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  1. Nice Geo Nice job by the genius to leave a lefty in to face Ramirez and Soto.
  2. but it doesn't feel like 3.77, whatever that's supposed to mean. Probably because we aren't scoring as many runs as last year. I have no way to prove this, but I would bet that a lot of that 4.16 was given up in mop up work with leads over 3 runs. How many leads over 3 runs have we had this year...2?
  3. I'm sure they are saying the same thing about the successes of Soto, Dempster, Marmol, Fontenot and Theriot. Marmol and Soto were top 10 prospects in the Cubs system at one time, Soto was even a top 75 prospect in all of baseball going into last season. Before his last year in the minors, Soto wasn't anything more than a middling prospect in the Cubs org projected to be a backup catcher in the bigs. The fact that all the sudden he had a breakout year at age 25, made the majors and won ROY still irks some Cards fans. No doubt Marmol was a top 10 prospect, but the way he took over the setup role and became arguably the best setup guy in baseball also irks Cards fans.
  4. I'm sure they are saying the same thing about the successes of Soto, Dempster, Marmol, Fontenot and Theriot.
  5. PJ Walters, Mitchell Boggs, Braden Looper, Todd Wellemeyer, it doesn't matter who it is. Maybe they should give Greg Paulus a start and see what happens.
  6. I wonder why the Trib did away with their "From the Cubicle " segments that they've been doing the last few years.
  7. Maybe the RH thing was overrated last year and the truth was we've built a team of hitters that can't hit breaking balls.
  8. This looks like the playoffs last year....slider away K, slider away K
  9. For the season this is how the Cubs have done with them loaded 4/8 T1 0 outs Ramirez, single, RBI T1 0 outs Fontenot, single, RBI T1 0 outs Theriot, single, RBI T1 0 outs Hill, GIDP T5 2 outs Ramirez, double, 2 RBI 4/11 T7 0 outs Hoffpauir K T7 1 out Soriano, FC (should have been GIDP), RBI 4/12 T4 1 out Hill, BB, RBI T4 1 out Dempster, GO T4 2 outs Soriano, BB, RBI T4 2 outs Fukudome, BB, RBI T4 2 outs Lee, BB, RBI T4 2 outs Johnson, GO 4/13 B2 0 outs Miles, PO B2 1 out Hill, BB, RBI B2 1 out Lilly, K B2 2 outs Soriano, K B3 2 outs Miles, PO B5 2 outs Theriot, FO 4/16 B6 1 out Bradley, K B6 2 outs Soriano, FO 4/17 B2 0 outs Soriano, K B2 1 out Fukudome, Sac Fly, RBI B2 2 outs Lee, K 12 runs scored in 9 loaded attempts. Anyone know if that's good? Seems kinda weird that there's only been one multiple RBI at bat this year with the bases loaded.
  10. It's early. Cardinals are hitting well and we're not.
  11. The Cardinals show the Cubs how you take advantage of the bases being loaded and less than 2 outs.
  12. Crap, probably should have scored more last inning.
  13. I know, it seems like whenever we get the bases loaded, we either get way too patient and take too many hittable pitches trying to draw a walk, or we tighten up and expand our strike zone trying to get anything in the air to drive in a run. It's like we lose the approach that got us the bases loaded in the first place.
  14. At least we got 1 this time... I didn't want to have to talk about how this is the 5th time this year in 10 games where we had a runner on third and 0 outs and didn't score a run.
  15. LOL...pitcher walks the pitcher on 4 pitches and Soriano goes up there hacking his first 3 pitches.
  16. That's Z's first regular season walk since 2006. He did take one in Game 2 of the NLDS last year.
  17. Speaking of people you'd expect to regress...
  18. Aren't catchers a worry when they are in their early 30s and have a lot of catching innings in their knees? Soto is still only what 26?
  19. I have no idea who this is, or why I should be outraged. Chevy Chase's character in the Vacation movies. It'd be like buying a Henry Rowengartner Cubs jersey. I saw that the other day.
  20. Why was he your candidate for a downturn out of curiosity?
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