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#1641 |
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Ryne Sandberg is a hero in Chicago. He's fiery. All that team needs is a fire under their butt.
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#1642 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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and players who don't suck
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#1643 |
love yourself
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It's not nice of you guys to talk about Droford this way
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#1644 |
I'm all there is
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Burnett needs to go. Guy can't even shutdown when they put up 13 runs for him.
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#1645 |
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Brett Lawrie :heart
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#1646 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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Juan Nicasio broke his neck last night
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#1647 |
King of Love and Piss
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Rofl Zambrano
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#1648 |
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So, Zambrano takes it upon himself to end the Cubs' winning streak.
EDIT: Nevermind, he just homered. |
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#1649 |
You know that’s right
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Zambrano is such a fat gay.
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#1650 |
The Wretched
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Jurrjens on the DL. Keep 'em coming.
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#1651 |
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Geez, Cubs win 11-4...
...SEVEN STRAIGHT GAMES! |
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#1652 |
The Wretched
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But seriously, at this point, nothing will surprise me for the Braves this year. Gonzalez suddenly wants to be LaRussa and has pitchers batting 8th. Chipper is just coming back even though he's been off the DL for weeks, Jose "George" Constanza has been outhitting Jason Heyard, and Dan Uggla has a 26 game hit streak. Freddit Freeman is even batting over .300 for the year, and has an 18 game hit streak or something. Tomorrow, we will probably sign Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Greg Maddux to one-year deals.
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#1653 |
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It's not Gonzalez's fault. Even under another manager, given the injury issues the Braves have had, their record wouldn't be that much better.
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#1654 |
The Wretched
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I never said it was Gonzo's fault (though I'm not a huge fan of his). The Braves still have a chance to make the playoffs - a good one at that. If not for the injuries, I don't think it would be close in the wild card.
Have to give it more to Frank Wren for keeping our pitching depth as the #1 priority. Mike Minor is a damn good replacement for Jurrjens for a few weeks, and who knows what the Braves are going to do with the other three top pitching prospects. |
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Quote:
He probably wouldn't fare much better than Quade is now. You need talent to win. Cubs are lacking that in too many areas of their roster. |
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#1656 |
LIMITLESS
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Fister Furbush
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#1657 |
Inno Knows.
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Joe Buck has to be thrilled that a) the Yankees are losing; and B) Football is coming back. Honestly it sounds like he's a second away from crying while pbping baseball.
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#1658 |
Inno Knows.
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JESUS that was the worst home run call ever. He's making the TBS guys sound like JR calling RAW.
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#1659 |
I'm all there is
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he was just half asleep calling the Teixeira homerun
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#1660 |
Temporary
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In Joe Bucks defense he sounds sick.
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#1661 |
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Also in Joe Buck's defense, he had surgery to repair a torn something or another in his throat, thus affecting his came calling abilities. The article stated he was working his way back, so I expect nothing to come of his game calling this year. He's usually my preferred PBP guys. McCarver is the one I could do without.
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#1662 |
I'm all there is
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Tim McCarver is the greatest human being on the face of this earth
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#1663 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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I know the main reason Joe Buck does MLB games is to continue the tradition from his father in calling baseball games but the last few years he sounds like he's just "bored" of baseball games in comparison to football games.
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#1664 |
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McCarver is horrendous.
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#1665 |
TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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Damn Red Sox are literally Sabathia's kryptonite. He sucks when pitches against them, invincible everywhere else.
And seriously, Ellsbury's little tear as of late has me scratching my head. |
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#1666 |
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Padres are continuing the genocide of the Pirates pitching staff. Kyle Blanks hit his first career grand slam.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...y_17727571&v=3 Fucking lazer into the first row. Blanks has more raw power than anyone the Padres have drafted since, dare I say, Dave Windfield. Even at PETCO, Blanks lofts the ball out. If he and Rizzo blossom over the next few seasons, together, things will be looking up in San Diego. |
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#1667 |
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I wonder if that extra inning game the Pirates had against the Braves, the one where they lost due to a blown call, has something to do with their rapid downfall. If it had a psychological effect or something.
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#1668 |
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They were already plummeting at that point. It was in its early stages, but it was happening. The team just isn't talented enough. Their pitching staff is mediocre at best, and outside of a few, their lineup's pretty bland.
They got in the race with smoke and mirrors, and now that it's been exposed, the season is collapsing on them. |
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#1669 |
Inno Knows.
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#1670 |
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PEDroia? Really? Is this a tongue and cheek thing or do you seriously believe Pedroia is enhancing?
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#1671 |
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LOL crazy how people will hint that Pedroia is enhancing, yet totally buy Jose Bautista's rise as a slugger as legitimate.
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#1672 |
You know that’s right
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PEDs dont even do anything anyway, right?
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#1673 |
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I buy Bautista. His swing was broken down on MLB Network.
The way they did it was showing how, when with Pittsburgh, he didn't load his weight to his back leg, and didn't have any leverage when he would take his stride. Because there was zero momentum, he was a punch and judy hitter who never drove his lower half of his body through his swing. These days, he starts early, and uses that leg kick of his to shift weight to his back leg. When he strides forwards, his hips have momentum coming forward. When his front foot plants and his hips and back foot start to turn, he has a ton of torque as he swings. That's why he's tatooing the baseball everytime he gets a fat pitch over the plate. He's always had the build and frame to hit for power. Just never put it together till now. Pedroia can mash. I don't think he'd hit for as much power elsewhere, but he hammers line drives everywhere, and even though he swings out of his shoes, it's controlled. I'm not the biggest fan of the guy, but I'd be shocked to find out he's cheating. |
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#1674 |
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BTW, I'm not implying Bautista used/uses PEDs, all I'm saying is that if you're going to cast doubt on Pedroia, who's been putting on a "line drive show" since he came up to the bigs, why not also cast doubt on Bautista, who turned his career around almost overnight?
By all accounts, both players are 100% clean, just in case. |
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#1675 |
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Agreed. I think it'd be pretty darn difficult to cheat these days.
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#1676 |
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Ask Manny Ramirez.
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#1677 |
King of Love and Piss
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Castro is 16-32 during this seven game win streak.
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#1678 |
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Castro is going to be to the Cubs what Jose Reyes is to the Mets. Watch.
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#1679 |
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Castro's a fucking stud. That he's so young yet so talented is ridiculous.
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#1680 |
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If he stays healthy over the long term, he will be better. i think he might grow into more power, since he leg kicks and strides into the ball, whereas Reyes stays backs and rotates his hips through the zone rather than striding.
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