Happy, Chuck?
MODS! I object. Tyler Chatwood is not the kind of guy who gets a preemptive "damn this dude is good" thread. Bryce Harper signs here? Ok, fine, yes. Start that shit. Tyler Chatwood? No. I'm holding both Fork and Chuck responsible for this.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 07, 2017, 02:08:39 PM
MODS! I object. Tyler Chatwood is not the kind of guy who gets a preemptive "damn this dude is good" thread. Bryce Harper signs here? Ok, fine, yes. Start that shit. Tyler Chatwood? No. I'm holding both Fork and Chuck responsible for this.
I am loathe to agree with Saul ever but yes, what the fuck is wrong with you people
Quote from: SKO on December 07, 2017, 03:22:40 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 07, 2017, 02:08:39 PM
MODS! I object. Tyler Chatwood is not the kind of guy who gets a preemptive "damn this dude is good" thread. Bryce Harper signs here? Ok, fine, yes. Start that shit. Tyler Chatwood? No. I'm holding both Fork and Chuck responsible for this.
I am loathe to agree with Saul ever but yes, what the fuck is wrong with you people
Ditto. I know that December is a slow month for baseball news, but how low have we sunk that this is all that we have to talk about?
Shit I can remember when Tonk yelled at me for starting a Dexter Fowler splooge thread after he hit a game-winning HR off LaTroy Hawkins, and here just two years later we're starting pre-emptive threads for this year's Jason Hammel? Mais non.
Quote from: SKO on December 07, 2017, 03:22:40 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 07, 2017, 02:08:39 PM
MODS! I object. Tyler Chatwood is not the kind of guy who gets a preemptive "damn this dude is good" thread. Bryce Harper signs here? Ok, fine, yes. Start that shit. Tyler Chatwood? No. I'm holding both Fork and Chuck responsible for this.
I am loathe to agree with Saul ever but yes, what the fuck is wrong with you people
It's my fault that Fork is so easily goaded?
Maybe he's just pissed there was no malort at the bat mitzvah.
"The Thread That Acknowledges the Existence Of Tyler Chatwood"
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 07, 2017, 03:56:16 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on December 07, 2017, 01:52:42 PM
Happy, Chuck?
Very!
(http://i66.tinypic.com/2iu7vjp.jpg)
If you don't use this as your avatar I will lose all of my respect for you.
Quote from: SKO on December 07, 2017, 03:46:22 PM
Shit I can remember when Tonk yelled at me for starting a Dexter Fowler splooge thread after he hit a game-winning HR off LaTroy Hawkins, and here just two years later we're starting pre-emptive threads for this year's Jason Hammel? Mais non.
To be fair, it wasn't the starting of the thread
per se that wound me up (otherwise I'd have reacted to Fork rather than you), so much as the conclusions that were being drawn from an extremely small sample size:
Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:55:58 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 08:37:59 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:22:15 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 13, 2015, 08:09:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?
And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.
I don't want to go all Eli on you, but c'mon guys: we're five games in, for fuck sake.
Yeah, but Fowler's career numbers (particularly OPB) indicate that this sort of thing will be a thing.
I'm happy to have him, but Fowler has been, until now, offensively speaking, very slightly above average. For a CF, that's pretty nice, but not exactly setting anything on fire. At his age, he's probably not going to get a hell of a lot better than he has been up to this point, either. He's a decent part of a good team, but in years to come we're not going to be fondly reminiscing over the Dexter Fowler era.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, he's no Reed Johnson.
Still, holy shit was I wrong.
Considering the fact that his GB% the past two years has been 57.2% and 58.1%, his having the Best Infield In The Worldtm behind him will make him thread-worthy anyway.
Quote from: Tonker on December 08, 2017, 05:01:48 AM
Quote from: SKO on December 07, 2017, 03:46:22 PM
Shit I can remember when Tonk yelled at me for starting a Dexter Fowler splooge thread after he hit a game-winning HR off LaTroy Hawkins, and here just two years later we're starting pre-emptive threads for this year's Jason Hammel? Mais non.
