6/26 - 7/9 Game Discussion Thread

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steven78

Lol Nats have stolen 7 bases already? Thru 4 innings?! Miguel Montero is 0 for 31 throwing out runners this year. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

Arrieta doesn't help any catcher out, but Montero is just bad at throwing.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steven78

Lol Nats have stolen 7 bases already? Thru 4 innings?! Miguel Montero is 0 for 31 throwing out runners this year. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

He wasn't much better last year, either. It doesn't matter how bad your pitching staff is at holding runners--a major league catcher will get a guy by accident every once in a while. I will be happy when Montero's contract runs out because he's one of the few bad money contracts on the team.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

He wasn't much better last year, either. It doesn't matter how bad your pitching staff is at holding runners--a major league catcher will get a guy by accident every once in a while. I will be happy when Montero's contract runs out because he's one of the few bad money contracts on the team.

Montero's throwing used to be okay. Pitchers are a big part of controlling the run game, and the Cubs aside from Lester, ironically, are not good at it. So it's a combination. Miggy's not throwing out 30% anymore, but he's better than 1-32

[bcruise]

NL Central continues to spin its wheels as the Brewers fall to the last-place Reds, and the Cubs can't pull even with Milwaukee after getting beat by the Nats.

[TheMatrix31]

Nolan Arenado just bunted with a man on in the top of the 13th.

I don't think bunting is the worst thing in the world like some baseball fans do, but I mean really.

Also Buster gunned a guy at 2nd in consecutive extra innings. The man is remarkable.

Nice start by Newcomb tonight. Fell asleep after the 3rd or 4th inning so I missed the rest of it but he got out of a nice jam early with help from Adams and Markakis in foul ground


And I must say Miguel Montero is getting kinda annoying. Bitches about his role right after he ****ing won a World Series and now this, even if it *is* a justified criticism of his pitching staff.

[Steven78]

Miguel Montero calling out Arrieta in public? Get rid of that bum Chicago.


https://twitter.com/CSNMooney/status/879896256948076544
Montero: "It really sucks because the stolen bases go on me. And when you really look at it, the pitcher doesn’t give me any time.”

https://twitter.com/CSNMooney/status/879896963193462788
Montero: "It's just like: 'Yeah, OK, Miggy can’t throw nobody out.' Yeah, but my pitchers don’t hold anybody on.”

https://twitter.com/CSNMooney/status/879897983474597888
Miggy: “If I don’t get a chance to throw, that’s the reason why they were running left and right today, because they know (Jake) was slow."

https://twitter.com/CSNMooney/status/879898462392856576
Montero: "It’s a shame that it’s my fault because I didn’t throw anybody out."


What a d-bag. And this guy is old enough to take the high road and keep it in house.


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[countryboy]

Cardinals bullpen blows another one


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[Bard]

And Miggy is now DFA'd. Good on the Cubs.

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