The Cubs got beat up on by the Brewers today 8-3, with Jake Arrieta giving up a couple early, and four runs coming off of Craig Kimbrel, who really struggled (we’ll have to talk about him separately – he didn’t get any help behind him, but the wildness was all on him). Arrieta didn’t really look all that bad again, mostly taking the form of a serviceable starter while throwing out an occasionally very Hendricks-ian pitch:
Jake Arrieta, Wicked Curveball…and Sword. ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/butIe1IPEk
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 12, 2021
Jake Arrieta, Nasty Front Hip Changeup. 👌 pic.twitter.com/g63Bt2L33h
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 12, 2021
Basically, it was the kind of performance you’d be fine with the Cubs getting from Arrieta for most of the year. Serviceable. Acceptable. Chance to win.
https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1370508094208307200
So, anyway, Cubs got smoked. But come on. How could you expect them to compete seriously when this absolute unit was out there in charge:
In case you were wondering: Dan Vogelbach is still a Lad. pic.twitter.com/8iU90nqNVp
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) March 12, 2021
The dude looks like a Boy Scout troop got together Voltron style, lifting weights for a month straight and housing an entire Old Country Buffet. You aren’t beat that at baseball or any other sport. Be warned, NL Central.
Joc Pederson got tired of hitting homers:
Joc smoked this. pic.twitter.com/bTHYsBBvih
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) March 12, 2021
Javy Báez turned goofs into awesome plays, as he does:
Javy doing Javy things. pic.twitter.com/zLaMvYGqs2
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 12, 2021