To be fair, it wasn't the starting of the thread per se that wound me up (otherwise I'd have reacted to Fork rather than you), so much as the conclusions that were being drawn from an extremely small sample size:
Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:55:58 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 08:37:59 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:22:15 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 13, 2015, 08:09:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?
And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.
I don't want to go all Eli on you, but c'mon guys: we're five games in, for fuck sake.
Yeah, but Fowler's career numbers (particularly OPB) indicate that this sort of thing will be a thing.
I'm happy to have him, but Fowler has been, until now, offensively speaking, very slightly above average. For a CF, that's pretty nice, but not exactly setting anything on fire. At his age, he's probably not going to get a hell of a lot better than he has been up to this point, either. He's a decent part of a good team, but in years to come we're not going to be fondly reminiscing over the Dexter Fowler era.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, he's no Reed Johnson.
Still, holy shit was I wrong.
It's a good thing for you that you pulled this yourself because if I had managed to stumble across this first, I'd have crucified you. It's as if Fork and Chuck had a child together and it was this take. Not only was it wrong, at the time, about Fowler's history (he was a decidedly an above-average OBP guy) but hitting a lead-changing 9th inning homerun with 2 outs off noted fuckstick LaTroy Hawkins to take an early-season series is an
entirely appropriate time to start a splooge thread. Bad, Tonker,
BAD.
1. An argument can be made that Fowler underperformed in 2015, compared to what he had done in his career up to that point. In 2016, he was decidedly above average as a hitter.
2. Perhaps we can splooge about Chatwood's spin rate on his fastball for now? (https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-the-cubs-might-see-in-tyler-chatwood/)
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on December 08, 2017, 08:12:16 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 08, 2017, 05:01:48 AM
Quote from: SKO on December 07, 2017, 03:46:22 PM
Shit I can remember when Tonk yelled at me for starting a Dexter Fowler splooge thread after he hit a game-winning HR off LaTroy Hawkins, and here just two years later we're starting pre-emptive threads for this year's Jason Hammel? Mais non.
To be fair, it wasn't the starting of the thread per se that wound me up (otherwise I'd have reacted to Fork rather than you), so much as the conclusions that were being drawn from an extremely small sample size:
Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:55:58 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 08:37:59 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:22:15 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 13, 2015, 08:09:05 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?
And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.
I don't want to go all Eli on you, but c'mon guys: we're five games in, for fuck sake.
Yeah, but Fowler's career numbers (particularly OPB) indicate that this sort of thing will be a thing.
I'm happy to have him, but Fowler has been, until now, offensively speaking, very slightly above average. For a CF, that's pretty nice, but not exactly setting anything on fire. At his age, he's probably not going to get a hell of a lot better than he has been up to this point, either. He's a decent part of a good team, but in years to come we're not going to be fondly reminiscing over the Dexter Fowler era.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, he's no Reed Johnson.
Still, holy shit was I wrong.
It's a good thing for you that you pulled this yourself because if I had managed to stumble across this first, I'd have crucified you. It's as if Fork and Chuck had a child together and it was this take. Not only was it wrong, at the time, about Fowler's history (he was a decidedly an above-average OBP guy) but hitting a lead-changing 9th inning homerun with 2 outs off noted fuckstick LaTroy Hawkins to take an early-season series is an entirely appropriate time to start a splooge thread. Bad, Tonker, BAD.
I'll go away and think about what I've done.
Quote from: morpheus on December 11, 2017, 10:10:40 PM
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BC in a kippah breaks the internet.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 12, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: morpheus on December 11, 2017, 10:10:40 PM
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BC in a kippah breaks the internet.
Almost makes those 40 years in the desert worth it, eh?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 12, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: morpheus on December 11, 2017, 10:10:40 PM
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BC in a kippah breaks the internet.
Chuck, BC, me, if we convert Oleg we'll only need 6 more for a minyan.
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 11:29:13 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 12, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: morpheus on December 11, 2017, 10:10:40 PM
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BC in a kippah breaks the internet.
Chuck, BC, me, if we convert Oleg we'll only need 6 more for a minyan.
