Jay Kirk Baseball Thread since 2017: The 2021 season, Dodgers Repeat?

[Jay Kirk]

1 hour ago, GOZER said:

This thread has gone very silent, anybody out there???!!

 

Cubs/Giants game 1-1 Tied Top of the 3rd....Rizzo with another home run!!!!! Ugh ok 2-1 Giants now.

Lol Cards don't start till 10.00 , past my bedtime especially when I gotta get up at 5am . It will liven up on weekend.

[Jay Kirk]

59 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

I'm here. Been very busy. 

 

Mets up 5-3 in the 5th. 

 

Please vote for Michael Conforto for the All Star Game. He is having a tremendous year for the Mets. He is hitting .344 with 13 HRs, 32 RBI.

Wow Id say he is

[PrincetonTiger]

1 hour ago, GOZER said:

This thread has gone very silent, anybody out there???!!

 

Cubs/Giants game 1-1 Tied Top of the 3rd....Rizzo with another home run!!!!! Ugh ok 2-1 Giants now.

Preparing Indiana History items while I follow the game 

[NFLfan]

Mets are now trailing the Padres 6-5. Padres are the worst team in baseball. We should not lose to them.

[PrincetonTiger]

3 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

Mets are now trailing the Padres 6-5. Padres are the worst team in baseball. We should not lose to them.

This is not a good year for the fans of SD teams

[NFLfan]

Cubs are up 4-2 now in the 8th.

 

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, NFLfan said:

Cubs are up 4-2 now in the 8th.

 

Cubs are playing great

[2006Coltsbestever]

Work was a pain today, off now and just able to tune in. Looks like the Cubs up 4-2. Edwards just got out of a bases loaded jam! Bottom of the 8th now.

[PrincetonTiger]

Whew

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

Whew

Yep, that was close!

[2006Coltsbestever]

Brew Crew lost again, if the Cubs hang on and win they will be .5 back in the Division at 24-21. The Brew Crew is now at 25-21. Cards/Dodgers just starting up, Cards are at 22-20.

[PrincetonTiger]

Uggh

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs win again, Wade Davis tried to blow it LOL! 2 solid outings in a row against a hot Giants team though, I will take it. Just .5 game out of 1st place now. Current Standings:

Brew Crew 25-21

Cubs 24-21 .5

Cards 22-20 1 but pending, they are playing the Dodgers in LA and the game has just started.

 

-I would like to see the Cubs start playing at their World Champion level like last season, still haven't seen it yet but being only .5 out of 1st place in the Division isn't all that bad as we head towards the last week of May. The Cubs Pitching is definitely a concern so far, it's been inconsistent from the Starters to the BullPen. Last season it was lights out.

[PrincetonTiger]

That was a little tighter than I wanted

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, PrincetonTiger said:

That was a little tighter than I wanted

Yeah our BullPen really concerns me. Even our starting Pitching has been shaky at times. I thought Lester pitched a Great game last night but that was the best he pitched all season IMO.

[2006Coltsbestever]

This is great, Cards at Dodgers is on the MLB Channel. Cards up 2-0 in the 4th so far. Nothing like midnight Baseball once you get off work and don't have to get up in the morning.

[PrincetonTiger]

2 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Yeah our BullPen really concerns me. Even our starting Pitching has been shaky at times. I thought Lester pitched a Great game last night but that was the best he pitched all season IMO.

Remember Everything Will Be Okay 

[PrincetonTiger]

1 hour ago, Jay Kirk said:

Lol Cards don't start till 10.00 , past my bedtime especially when I gotta get up at 5am . It will liven up on weekend.

The late starts are the worst

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

Remember Everything Will Be Okay 

It only will be if the Cubs Repeat as World Champs

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, PrincetonTiger said:

The late starts are the worst

I feel for Jay because he works days. That would suck if you had to get up at 5am.

