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8/9 Reds (Harang) vs. Cubs (Prior) 1:20pm WGN-TV

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XZero771679666304 Knoxville Smokies

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PLZ REDS GET SOME RUNZ

 

(so Baker gets the hook)

 

Are you kidding us? Let me guess, you'd trade a playoff appearance for a losing season just so Baker will get canned, right? Brilliant strategy.

 

when will we be making the playoffs? we are 7 back....will we continue to play for the wild card when we are 15 out with 15 to play?

 

I see absolutely no point in rooting against your team, period. And, there have been lots of teams who have come back from seven games out in August to win pennants or division titles. If the NL were stronger, than I'd be less optimistic. But it makes no sense to root against your team.

 

Dusty's regime is hurting the team. We have no realistic shot at the postseason. Losing may be only way to get Baker out. I think the logic is clear.

 

We have an awful bullpen. We have abysmal fundamentals. We have a hot and mostly-cold offense. Our key players are hobbled. Our manager can't seem to play the right players or manage the bullpen. Even if we had fundamentals, that would be something. Anything is possible as long as the mathematics allow for it, but you have to be realistic.

 

You can review my posting history and see that I have always been optimistic, but this isn't a sleeping giant. This is a sinking ship.

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69 pitches through 4 innings for Prior. That is with no walks, but he has gotten 6 Ks which contribute to the total. Still, its a bit inefficient for my taste.
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Can someone describe the crowd reaction CPatt has received?

 

They loved his bunt single, and were kind of quiet when he struck out. I think. I was playing music when he struck out.

USSoccer Chicago Cubs

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Can someone describe the crowd reaction CPatt has received?

 

Pretty positive, but there were some muffled boos after that K.

 

Yeah, I heard a smattering of boos after the K.

XZero771679666304 Knoxville Smokies

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Just seeing the game online. Can anyone tell me if these pitches Corey is swinging at are anywhere near the zone? Doesn't appear that he learned anything in Iowa.

 

The second one was definitely in the zone, and he watched the third.

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Man, I hope Prior scores and gets some rest. I might be blowing it out of proportion, but our pitchers haven't done well the next inning after running the bases the previous inning.
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PLZ REDS GET SOME RUNZ

 

(so Baker gets the hook)

 

Are you kidding us? Let me guess, you'd trade a playoff appearance for a losing season just so Baker will get canned, right? Brilliant strategy.

 

when will we be making the playoffs? we are 7 back....will we continue to play for the wild card when we are 15 out with 15 to play?

 

I see absolutely no point in rooting against your team, period. And, there have been lots of teams who have come back from seven games out in August to win pennants or division titles. If the NL were stronger, than I'd be less optimistic. But it makes no sense to root against your team.

 

Dusty's regime is hurting the team. We have no realistic shot at the postseason. Losing may be only way to get Baker out. I think the logic is clear.

 

We have an awful bullpen. We have abysmal fundamentals. We have a hot and mostly-cold offense. Our key players are hobbled. Our manager can't seem to play the right players or manage the bullpen. Even if we had fundamentals, that would be something. Anything is possible as long as the mathematics allow for it, but you have to be realistic.

 

You can review my posting history and see that I have always been optimistic, but this isn't a sleeping giant. This is a sinking ship.

 

So, is it fair to say that using that logic an individual would also hope that Perez goes 0-4 if they don't like Perez? That Wood would get hurt or have a 7.00 ERA if they don't like him? See Patterson go 4-80 if they don't like him just to see these guys not play? And what happens if the Cubs go 60-102 this season and Baker is back? Did rooting for a collapse really make sense?

CuseCubFan69 Chicago Cubs

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PLZ REDS GET SOME RUNZ

 

(so Baker gets the hook)

 

Are you kidding us? Let me guess, you'd trade a playoff appearance for a losing season just so Baker will get canned, right? Brilliant strategy.

 

when will we be making the playoffs? we are 7 back....will we continue to play for the wild card when we are 15 out with 15 to play?

 

I see absolutely no point in rooting against your team, period. And, there have been lots of teams who have come back from seven games out in August to win pennants or division titles. If the NL were stronger, than I'd be less optimistic. But it makes no sense to root against your team.

 

Dusty's regime is hurting the team. We have no realistic shot at the postseason. Losing may be only way to get Baker out. I think the logic is clear.

 

We have an awful bullpen. We have abysmal fundamentals. We have a hot and mostly-cold offense. Our key players are hobbled. Our manager can't seem to play the right players or manage the bullpen. Even if we had fundamentals, that would be something. Anything is possible as long as the mathematics allow for it, but you have to be realistic.

 

You can review my posting history and see that I have always been optimistic, but this isn't a sleeping giant. This is a sinking ship.

 

So, is it fair to say that using that logic an individual would also hope that Perez goes 0-4 if they don't like Perez? That Wood would get hurt or have a 7.00 ERA if they don't like him? See Patterson go 4-80 if they don't like him just to see these guys not play? And what happens if the Cubs go 60-102 this season and Baker is back? Did rooting for a collapse really make sense?

 

I'm not hoping the Cubs lose but what I'd like to see is that they go young all of September and rid the team of all the parts that will not be there in 2005. Maybe have a nice gar(b)age sale in front of Wrigley for other GM's.

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