woodyk1
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Hey, what did I do?
Wow Cubs....ugh
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WhiteThunder
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That pretty much sums up their season. They are not going to improve on those two areas until the young players get a chance. I know it's not going to happen, but I wish they would just pull a Pirates/Royals/Indians/insertsmallmarketteamhere and totally rebuild.
Oh and why all the hate for Kerry Wood? Yeah he threw a wet baseball into left field last night, but his 2.25 ERA and nearly a K per inning disagree with you.
Hawkeye11en1
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So you like a .233 BA out of your corner outfielder? Interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off.
chicagohawkeye86
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At least I didn't have to hear the annoying "Go Cubs Go" song!
sergeanthulka
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It's just fundamental baseball that bugs me the most about the Cubs. Reed Johnson tries to get a sacrifice bunt down in the 8th w/runners & 1st & 2nd, ends up striking out. Janish gets the bunt down in the Reds 8th & Wood, instead of taking the out at first, throws a wet ball 90MPH when he's 20 feet from the 3rd baseman -- BRILLIANT!
So, Reed Johnson not getting a bunt down costs the Cubs a run & a well-executed sacrifice gains the Reds 3 runs. You deserve to lose when that happens. I hope Quade won't continue to put up with the lack of fundamentals.
So, it's clutch hitting, bad defense, & I'll thrown in an 3rd one....plate discipline. Most of the Cubs problems, imo, are offensive -- and swinging wildly at pitches out of the strikezone is their biggest problem on that front. Anyone who actually throws Soriano a strike, should be shot on the spot -- he literally will swing at anything.
They are unwatchable right now...
HawkeyeMike23
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Believe it or not MultipleDundee is not the smartest guy on the board.
1977Hawkeye
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I agree with you about the offense, and I would say it seems that way for the past several years. I don't know how many times I've seen the Cubs get the bases loaded with nobody out and be unable to score or ground into DP's to squander a scoring threat. 1 run on 9 hits, etc. It would be nice if the Cubs could get some hitters that can at least, at a minimum, hit the ball out of the infield when there's a man on 3rd with less than 2 outs. A few 2-out RBI's would be nice, too. Like you said - clutch hitting.
Regarding Soriano.. he's a mistake-hitter that racks up his stats against mediocre pitchers, but that doesn't help you much in the playoffs where your opponent is putting their best pitchers on the hill. Get 2 strikes on him, and all you need to do is throw him something in the dirt low and away.
WhiteThunder
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Soriano makes the most money (or at least has the most money left on his deal) so he gets the majority of the attention. If he was a DH for an AL power he would probably be cheered for hitting the occasional home run. When he is running around with his head cut off in left field and surrounded by a poor lineup his flaws really shine through.
His awful fundamentals are a good example of the teams overall performance, but he is far from the only problem.
His awful fundamentals are a good example of the teams overall performance, but he is far from the only problem.
hawkfarmer
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Cubs win 7-5 last night, and take advantage of Marlin's mistakes. Take a 3-1 lead and then Dempster gives up 4 in the bottom of the 5th. Seems like there is always 1 inning. Glad to see the cubs can get by their lulls this time. Hope they continue to get better. FYI Dempster has a 6.5 ERA.
WhiteThunder
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Just as we all sit and freak out the Cubs finally win two in a row, go figure.
ShadasRevenge
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