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I'll take Baez at second as well. We need the big bats tomorrow
10/09: NLDS Game 1: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals 5:30PM Lester vs. Lackey
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I'll take Baez at second as well. We need the big bats tomorrow
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If the offense keeps playing like it did tonight Jake won't matter
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The bats will be back tomorrow #bigdingers
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Obviously it was huge frustration for us fans tonight. Let's try not to forget that our Cubs are a very good baseball team. A strong showing from Hendricks and some good hitting and were right back in it.
We have the talent level to compete. Let's stay a bit optimistic.
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We have the talent level to compete. Let's stay a bit optimistic.
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He's been pretty bad on offense the last couple of weeks
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I'm trying. I'll get there by game time tomorrow.
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I'm much more optimistic about the bats than Hendricks though, I can't lie
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Same here. Let's hope were pleasantly surprised.
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I've got the bourbon ready for tomorrow either way brother. We're in this together
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Game 2 IGT up... lets take it over there, folks.
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Exactly, Frankie. Just a few too many front runners in here at playoff time. If they'd been paying attention all year, they would've known that the ball & strike calls have been horseshit the whole season....why would that change now? You have to live with it...play through it. The only problem I had with this game was Maddon's sending Strop out there against a team that's had his number all season. It's not that he's a bad pitcher...he's just bad against St. Louis. He should've dressed someone else, just so he wouldn't be tempted to use him.
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I know, and I've said it in previous threads that I've come to the realization that umps will continue to be bad like they have all year but it's just has that extra annoyance when it's against the Cards. You know what I mean.
But yeah, I agree. The only thing I didn't like was the Strop move as well. For as bad as we played we were still in it the whole way and even had a good chance in the top of the 9th. That's encouraging
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Tough game, was really close until the 8th inning. Could not BUY a hit until late. Ump was terrible, really called some horrible strikes on both sides, but seemed especially bad calling out Cubs. We really need to win tomorrow. Gotta wake the bats up.
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He hit a hard line shot to LF in his first AB. It was caught, but the process is all a hitter can control.
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It's a shame that the umps scored so many runs on your Cuibs !
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The ump did suck, but the Cubs players needed to adjust. He was calling those pitches all night and they were still acting shocked. Todays a new day. Need to come out and play ball. Don't worry about last night. Nothing you can do about it now.
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You're right but it's hard to adjust to a strike zone that is moving up/down and left/right (mostly left). Credit Lackey for taking advantage but it seemed like most of those balls called strikes were going against the cubs. I'm obviously biased.
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Not just us and not just this game. This article shows umps have had bigger strike zones in the post season.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on...the-strike-zone-gets-bigger-in-the-postseason
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Offense needs to come out big. I see today being a high scoring affair.
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bamainatlantaYou wake him up, you keep him up