Kyle Hendricks Low Velocity Assassin Splooge Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

DPD.

Jon and Jake and pray for a quake.

How long you been sitting on that one, Shecky?

1989?

[SKO]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cubs-have-a-3-starter/ Fangraphs once again reiterates that Kyle Hendricks is pretty good and I'm forced to once again question my faith in advanced statistics, although they do show that Hendricks appears to have altered his repertoire and pitch usage lately and is using his cutter less.

[Saul Goodman]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cubs-have-a-3-starter/ Fangraphs once again reiterates that Kyle Hendricks is pretty good and I'm forced to once again question my faith in advanced statistics, although they do show that Hendricks appears to have altered his repertoire and pitch usage lately and is using his cutter less.

You know what guys, maybe Joe Morgan was right

[Bort]

DPD.

Jon and Jake and pray for a quake.

How long you been sitting on that one, Shecky?

1989?

Man, first fucking San Francisco breaks my 13-year-old heart by whipping the Cubs, then steals all my Hurricane Hugo sympathy by getting an earthquake? Fuck that place.

[Yeti]

Please be like Greg on Saturday

[Powdered Toast Man]

Please be like Greg on Saturday

I'm thinking one time through the lineup unless he's lights out, right?

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Please be like Greg on Saturday

I'm thinking one time through the lineup unless he's lights out, right?

If the Cubs win Game 1 behind Lester, they'll be playing with a little bit of house money so we can stomach what Kyle may have to offer.

If they lose Game 1, god help us all...

[SKO]

Somehow, Kyle has only faced the Cardinals once this year, way back in May. Given how teams tend to do better the more they see him, and given his recent success, I think he just may bullshit his way through that lineup for 5-6 innings.

[Oleg]

Somehow, Kyle has only faced the Cardinals once this year, way back in May. Given how teams tend to do better the more they see him, and given his recent success, I think he just may bullshit his way through that lineup for 5-6 innings.

I don't think there's any way he goes more than twice through that order.

[SKO]

Somehow, Kyle has only faced the Cardinals once this year, way back in May. Given how teams tend to do better the more they see him, and given his recent success, I think he just may bullshit his way through that lineup for 5-6 innings.

I don't think there's any way he goes more than twice through that order.

Probably not, nor should he with guys like Richard and Cahill available (who dominated the Cards when Maddon went bullpen game against them a few weeks ago), but I think there's reason to hope he can be effective those two times.

[SKO]

Fuck it. Kyle tosses 6 innings of 1 run ball. IT'S GONNA HAI.

[thehawk]

Somehow, Kyle has only faced the Cardinals once this year, way back in May. Given how teams tend to do better the more they see him, and given his recent success, I think he just may bullshit his way through that lineup for 5-6 innings.

I don't think there's any way he goes more than twice through that order.

Probably not, nor should he with guys like Richard and Cahill available (who dominated the Cards when Maddon went bullpen game against them a few weeks ago), but I think there's reason to hope he can be effective those two times.

I am sure this is a dumb questions, but couldn't they go to Hammel  out of the pen as well?

[SKO]

Somehow, Kyle has only faced the Cardinals once this year, way back in May. Given how teams tend to do better the more they see him, and given his recent success, I think he just may bullshit his way through that lineup for 5-6 innings.

I don't think there's any way he goes more than twice through that order.

Probably not, nor should he with guys like Richard and Cahill available (who dominated the Cards when Maddon went bullpen game against them a few weeks ago), but I think there's reason to hope he can be effective those two times.

I am sure this is a dumb questions, but couldn't they go to Hammel  out of the pen as well?

Probably but considering his problem this year has been shitting himself in his first inning of work before settling in that's probably not your best bet for a reliever.

[Slaky]

Somehow, Kyle has only faced the Cardinals once this year, way back in May. Given how teams tend to do better the more they see him, and given his recent success, I think he just may bullshit his way through that lineup for 5-6 innings.

I don't think there's any way he goes more than twice through that order.

Probably not, nor should he with guys like Richard and Cahill available (who dominated the Cards when Maddon went bullpen game against them a few weeks ago), but I think there's reason to hope he can be effective those two times.

I am sure this is a dumb questions, but couldn't they go to Hammel  out of the pen as well?

Probably but considering his problem this year has been shitting himself in his first inning of work before settling in that's probably not your best bet for a reliever.

Also wouldn't Hammel be most likely to start an if necessary Game 4?

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Somehow, Kyle has only faced the Cardinals once this year, way back in May. Given how teams tend to do better the more they see him, and given his recent success, I think he just may bullshit his way through that lineup for 5-6 innings.

I don't think there's any way he goes more than twice through that order.

Probably not, nor should he with guys like Richard and Cahill available (who dominated the Cards when Maddon went bullpen game against them a few weeks ago), but I think there's reason to hope he can be effective those two times.

I am sure this is a dumb questions, but couldn't they go to Hammel  out of the pen as well?

Probably but considering his problem this year has been shitting himself in his first inning of work before settling in that's probably not your best bet for a reliever.

Also wouldn't Hammel be most likely to start an if necessary Game 4?

Yeah they're still going to need a Game 4 starter that can't be Jake or Jon.  Hammel's redemption could come with a series-clinching win in front of the home folk.

The idea of a "Bullpen Day" has faded thanks to Hendricks' final 2 starts.  Seems like a stupid idea in retrospect anyway.