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confirming my earlier suspicions, wuertz sucks big time.

 

why not bring dempster in right now? is dusty saving him for when the cubs are four runs down like he did last night?

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Why are the last 5 outs so tough for us to get against this team?

 

Especially against the Marlins :roll:

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and Jon- I'm just saying pitch counts used to not be a big deal, 120 used to not be a big deal. I wish it returned to that.

 

I think Z has some input on whether he wants to stay in or go out as long as he isn't giving up a ton of hits. In between innings, I'm sure Dusty asks him how he's feeling - and if you rmember against the White Sox, he told Dusty he was tired so Dusty pulled him.

 

I don't think we know what happens in the Dugout sitting on our computers.

And Carlos has continually said that he wants Dusty to let him throw 130-140 pitches on occasion. Dusty wouldn't have a job if he let that happen.

 

The reason pitchers used to throw so many pitches is that the ones who couldn't last that long would be ruined early from injury. What could possibly be gained by letting a pitcher throw 120 pitches when he's not pitching well and has a 5-run lead? There's quite a lot that can be lost if that's done with regularity.

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confirming my earlier suspicions, wuertz sucks big time.

 

why not bring dempster in right now? is dusty saving him for when the cubs are four runs down like he did last night?

Wuertz isn't going to do well without his slider. And he's not going to have much of a slider in this wind.

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