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Up 4-0 right now. I think Lou was right, last night's game is gonna start the run. First the series, and then the end of the world.
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: whattheheck]
#7408697 - 09/14/07 11:35 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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go cubs go, go cubs go
hey chicago whatd ya say, cubs are gonna win today
they got the power, they got the speed, be the best in the national league
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: Infrared]
#7409219 - 09/14/07 01:33 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Big Z on the hill tonight 
I say we'll take 3 outta 4 from the cards.
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: Infrared]
#7411190 - 09/14/07 10:06 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
Infrared said: go cubs go, go cubs go
hey chicago whatd ya say, cubs are gonna win today
they got the power, they got the speed, be the best in the national league
Whats sad is that I find myself singing that ALL the time...
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Just wait, they'll fail. I'm waiting with bated breath.
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Big night. That freaking pinch hitter for the Brewers jacks one, and then they get the winning run to the plate 
On another note, Z was on. Ya' had to feel that the HUGE boos he caught at Wrigley would either make or break him. And besides the innings in the game where he ran his legs out on the bases, he has been 
One and a half. One and a half.
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: whattheheck]
#7411353 - 09/14/07 10:40 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ryan Dempster will be the death of me, mark my words.
He just CANNOT pitch w/ a lead.
4-run lead in the 9th, and he gives up two homers and a single before being pulled for Bobby Howry, who proceedes to load the bases before getting out of there.
Christ.
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Didn't he pitch for Florida? I don't like him. I expect him to do his job, (that's why he gets so much $$$ after all) but no matter what he does, I just don't like his vibe.
BTW, how long have you been a Cub's fan?
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: whattheheck]
#7411435 - 09/14/07 11:03 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Born and raised on the north side of Chicago, so I've pretty much been a Cubs fan as long as I've known what baseball was.
I'm up here in the Land of Beer and Cheese taking advantage of their fine educational system at the moment, so I'm dealing poorly with the Brewers fans, but I get by.
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Lol. I was just asking because I was wondering if you remember the '89 season and Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams. That guy aged me 2 years in one summer. And I was only 12.
But him I liked, like Turk Wendell when we first had him. But Dempster strikes me as a poser.
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: whattheheck]
#7411470 - 09/14/07 11:13 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I just dont understand whats with this recent litany of terrible closers.
Latroy Hawkins? Remember THAT?
Kyle Farnsworth?
And now Dumpster, who was our #5 starter, but couldn't make the cut. And now he's fit to close games?
The guy sucks...
Thank god Marmol will be ready next year...
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: whattheheck]
#7411492 - 09/14/07 11:24 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I loved Wendall when I was a kid.....I saw him playing the Indianapolis Indianas many times when I was a kid and he was in the minors. He always amused me by jumping over the foul line.
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Why not Wood?? Why not Wood? Why not? He was there in the middle in '98, was there in '02 he's paid a bunch of dues when he could have quit with what would be to most of us a small mint in the bank. Wrigley in October with KW coming out of the pen....
I'm going to go check out his stats. And he has another month.
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You called him "Dumpster". Perfect!!
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: whattheheck]
#7413714 - 09/15/07 04:07 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wood is not the same pitcher he was.
Maybe next year he can close, or at least set-up, but he isn't ready.
That would be a bad bad thing.
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: whattheheck]
#7413740 - 09/15/07 04:12 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wood has always been over rated. So he stuck out 20 in game. He has no consistency and is often injured.
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: robbyberto]
#7413922 - 09/15/07 05:12 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I disagree almost completely.
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I accept that. It's just I don't "feel" right with Dempster in there. Although they said on WGN today that Lou is gonna stick with him for now, so instead of thrashing him (I mean we DID win after all) I will support my team.
Wood's WHIP isn't that bad compared to Dempster and I'd rather have a dude in there that I like blowing it up than one I don't.
Makes no real sense, and I accept that too.
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Re: The NL Central (a rant) [Re: whattheheck]
#7414187 - 09/15/07 06:53 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Good start today.
Soriano is H-O-T. This is what I've been waiting to see from him all year...
And its the second inning, and So Taguchi has gunned down two guys at home plate. For such a little guy, he has a cannon. Ryan Theriot is not slow.
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Well Woods is a great pitcher. Don't get me wrong. He gets tons of strikeouts when he is healthy but he hasn't been for three years. He has been injured 5 of his 10 years in the big leagues.
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