Comments on: Second City October: A Manager’s Choices Make The Difference http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/10/11/second-city-october-a-managers-choices-make-the-difference/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Zack Moser http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/10/11/second-city-october-a-managers-choices-make-the-difference/#comment-14067 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:11:54 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15164#comment-14067 No doubt the offense is the biggest problem right now, completely agree.

Considering the situation and each pitcher’s strengths, I thought Edwards was the right pitcher to start the eighth. That, or start the inning with Chapman and use Rondon/Edwards/Grimm in an emergency or the ninth. Trying to bridge Chapman over two innings was risky, even before considering the subsequently necessary double switch (which is why it’s inexcusable).

]]> By: victor19nyc http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/10/11/second-city-october-a-managers-choices-make-the-difference/#comment-14066 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:03:49 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15164#comment-14066 “Inexcusable, though, is the second double switch.”

I hope what you’re saying here is pitch Edwards in the 8th and Chapman in the 9th, making the double-switch unnecessary. Yes? I had absolutely no problem with the Almora for Heyward part other than burning an extra position player.

Maddon put all the chips in the middle of the table to close out the series last night and it backfired. He over managed, but 8 times out of 10 the Cubs end up winning that game under similar circumstances.

What the Cubs really need is more offense from the non-pitchers in the lineup:
Zobrist: 2-12
RFs: 1-13, 1 BB (combined)
Rizzo: 0-13
Russell: 1-12
Half the lineup is 4 for 50 with 1 walk.

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