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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#161 » by karch34 » Mon Aug 1, 2016 4:29 am

Holy Cow!!!!!!

What a game!
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#162 » by hermes » Mon Aug 1, 2016 10:41 pm

wow, wow

i went to bed after the 7th, had a little hope but mostly left them for dead - pretty surprised when i saw the results in the morning

wood and lester are getting a lot of buzz (deservingly so) but i feel like contreras isn't getting enough love for his role - if he isn't hustling down the line he doesn't breakup a routine double play and the game is over
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#163 » by hermes » Tue Aug 2, 2016 2:58 am

what a crazy world we live in where kyle hendricks is our best pitcher
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#164 » by karch34 » Tue Aug 2, 2016 4:30 am

I think we all felt the week link in the staff would be Hendricks and he's been amazing. Gave us even more than we needed tonight.

I don't know a lot about Joe Smith, but like the deal. With Smith, Wood, Montgomery, Nathan, Strop, Rondon, and Chapman I really like the way our bullpen looks.
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Post#165 » by hermes » Tue Aug 2, 2016 10:23 pm

russell is really good in high leverage situations and at home

he's almost driven in as many rbi's as bryant
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#166 » by hermes » Wed Aug 3, 2016 10:22 pm

wow

its 4-2 marlins after the top of the ninth when i leave work and i get home to see they won

this team man, they don't quit
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#167 » by karch34 » Thu Aug 4, 2016 7:58 pm

hermes wrote:wow

its 4-2 marlins after the top of the ninth when i leave work and i get home to see they won

this team man, they don't quit

I caught the bottom FA the9th on MLB TV. Wow is right!
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Post#168 » by hermes » Sat Aug 6, 2016 2:35 pm

soler back in a big way!
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#169 » by hermes » Sat Aug 6, 2016 11:36 pm

cubs win again

and good arietta is back!
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#170 » by hermes » Sun Aug 7, 2016 11:23 pm

another game, another great hendricks outing
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#171 » by karch34 » Mon Aug 8, 2016 1:58 am

Soler looking good since coming off the DL!
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#172 » by Posey H8er » Mon Aug 8, 2016 10:29 pm

Three-fifths of the Cubs rotation has now won NL Player of the Week awards:

J. Arrieta - Week 4
J. Lester - Week 11
K. Hendricks - Week 20
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#173 » by hermes » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:14 pm

woooo

big win today, take that cardinals!
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#174 » by karch34 » Sat Aug 13, 2016 4:56 pm

Yesterday's game was fun too! Looked like batting practice out there at a few points. Worst case we don't lose any ground, but we have a chance to put the Cardinals way in the rear view.
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#175 » by hermes » Sun Aug 14, 2016 3:15 pm

well the streak's over, 11 wins in a row
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#176 » by Kizz Fastfists » Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:41 am

Tonight was painful. It is completely second guessing, but maybe they should have put Rondon on the DL. Then they could have sent him on a rehab assignment to get back his feel before throwing him out there. That 5 run 8th was painful to watch. It was even worse after having the bases loaded and no outs and getting nothing. Still 12 up in the division and 4 up for best record in the NL, but the game being blow like that stings since Rondon is generally very reliable.
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#177 » by hermes » Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:24 pm

woo bryant, offense is cooking
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#178 » by hermes » Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:36 pm

bryant is back leading the nl in homers

13 games up in the division, and 5 games up for best record - just chugging along :cheesygrin:
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Re: 2016 Season 

Post#179 » by hermes » Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:52 pm

all this winning is getting pretty dull huh

:cheesygrin:

who you guys got for mvp so far: bryant or rizzo?
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Post#180 » by Kizz Fastfists » Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:16 am

Bryant for MVP and it isn't really close. Arenado a distant 2nd then Rizzo, Seager and Murphy in some order 3-5. Cy Young I've got Hendricks as the #1, MadBum 2nd and Arrieta 3rd. I have Syndergaad, Cueto, Scherzer and Kershaw lumped 4th-7th right now. If Kershaw can get to 160 innings he probably wins it, but he's gotta get back fast and make 5 starts so it seems unlikely.
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