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Chicago Bears Offseason Thread (the tank must payoff)
UMFan83 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
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It feels like the Cubs bullpen is shaky every April/May but they usually figure it out at some point.
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The funny thing is, he was terrible on calls that went against the Cubs too, just not calls that were as high leverage as the ones in the 9th.
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Definitely could have swept, but those were 2 coinflip games, 1-1 is to be expected as disappointing as last night was.
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To illustrate how bad it was for those that didn't watch:
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Yan Gomes may have won that game with his framing. Incredible
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LMAO and the game ends on a ball for strike 3. That was some of the worst umpiring I've ever seen the last 3 innings. Wow Cubs win!
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Dammit, now we have Freeman up as the winning run. The game should be over
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Holy horsefeathers this ump is horsefeathering terrible. Heyward strikes out on 2 straight balls.
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And then the ump gets fooled to strike out Peralta, so I guess it evened out.
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Boxberger it is
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Seiya has been swinging at some really bad stuff since coming back. Would have been nice to have an insurance run...
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Not sure what other options they have. Doubt they'd put Hughes in there. Keegan pitched 2 innings last night but only 28 total pitches
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And then the ump calls a strike on Swanson on a pitch in the same area, but this one 95% of the way out of the zone.
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Robot umps, that was a terrible terrible missed call to keep Vargas from striking out. It was so in the zone that it didn't even touch the black. Luckily he got a fly out anyways.
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Fulmer in the 8th? Gonna go Boxberger in the 9th or Fulmer for 2 innings?
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Weird fact: 8 of the 12 Cubs runs this series have been on solo HRs.
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Was there a particular reason they removed Smyly after 81 pitches and getting weak contact for the first 2 outs of the inning? Just third time through the order stuff? Alzolay looked off from the start, even though obviously can’t blame him for Seiya losing a ball in the sun
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[expletive]. horsefeathering sun
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Belli on a 6 game hitting streak now (8-22, 2 HR, 2 2B, 2 BB). Moderate hot streak, good to see. As is seeing Wisdom continuing to crush them
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Barnes has been one of the worst at throwing out base stealers I believe. Think Seiya getting caught yesterday was the first CS for him this year. probably a mix of that, trying to steal extra runs from a great dodgers team, and getting more data on the rise in base stealing success with the new rules
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Believe that is the 2nd time in 14 games that the Cubs have not scored first.
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Not really sure but Marquee always does this on occasion. Not sure if JD just has extra days off built into his contract or if the Cubs just really love having random color guys come in on occasion
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Swanson struck out, now 8 in last 10 plate appearances. I didn’t realize he was a streaky hitter, I hate that. Reminds me of the feast or famine Cubs offenses of old. I of course didn’t expect him to hit .450 this season but I’d prefer a player who doesn’t have such large peaks and valleys. The good news is that he still brings value with his defense when slumping
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Article: Wrigley Field: Where Are You Sitting?
UMFan83 replied to Southpaw19's topic in North Side Baseball Front Page News
If money is no object I’m sitting front row right next to the Cubs dugout. But with money as a factor I’m definitely sitting in the closest section of the upper deck, somewhere on the infield. Often cheaper than the 200 level seats that are blocked by the awning and I think I’ve read that no stadiums upper deck is more on top of the action than Wrigley’s. Bleachers are always cool because there’s a different vibe out there, it’s more interactive and fun but somewhere around 2005 the Cubs realized the unique value of the bleachers and jacked up the prices. Still fun but I’d rather sit somewhere with a better view of the game on most occasions. Worst seats are of course the back rows of the 200 level where a seat that’s not even considered obstructed view can sometimes block virtually everything except for the actual field. Meaning if there’s a fly ball you just have to watch the outfielders and track their movements. I avoid those seats like the plague.
