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Whew. man, they really needed that one.
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He looked really good. He was really good, that is.
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That was an ideal situation.
For one thing, Kimbrel is unavailable.
Strop needs to get back in the swing. Sitting him or refusing to use him serves no purpose.
And a three run cushion certainly helped.
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Strop now fatter than Schwarber
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When he first arrived and was swinging and missing pitches by a foot (which he still does) and was not getting on, I thought they were fooled by a little AAA success.
But he has been productive since. I am glad to see him prove me wrong.
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I can't wait for Jim Johnson to post doom and gloom about today's loss.
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Pirates piss me off.
Up 8-4 in 7th.
Popup to left, and LF and SS both pull up expecting the other to catch it, and they allow it to drop. A single, walk and two HBP later- all with two outs - and the pirates give up a grand slam to a shitty hitter.
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Up 8-4 in 7th.
Popup to left, and LF and SS both pull up expecting the other to catch it, and they allow it to drop. A single, walk and two HBP later- all with two outs - and the pirates give up a grand slam to a shitty hitter.
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Good to see they came back and won. Usually off the bat with this team you can tell when they'll struggle to score runs. Looked that way in the beginning plus Castillo was owning them, but big win.
Next Series @ Phillies. Phillies are a funny team. not sure what to make of them. Watched them recently and they should be so much better than they actually are. Cubs have a good shot to win their first road series since May.
Next Series @ Phillies. Phillies are a funny team. not sure what to make of them. Watched them recently and they should be so much better than they actually are. Cubs have a good shot to win their first road series since May.
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They split the series. Good enough for me.
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Wick into the deep circle of trust getting 7/8 with save situation going on. Still think he’s a great closer replacement to Kimbrel as he’s done it professionally and Strop really struggles with that mental part of it.
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The unheralded guys in the pen (Ryan, Wick, Chatwood just to name a few) have not had tons of high leverage situations but mostly have been huge when needed.
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Wick may have been more out of necessity than earning the trust before today. But hopefully today changes that. He did very well.
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Will we ever see if these guys can be effective in those high leverage situations (much needed) the way Joe uses the pen. I was very surprised he let Wick go 2 today.
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With the off day tomorrow, it wouldn't have been a terrible idea to let him finish.....but TL is right, Strop won't get his mojo back riding the pines. He needed to get back on the horse.
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Putting Strop in seemed to be the right move, no argument there.
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So if the team splits road series and plays .750 ball at home, does that mean they win playoff series when they wont be the home team?
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The short answer is that none of that matters because the playoffs are just weird.
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Playoffs are weird, but obviously the Dodgers currently have to be the overwhelming favorite to win the NLCS.
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That's the fallacy. Moreso than in any other sport, past regular season performance in baseball is not indicative of future playoff results.