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Chris27

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2280 on: September 21, 2020, 08:21:02 pm »
This team used to have an offense. Am I not correct about that?
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CurtOne

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2281 on: September 21, 2020, 08:22:12 pm »
Gotta wonder if he isn't a Cardinal mole.
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Tuffy

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« Reply #2282 on: September 21, 2020, 08:34:36 pm »
With Rizzo on first, Contreras comes back from a close call on a checked swing to draw a walk, then Schwarber doubles them both in to make it 4-0.

Hamilton pinch-runs for Schwarber.  Going back to the dugout, he's all smiles, so Ross must be happy with him.
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Tuffy

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2283 on: September 21, 2020, 08:35:48 pm »
Bote plunks a broken-bat single to left and Hamilton comes in to score.
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Tuffy

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« Reply #2284 on: September 21, 2020, 08:39:45 pm »
J-Hey continues the two-out offensive explosion with another hit; Bote goes to third.

Tropeano coming in to pitch.

And KC has tied their game with the Cardinals; good news.
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Deeg

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« Reply #2285 on: September 21, 2020, 08:50:05 pm »
LOL, Jeffress giving up at-em rockets.  Story of his smoke and mirrors season.
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Deeg

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2286 on: September 21, 2020, 08:51:52 pm »
Now a home run-length foul.
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Deeg

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2287 on: September 21, 2020, 08:58:13 pm »
Why wouldn't you give Kimbrel an inning here?  He's been good lately and he's pitched once in 10 days.
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craig

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2288 on: September 21, 2020, 09:07:22 pm »
Quote from: Deeg on September 21, 2020, 08:58:13 pm
Why wouldn't you give Kimbrel an inning here?  He's been good lately and he's pitched once in 10 days.

I think Ross was going to give him the 9th to save, but then the Cubs broke it open.  He's been pitching the 8th in close games with leads; but with 2-0 lead Ross was instead warming Jeffress to pitch the 8th.  I assume if the Cubs hadn't scored the extra 3 runs with two outs in top 8th, it would have been Kimbrel to save the 9th had it stayed 2-0.  Maybe tomorrow!  :)
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Tuffy

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2289 on: September 21, 2020, 09:10:07 pm »
Cubs win; KC has taken the lead on St. Louis in the late innings.  Hope they hold on.
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Deeg

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2290 on: September 21, 2020, 09:12:22 pm »
Quote from: craig on September 21, 2020, 09:07:22 pm
I think Ross was going to give him the 9th to save, but then the Cubs broke it open.  He's been pitching the 8th in close games with leads; but with 2-0 lead Ross was instead warming Jeffress to pitch the 8th.  I assume if the Cubs hadn't scored the extra 3 runs with two outs in top 8th, it would have been Kimbrel to save the 9th had it stayed 2-0.  Maybe tomorrow!  :)

Again - once in ten days.  Why not get him an inning?
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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2291 on: September 21, 2020, 10:04:12 pm »
Quote from: Deeg on September 21, 2020, 08:50:05 pm
LOL, Jeffress giving up at-em rockets.  Story of his smoke and mirrors season.

As Deeg notes, another great game for Cubs bullpen with three hitless/scoreless innings and, by far, best bullpen ERA in the majors for September so far.
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Bennett

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2292 on: September 21, 2020, 10:34:23 pm »
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Deeg

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« Reply #2293 on: September 21, 2020, 10:35:41 pm »
Keep using Jeffess in high leverage spots until his luck runs out.  A winning strategy.

It's not as if you're not going to use Jeffress in late-inning situations, but refusing to acknowledge just how lucky he's been is baffling.  And if you're going to pay Kimbrel $20 million and not use him as closer when he's throwing the ball the best he has since the first half of the '18 season, what point is there in pretending you have any trust in him at all?

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Re: Today's Game 2020
« Reply #2294 on: September 22, 2020, 07:37:05 am »
Speculation is that Kimbrel is now the closer and last night's game didn't provide an opportunity for him to close.
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