[HOZER]

Cubs up 2-1 bottom of the 5th. Samardzija trying to take his former team down.....Kind of wish he was still a Cub, probably because......DYK, Samardzija is an Indiana native? Born in Merillville, grew up in Valparaiso, played football at Notre Dame?

[HOZER]

5-1 Cubbies top of the 9th!!!!

[HOZER]

CUBS WIN! Are we getting our mojo back? 

 

 

[BR-549]

1 minute ago, GOZER said:

CUBS WIN! Are we getting our mojo back? 

 

 

Nice win!

 

I was afraid they were never going to get their bats around.... seemed behind the pitch until late.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Tied for 1st in the Division now, 3 in row baby!

[2006Coltsbestever]

Getting April and May out of the way is great, cobwebs get cleared out and time to get rolling as June approaches. As May winds down the Cubs find themselves in a tie for 1st place in the NL Central with the Brew Crew at 25-21. The Cards play later tonight and stand at 23-20, we may have a 3 way tie for 1st after late tonight? The NL Central is full of parity as even the Reds are at 22-24 staying around .500.

[BR-549]

3 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Getting April and May out of the way is great, cobwebs get cleared out and time to get rolling as June approaches. As May winds down the Cubs find themselves in a tie for 1st place in the NL Central with the Brew Crew at 25-21. The Cards play later tonight and stand at 23-20, we may have a 3 way tie for 1st after late tonight? The NL Central is full of parity as even the Reds are at 22-24 staying around .500.

Agree... just keep hanging around and all is good.

Whats up with Schwarber man?  He is in a bad hitting slump.... playing great D though.

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, BR-549 said:

Agree... just keep hanging around and all is good.

Whats up with Schwarber man?  He is in a bad hitting slump.... playing great D though.

Yeah he is struggling but hit a 450 blast the other day. I am more concerned about the BullPen more than anything - very inconsistent so far.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Indians are at 24-21 our opponent from last season in the WS and 2 out of 1st place behind the 25-18 Twins. Our record is better than theirs which is surprising because the Cubs really haven't played consistent at all.

[BR-549]

5 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Yeah he is struggling but hit a 450 blast the other day. I am more concerned about the BullPen more than anything - very inconsistent so far.

True... doesn't seem near as clutch as it was last year.  And Kyle will come around.  

 

I just know how those things get in your head and they can be hard to shake.  He was donning some pretty disapointed looks after batting today.  The same can be said for pitchers too I guess.  I want Kyle to do well.  He went to HS not far from were I live and of course played at IU so I want him to be as good as he can be.... a hometown kid of sorts.

 

Like I said, if they just hang around (and I believe they will) and start playing their best baseball in mid-late Sept all is well.  Not too worried at this point.

[2006Coltsbestever]

4 minutes ago, BR-549 said:

True... doesn't seem near as clutch as it was last year.  And Kyle will come around.  

 

I just know how those things get in your head and they can be hard to shake.  He was donning some pretty disapointed looks after batting today.  The same can be said for pitchers too I guess.  I want Kyle to do well.  He went to HS not far from were I live and of course played at IU so I want him to be as good as he can be.... a hometown kid of sorts.

 

Like I said, if they just hang around (and I believe they will) and start playing their best baseball in mid-late Sept all is well.  Not too worried at this point.

I predicted the Cubs to Repeat, I full expect the guys to kick it in high gear shortly. The 1st 2 Months are always throw away months as long as you can be .500 and have your chemistry in order. The season is so long that April and May is just about being .500 and gaining confidence and chemistry IMO. June through September is when we start to find who's who most of the time. Of course being healthy in September going into the Playoffs is huge!

[PrincetonTiger]

Another nice outing by Butler and great effort relief by Montgomery 

[BR-549]

42 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I predicted the Cubs to Repeat, I full expect the guys to kick it in high gear shortly. The 1st 2 Months are always throw away months as long as you can be .500 and have your chemistry in order. The season is so long that April and May is just about being .500 and gaining confidence and chemistry IMO. June through September is when we start to find who's who most of the time. Of course being healthy in September going into the Playoffs is huge!