Believe me Stew, I'm probably your next prospect.
Quote from: flannj on December 12, 2017, 11:37:24 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 11:29:13 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 12, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: morpheus on December 11, 2017, 10:10:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/iEbbk34.jpg)
BC in a kippah breaks the internet.
Chuck, BC, me, if we convert Oleg we'll only need 6 more for a minyan.
Believe me Stew, I'm probably your next prospect.
Hey, I'm married into a Jewish family, fairly nebbishy, and talk with my hands. What am I, chopped liver?
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 11:52:13 AM
Quote from: flannj on December 12, 2017, 11:37:24 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 11:29:13 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 12, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: morpheus on December 11, 2017, 10:10:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/iEbbk34.jpg)
BC in a kippah breaks the internet.
Chuck, BC, me, if we convert Oleg we'll only need 6 more for a minyan.
Believe me Stew, I'm probably your next prospect.
Hey, I'm married into a Jewish family, fairly nebbishy, and talk with my hands. What am I, chopped liver?
How's the guilt?
Quote from: flannj on December 12, 2017, 11:59:52 AM
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 11:52:13 AM
Quote from: flannj on December 12, 2017, 11:37:24 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 11:29:13 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 12, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: morpheus on December 11, 2017, 10:10:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/iEbbk34.jpg)
BC in a kippah breaks the internet.
Chuck, BC, me, if we convert Oleg we'll only need 6 more for a minyan.
Believe me Stew, I'm probably your next prospect.
Hey, I'm married into a Jewish family, fairly nebbishy, and talk with my hands. What am I, chopped liver?
How's the guilt?
Chopped liver made with schmaltz?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 12, 2017, 12:25:20 PM
Quote from: flannj on December 12, 2017, 11:59:52 AM
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 11:52:13 AM
Quote from: flannj on December 12, 2017, 11:37:24 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 11:29:13 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 12, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: morpheus on December 11, 2017, 10:10:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/iEbbk34.jpg)
BC in a kippah breaks the internet.
Chuck, BC, me, if we convert Oleg we'll only need 6 more for a minyan.
Believe me Stew, I'm probably your next prospect.
Hey, I'm married into a Jewish family, fairly nebbishy, and talk with my hands. What am I, chopped liver?
How's the guilt?
Chopped liver made with schmaltz?
Maybe chopped liver made with unsalted butter instead of schmaltz? Oy vey es mere.
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Quote from: PenFoe on December 12, 2017, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Indeed. I'm a better jew than either of you.
Quote from: Tonker on December 12, 2017, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 12, 2017, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Indeed. I'm a better jew than either of you.
Ali's a better jew than either of them and she almost forgot to light the candles tonight.
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 05:54:03 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 12, 2017, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 12, 2017, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Indeed. I'm a better jew than either of you.
Ali's a better jew than either of them and she almost forgot to light the candles tonight.
Thanks for reminding me. Tonight is first night of Hanukkah. 8 days from now I will be about 10 pounds heavier because of a diet of Donna's potato latkes.
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 05:59:24 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 05:54:03 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 12, 2017, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 12, 2017, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Indeed. I'm a better jew than either of you.
Ali's a better jew than either of them and she almost forgot to light the candles tonight.
Thanks for reminding me. Tonight is first night of Hanukkah. 8 days from now I will be about 10 pounds heavier because of a diet of Donna's potato latkes.
I had my body weight in latkes last night.
Quote from: Oleg on December 13, 2017, 09:26:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 05:59:24 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 05:54:03 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 12, 2017, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 12, 2017, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Indeed. I'm a better jew than either of you.
Ali's a better jew than either of them and she almost forgot to light the candles tonight.
Thanks for reminding me. Tonight is first night of Hanukkah. 8 days from now I will be about 10 pounds heavier because of a diet of Donna's potato latkes.
I had my body weight in latkes last night.
You should have stopped at your height.
Quote from: Oleg on December 13, 2017, 09:26:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 05:59:24 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 05:54:03 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 12, 2017, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 12, 2017, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Indeed. I'm a better jew than either of you.
