeps rattling off good series play.
Nerds say that should turn any day but I’m compelled to believe in the mojo.
They’re on pace for 100 wins and now I’m slowly wanting more as things play out.
Probably sounds crazy to someone not watching them every day but it’s the truth.
you’re free to see it in tonight’s Emanski.
Nothing but a bunch of hard nosed ball players.
- Last thing though is that the Cubs have played like shit.
Cold bats and inconsistent relief pitching.
We’re shuffling AAA starters and missing $40M in outfielders with torso injuries.
Then add 4 rookies to the everyday lineup protected and flanked by a combined .340 slugging percentage from Dansby/Nico/Happ.
None of this makes any sense yet here we are.
But all that’s okay because we got a game tomorrow.
