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I'd put Steele in the same boat as Horton, also look into a platoon at 1B maybe, Alec Bohm on a one year prove it? He's got pretty good numbers vs. LHP, career 131 OPS+. Guess Jed made an attempt with Tyler Austin only for him to, of course, be lost for the season with an injury.
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Mainly this, yes, there were a freakish amount of injuries something no organization can plan for or handle, but, bottom line there's needs to be a shift in philosophy.
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That's what frustrated me, the announcing crew talking up Pivetta as if he was special. He wasn't and isn't, Padres' fans have a rude awakening coming their way when he gets lit up.
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Regarding Busch - think the Cubs need to go with a lefty-righty platoon. Saw a mention of Ty France as an option but, he suddenly had a big year in a prove it year. Otherwise, he's pretty much a meddling replacement level player, guess I should look up his numbers vs. LHP. Look up the numbers career vs. LHP, nothing special .757 OPS, 101 OPS+, nevertheless, an improvement over Busch.
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I don't know Jason, I'm quite iffy on whether to put any effort towards NPB prospects. All of the very good players seem to only want to be Dodgers. Just seems like an exercise in futility.
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I believe the Padres can beat the Brewers although, this series not withstanding, their starting pitching is for horsefeathers. King was legitimately good, Pivetta benefited from a Cubs team in one of their collective funks. He was pumping BP FB's down the middle and the Cubs were consistently getting under, missing them. Don't think that's going to fly against other teams they'll face.
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Better health luck with Brown, Cabrera and Wiggins may help.
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Hmmmm, I'm at a loss. Is this a trick question?
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Even so, be it the Phillies or Padres, they'd still be facing legitimate play off teams at Wrigley Field.
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Absolutely sucks the White Sox get to play a playoff team in name only whereas, the Cubs face a legitimate playoff team.
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Nevertheless, you've got to try something else do you? All he could do was hang it over the middle, served no purpose, it's crazy to try the same thing and expect different results.
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Here's what I didn't get Boyd said he didn't have the feel for his change up last night. After giving up 2 HR's on that pitch why continue to throw it?
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Should PCA and Bregman go up tonight hunting breaking balls?
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The Padres bullpen implodes and, Shota gets the save, striking out Tatis on challenged ball with the tying run at 3B?
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The outcome of the game is immaterial to me, of course, if given a choice, I'd pick the Cubs winning. Nevertheless, for f***k's sake be competitive and not piss down your collective legs again tonight Cubs.
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Braves' bullpen pulling a Cubs proceeds to give up back to back bombs allowing the Phillies to tie the game.
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Me to, there's a video. While no video they somehow played a SAC bunt into a non-out.
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Harper misplayed an easy fly ball into a double, pretty bad.
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There's no outstanding option so why the horsefeathers not?
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I've little more faith in Brown as a possibility because he's not coming back from multiple elbow surgeries. However, as you pointed out, no seems to jack sh*t about how to deal with his injury.
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When you consider Horton' extensive injury history coupled with this being his second Tommy John it's not that far of a reach. Steele coming of a second Tommy John, experienced some set backs with noticeable drop in velocity? Don't think that much of a reach.
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For the pitching scientists, while King was very good, it did appear he hung a number of breaking balls the Cubs simply missed on. Is this true? Maybe, unlike Boyd, he did hang a number of pitches but, the weren't over the middle.
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As the game was progressing, except for being no-hit for 7 innings, I was resigned to the loss. Honestly, it's probably much better to take the suspense out earlier than have to sit through the kick in the balls that was Phillies-Braves. That was exactly akin to the Cubs bullpen blowing a late lead to Brewers, occurring in the post season makes it even more painful.
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Cabrera as well, sounds as if many here are ready to give up on him, I not. The stuff is there, I'd imagine his struggles are also a contributing factor to Hottovoy' imminent termination. Going forward Brown and Cabrera are the two I'd look to, don't have much faith Horton or Steele will ever throw another competitive pitch for the Cubs.
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Situation with pitching to contact/lack of swing and miss is similar to the Brewers' MO of death by 1000 cuts on offense. Both can work over the course of a long regular season facing primarily bad teams with bad hitters and pitchers. Post season is where both MO's break down no longer have the convenience of facing bad teams.
