ShadasRevenge
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3 runs on one hit? Catch the ball, Soto!
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woodyk1
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I was going to wait to post in case the .000001 % chance of a bottom of the 9th comeback. They are facing Lidge!3 runs on one hit? Catch the ball, Soto!
You are correct on the implosion - from an out at home to end the game to giving up 4 runs and Castro saving 2 with a great play to end the inning. Ouch!
ShadasRevenge
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Fontenot swings at ball four to strike out. That play by Castro was pretty sweet. I can't remember if the Cubs have won back to back one-run games this year, or if today would have been the first.
Today is a day where you miss Brenly in the booth. Soto should have made that play, Hollandsworth needs to stop making excuses for him. It was a perfect throw.
Today is a day where you miss Brenly in the booth. Soto should have made that play, Hollandsworth needs to stop making excuses for him. It was a perfect throw.
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woodyk1
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100% agree. Brenly would have said Soto should have caught the ball. Fukudome walks and Theriot is battling. Come on, Lidge!
ShadasRevenge
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Yep. All they have to do now is go out and beat Halladay to win the series.
woodyk1
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At least it is Sunday night and nationally televised!
ShadasRevenge
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The Cubs will be on Sunday night three weeks in a row; the game against St. Louis next Sunday is the ESPN game as well.
woodyk1
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Shows you that someone thought they would be a good team at this point of the year.
blkngoldUofI
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Where is the blame that should be layed on Marmol? Love you people out there that pick on one specific play to call a guy out. Soto doesn't need to catch the damn ball if Marmol is throwing strikes and not walking 5 batters leading up to that play. Have you ever had to catch a ball with a pud and slap a tag on a MLB player coming into score........probably not.
woodyk1
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Yes, I have caught with a pud. It's easy to pinpoint this play since if Soto catches the ball and applies the tag, the game is over. I have been defending Soto as a good defensive catcher in another thread. These are the kind of plays that are made when a team is winning and not made when they are losing.
I agree that Marmol had no command today, and he gave up the hit that led to the play in question, but I guarantee Soto thinks he should have caught the ball too. It's the major leagues.
ShadasRevenge
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If Soto makes that play, the game is over, and it doesn't matter that Marmol walked five guys. Yeah it sucks that Marmol got himself into that situation, but that's a play that Soto has to make. The throw beat the runner by 10 feet, and it was a perfect one hopper right at eye-level.
But if you want to split hairs, you can name Marmol and Soto "co-goats" for the afternoon.
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blkngoldUofI
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Split hairs is total BS!! IF Marmol doesn't walk guys that play isn't even in question. The pitches way before that play occured led to Soto's no play. But hey you can blame anyone you want, I blame Marmol, had a lead, walked five guys, blew the lead and lost the game for the Cubs today.
ShadasRevenge
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I don't disagree with any of that. My point is that if Soto makes the catch/tag, the game is over and those five walks don't matter.
