Soonernation
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Don't understand why Maddon tried to get 2 innings out of Edwards; I was tweeting after the 6th wondering if he would go with Strop or Monty in the 7th so imagine my surprise when Edwards was back out there. He only went 2 innings one time all year and that was back on July 31; since then his longest stint I believe was 1.1 so that was a puzzling move for sure.
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Think he needs to pick up his pace over the last 46 games; 3 homers and only 7 rbi's since the All Star Break but the batting average I think has actually been pretty good. I love Kris as a player but an MVP probably should be better than 1 for 11 with the bases loaded on the season.
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6 K's in the last 2 games for Bryant; he's been really good at not chasing this year and the last 2 days he's chased a lot of pitches out of the zone. Let's hope this is just a blip and not the start of a slump.
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Maybe it's just me but Maddon has made some really curious decisions over the last week or so and i'm not sure why LaStella wasn't in the lineup tonight instead of Baez.
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0 for 25 leading off innings and have not had a lead for a single inning this series; how on Earth is this possible? The Mets have caught lightning in a bottle while we have crapped all over ourselves but I will be here tomorrow night in front of my tv until the final damn out.
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On the plus side Bryant hit the ball well tonight now if only some other guys would step up.
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Jones gotta quit running on guys that have cannons with our slowest guys; guy has been doing this all year.
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Has Maddon said why he didn't use Bryant or Montero today? There is no rational excuse for using Ross in the 8th inning even if the Cards have a lefty on the mound; probably his worst managed game of the season today
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Losing Soler has more of an effect than people realize because it pushes some bench players into starting roles and they are not starters by any stretch of the imagination; same thing happened when he missed the month of June
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This team just doesn't match up well with any kind of left handed power arm; definitely need to upgrade with another RH bat this offseason. Denorfia is a decent player but having him bat 2nd is not a good situation at all
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I was reading the ESPN game preview this morning and they were trying to make our winning streak seem not so impressive by saying most of the pitchers we have beaten are bad; I don't care who is pitching it's pretty hard to win 15 of 16 in this league. Let's beat Sale today and shut those aholes up.
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So can anyone tell me why we hired Mallee in the first place? The Astros were last in BA in the American League with him last season and seems like he brought the same mojo to Chicago
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Fowler has been very underwhelming as a leadoff hitter and Addy in the 9 hole just ain't working either; not really sure what the answer is but that's why Joe gets paid the big bucks to figure out how to fix this.
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Still wondering about pitch selection by Rondon in the 10th; the guy before Goldy got a slider when he should have thrown fastball then Goldy gets a fastball after looking like crap on a slider on the pitch before; those are things that just can't happen.
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I'm a little concerned that he isn't catching up to even average fastballs lately; he's had a few good pitches to hit the last week and he's fouling everything off so let's hope he gets it straightened out soon
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4/22 Cubs (Hammel) @ Pirates (Worley) 6:05 CSN
Soonernation replied to David's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
I also agree that Jorge needs to get rid of the damn mask -
4/22 Cubs (Hammel) @ Pirates (Worley) 6:05 CSN
Soonernation replied to David's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
We definitely need to get rid of a catcher and my vote is on Ross; dude has nothing left in the tank outside of the occasional walk. How about we bring in another position player that might actually be able to come off the bench and pinch hit? Our bench is garbage outside of Beef -
At the rate Schlitter is going I'm wondering if C J Edwards might be the next call up
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Also wish they would get a 2nd baseman that can might actually be a threat at the plate; Herrera and Mendy ain't cutting it
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Wonder if Maddon will give up on the pitcher in the 8 hole anytime soon? Yes I realize they would pitch different to Ross today but at least he may have gotten something decent to hit; that's at least 3 times in the last 2 days the 8 hole has made the last out with a ton of runners on base.
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Would bring Maddon on as Manager make it easier to sign Price after 2015? Just wondering
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No way in hell I would give up both of those guys in any trade
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Why would the Cubs want to trade any of the top prospects for Stanton when he will be a FA in 2 years unless someone else can break the bank and trade for him and then sign him to a long term deal? The best thing to do would be to give the kids a chance and see what happens; I honestly do not think we need him and sure do not want to give up Bryant, Soler, or Baez in any kind of deal. We have Soler for 9 years at 30 million and I think by 2016 that will be the biggest bargain in baseball.
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I can't believe anyone is defending Zambrano after all the crap he's done over the years; send him packing to the AL and be done with it
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This is a bizarre tangent. Yes, I'm sure Lou Piniella was ware of the fact that his very old mother would someday die. Now it's come to the point that his mother likely is dying and he'd rather spend his time with her ass opposed to sitting through the last 6 weeks of his contract managing a truly wretched baseball team. I'm not sure why anyone would fault him for that. Cause evidently there are quite a few people on this board that have no common sense; does anyone really think that this team would have been a contender if Lou had retired before the season? The negativity on this board amazes me