Ali's a better jew than either of them and she almost forgot to light the candles tonight.
Thanks for reminding me. Tonight is first night of Hanukkah. 8 days from now I will be about 10 pounds heavier because of a diet of Donna's potato latkes.
I had my body weight in latkes last night.
I also had 2 latkes yesterday. And to paraphrase, what am I, chopped liver?
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on December 13, 2017, 09:58:21 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 13, 2017, 09:26:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 05:59:24 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 05:54:03 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 12, 2017, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 12, 2017, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Indeed. I'm a better jew than either of you.
Ali's a better jew than either of them and she almost forgot to light the candles tonight.
Thanks for reminding me. Tonight is first night of Hanukkah. 8 days from now I will be about 10 pounds heavier because of a diet of Donna's potato latkes.
I had my body weight in latkes last night.
You should have stopped at your height.
Why? They were delicious.
Quote from: Oleg on December 13, 2017, 12:33:54 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on December 13, 2017, 09:58:21 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 13, 2017, 09:26:37 AM
Quote from: CBStew on December 12, 2017, 05:59:24 PM
Quote from: Bort on December 12, 2017, 05:54:03 PM
Quote from: Tonker on December 12, 2017, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 12, 2017, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 12, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
I guess Chatwood sounds Jewish.
Having no other background on him, I'd venture he's a better Jew than Oleg or me.
Indeed. I'm a better jew than either of you.
Ali's a better jew than either of them and she almost forgot to light the candles tonight.
Thanks for reminding me. Tonight is first night of Hanukkah. 8 days from now I will be about 10 pounds heavier because of a diet of Donna's potato latkes.
I had my body weight in latkes last night.
You should have stopped at your height.
Why? They were delicious.
My Catholic wife absolutely nailed Hannukah dinner last night. Homemade latkes from raw potatoes, brisket, the works.
I had at least 8 latkes and I'm planning on having the remaining ones for lunch today.
I haven't felt this Jewish since I was 13.
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
What are you guys talking about? This is the potato latke thread.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
Walks aren't a bug with Chatwood, they're a feature. He only gave up 6 hits along with those 8 walks, so it's fine for your 5. Let's see if he and Hickey can work together on getting better command, but he's fine for a guy who can take the ball every 5 games before grabbing some bench in the postseason.
Quote from: CBStew on April 30, 2018, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
What are you guys talking about? This is the potato latke thread.
Sour cream >>> apple sauce
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 01, 2018, 08:39:51 AM
Quote from: CBStew on April 30, 2018, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
What are you guys talking about? This is the potato latke thread.
Sour cream >>> apple sauce
I'm not jewish but 1000X this. Sour cream on latkes is the only way to go. Apple sauce can lick my taint.
we call them potato pancakes because I don't know if I actually met a Jewish person before college growing up in Bugtussle, but my Grandpa used to make them every Sunday and I haven't actually had them since he passed but man were they good with sour cream.
Where's the thread about blintzes?
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on May 01, 2018, 11:10:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 01, 2018, 08:39:51 AM
Quote from: CBStew on April 30, 2018, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
What are you guys talking about? This is the potato latke thread.
Sour cream >>> apple sauce
I'm not jewish but 1000X this. Sour cream on latkes is the only way to go. Apple sauce can lick my taint.
Just had some at lunch earlier and politely told the waiter to just bring sour cream, but I think the message was still loud and clear.
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on May 01, 2018, 11:10:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 01, 2018, 08:39:51 AM
Quote from: CBStew on April 30, 2018, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
What are you guys talking about? This is the potato latke thread.
Sour cream >>> apple sauce
I'm not jewish but 1000X this. Sour cream on latkes is the only way to go. Apple sauce can lick my taint.
One of the manifestations of my ethnicity is lactose intolerance, so until I can find lactose free sour cream I have to go with apple sauce.
...and make sure the potato to onion ratio is about 4 to 1. Anything less is just hash browns.
