Hopefully this will be waves of talent.
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Hopefully this will be waves of talent.
Everyone makes mistakes and you could be right or it could have just been one of those brain farts. Either way, I see a lot of things from him that I really like.It got choppy in the middle with the bullpen, but you have to like how Steele started out.
I am going to attribute Suzuki’s blunder on the bases as being in a new stadium. I don’t think he saw what was going on.
He has vastly overproduced so far. Everyone thought he’d need an adjustment period, and that MLB velocity would be too much for him at the start, but that hasn’t been the case. I am a little worried about the increased travel and longer season catching up with him like it so often does.Everyone makes mistakes and you could be right or it could have just been one of those brain farts. Either way, I see a lot of things from him that I really like.
I’m looking at Suzuki like I’m looking at this team as a whole - how is the approach? How are the fundamentals?He has vastly overproduced so far. Everyone thought he’d need an adjustment period, and that MLB velocity would be too much for him at the start, but that hasn’t been the case. I am a little worried about the increased travel and longer season catching up with him like it so often does.
I find her rhythm and cadence engaging. Love that little accent, too.Was exited to watch the Cubs game today
hears Beth mowins voice…..
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I think the Cubs have earned some leeway on the bullpen - they’ve rebuilt solid bullpens on the fly quite a few times over the years. I continue to love the offensive approach overall, even a lot of the outs are scorched. Look at Hermosillo today with the bases loaded - just missed a double/homer foul, then hit a laser beam that the CF was able to run down in the gap. Not a hit, but great AB.We can score, that seems like a given, I am not sure that the bullpen can be judged, yet. Hoerner continues to impress at SS, and Suzuki keeps hitting the ball with authority.
So he’s hitting .250 if you use swings instead of ABs. That’s insane.I was just reading the recap on BCB, and Al Yellon included the stat that Suzuki has swung the bat 40 times this year, producing 4 singles, 2 doubles, and 4 homers. He has also been intentionally walked twice this season, including one time today. That's showing immediate respect from the rest of the league.
I was surprised when I looked up the stats that Suzuki has struck out 9 times this year. It seems that it would be about half that total with his discipline. He does have a 1:1 BB to SO ratio which is great by today's standards.I was just reading the recap on BCB, and Al Yellon included the stat that Suzuki has swung the bat 40 times this year, producing 4 singles, 2 doubles, and 4 homers. He has also been intentionally walked twice this season, including one time today. That's showing immediate respect from the rest of the league.
Expecting Suzuki’s numbers to translate directly from the NPL is just not realistic. It’s very clear, though, that he has excellent plate discipline.I was surprised when I looked up the stats that Suzuki has struck out 9 times this year. It seems that it would be about half that total with his discipline. He does have a 1:1 BB to SO ratio which is great by today's standards.
I would also like to see Contreras hit better with men on base. He's got 3 RBIs including 2 solo HRs. It seems like he presses with RISP. His 3 pitch SO with the bases loaded the other night and never taking the bat off his shoulder kind of hurt. Of course the 2nd pitch was a bad call by the umpire IMO.
Oh, I agree with that. I was just surprised that he had struck out that many times. I have watched just about all of the games and I didn't recall that many SOs.Expecting Suzuki’s numbers to translate directly from the NPL is just not realistic. It’s very clear, though, that he has excellent plate discipline.
He's certainly turned it around the past few games... of course that bar was set pretty low when he started 1 for 69Wisdom!
This is why we don’t overreact to small sample sizes. The jury is still very much out, but writing him off after the first 5-7 games was always absurd.He's certainly turned it around the past few games... of course that bar was set pretty low when he started 1 for 69
Agreed. Jed has really flipped the approach of this team on the fly. There’s an argument that they’ve over-corrected (maybe not enough power now, but some is coming and/or can be bought), but it’s been impressive. I came into this season wanting answers on these guys: Schwindel, Ortega, Rivas, Wisdom, Madrigal (defensively), Hoerner, Happ, Hermosillo, Steele, Thompson. With the exception of Rivas (and I think his time will come), the Cubs have been able to get those guys a lot of action. Those guys will not be the core of ”the next great Cubs team”, but some of them will likely be contributors.This team is why I wasn’t too upset with losing the key players from the past decade. Strikeout or solo HR was terrible baseball. The Cubs are second in OPS, BA, and on base percentage. It’s much better baseball. Obviously, they will have their bad stretches but I think putting the ball in play is the way to go.
I figured that's why they left Stroman in for so long.Cubs need to go into stall mode and get this to a rainout. 😉
Lots of rain yet to come.
I had the same thought. No sense burning your bullpen. Plus, it probably helped get him stretched out for down the road.I figured that's why they left Stroman in for so long.