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  1. raw
    IDK. It's almost like they faced 4 starts in 7 games against guys who will be top 3 in the Cy Young this year. I mean fine but that's not really a good "excuse." for one, josh fields isn't winning the cy young and neither is brandon morrow. also sale and kluber and severino and Hendricks and Lester and greinke and ray and berrios have all had mediocre to horrendous outings. I mean you're gonna face good pitching. the fact that the cubs are sucking against good pitching doesn't mean they're not sucking. I didn't say it was a good excuse or mean that they don't suck. And you can't really compare not hitting relievers in 1 inning stints to not hitting starters. And FWIW, the Dodgers have the best pen in the league. But anyone in their right mind had to go into full/extended rest starts by Strasburg, Scherzer, Kershaw and even Hill (5 of 7 games) expecting that giving up 3 runs would lose most of those games.
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    IDK. It's almost like they faced 4 starts in 7 games against guys who will be top 3 in the Cy Young this year. .172/.266./.272 as a team again, no pitching is that good we're facing great pitchers who are executing but we're probably between 2 and 3 standard deviations below where you'd expect this offense to be at. we're in almost worst case scenario territory. Scherzer .178/.242/.319 Kershaw .184/.204/.268 (in 2016) WRONG. Some pitchers are that horsefeathering good.
  3. raw
    IDK. It's almost like they faced 4 starts in 7 games against guys who will be top 3 in the Cy Young this year. I get it, but those guys do still give up runs. Even considering the opposition, the offense has been sub-par. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Cubs scored 2 in 5 innings vs. Kershaw. 3.60 ERA, he had a 2.31 this year, 2.36 for his career. No ERs vs. Strasburg in 14 innings, but scored 2 in 7 against him in Game 1 (2.57 RA, 2.82 RA during the season) Scored 5 vs. Scherzer, 3 ER. For a 3.68 ERA. He had a 2.51 this year. The Cubs offense is good, but "those guys do still give up runs" is a bad argument. Everyone gives up runs. They're better at not doing it than any other pitchers in this league. And STILL the Cubs did as well against them as could be expected.
  4. raw
    [tweet] [/tweet] What horsefeathering save?
  5. raw
    Do you see the problem here? Here’s the thing. Wades arm is about to fall off. And they haven’t hit worth horsefeathers for the entire playoffs. Roll the dice with lackey who’s been ok lately. Here's the thing. Wade was warming up during this game. If his arm was about to fall off.....he wouldn't have been up at all. Secondly, he pitched 3 days ago and has a day off tomorrow. And you're rolling the dice with a guy that has little relief experience and literally had never pitched on back-to-back days in his life, in a RISP situation. Even if Davis just gets 1 batter (Taylor), you throw him there then start the 10th with Lackey.
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    Yeah, but 1 more failed drug test away from a year suspension. My biggest issue is trading a pick (likely a 4th, i'd guess) for him and he could walk after the season, one which the Bears aren't going anywhere, despite Rodgers being out. And if he's OK and not great (like he's been this year and his whole career), then what do you pay him? He's probably a 1-year "prove it" deal type of guy but would he take that from a rebuilding team w/ a developing QB vs. a team w/ a more proven QB situation and better chance to win? Of course, if he wants a chance to win.....why does he want out of Pittsburgh? Is that what it is or is he frustrated with the lack of targets b/c everything goes to Brown? If he wants to be a #1, no better place than Chicago. Yeah, he's upset about not getting the ball. Ben pretty much only ever looks for Antonio Brown. But still, pretty messed up to demand a trade from a contending team that stuck by you when you missed a year because you can't pass a piss test.
  7. raw
    Do you see the problem here?
  8. raw
    IDK. It's almost like they faced 4 starts in 7 games against guys who will be top 3 in the Cy Young this year.
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  10. raw
    Wish the Cubs had someone that's used to pitching in these situations close and late.
  11. raw
    Gotta bring in Davis, man.
  12. raw
    Javy is like, "damn dude you don't have to swing at the neck-high pitch"
  13. raw
    horsefeathers you doin Willson?
  14. raw
    That actually changes a lot for me.
  15. raw
    Off-field troubles. Free agent after the year, never going to happen. Crap, didn't realize he's a FA. The off-field stuff was just weed, right? If its not just that, my opinion would have changed on that end too. Yeah, but 1 more failed drug test away from a year suspension. My biggest issue is trading a pick (likely a 4th, i'd guess) for him and he could walk after the season, one which the Bears aren't going anywhere, despite Rodgers being out. And if he's OK and not great (like he's been this year and his whole career), then what do you pay him? He's probably a 1-year "prove it" deal type of guy but would he take that from a rebuilding team w/ a developing QB vs. a team w/ a more proven QB situation and better chance to win? Of course, if he wants a chance to win.....why does he want out of Pittsburgh?
  16. raw
    Well that was huge. BTW, I really hate the non-pitch IBB. I had no idea why there were runners on 1st and 2nd.
  17. raw
    No. Uncharted territory for a guy that hasn't been very good recently.
  18. raw
    Off-field troubles. Free agent after the year, never going to happen.
  19. raw
    Lol, get horsefeathers, horsefeathers I see the man inspired loyalty. That's a plus! I'm not [expletive] on Trubisky btw. I'm a big believer in piling up college starts (and wins, PAs, completions, TDs) to be a serious NFL QB prospect. He's a really interesting case especially with the trade up. Jets fell hard for another guy with limited experience in Sanchez and are still reeling from it. The one year starter thing was the only issue I had with Trubisky as a prospect. But he did get in 18 other games in college, so even with an upperclassmen incumbent starter, UNC still saw enough from him as a freshman and sophomore to throw him in a bunch of games and it's not like they were all blowouts either way. But piling up college stats has never been a prerequisite for a good QB, as the college football all-time passing leaderboard is filled with terrible NFL prospects. Carson Wentz only had 40 more PAs (10 more completions) and 4 more TDs despite many more starts. Then of course, there's Cam Newton who was a 1-year starter that was an NFL MVP. Tom Brady who was back and forth on the bench in college. Matt Cassel, who like never started in college and was at least a serviceable starter in the NFL. Obviously, those guys are the exceptions to the rule, but Trubisky has all the tools (accuracy, arm strength, mobility, ability to go thru progressions) to succeed.
  20. raw
    Cubs have won every other game in the playoffs. Gotta win 2 straight at some point if they want to win this series.
  21. raw
    What the hell kind of rule is "you have to let the guy score"?
  22. raw
    Shitty ass call
  23. raw
    Giving up leadoff dongs is the new bullpen thing this series.
  24. raw
    Baez is terrible right now.
  25. raw
    How you end up with Kevin White instead of 2016 sack champion, Vic Beasley.
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