Ron Coomer

You know, he, I think he hit five balls in this last series to Horwitz at first base that were all bullets and their line drives, their one hoppers to first, you know, and as he figures out his swing a little bit, that ball ends up getting hit more in the air than kind of hooked into the first baseman.

So,

I love him hitting second.

I know our first, Pat has always talked about it because of his speed element.

And I love the idea of him and Nico hitting right at the top of the lineup.

I think that's a great look for the Cubs offense.

I really do.

Well, I think when you look at the offense as a whole, Mike, you're looking at probably five or six guys with similar approaches and similar issues.

So I think that's why you're looking at, you know, this pattern of a lot more breaking stuff.

You're...

the Cubs, you know, Dansby and Bregman and some of the guys that are looking to pull the ball a lot more, that makes them a little more vulnerable to a ball away.

And what they're doing is they're throwing them hard inside off the plate and then spin after, you know, if they get ahead in the count.

And that's been the vulnerable spot for, you know, some of the Cubs hitters and not just those two guys, but, you know, and

That cause and effect, right?

The cause and the effect of that, you're seeing a lot more breaking stuff.

And when you become more selective or better in the zone, that'll change.

It just will.

You don't chase nearly as many pitches out of the zone.

Well...

I would say if you're Craig Council, he would ask this question back.