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162 games boys. Baseball is an art and a grind not a sprint. Let it shape. This team is still so good and I think in the end better than last year. I think our BP is much stronger and the bats are alive. Our pitching last year was a once in a decade starting staff. I love this team. Baez gets hot with weather. Rizzo is smack dab in his prime. I mean up and down our lineup is scary. We have balance, power, OBP, and contact. This team may not win it because its baseball but our team is built for years.
 

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Cubs bullpen has given up 23 ER in 67.1 IP for a 3.07 ERA. Grimm and Dunesing gave up 13 ERs meaning the other guys have an ERA of 1.75 over 51.1 IP. I think that is good. Edwards and Davis haven't allowed a run. Uehara gave up 2. Strop gave up 4. Rondon's given up 1 and Montgomery gave up 3
 
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beckdawg said:
Cubs bullpen has given up 23 ER in 67.1 IP for a 3.07 ERA. Grimm and Dunesing gave up 13 ERs meaning the other guys have an ERA of 1.75 over 51.1 IP. I think that is good. Edwards and Davis haven't allowed a run. Uehara gave up 2. Strop gave up 4. Rondon's given up 1 and Montgomery gave up 3
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Edwards/Rondon/Davis. 7-9th guys: 1 ER in 16 2/3

2 main MR Montgomery/Uehara 5 ER in 20 1/3

3 left Strop/Duensing/Grimm 17 ER in 22 1/3

You really can see the break down.

1st group in save situations.

2nd group getting to the 7th with the lead.

3rd group when not in a save situation or behind.

Things should balance out more as the season progresses but until that happens.
 

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Watched the Cards and Blue Jays.

Good lord, what bad baseball.

Cards made 4 errors and a would-be passed ball that came right back to Yadi and saved a run.

Yadi allows Coghlan to flip over him and score.

Blue Jays blow 2 run 7th inning lead and 1 run 9th inning lead and out tying run on 2nd in 11th with passed ball.

Terrible baseball. Even in the win, one can see why Blue Jays were 5-14.
 
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Crazy game baseball is. We get only 2 hits and 1 run on an error, yet we won the game.
 

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chibears55 said:
Pitchers haven't figured out his Kryptonite yet...



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Thames isn't getting himself out anymore. Give him the Harper treatment and see if he gets impatient and finally gives in.
 

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Lester on the mound, going for the sweep.
 
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Missed the game last night. How good did Hendricks look? Was it last year quality?
 
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I don't mind Jay, but Almora + Heyward in the outfield = no fly zone. Almora should be getting more starts IMO.
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He started last night and you assume he'll start/platoon in Boston with Zobrist in left and Kyle the DH
 
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Missed the game last night. How good did Hendricks look? Was it last year quality?
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He said that he is on the right track now but not locked in. His fastball picked up to 87 vs 85 which means a lot when his change is 78 on avg. I'm thinking he just needs to dial in on pin pointing his location now vs worrying about his velocity
 
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He started last night and you assume he'll start/platoon in Boston with Zobrist in left and Kyle the DH
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With the green monster it negates much of the range issues going on. What they need is some one who knows how to play the wall. I'm thinking they will put Zo in LF for the series. He has more years in the AL where he would know the wall better. Jay I doubt factors much. I'd give CF to Almora.
 
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Damn ump cost us that inning
Wow

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Schwarber played that horribly...

Why Lester even throwing anything over plate
Keep it down and away

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chibears55 said:
Schwarber played that horribly...

Why Lester even throwing anything over plate
Keep it down and away

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The Russell SO I thought was borderline. But, Contreras got 5 balls and swung at another.

Of coarse they make the Cubs pay nearly immediately.
 
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Don't know if he would've caught homerun ball or if they would of got runner at home
But
Schwarber not playing the fly ball good and missing the cutoff hasn't helped

They better score some runs off this Glasnow tonight

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Why isn't Lester bunting Baez to 3rd?
Put pressure on defense and give Jay better chance of getting him home

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Damn..
Guy got over 60 pitches in 2 innings 7 baserunners and 1 Damn run off him..

LetsGo

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These guys suck on get away games...
Damn

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Schwarber last 36 AB
6 hits 1 DB 1HR 2 RBI
4 BB 8 K

Not getting it done

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