Quote from: CBStew on May 01, 2018, 06:10:11 PM
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on May 01, 2018, 11:10:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 01, 2018, 08:39:51 AM
Quote from: CBStew on April 30, 2018, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
What are you guys talking about? This is the potato latke thread.
Sour cream >>> apple sauce
I'm not jewish but 1000X this. Sour cream on latkes is the only way to go. Apple sauce can lick my taint.
One of the manifestations of my ethnicity is lactose intolerance, so until I can find lactose free sour cream I have to go with apple sauce.
Leviticus 18:5, "You shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments; which if a man does, he shall live in them."
The simple meaning of this text commands the Jewish people to keep Torah law "in their own lives". In other words, acts that keep you healthy supersede commandments.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on May 01, 2018, 08:11:04 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
Walks aren't a bug with Chatwood, they're a feature. He only gave up 6 hits along with those 8 walks, so it's fine for your 5. Let's see if he and Hickey can work together on getting better command, but he's fine for a guy who can take the ball every 5 games before grabbing some bench in the postseason.
I don't think his 6.9 BB/9, while nice, is sustainable for a big league starter, so mark me down for wanting more improvement there before we crown his ass. (BB/9 of 6.9 would be the highest season mark of young Tyler's career.)
Quote from: Saul Goodman on May 01, 2018, 09:29:00 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on May 01, 2018, 08:11:04 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
Walks aren't a bug with Chatwood, they're a feature. He only gave up 6 hits along with those 8 walks, so it's fine for your 5. Let's see if he and Hickey can work together on getting better command, but he's fine for a guy who can take the ball every 5 games before grabbing some bench in the postseason.
I don't think his 6.9 BB/9, while nice, is sustainable for a big league starter, so mark me down for wanting more improvement there before we crown his ass. (BB/9 of 6.9 would be the highest season mark of young Tyler's career.)
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect him settling into somewhere near his career 4.3. Hopefully he can get to 4.20.
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Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
Walks aren't a bug with Chatwood, they're a feature. He only gave up 6 hits along with those 8 walks, so it's fine for your 5. Let's see if he and Hickey can work together on getting better command, but he's fine for a guy who can take the ball every 5 games before grabbing some bench in the postseason.
I don't think his 6.9 BB/9, while nice, is sustainable for a big league starter, so mark me down for wanting more improvement there before we crown his ass. (BB/9 of 6.9 would be the highest season mark of young Tyler's career.)
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect him settling into somewhere near his career 4.3. Hopefully he can get to 4.20.
/nice /thread
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on May 02, 2018, 08:24:38 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on May 01, 2018, 09:29:00 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on May 01, 2018, 08:11:04 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
Walks aren't a bug with Chatwood, they're a feature. He only gave up 6 hits along with those 8 walks, so it's fine for your 5. Let's see if he and Hickey can work together on getting better command, but he's fine for a guy who can take the ball every 5 games before grabbing some bench in the postseason.
I don't think his 6.9 BB/9, while nice, is sustainable for a big league starter, so mark me down for wanting more improvement there before we crown his ass. (BB/9 of 6.9 would be the highest season mark of young Tyler's career.)
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect him settling into somewhere near his career 4.3. Hopefully he can get to 4.20.
But didn't he just
leave Colorado?
Quote from: Huey Potatohead on May 02, 2018, 12:05:03 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on May 02, 2018, 08:24:38 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on May 01, 2018, 09:29:00 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on May 01, 2018, 08:11:04 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 30, 2018, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 30, 2018, 08:25:21 AM
Bump for 7 shutout innings and the game winning RBI.
Last two starts combined: 13IP 1ER 8BB 9K, WHIP of 1.077
That'll do for your 5.
I'd rather have a guy who doesn't walk 8 in 13 innings, so let's not hand him the Fifth Starter Cy Young just yet.
Walks aren't a bug with Chatwood, they're a feature. He only gave up 6 hits along with those 8 walks, so it's fine for your 5. Let's see if he and Hickey can work together on getting better command, but he's fine for a guy who can take the ball every 5 games before grabbing some bench in the postseason.
