Sammy Sofa
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EVIL GREG MADDUX SIGHTING! -
Good eye, DeRosa!
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Hah! Nice! Shweet! 5-2!
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If anyone could explain what the hell was wrong with him besides just being insane, I'll give them a million dollars. I don't want anyone to get defensive...I'm just asking questions. sometimes good pitchers just go into slumps. Batters do the same thing. I'm not sure why everyone assumes that a pitcher is hurt or mentally weak just because he has a string of poor starts. Where did I say he was "mentally weak?" I don't think it's crazy to be worried about Cubs pitchers getting hurt. If he's not, fantastic. I'm just tossing it out there because we've seen this happen all too often in recent years.
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If anyone could explain what the hell was wrong with him besides just being insane, I'll give them a million dollars. I don't want anyone to get defensive...I'm just asking questions.
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No he's been pretty solid and I don't think he's showing any signs of injury. I'm just more concerned with the fact that when he doesn't have good command of his breaking ball or it isn't extremely sharp, he has nothing to fall back on. You do realize his start before the last is when SD took batting practice off him right? Yeah but his 5 starts surrounding that one were solid. Nobody can ignore that...I'm just worried that since his struggling seems to be in consecutive starts that there might be some unusual pain or discomfort going on. I'm not trying to pick further fights, just thinking out loud... This start wasn't nearly as bad as the San Diego one. Those guys had to have been stealing signs, or Rich had to have been tipping his pitches. This one was a perfect storm start. Froemming wouldn't give him anything, he didn't have his best stuff, and Floyd killed him with his glove. I hope so. Like I said, he showed some of his usual stuff in the middle of the White Sox game, so all I want is for him to bounce back from this.
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Great leaping snag by Aramis!
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No he's been pretty solid and I don't think he's showing any signs of injury. I'm just more concerned with the fact that when he doesn't have good command of his breaking ball or it isn't extremely sharp, he has nothing to fall back on. You do realize his start before the last is when SD took batting practice off him right? Yeah but his 5 starts surrounding that one were solid. Nobody can ignore that...I'm just worried that since his struggling seems to be in consecutive starts that there might be some unusual pain or discomfort going on. I'm not trying to pick further fights, just thinking out loud...
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Awesome DP!
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No he's been pretty solid and I don't think he's showing any signs of injury. I'm just more concerned with the fact that when he doesn't have good command of his breaking ball or it isn't extremely sharp, he has nothing to fall back on. You do realize his start before the last is when SD took batting practice off him right? And I know he looked solid for the middle innings of the White Sox game, but even that he seemed to be struggling a lot more than he has in the past. Dammit, I want awesome Rich back.
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How was that not strike 3?
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OK, I have no interest in ripping Hill or "proving" that he sucks...some of you are talking like you're enjoying him doing badly. I'm more concerned that he's hurt...I'm probably just overreacting, but isn't this like his 3rd or 4th "iffy" start in a row?
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IT'S IN THE AIR, LET'S SCREAM, OH, IT'S OUT, SORRY.
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Lee would make an awesome, AWESOME #2 hitter at this point. I'm still hoping his HR power comes back...but when? He can still hit, but that #3 mashing doesn't seem to be there.
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Eyre is throwing. They've already given up.
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HOORAY BEER!
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Well, it was nice while it lasted.
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Will the Cubs remember to try and work the count?
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Most people like Marmol as a reliever because he has 2 pitches and is prone to control issues. As a reliever, he can be taken out if his control is off, and that option is not available as a starter. Add to that the extra velocity on his fastball as a reliever, and it adds up to the possibility of developing into a good starter while being a very good reliever right now. Gotcha. Thanks!
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Come on, Rich. End this.
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What the hell is with so many people talking like Dempster has been having a crappy year as a closer? Don't get me wrong, I love what Marmol has done and think he could easily be a better, cheaper and more consistent closer than Dempster for years to come, but some people here are talking like he's replacing some reign of terror with Dempster as a closer. And I guess I'm missing something with Marmol...why is there zero talk of him starting? I don't know much about him outside of what little I saw last year...does he have injury issues? Does he fall apart after 3-4 innings?
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I'm more worried about tomorrow than Sunday. Marquis will probably give up 3-4 to their offense, but I think the offense has a good chance to do that to Bush as well. I'm not sure what they are going to do against Sheets-he has allowed only 6 runs in his last 5 outings combined. The Cubs beat Sheets earlier in the year, scoring 5 ER, when he was coming off of a complete game 2 hitter (1 R). We'll see what happens tomorrow but I am encouraged by the Cubs hitting of late. True, but that was basically a bad inning for Sheets and then he locked it down. Granted, sometimes you just need that one bad inning, but it's not like the Cubs were hitting him all game.
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To be fair, so could a diseased tree stump.
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Let's ask again after the Brewers. If they don't at least win the series, that's a pretty big setback. Not necessarily season-ending, but it'll really hurt.
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Man, Billy is red.
