Giolito Strikes out Four Cubs in One Inning: A Spring Training Game Thread

[Heads22]

Down 1-0 after half an inning. Outside of one pitch hit 600 feet he looks better, I guess

[KnightsOnMintSt]

Hoping they let Giolito go at least 4 innings today.

[YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES!]

He's such an enigma. He looks fantastic one inning and awful the next.

[fathom]

1 minute ago, Whitesox27 said:

He's such an enigma. He looks fantastic one inning and awful the next.

He’s just terrible from the stretch. Given how many guys he walks, this adds up. He just does so many little things poorly (pitch from stretch, hold runners, etc)

[fathom]

I do wonder why in the hell is McCann hitting so high in the order this spring?  

[YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES!]

Moncada walked but took 2 close pitches that could have been strikes. Wish he would be more aggressive.

[Harry Chappas]

It really is scary how similar he is to Gavin Floyd. 

[fathom]

Just now, Harry Chappas said:

It really is scary how similar he is to Gavin Floyd. 

Gavin’s hook was infinitely better

[centerfieldsixers]

why is the sox fan in the 2nd row sleeping?

[bmags]

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

I do wonder why in the hell is McCann hitting so high in the order this spring?  

My guess: Hamels is lefty, and he's a career .797 ops hitters vs. lefties, and so this year we are going to see a whole bunch of terrible platoons.

[Harry Chappas]

Just now, fathom said:

Gavin’s hook was infinitely better

I'm talking more about mentally and when a runner gets on they both seem to fall apart. 

[SoxAce]

I see Benetti is still as annoying as ever.

[centerfieldsixers]

2 minutes ago, centerfieldsixers said:

why is the sox fan in the 2nd row sleeping?

now he is awake

[Bob Sacamano]

6 minutes ago, bmags said:

My guess: Hamels is lefty, and he's a career .797 ops hitters vs. lefties, and so this year we are going to see a whole bunch of terrible platoons.

That would make sense if Beef was left-handed.

Edit: just checked Beef's career splits. Yep, he's great against lefties. Grab a first-base glove for one of them and get them both in against lefties.

Edited March 15, 2019 by soxfan2014

[Look at Ray Ray Run]

8 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said:

It really is scary how similar he is to Gavin Floyd. 

If he turned into gavin floyd at this point it would be a massive success.

[fathom]

Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

If he turned into gavin floyd at this point it would be a massive success.

At this point he might have to match Lance Broadway’s acting success

[Look at Ray Ray Run]

18 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said:

He's such an enigma. He looks fantastic one inning and awful the next.

This is what happens when you cant repeat your mechanics because you've changed them so many times you're not even sure what they are. 

He's not good. 

[HOFHurt35]

Brooks Boyer pushing product right now as we enjoy watching Giolito try to pitch baseballs riding a unicycle.

 

[bmags]

8 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:

Brooks Boyer pushing product right now as we enjoy watching Giolito try to pitch baseballs riding a unicycle.

 

These are never interesting but it has felt more than ever like the manager, boyer, etc sound defeated knowing they are pushing trash.

[DirtySox]

I don't know if I can go another season of hope-watching Giolito. It's maddening.

[mqr]

25 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said:

It really is scary how similar he is to Gavin Floyd. 

I would be very okay with Gavin FLoyd

[bmags]

20 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said:

That would make sense if Beef was left-handed.

Edit: just checked Beef's career splits. Yep, he's great against lefties. Grab a first-base glove for one of them and get them both in against lefties.

I didn't call them good platoons!

[Bob Sacamano]

Just now, bmags said:

I didn't call them good platoons!

Haha! They both have better career numbers against lefties that Alonso so you may be on to something...haha

[southsider2k5]

YoYo!

[DirtySox]

Yoyo!