2025 Cubs

[mrfelina]

Considering we've lost our two best starting pitchers, it's kind of amazing that we're continuing to rack up wins. We need Shota back in a big way -- the offense can't keep carrying the team all season.

I loved watching Boyd pitch yesterday. It is crazy the record this team has when you think about the injuries to the staff's key guys, you wonder how long it can continue. Doesn't seem very sustainable but they have been such a fun team to watch.

Here's a 10 min youtube thing talking about this team's high use of low velocity 4 seam fastballs and how it relates to the count and how it's bucks everything every other team does--- and how it seems like it works for the starting 5 even if it doesn't work for the pen as much. I thought it was interesting. It's a month old so there's that...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ7e2NIK_Zk