I don't think his 6.9 BB/9, while nice, is sustainable for a big league starter, so mark me down for wanting more improvement there before we crown his ass. (BB/9 of 6.9 would be the highest season mark of young Tyler's career.)
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect him settling into somewhere near his career 4.3. Hopefully he can get to 4.20.
But didn't he just leave Colorado?
Sigh. I laughed at this...Chueyork Joke?
This is fine.
Fuck this dude
seven walks in 4.2 innings. seven.
Quote from: SKO on June 07, 2018, 03:38:08 PM
seven walks in 4.2 innings. seven.
This calls for a GROTA photoshop depicting a crowd of people walking somewhere, with the message "but his spin rate" printed poorly across their clothes.
Throw fucking strikes already.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:50:51 AM
Throw fucking strikes already.
C'mon man. I mean, I get it - it's fucking frustrating. But there's clearly something going on here - a mechanical issue or mental issue which is precluding him from "throwing strikes already". He's not nibbling, he's all over the fucking shop. When he does throw strikes he's reasonably effective so you don't think the Cubs have told him to do it more? You don't think he's
trying to do it more?
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2018, 04:05:42 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:50:51 AM
Throw fucking strikes already.
C'mon man. I mean, I get it - it's fucking frustrating. But there's clearly something going on here - a mechanical issue or mental issue which is precluding him from "throwing strikes already". He's not nibbling, he's all over the fucking shop. When he does throw strikes he's reasonably effective so you don't think the Cubs have told him to do it more? You don't think he's trying to do it more?
I mean doesn't "c'mon now, he's trying" apply to every player we have ever complained about on this messageboard? I wouldn't boo the guy in person because he obviously cares and is trying but venting on a dark corner of the internet about a guy suffering Stage 1 Ankiel Disease should probably be allowed.
Quote from: SKO on June 08, 2018, 08:06:53 AM
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2018, 04:05:42 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:50:51 AM
Throw fucking strikes already.
C'mon man. I mean, I get it - it's fucking frustrating. But there's clearly something going on here - a mechanical issue or mental issue which is precluding him from "throwing strikes already". He's not nibbling, he's all over the fucking shop. When he does throw strikes he's reasonably effective so you don't think the Cubs have told him to do it more? You don't think he's trying to do it more?
I mean doesn't "c'mon now, he's trying" apply to every player we have ever complained about on this messageboard? I wouldn't boo the guy in person because he obviously cares and is trying but venting on a dark corner of the internet about a guy suffering Stage 1 Ankiel Disease should probably be allowed.
I'm going to agree with SKO here.
That's how wrong you are, Tonk.
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2018, 04:05:42 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:50:51 AM
Throw fucking strikes already.
C'mon man. I mean, I get it - it's fucking frustrating. But there's clearly something going on here - a mechanical issue or mental issue which is precluding him from "throwing strikes already". He's not nibbling, he's all over the fucking shop. When he does throw strikes he's reasonably effective so you don't think the Cubs have told him to do it more? You don't think he's trying to do it more?
That's wonderful that he's trying but this is the major leagues and they're trying to win the damn World Series. Fix him or replace him, or replace him temporarily if you need to send him down to fix him, but do it already. Letting him take the ball (and another ball, and a ball, and there's ball four) every fifth day isn't gonna work if he can't find the strike zone. Maybe Baltimore can afford to put him on the Chris Davis Rehabilitation Plan to see if he figures it out at some point over the next $38 million after a *hypothetical* Machado trade, but the Cubs can't.
TL;DR: Bullshit toleration is bad, and not good
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:25:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2018, 04:05:42 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:50:51 AM
Throw fucking strikes already.
C'mon man. I mean, I get it - it's fucking frustrating. But there's clearly something going on here - a mechanical issue or mental issue which is precluding him from "throwing strikes already". He's not nibbling, he's all over the fucking shop. When he does throw strikes he's reasonably effective so you don't think the Cubs have told him to do it more? You don't think he's trying to do it more?
