Hairyducked Idiot
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Mod edit: This was split off from the thread in polls, as we typically have a thread like this each year. Dolis cruised through the 7th on 8 pitches. Russell still hasn't gotten any work, nor have a couple of other guys. So why is Wood, whose arm was babied all spring, pitching for the second game in a row? Because he's the Designated Eighth Inning Guy. How did he get that role? Because he's a Veteran Presence. It's the kind of thing that wouldn't matter if we had good players, but man is it annoying.
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The wind wasn't blowing in yesterday.
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He's significantly more expensive. That's part of the reason he's available.
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I had them at 75ish, so starting 0-2 knocks one off of that.
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http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-bulls-talk/files/2011/10/Theo-Epstein3.jpg 2-for-2. The 2013 draft is going be my time to shine!
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Rodriguez hits 100 there.
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Henry Rodriguez? There's an ex-Cub name I hadn't thought about in a long time.
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It would be so, so awesome if he's good.
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Today that made a lot of sense. We stacked up with mediocre righties who can at least kind of hit the lefty, then we didn't adjust to the right-handed bullpen. Pat Hughes is already shilling tomorrow's game with the weather and no mention of the team itself.
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At least Johnson had three strikeouts to go with his moderately well-struck hit. We were one ball away from a sure Ian Stewart Hero moment.
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Aggressivity.
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Is this a serious question? Wood basically won our only playoff series in any of our lifetimes single handedly. What's that got to do with blowing the second game in a row? You don't just get cheered or booed based on what you did on that day. Wood has a lot more built-up goodwill than Marmol. The fact that he got booed at all is a bit surprising.
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On the bright side, ERA justice has evened things out for Wood.
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Oh look, there *are* other relievers in the bullpen.
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Theo's master plan is coming together perfectly.
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Marmol? I know we had to have room for a thousand backup infielders on the roster, but I'm pretty sure we didn't only carry three pitchers in the pen.
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I'm too busy hating most of the players to have any room in my heart to hate Sveum, but he's trying very hard to push himself into the picture.
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Ewwww. Wood isn't good enough to be your Official Eighth Inning Guy, and regardless his arm needs to be babied a bit and we've got other guys who need work.
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Dolis only threw eight pitches last inning. Why not give him the eighth?
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I'm going to assume that's a guess, because there's no way Sveum would be that bullheaded.
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These last two innings have been the downside of stacking your lineup with lefty-mashers.
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Liked what I saw from Dolis, but he does need to get the ball down a little. He was throwing strikes, but a lot of those fastball were being left up a bit.
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Jody Davis: "This is one of those situations where you really want to get a hit, but you know it might not happen."
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0-for-3 on the year getting home runners on 3rd with less than two outs (though one scored later in the inning).