7/30 - 8/12 Game Discussion Thread

[WaitTilNextYear]

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VERY underrated bat flip. On a PINCH HIT WALK OFF GRAND SLAM!

[Jr.]

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VERY underrated bat flip. On a PINCH HIT WALK OFF GRAND SLAM!

Everything about that was epic. The bat flip and watch, the airplane arms all the way around the bases. David Bote is my new favorite Cubs player of all-time

[bcruise]

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No bigger stage to do that on until October.

Wow.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Everything about that was epic. The bat flip and watch, the airplane arms all the way around the bases. David Bote is my new favorite Cubs player of all-time

Agreed. I used to be fond of some player name Curt? Chris? Brian? Whoever the previous 3B was. But now it's BOTE.

[Mabster]

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People have rated the bat flip already!?! Baseball moves fast in Chicago.

Is there a better feeling in baseball then a pinch hit walkoff grandslam?

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Also, that was an epic facial expression as Bote came down the 3B line. Up there with Scherzer's grunting tonight.

[CBoller1331]

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We do not deserve David Bote

[WaitTilNextYear]

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meh he gets to the balls you're supposed to just doesn't have great range and has a ++ arm.

Except that he doesn't. He's responsible for probably a dozen or more extra bases (singles instead of outs, singles stretched into doubles, doubles into triples) to go along with those sweet assists. Statcast has him as the 9th worst outfielder in their "outs above average" metric (out of 270 players). Still not an NL player and he's not hitting enough to make up for it.

[Jr.]

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I need that bat flip as my avatar, stat


EDIT: Close enough..

[Jr.]

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Bryce Harper walked off the field looking like he can't wait to play at Wrigley next year...

[TripleCrown9]

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Here ya go guys:

#Cubs David Bote is the first player to hit a walk-off grand slam with his team down to their last strike and down three runs since Chris Hoiles on May 17, 1996.

[Mabster]

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Edwin Diaz becomes only the 4 pitcher ever to record 4 saves in a series, joining Joe Nathan, John Wettland, Kent Tekulve, and Sparky Lyle.

I wonder if he is a serious Cy Young contender at this point. He will definitely get some votes.

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Honest question. How do you feel about your teams chances after this series? Like, do you have any hope yet? You kick them hard when they lose but don't praise when they're winning.

Personally, I'd love all the AL west brothers to surge and put three teams in the playoffs.

[Majingir]

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Red Sox sweeping the O's is the least surprising thing to happen all weekend long, and that includes the Barry Bonds stuff we've known about for a year, and mentioned on here for what feels like 2 years.


On Monday, Jays will have Sean Reid-Foley starting and will be caught by Danny Jansen. BOTH guys making their MLB debut. I'm sure it's happened alot more recently and often than I think, but when was last time we saw a starting pitcher AND catcher making their MLB debut together (or at the very least, NOT including September callups)? And who gets the first ball of the game?

[BleacherBum2310]

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Except that he doesn't. He's responsible for probably a dozen or more extra bases (singles instead of outs, singles stretched into doubles, doubles into triples) to go along with those sweet assists. Statcast has him as the 9th worst outfielder in their "outs above average" metric (out of 270 players). Still not an NL player and he's not hitting enough to make up for it.

so would you rather trot Almora's fantastic defense and barley league average bat out there every day over Schwarber? I'm more than fine with Schwarber out there. I will die on that hill. There will be some misplays every now and then but the Bat and the on base skills more than makes up for it.


Anyway who cares David Bote is the man. All he does is hit baseballs very hard. anyone know if they can do Javy and Bote as Co-MVP's?

[WaitTilNextYear]

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so would you rather trot Almora's fantastic defense and barley league average bat out there every day over Schwarber? I'm more than fine with Schwarber out there. I will die on that hill. There will be some misplays every now and then but the Bat and the on base skills more than makes up for it.


Anyway who cares David Bote is the man. All he does is hit baseballs very hard. anyone know if they can do Javy and Bote as Co-MVP's?

David Bote is the MLB leader in average exit velocity and hard hit % (min 50 batted ball events). Even before that smoke job off of Madson.