That's wonderful that he's trying but this is the major leagues and they're trying to win the damn World Series. Fix him or replace him, or replace him temporarily if you need to send him down to fix him, but do it already. Letting him take the ball (and another ball, and a ball, and there's ball four) every fifth day isn't gonna work if he can't find the strike zone. Maybe Baltimore can afford to put him on the Chris Davis Rehabilitation Plan to see if he figures it out at some point over the next $38 million after a *hypothetical* Machado trade, but the Cubs can't.
TL;DR: Bullshit toleration is bad, and not good
They should probably just replace this guy with Montgomery when Darvish comes back.
Quote from: PenFoe on June 08, 2018, 05:54:43 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:25:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2018, 04:05:42 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:50:51 AM
Throw fucking strikes already.
C'mon man. I mean, I get it - it's fucking frustrating. But there's clearly something going on here - a mechanical issue or mental issue which is precluding him from "throwing strikes already". He's not nibbling, he's all over the fucking shop. When he does throw strikes he's reasonably effective so you don't think the Cubs have told him to do it more? You don't think he's trying to do it more?
That's wonderful that he's trying but this is the major leagues and they're trying to win the damn World Series. Fix him or replace him, or replace him temporarily if you need to send him down to fix him, but do it already. Letting him take the ball (and another ball, and a ball, and there's ball four) every fifth day isn't gonna work if he can't find the strike zone. Maybe Baltimore can afford to put him on the Chris Davis Rehabilitation Plan to see if he figures it out at some point over the next $38 million after a *hypothetical* Machado trade, but the Cubs can't.
TL;DR: Bullshit toleration is bad, and not good
They should probably just replace this guy with Montgomery when Darvish comes back.
Until Tyler morphs into Sleeper Cy Young like he was supposed to, I'm cool with it.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:25:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2018, 04:05:42 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:50:51 AM
Throw fucking strikes already.
C'mon man. I mean, I get it - it's fucking frustrating. But there's clearly something going on here - a mechanical issue or mental issue which is precluding him from "throwing strikes already". He's not nibbling, he's all over the fucking shop. When he does throw strikes he's reasonably effective so you don't think the Cubs have told him to do it more? You don't think he's trying to do it more?
That's wonderful that he's trying but this is the major leagues and they're trying to win the damn World Series. Fix him or replace him, or replace him temporarily if you need to send him down to fix him, but do it already. Letting him take the ball (and another ball, and a ball, and there's ball four) every fifth day isn't gonna work if he can't find the strike zone. Maybe Baltimore can afford to put him on the Chris Davis Rehabilitation Plan to see if he figures it out at some point over the next $38 million after a *hypothetical* Machado trade, but the Cubs can't.
TL;DR: Bullshit toleration is bad, and not good
I'm not tolerating anything: "Fix him or replace him" is exactly right, and if you'd said that first time round I'd have had no problem with it at all. But that's a long way from "Throw strikes already".
Quote from: Tonker on June 09, 2018, 10:43:28 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:25:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on June 08, 2018, 04:05:42 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 08, 2018, 02:50:51 AM
Throw fucking strikes already.
C'mon man. I mean, I get it - it's fucking frustrating. But there's clearly something going on here - a mechanical issue or mental issue which is precluding him from "throwing strikes already". He's not nibbling, he's all over the fucking shop. When he does throw strikes he's reasonably effective so you don't think the Cubs have told him to do it more? You don't think he's trying to do it more?
That's wonderful that he's trying but this is the major leagues and they're trying to win the damn World Series. Fix him or replace him, or replace him temporarily if you need to send him down to fix him, but do it already. Letting him take the ball (and another ball, and a ball, and there's ball four) every fifth day isn't gonna work if he can't find the strike zone. Maybe Baltimore can afford to put him on the Chris Davis Rehabilitation Plan to see if he figures it out at some point over the next $38 million after a *hypothetical* Machado trade, but the Cubs can't.
TL;DR: Bullshit toleration is bad, and not good
I'm not tolerating anything: "Fix him or replace him" is exactly right, and if you'd said that first time round I'd have had no problem with it at all. But that's a long way from "Throw strikes already".
Point taken. I'm glad we agree that he sucks.
