Harold's Leg Lift

Spin rate is mostly bullshit. 100 rpm is less than a half a spin of the baseball. There is virtually no differnce between a pitch with 2000 spin and 2300 spin. You have to get up to Bauer territory before you start seeing a difference. Cease's problem is not spin rate. It's location. He has to command his fastball better and that means he has to sacrifice some velocity to gain command. He doesn't have to be 97-98 to get swings and misses. Every hitter in baseball has a hole in their swing. No hitter alive can cover the entire plate. Cease has to stop being a thrower and start hitting his spots or he will never be the pitcher he can be.

They didn't wiff on him. Everyone involed thought it was best for Alec to establish himself in another organaization where he didn't have the added pressure of being the hometown kid and playing in an organization where his father was an employee. They did him a solid by not drafting him.

That's my MVP.

Adrenaline is the enemy of a sinkerballer.

Meh. Chalk it up to a weird year.

It's a really good thing for them theyr'e only playing 60 games this year. They'd easily burn thru at least 20 starters in a 162 game season

Have to wonder why the FO put him in this situation.

This really makes you wonder why Hahn didn't get a starter at the deadline even if it was a 2nd or 3rd tiered guy. Robbie Ray threw well for the Blue Jays yesterday and they got him for next to nothing.

These dumbass ideas of how to play less baseball have to stop. Just F'ing stop.

I prefer boring play by play over amatuer comedy hour.

Ryan Braun has to be near or at the top of all time Cub killers.

Baby steps (pun intended??)

Pedro's change was pretty damn good.

Eloyous!

Wear it!

Scouting the gun is never a good idea.

Really bad.

Interesting how Stone brings up Singer while Madget is up.

No. He's not. Yes.

Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls – it's more democratic.”

Hahaha Ninja is the best.

Brady Singer has a no no thru 7.

Madget

AbsolF'inglutely

They can just call this guy up to play RF. Oh. Damn