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Dihard

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #645 on: September 25, 2015, 12:29:32 am »
If it's gonna happen tomorrow, I really hope they clinch with a win at Wrigley versus via a Giants loss late tomorrow night. Especially since the game is on MLB network, and those of us outside of IL will actually get to see the party.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #646 on: September 25, 2015, 05:39:15 am »
Might as well get used to celebrating by beating Cole and the Pirates.  Hopefully we do that today and then again on October 7.

Ron

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« Reply #647 on: September 25, 2015, 07:14:08 am »
Heh, heh.  Count me in. I'll be at Wrigley today with a friend who has been a fan longer than I have. It would be really special to be there when they clinch and to get a taste of the party.

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« Reply #648 on: September 25, 2015, 07:28:13 am »
Ron, I'm glad to hear you will be at today's game and I'll hope you find time to post some recap of the game, including the vibe in the stands.

In past playoff years, I've felt Cub fans seemed to be waiting for the other shoe to drop rather than propping up our guys with wildly enthusiastic support. 

Whether or not that's true, I'll certainly hope Wrigley fans help provide a true home-field advantage from today on...and I'll be interested in hearing your description of our fans in the park, as well as of the game itself.

Jes Beard

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #649 on: September 25, 2015, 07:41:07 am »
Heh, heh.  Count me in. I'll be at Wrigley today with a friend who has been a fan longer than I have. It would be really special to be there when they clinch and to get a taste of the party.

Drink a beer for me.

JeffH

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« Reply #650 on: September 25, 2015, 09:44:41 am »
Ron, I'll be at the game, too.  Aisle 14, row 9, seats 107-110.  Stop by if you care to.


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« Reply #652 on: September 25, 2015, 10:10:42 am »
From Playtwo's link

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Joe West is an unprofessional clown who is bad at his job to boot. He shouldn’t be umpiring games at all. That Major League Baseball still lets him is a total joke.


No ambiguity there.

Ron

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #653 on: September 25, 2015, 10:42:42 am »
Ron, I'll be at the game, too.  Aisle 14, row 9, seats 107-110.  Stop by if you care to.

Whoa. Those are great seats.  I don't think the ushers would even let a peon like me near your VIP seats.

I'll trade you.  I'm in Aisle 527, row 9, seats 101-102. Mine are behind home plate anyway, just a little higher up than yours. 

CUBluejays

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #654 on: September 25, 2015, 07:46:13 pm »
Derrick Goold ‏@dgoold  25m25 minutes ago
Seven pitches into his start, Carlos Martinez has been removed from the game, walking with a trainer. Emotional as he leaves. #Cardinals

Derrick GooldVerified account ‏@dgoold  10m10 minutes ago
Carlos Martinez exited with right shoulder tightness, per official. #Cardinals
« Last Edit: September 25, 2015, 07:57:25 pm by CUBluejays »

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« Reply #655 on: September 25, 2015, 08:18:22 pm »
That breaks my heart.

brjones

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #656 on: September 26, 2015, 08:27:09 am »
The Pirates are now 3 games behind the Cardinals with 8 games left (3 head-to-head). It would be nice if those two teams would finish tied so they'd each have to burn their best starter in a playoff for the division with the loser still facing the Cubs in the wild card game.

Jes Beard

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #657 on: September 26, 2015, 08:31:42 am »
The Pirates are now 3 games behind the Cardinals with 8 games left (3 head-to-head). It would be nice if those two teams would finish tied so they'd each have to burn their best starter in a playoff for the division with the loser still facing the Cubs in the wild card game.

Except that they probably would not each pitch their best starter in a one game playoff.  One game playoffs tend to be so soon after such a close race that teams are not really able to set up their rotations that way.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #658 on: September 26, 2015, 01:05:40 pm »
I was listening to the Buster Onley's podcast and Chris Archer has 174 K's with his slider this year. Going into today he had 246 K's.

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« Reply #659 on: September 26, 2015, 02:32:19 pm »
I was listening to the Buster Onley's podcast and Chris Archer has 174 K's with his slider this year. Going into today he had 246 K's.

He also has an ERA+ of 135 and is now 27 with five more years of team control.

I didn't like that trade in 2011.  I still don't like it now.