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Z needs to punch Koyie Hill or something to get this team going again. -
If you controlled the Cubs right now, how many players would you outright DFA ASAP? I'd have to start with Cotts, Patton, Heilman, Miles and Freel. That's 20% of this team.
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Why does it seem like every lefty the Cubs have had recently cannot get left handers out? This team is definitely a big mess right now.
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Len just said he thinks Lou wanted Z to bat but Z wasn't ready in enough time, so that's why Lou said "ahh $#% it" and had Ascaino bat.
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Off topic: There is nothing nicer than coming home from being away all weekend and finding out your roommate had some people over and a total of 26 beers were left in the fridge for consumption, including 5 Magic Hats and 4 Red Stripes.
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Ahh I missed playing Pittsburgh and their parade of lefties. I was beginning to think that left handed pitchers were outlawed in the National League.
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lol @ Bob
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The first 2 strikes looked like borderline pitches that could have been called balls, and he quickly called them strikes both times. Then that pitch looks like the best one of the AB and a ball is called. Weird.
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I guess Ascaino is learning from Marmol with his "getting into tricky situations and then calmly getting out of them" brand of effectiveness.
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Great, Cotts is getting warmed up.
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It's quite amusing that it's becoming obvious that our big LH acquisition over the winter hits much better as a RH against LHP. Oops.
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Dempster is basically Jason Marquis this year. He's 5th starter material who can have a decent game from time to time.
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Again, I thought we were done with Neifi Perez types on the Chicago Cubs. Jim Hendry really missed big time on that one.
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why do I feel like I'm watching 2 last place teams blundering their way through the game?
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5/24 Mega Cobs (Lilly) at Padres (Young) 3:05 CST (WGN)
UMFan83 replied to Ski's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
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3 different threads?
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It probably has something to do with the fact that he's a good manager. Have some perspective, think about how the Cubs did the season before Lou got here, look at what he did the 2 full seasons he was here, think of all the attributes about this ballclub that immediately changed when he came aboard. Then think of all the injuries and turmoil we've had this year. No one in their right mind would consider all that, and then fire a manager 25% into the season when his team is above .500 Well, the 2007 team had a lot more talent than the 2006 team. I'd say that had more to do with the increase in wins, rather than Lou being on the bench. Yes it did, but talent alone isn't enough. Who was the one that finally gave players like Theriot and Soto a shot to play every day? Who was the manager that turned one of the least patient teams in baseball into the most (in 2008)? None of the "talent" we gained between 06 and 07 was all that renowned for patient hitting and getting on base at a high clip. Just two of several examples that illustrate why Lou is night and day better than Dusty Baker as a manager, and beyond that, one of the better managers in baseball.
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Are we going to have these threads all year. Baseball players slump. Don't worry about it after 5 bad games, worry about it after 20 or more.
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It probably has something to do with the fact that he's a good manager. Have some perspective, think about how the Cubs did the season before Lou got here, look at what he did the 2 full seasons he was here, think of all the attributes about this ballclub that immediately changed when he came aboard. Then think of all the injuries and turmoil we've had this year. No one in their right mind would consider all that, and then fire a manager 25% into the season when his team is above .500
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Yeah thats kinda what I said about. I really wonder what about last year has caused so many fans to feel this way (you aren't the only person I've heard that from...I've read that on this board quite a bit this year and a lot of my friends offline have felt the same feeling). Is it because we realized that living and dying for 162 games just to be swept in a span of 4 days is just not worth it? Or is it because that year just really killed our spirit forever?
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Who's not being calm? This is one of the more rational conversations following a loss that I've ever seen on this forum, especially considering its the 6th in a row.
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I don't think we'll make it but for some reason I just don't care that much. I'm not over the last two years yet. Before the year started I guessed 79-82 and just not showing up to the last game of the year... I was half-joking and mostly upset about the DeRo trade, but I may turn out to be a genius. I kinda had a feeling that things weren't going to be so rosy this year due to a seemingly disastrous offseason, but with the talent on this team I didn't think there was a way we could come close to not making the playoffs. And that still might be the case. There have been plenty of playoff teams that have played .500 baseball over 25% of the season and been just fine. It's possible this is our time to play like that.
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I don't think we'll make it but for some reason I just don't care that much. I'm not over the last two years yet. That's a big reason why I've been so calm and levelheaded. Last year games felt like life or death, and this year I brush off losses with a shrug. I really think last year's playoffs really killed my spirit. To the point where I realized that there is more to life than baseball. While I want the Cubs to win it all badly, I'm not going to kill myself worrying about it, or keep up with the 'woe is me for being a Cubs fan' crap.
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You know what the sick part of this is? I still feel somewhat confident that the Cubs will make the postseason. Strange how the last 2 years I was irrational and pessimistic and we did good, and this year I've been much more levelheaded and confident and we're floundering.