Speaking of sucking, five more walks for this turd today. Not the direct reason they lost, but still.
He's still shitty.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 30, 2018, 03:11:04 PM
He's still shitty.
And he's lucky the Twins bullpen is worse. Holy shit
Tyler Chatwalk didn't completely bury them last night. So that's something. Good job, Tyler.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 14, 2018, 12:39:37 PM
Tyler Chatwalk didn't completely bury them last night. So that's something. Good job, Tyler.
His new secret formula of 6 walks/1 hit is working, for now at least.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 23, 2018, 08:49:23 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 14, 2018, 12:39:37 PM
Tyler Chatwalk didn't completely bury them last night. So that's something. Good job, Tyler.
His new secret formula of 6 walks/1 hit is working, for now at least.
If you throw it where they can't hit it you have a good chance of throwing a no-hitter.
I know the Cubs are great at managing players and they probably don't want to send him down unless they have to, but after tonight's performance I think it's safe to say he should be making regular starts at Iowa trying to figure this out. He doesn't seem to have any value as a bullpen arm whatsoever.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on August 08, 2018, 10:01:37 PM
I know the Cubs are great at managing players and they probably don't want to send him down unless they have to, but after tonight's performance I think it's safe to say he should be making regular starts at Iowa trying to figure this out. He doesn't seem to have any value as a bullpen arm whatsoever.
He'd have to pass through waivers, and some shitty team would gladly claim him to try fixing him while the Cubs pay his salary.
Tyler Shatwood.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on August 09, 2018, 08:19:50 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on August 08, 2018, 10:01:37 PM
I know the Cubs are great at managing players and they probably don't want to send him down unless they have to, but after tonight's performance I think it's safe to say he should be making regular starts at Iowa trying to figure this out. He doesn't seem to have any value as a bullpen arm whatsoever.
He'd have to pass through waivers, and some shitty team would gladly claim him to try fixing him while the Cubs pay his salary.
If they claim him, don't they get his contract too?
Quote from: Shooter on August 09, 2018, 09:37:02 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on August 09, 2018, 08:19:50 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on August 08, 2018, 10:01:37 PM
I know the Cubs are great at managing players and they probably don't want to send him down unless they have to, but after tonight's performance I think it's safe to say he should be making regular starts at Iowa trying to figure this out. He doesn't seem to have any value as a bullpen arm whatsoever.
He'd have to pass through waivers, and some shitty team would gladly claim him to try fixing him while the Cubs pay his salary.
If they claim him, don't they get his contract too?
A quick read-through on various types of waivers seems to indicate that they'd put him on revocable minor league waivers, so a team that claims him (they have 48 hours after he's posted) makes a deal with the Cubs, or the Cubs have the option of pulling him back. Chances are he's already passed through this (or he's been claimed and pulled back already) - there's usually a huge dump of guys that go through on August 1 - so if he has, then yeah...he can go to Iowa straight away...providing there's no language in his contract prohibiting that.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on August 09, 2018, 10:13:46 AM
Quote from: Shooter on August 09, 2018, 09:37:02 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on August 09, 2018, 08:19:50 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on August 08, 2018, 10:01:37 PM
I know the Cubs are great at managing players and they probably don't want to send him down unless they have to, but after tonight's performance I think it's safe to say he should be making regular starts at Iowa trying to figure this out. He doesn't seem to have any value as a bullpen arm whatsoever.
He'd have to pass through waivers, and some shitty team would gladly claim him to try fixing him while the Cubs pay his salary.
If they claim him, don't they get his contract too?
A quick read-through on various types of waivers seems to indicate that they'd put him on revocable minor league waivers, so a team that claims him (they have 48 hours after he's posted) makes a deal with the Cubs, or the Cubs have the option of pulling him back. Chances are he's already passed through this (or he's been claimed and pulled back already) - there's usually a huge dump of guys that go through on August 1 - so if he has, then yeah...he can go to Iowa straight away...providing there's no language in his contract prohibiting that.
I'm pretty sure they'd have to DFA him in order to be able to send him to the minors.