chitownsportsfan Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Good lord get in the damn box bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 all that just to K. Fug off, go sit down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Of course Cubs can develop a hitter in Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 18 minutes ago, HaroldSouthside said: I realize that he has been a major league manager for 40+ game and that is a very small sample. He is friendly, he is likeable and he seems to consistently make lousy in game decisions and it all comes down to risk management. I expected more, his reputation was he is quite bright. He won't be here in 2 years. PS - I don't blame him for the head scratching lineups, I assume a lot of those decisions are not solely his. Replaced by Jirschele or Santos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 10 minutes ago, Soxfest said: Of course Cubs can develop a hitter in Armstrong He's on a heater but doing a bit of a look at his stats just now he's going to regress. He has the same chase rate as Sosa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Vargas continues to impress. Smith 2.25 era for the game so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 18 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: New Miguel Vargas hot takes: Miguel Vargas is so damn good they're gonna change the name from Baseball to Vargasball! Eh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Having PCA's speed/athleticism makes up for a lot of his flaws though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Fucking weak ABs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 12 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Replaced by Jirschele or Santos? He got years to figure it out, because he isn't getting fired anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 That didn't take long.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1-2-3 Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Not making Horton work hard that inning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: He got years to figure it out, because he isn't getting fired anytime soon. Love how the towel is thrown in after a few rookie mistakes while managing a rebuilding team. People need to Relax with the hot takes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, JoshPR said: Love how the towel is thrown in after a few rookie mistakes while managing a rebuilding team. People need to Relax with the hot takes I will be honest, seeing as literally nothing has changed with line up management and roster usage, it tells me that a lot of these things are happening above the field manager. When it comes to Venable, I would look to better defense and smarter base running as ways to measure what he is actually responsible for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaroldSouthside Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 13 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Replaced by Jirschele or Santos? Will they hire from within? It would be a very cheap option, so it makes sense. Between the 2 I'd take Santos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I will be honest, seeing as literally nothing has changed with line up management and roster usage, it tells me that a lot of these things are happening above the field manager. When it comes to Venable, I would look to better defense and smarter base running as ways to measure what he is actually responsible for. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I will be honest, seeing as literally nothing has changed with line up management and roster usage, it tells me that a lot of these things are happening above the field manager. When it comes to Venable, I would look to better defense and smarter base running as ways to measure what he is actually responsible for. I'm not willing to say he's part of the solution but at least Veneble appears to not be part of the problem. Small progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Smith has actually lowered his ERA from 2.08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 5 7 6 1 1 5 2.05 era that has to be it for his day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 10 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: I'm not willing to say he's part of the solution but at least Veneble appears to not be part of the problem. Small progress. When it comes to line up construction and playing time one of two things happened. Either they found a Pedro clone, or Getz was highly involved with both managers in these aspects, because nothing has changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Palencia in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Can he do it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Smith recovered very nicely after he got out of that big inning. Will be interesting to see how long his stuff lasts this year, as he is another who doesn't have much of an innings history underneath him. He's already over halfway to a career high for IP in a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 This is how last year's edition lost so many games. Poor fielding/bad decisions/bad luck blew up into a big inning and offense too anemic to overcome it. For the most part, this year the team has played way cleaner. So disappointing, but I think this is a blip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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