OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Congrats to the Houston Cheaters on their win

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Roansy got a call.

Get that throw up kid.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

I don't know how the medical staff in the organization still have their jobs.

 

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Really wish RC would throw more sliders in 2 strike counts.

Pitch count problems again.

 

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This is painful.

 

[DanielPlainview]

Did the ump just check Roansy for doctoring?

 

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OMG he pulled one for power!!

Did the ump just check Roansy for doctoring?

They all get checked now. Every pitcher, every game.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Those were two great at bats for Reynolds and Hayes

 

[DanielPlainview]

I swear Vogelbach has somehow managed to get 15 lbs fatter since ST

 

[DJ Spinoza]

I think Contreras is tipping his pitches.

 

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I think Contreras is tipping his pitches.

Hasn't had strong command the last few outings regardless.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Yeah he hasn't been too sharp. In the first, it just seemed like they were on him and he was getting no whiffs or even flinches, which is a rarity. Slightly better second there but still needs to dial it in some. Wouldn't be surprised if it's just 4 and done tonight.

 

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That's where Cruz is going to need to be better. 2-0 and you chase a bad pitch down, then pop put on another one wide of the mark. Make the P throw you strikes.

Swarmer throws a good # of batting practice pitches.

Perez finally turned one around.

 

[DanielPlainview]

Swarmer is delivering a fair share of meatballs. We should put a couple more in the seats if he's not yanked early.

 

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Hoy with a nice play

 

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RC with a shot for 5 innings now.

 

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Nice to get our SP some run support. Plus another extended breather.

 

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111.8 for a single lol.

Honestly, he's going to hurt a P one of these days.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

This guy hits the ball so f***ing hard.

 

[dogthateats]

Cubs suck

 

[wheelz87]

It’s the cubs but man this is fun

 

[DJ Spinoza]

A good reason to be bullish on him is that he's got a very strong plate approach. This has been a big leap in his game over the past two seasons, where he only very rarely gets himself into bad counts with poor swing decisions. I've even seen a lot of ABs just anecdotally where he chases with a bad swing and then locks it in and keeps fighting in the count.

And there's the easy 70 speed.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

I don't know if I've seen a rookie where major league pitchers are so afraid of throwing him a fastball so early on in his career.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Cubs are absolutely worse than us.

A good reason to be bullish on him is that he's got a very strong plate approach. This has been a big leap in his game over the past two seasons, where he only very rarely gets himself into bad counts with poor swing decisions. I've even seen a lot of ABs just anecdotally where he chases with a bad swing and then locks it in and keeps fighting in the count.

And there's the easy 70 speed.

Yep. You saw the adjustment from that first AB to the second one. Got overzealous in a hitters count and realized Swarmer is simply not going to throw him a heater the 2nd time by.

 

[dogthateats]

461 damn

 

[Empoleon8771]

I think the only weakness I see with Cruz's hitting is that he's impatient at the plate. I don't know if it's a bad eye as much as it is him really not wanting to take a walk.

I will say that I'm confused for why FG has his hitting tools so low. They have him at a 30/40 hit tool but I don't see a justification for why he'd be that low. He will never be a big time contact guy but he's been a .275 hitter through the minors.