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Just been checking the score off & on today.

 

Looks kinda grim.

 

You've got to hand it to the Crew, ladies & gents. They've been playing great baseball and it's really hard to keep winning every single series, sweep every single opponent, just to maintain the same lead in games.

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This series does feel quite a bit like that Marlins series.

 

 

Yes, both opposing right fielders couldn't make an out.

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Who knows, maybe this offense can show some signs of life here.

 

Probably not. 4.5 after today. I'm dismayed.

 

After today, if the Cubs go 12-13 to end the season, the Brewers will need to go 17-9 to tie us, 18-8 to win the Central. If the Cubs go 15-10 to finish the season, it changes to 20-6 and 21-5

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CC through 8 at 109 pitches.

 

Odds he goes out for the ninth? He did just bat so the pitchers spot isn't due up.

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Who knows, maybe this offense can show some signs of life here.

 

Probably not. 4.5 after today. I'm dismayed.

 

After today, if the Cubs go 12-13 to end the season, the Brewers will need to go 17-9 to tie us, 18-8 to win the Central. If the Cubs go 15-10 to finish the season, it changes to 20-6 and 21-5

 

stop with the optimism, it's scary from you. ;)

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Just been checking the score off & on today.

 

Looks kinda grim.

 

You've got to hand it to the Crew, ladies & gents. They've been playing great baseball and it's really hard to keep winning every single series, sweep every single opponent, just to maintain the same lead in games.

 

Maintaining a 5 game lead over the last month when both teams had easy schedule isn't bad. We did take 27 or so games off the schedule.

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I think it's funny that people are so worried about CC's arm. It is basically something that the media has made up considering the way in which pitchers are pampered now. Hey had pitch counts of 97,122,110,106,124,109,103,114,130, and 96 since coming to the brewers. Before he came to the brewers he had counts of 100, 107,91,93,102,111,104,106,117,110,98,102,119,106,112,116,116, and 123. Just for fun I looked up some of Z's considering HE is the one with the dead arm. He had counts of 103,104,125,118,82,88,119,105,and 98 during the same period as CC.

 

My point is that somehow CC is being talked about as being worked more than he needs. I could look up dozens of pitchers who have the same workload as CC. Heck, any pitcher who throws over 100 per start is considered overworked I guess. But for some reason he is the one talked about as getting worn down.. Just another media creation. There are alot of overworked pitchers out there if CC is. Take out his one game of 130 and he really is just another pitcher getting his work.

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I'd bet Sabathia comes back out so he can go for the 1 hitter. Of course these have probably been pretty low stress pitches, so it's not that big of a deal. Still fun though to see him throw another 120 pitch outing.
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I think it's funny that people are so worried about CC's arm. It is basically something that the media has made up considering the way in which pitchers are pampered now. Hey had pitch counts of 97,122,110,106,124,109,103,114,130, and 96 since coming to the brewers. Before he came to the brewers he had counts of 100, 107,91,93,102,111,104,106,117,110,98,102,119,106,112,116,116, and 123. Just for fun I looked up some of Z's considering HE is the one with the dead arm. He had counts of 103,104,125,118,82,88,119,105,and 98 during the same period as CC.

 

My point is that somehow CC is being talked about as being worked more than he needs. I could look up dozens of pitchers who have the same workload as CC. Heck, any pitcher who throws over 100 per start is considered overworked I guess. But for some reason he is the one talked about as getting worn down.. Just another media creation. There are alot of overworked pitchers out there if CC is. Take out his one game of 130 and he really is just another pitcher getting his work.

 

 

Check out his playoff stats from last year.

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I could look up dozens of pitchers who have the same workload as CC.

 

no you couldn't. he's #2 in pitcher abuse points, so you could look up one pitcher who has the same workload as cc.

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Who knows, maybe this offense can show some signs of life here.

 

Probably not. 4.5 after today. I'm dismayed.

 

After today, if the Cubs go 12-13 to end the season, the Brewers will need to go 17-9 to tie us, 18-8 to win the Central. If the Cubs go 15-10 to finish the season, it changes to 20-6 and 21-5

 

stop with the optimism, it's scary from you. ;)

 

Personally, I think we will go 14-11 or 13-12 to finish the season. The teams are a lot tougher, and with an 11 game lead for the WC there are already signs that the Cubs are going to take their foot off the pedal for a bit in order to make sure we are ready for October.

 

It would really really suck to lose HFA and the division, but its not a bad consolation to play either Philly or NY in the first round. Despite what Philly is doing to us this weekend, I'd rather face them without HFA than Arizona with HFA. I know that sounds weird and I'm probably wrong, but that's how I feel.

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I think it's funny that people are so worried about CC's arm. It is basically something that the media has made up considering the way in which pitchers are pampered now. Hey had pitch counts of 97,122,110,106,124,109,103,114,130, and 96 since coming to the brewers. Before he came to the brewers he had counts of 100, 107,91,93,102,111,104,106,117,110,98,102,119,106,112,116,116, and 123. Just for fun I looked up some of Z's considering HE is the one with the dead arm. He had counts of 103,104,125,118,82,88,119,105,and 98 during the same period as CC.

 

My point is that somehow CC is being talked about as being worked more than he needs. I could look up dozens of pitchers who have the same workload as CC. Heck, any pitcher who throws over 100 per start is considered overworked I guess. But for some reason he is the one talked about as getting worn down.. Just another media creation. There are alot of overworked pitchers out there if CC is. Take out his one game of 130 and he really is just another pitcher getting his work.

 

It's because he wore down last year in the playoffs and it's unnecessary to throw him out there for the eighth when you're up 7-0 and your team is 5.5 games clear of a playoff spot with a month to play. You're playing for October now if you're the Brewers and you want Sabathia to be as healthy as possible. Throwing him out there for extra pitches in a blowout isn't going to help you achieve that goal. Sure, it might not have an affect on Sabathia's arm. But it could, and that's the point.

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