Official Game Thread - 4/4 - Bucs @ Cubbies

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:39 pm

Excellent inning by Stratton. Nice defense behind him. Looked like a baseball team out there.

So the ship is righted in the field, on the mound, for one half inning. Now it's up to El Coffee to get the offense going.

I can't remember the last time he was called that either. I guess he was decaffeinated.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:40 pm

643224303F25353E332416313B373F3A7835560 wrote: 50 pitches through 2 innings for Keller. Wonder if we'll see a PH this inning.

I find it absolutely perplexing that a major league pitcher, one of the 500 best people on the planet with regard to throwing a baseball, can't consistently throw the ball in the strike zone. It's not like Keller just picked up a baseball for the first time a year ago. He's been doing this most of his life. How does someone like him get this far and with so many knowledgeable people saying he's really, really good?
They were talking on the broadcast that not only was Keller one of the highest rated prospect pitchers in all of MLB, but he was rated as having the best control, and they wondered where that has gone. Hence the comment that was mentioned where all they could offer was, "have patience"

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:42 pm

Polanco draws a leadoff walk. He's on fire

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:43 pm

Perez shows bunt and causes Cubs to realign their defense....pretty heady stuff...now if he can only hit too

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:44 pm

RISP.....huzzah!

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:47 pm

Alford moves Polanco to third....do you PH with 2 outs?

Shelton is taking Stratton out.....Fowler up to PH....

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:48 pm

Stratton could have struck out just as easily as Fowler.

I think the Fowler experiment is going to end soon.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:55 pm

Shelton at some point is going to have to leave a pitcher in for the original intended purpose of getting multiple innings, despite the situation they were just in with 2 outs and a man on third. Isn't there some analytics about this? Probability stuff, you know?

I can't fault either way, because I saw the outcome. Just saying.

Frazier with another nice defensive play to end the inning. Underwood Jr. has been spectacular so far.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:00 pm

2 out single for Reynolds, solid contact he was really PO'd last AB on the K.

Need Big Red to come through here

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:02 pm

DONTCHA KNOW!!!! ALL THE WAY TO COUNTY CORK!!!

Bucs back in the game, down 3-2!!!