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Tuffy

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Re: Today’s Game - 2024
« Reply #2355 on: September 27, 2024, 09:06:51 pm »
Wow; hardest of hard-luck losses for Nick Martinez: 8 IP, 1 ER, CG, and the only run scored on a double, a groundout, and a sacrifice fly.
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craig

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« Reply #2356 on: September 28, 2024, 03:29:37 pm »
Hendricks allows no runs over 7.1.  Gets season ERA down under 6.  Nice finish for what will presumably be his last start for the Cubs.  Cubs score 3 in the 8th to take a 3-0 lead.  Another wind-in game where anything well-hit in the air is an easy out. 
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CurtOne

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« Reply #2357 on: September 28, 2024, 03:30:27 pm »
Feel good for the Professor
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craig

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« Reply #2358 on: September 28, 2024, 03:35:05 pm »
Cubs win, Cubs win! 
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« Reply #2359 on: September 28, 2024, 03:35:26 pm »
Match the 83 wins of last year. 
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CurtOne

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« Reply #2360 on: September 28, 2024, 04:49:46 pm »
If we can win tomorrow it will justify screwing  Ross and spending all the money on Counsell.   Go Hoyer!
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craig

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« Reply #2361 on: September 28, 2024, 05:06:52 pm »
Hodge save was fun. 
1.  First guy, grounder, Swanson deep backhand, the lightning-quick release on one-hopper to 1st, Bellinger makes nice one-hop snag to get the out on a close play. 

2.  2nd guy, Hodge gets 0-2, throws a beautiful strike on low inside corner, ball is almost fullyu in the zone, edges of ball touch white on both bottom edge and inside edge of zone.  Ump makes terrible ball call.  Please bring on robo-ump, please!  Goes to 3-2, several foul balls, then a beautiful strike 3 taken.  Two outs. 

3.  3rd guy, grounder deep in the hole.  Classic Swanson slide, quick-release one-hop throw.  Ump calls safe, Cubs challenge, overturned, out.  Two superb Swanson-Bellinger plays.  He obviously doesn't have the strong arm, but man Swanson is so good and quick on those throws, I love watching those. 
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Deeg

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« Reply #2362 on: September 28, 2024, 07:21:53 pm »
Fantastic to see Hendricks go out with a great performance. Last of the world champs, had a tremendous career for the Cubs and a class act to boot.

But FFS, the Cubs can't start talking themselves into bringing him back. Yes he finished strongly and on the whole, his 2024 was probably a little unlucky. But it was still bad, just less bad. It's time to move on. So much the better that it ends on the high note he deserves.
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« Reply #2363 on: September 28, 2024, 07:51:06 pm »
Hoyer was on the broadcast for an inning and not a hint that Hoyer contemplating bringing Hendricks back.

Cubs have money to spend on another SP and extremely likely will do that.

Hendricks is an all-time great Cubs pitcher but it’s a competitive business and you have to perform.
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« Reply #2364 on: September 28, 2024, 09:19:51 pm »
Good to see Hendricks go out on a high note. I hope to see him back with the Cubs as a pitching coach or part of the front office in a year or two when his playing career is over.
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