Well said... 100% agree..... I hope they repeat, that would really be cool for not only the fans but the organization.... go Cubs

[NFLfan]

@BR-549 Welcome to the baseball family here.

[NFLfan]

Both Yankees and Mets are scheduled to play in NY. The Yanks postponed their game. No word yet on the Mets game. 

[BR-549]

1 minute ago, NFLfan said:

@BR-549 Welcome to the baseball family here.

Thank You!! .... always liked the Cubs and have been to Wrigley many times. Never had a bad experience, well except for the times when they lost while I was there.  But the beer and Chicago dogs were still good  : ) 

[2006Coltsbestever]

What makes Baseball a great game is the Playoffs. There is nothing like Baseball Playoffs. Football is my favorite sport and I love Basketball as well but in general the whole Baseball Playoffs is always better than the NBA Playoffs because of unpredictability Baseball presents. The AFC/NFC Title games and SB rank even with the Baseball Playoffs IMO as sometimes you see big upsets there too. A lot of WildCard teams win it all in Baseball and Football. A lot of people don't watch Baseball because the season is so long and they don't have the patience for it. I fully understand, I agree that the season is too long. When the Playoffs roll around though every game is exciting and I cant keep my eyes off of it. Only 5 teams get in from each league which I love. Then 4 vs 5 is a 1 game elimination which I love. 1st Round is best of 5 which is perfect = 1's vs 4's, 2's vs 3's. Best of 7's after that. Baseball has the perfect Playoff setup. If I was commish, 2 things I would change. I would shorten the season to 132 games and whoever has the best record overall I would award HFA too. The All-Star game shouldn't determine HFA. Maybe start the season in early May and end it early September. The Playoffs and WS would always end by the end of October meaning no cold weather games either. Just my takes.

[NFLfan]

19 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

What makes Baseball a great game is the Playoffs. There is nothing like Baseball Playoffs. Football is my favorite sport and I love Basketball as well but in general the whole Baseball Playoffs is always better than the NBA Playoffs because of unpredictability Baseball presents. The AFC/NFC Title games and SB rank even with the Baseball Playoffs IMO as sometimes you see big upsets there too. A lot of WildCard teams win in Baseball and Football. A lot of people don't watch Baseball because the season is so long and they don't have the patience for it. I fully understand, I agree that the season is too long. When the Playoffs roll around though every game is exciting and I cant keep my eyes off of it. Only 5 teams get in from each league which I love. Then 4 vs 5 is a 1 game elimination which I love. 1st Round is best of 5 which is perfect = 1'svs 4's, 2's vs 3's. Best of 7's after that. Baseball has the perfect Playoff setup. If I was commish, 2 things I would change. I would shorten the season to 132 games and whoever has the best record overall I would award HFA too. The All-Star game shouldn't determine HFA. Maybe start the season in early May and end it early September. The Playoffs and WS would always end by the end of October meaning no cold weather games either. Just my takes.

 

You make very good points. I love baseball playoffs too, especially when my team is in it. Only thing that can make the outcome of a series predictable is if you have a hot pitcher like Madison Bumgarner pitching.

[2006Coltsbestever]

3 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

You make very good points. I love baseball playoffs too, especially when my team is in it. Only thing that can make the outcome of a series predictable is if you have a hot pitcher like Madison Bumgartner pitching.

That is the 1 game elimination scenario and unfortunately your Mets had to deal with that last season. That does suck but I honestly thought the Cubs would lose Game 6 last year vs Kershaw and just take Game 7 but they drilled Kershaw and took it in 6.

[NFLfan]

With rain threatening, the Mets sat our ace pitcher deGrom. I understand the move. If he pitches the game and it gets rained out, that is a wasted start.

 

So, with a reliever going, Mets are already down 2-0 to the Padres. Yes, the Padres.