Keener98
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Bringing in Fox today wasn't exactly a good move, but his only other realistic option was Wuertz and he isn't much better for that situation (Marmol would have been ideal, but about the only manager out there who actually might have made that move is Bobby Cox, I'm not sure any others are currently employed who will go that far away from conventionality). The main thing I disliked was IBBing Chris Young - a young, impatient hitter who struggles with breaking balls - to get to a much more patient Connor Jackson. Young likely swings at some of those breaking pitches Fox was tossing out of the zone. In Lou's defense on walking Young, though, it set up the double play. Lou played with fire and got singed. Luckily, the team made up for it. As for Pie/Johnson, I agree Pie should be starting against more righties. I think Lou is likely babying Pie to an extreme, which can be good, but I'd like to see Felix out there at least a little more. Babying? Without the rain today Felix was going to sit 3 straight games, 2 of which were against rightys, I call that screwing, not babying.
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Just like we easily shouldve taken 2/3 or swept Wash?
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He was basically dominant through 4 innings. 6k's inm 4 innings of work is a pretty damn good K rate.
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I love how people who criticize Lou always gets told we do it in hindsight, although those of us complaining do it as the move is being made. Plain and simple the Johnson/Pie situation is undefensible. Johnson has been worse than Pie against rightys, yet he continues to start.
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Meh personally I dont know why Lou deserves credit for this move. Melvin was the one who made the move look good by walking him. Personally I wouldve went with Cedeno, who has shown patience this year, that way if Melvin pitches to him, he has a better chance to put the ball in play. Or if he IBB's him, then you still have one of your best hitters still available, instead of being wasted to get IBB. Melvin should have pitched to Soriano and see if he would get himself out like he so often does. Lou makes a good call and he still gets critiqued. Cub fans are never happy. Its called Lou was lucky Melvin was an idiot and didnt try getting Soriano to get himself out. Believe me there are plenty of things to criticize Lou on with this game. Bringing Fox into a pressure situation. Loading the bases making that an even more pressure situation. I wont even go into the Cedeno/Pie situations, and the constant use of Marmol in stupid situations.
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I believe he'd have to get league approval, correct?
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Meh personally I dont know why Lou deserves credit for this move. Melvin was the one who made the move look good by walking him. Personally I wouldve went with Cedeno, who has shown patience this year, that way if Melvin pitches to him, he has a better chance to put the ball in play. Or if he IBB's him, then you still have one of your best hitters still available, instead of being wasted to get IBB. Melvin should have pitched to Soriano and see if he would get himself out like he so often does.
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What is it that Woody is doing differently?
Keener98 replied to Sweet Swinging Billy's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Its his slider. -
His slider
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SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
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Oh God
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Thats 1! 2 more Kerry
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Ok Kerry lets sweep these biatches
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Welcome back Daryl Ward welcome back.
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WARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Any chance Pie actually hits?
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That wasnt much authority huh lol
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Wow Fuku you are an absolute genius just great baseball there. Wowo
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What in the sam hell was that Lou? Wow it worked but wow
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We do have Cedeno but Lou doesnt know that
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That wasnt a damn strike ump
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Ha that says it all right there. 3 posts in a row all using the word filthy to describe Marmol
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My God Mamol is filthy.
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Dont talk about Fred like that
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Well Reed just assured his starting CF job