Jake Arrieta, speaking immediately after he no-hit a major-league team for the second time in less than eight months, said that he “felt a little off” the whole night. And you know what? He was absolutely right. He was off. Arrieta walked four Cincinnati Reds, threw far more pitches than his manager probably intended for […]
Day: April 21, 2016
Can Jake Arrieta Keep This Up? Data, Instead of History, Might Hold The Answer
This much we know for sure: Thursday night in Cincinnati was not Peak Jake Arrieta. The Cubs’ ace did complete his second no-hitter in less than eight months, shutting out the Reds in a 16-0 rout, but he walked four batters, fanned only six, and needed nearly 120 pitches to do it. Compared even to […]
Jake Arrieta: An Inhuman Monster’s Greatest Games
At some point, at an unknown time between October of 2013 and May of 2014, Jake Arrieta made the transition. I don’t mean simply transitioning from a starting pitcher just trying to stay in a major league rotation to one of the best pitchers in the game, but transitioning. We have all the evidence we […]
GAME 16 RECAP: CUBS 16 Reds 0
Jake Arrieta just threw his second no-hitter in his last 11 starts. There are tons of implications and storylines here, and we’ll have them covered very soon, but for now, let’s recap what was an amazing night in Cincinnati. Top Play (WPA): In a stark contrast to the last time Brandon Finnegan started against the […]
Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds, April 21-24
The Cincinnati Reds began their 2016 season with a bit of a bang. They swept their first series (though it was against the ill-fated Phillies) of the season, before coming to Wrigley Field to face the Chicago Cubs just a week and a half ago, with an unexpected 5-1 record still in hand. However, the […]