Chicago Cubs

 Chicago Cubs.. Where do we start

Nice to get the win. Tomorrow Imanaga goes.

Good win to end the streak. Both starting pitchers were great. Busch was the only mistake by Freddie.
Clutch hitting in extra innings. Neris got screwed on that balk. He set, but not for long. Nitpicking call, but didn’t cost the game.
Great matchup for tomorrow.

Go Cubs!

No Carpio Bush is the guy that hit a home run for the first run of the game. Ben Brown was the starting pitcher for 7 innings allowing nothing. Anyway cubs up now 6-1 in the 010th .wow what a game so far right "SportsFans" ? Man the cubs better not blow this game. A few controversial calls tonight as well.. Okay bottom of the 010th cubs up 6-1  Hold on boys!!!

Looking good in extras

Wow

I see Busch has a no-hitter going.  

Everyone batted around so we’ll see if the hitters make any adjustments.

Well pitched game so far. Just the mistake by Paraltra. Brown looks good. 

Guys like Ferguson Jenkins  would strike out a ton of batters ,give up just a few hits and get that complete game and the win. I know you can remember those classic duels between Ferguson and  Gibson.

 Chi-  Ah yes the good old days.. Have posted about this before but my early baseball years were between the Braves/Brewers timeline, so I was a Cubs fan. We could get WGN telecasts on weekends so I always listened to Jack Brickhouse. Billy Williams will always be one of my favorite MLB players but Fergie was right behind him.  Kessinger to Beckert to Banks..double play!!    

A coach whether it be the hitting or pitching coach can make adjustments to their technique and the way they mentally prepare, but the player has to be the one that executes.

Agree 100% Z.  I think the MLB/Batting Coach position is one the most over-rated/hyped coach position in all of sports. Don't have any clue who the Brewers have this year. I know we had two coaches last year and over the years folks just complain about that position when the team is not hitting. Yes, they can make some insightful suggestions on swing changes etc but with technology players can look at each at bat and breakdown their own issues. Heck many of the top players have their own coaches they work with thru the whole season. Players still need to execute!!   

As I said, it’s not an exact science. It only serves as a guide to assure that a pitcher doesn’t put undue strain on their arm and can help them be more effective in their next outing. I don’t necessarily agree that they should pull a pitcher at a predetermined number of pitches, but it is what the majority of teams do. With the numbers of pitchers that most teams carry it wouldn’t seem like it would matter, but that’s not what teams are doing.

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/FullText/2012/05000/The_Impact_of_Pitch_Counts_and_Days_of_Rest_on.2.aspx

Because of pitch counts, pitchers no longer have the arm strength to throw as many pitches or as long in a game and therefore they are less and less effective.They don't have the strength and endurance, and they're more prone to injury.  It's not a good brand of baseball.

All in all the Brewers had only one more hit than the Cubs! Guess that is important to "some" fans!  
Thinking Adames is becoming the new Cub killer both defensively and offensively, replacing Braun!

The pitch count and the stats on effectiveness are a self-fulfilling prophecy.  The less pitches you throw the less effective you are and the less pitches you'll throw in your next outing.  If you don't believe me, listen to Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens.

Was gone the whole long weekend, came back from camping and not overly surprised with the results.  Good starting pitching overall and low run production.  My thoughts.
Would like PCA up-able to steal, bunt, fundamentals.  Plays hard every day too and can hit the long ball.
Consistent line up isn't possible with so many injuries and trying to get offense anywhere.  
Would like Morel out of the 4 spot til he can prove consistency.  Move him to the 7 spot.
Hard to blame the pen when you can't put up runs in the first 5 innings lately. 
We have some players that are due to be hot.  I expect we put up 6 runs in one game against the brewers this series.  You heard it here first.