kcazzie
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Re: 2009 Chicago Cubs Regular Season
said by TCO1962  :said by cubs4eva :I think he's just giving him a night off. Marmol was awesome. Depending on the next couple Gregg outings, I'm good with Marmol closing. Nice game tonight! Who comes in the 7th or 8th with runners on in A close game...?!?... He does that job so well, I can understand why Lou wants him to be the set up guy... Than again we need someone to close out...
Know what I don't understand, why were they, the Cubs management, is such a hurry to let Wood go...?... I know they would have had to pay him but how much less is Gregg...?...I know Wood wasn't the greatest but we/you knew what you had plus great in the club house... Sometimes $$$ don't make sense in pro sports...
Yes, nice game tonight ... |
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TCO1962
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| said by kcazzie :said by TCO1962 :said by cubs4eva :I think he's just giving him a night off. Marmol was awesome. Depending on the next couple Gregg outings, I'm good with Marmol closing. Nice game tonight! Who comes in the 7th or 8th with runners on in A close game...?!?... He does that job so well, I can understand why Lou wants him to be the set up guy... Than again we need someone to close out... Lets just hope Gregg comes around. It's awfully early to condemn him I guess. 
Agree with ya about Wood as well.
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cubs4eva
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I can sort of understand getting rid of Wood. He's a lot more money for basically the same statistics. I believe he blew 8 or 9 saves last year as well. I won't deny that Wood's "stuff" is way better than Gregg's though. I think Gregg will come around and do just fine. |
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Jon
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said by TCO1962 :Depending on the next couple Gregg outings, I'm good with Marmol closing. Nice game tonight! They were battling for the closer spot in spring training. I remember hearing Lou on the radio when he gave the job to gregg b/c he liked what he saw. I didn't see any spring training games so I don't know who he faced.
I just hope he won't stick with him too long if he keeps blowing it.
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TCO1962
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| said by Jon :I just hope he won't stick with him too long if he keeps blowing it. I think that's the key. He has a bad tendency about that. |
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kcazzie
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Here are Kerry's stats for last year... Not great but not bad - blew 6 but the k to walks ratio was pretty good, but for a 9th inning pitcher these are not as important as for a set up guy... Just you knew what you had with Kerry... Maybe Gregg will come thru, I'm sure he has put a lot of pressure on himself to do well right a way,,, I agree the season just started lets good him a chance,,,
I'm really more concerned with these other middle inning guys, these walks have to be driving Lou 'NUTS',,, As me...;) ...
2008 CHC
Year Team W- 5 L-4 ERA-3.26 G-65 GS-0 CG-0 SHO-0 --->SV-34 SVO-40 IP-66.1 H-54 R-24 ER-24 HR-3 BB-18 SO-84
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VegasMan
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Well since nobody else wanted to say it I will.
Good thing Soriano was batting lead off for the Cubs. 
He only bats lead off once a game folks.
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Jon
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Lisle, IL | Yeah that whole batting order thing has always alluded me.
It only matters the first time up. |
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CUBS_FAN
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said by kcazzie :Who comes in the 7th or 8th with runners on in A close game...?!?... He does that job so well, I can understand why Lou wants him to be the set up guy... Than again we need someone to close out... You got a point there. What if Marmol was their regular stopper? We would be bitching and moaning about how the setup man can't hold a game.
I'm just glad he didn't get nervous and start walking people because he was trying too hard to show Piniella that he is the right man for the closer job.
And it's not like Gregg has no experience in getting the save. |
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VegasMan
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1st pitch 1-0 Cubs.
Hell of catch by Johnson.
For those that missed it.
»mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd···c_id=mlb
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kcazzie
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| Great catch and most likely saved the game...
Still Bradley can't make it a week without getting hurt...
Gregg reminds me of a few closers we have had the last few years... Why can't we get a 1,2,3, ninth... Two outs game is over right, NO... HR, no big deal with a 4 run lead, just throwing the ball over to get the 3rd out... Well now two runners on and Cecil Jr. up and one swing of the bat and we're in extra innings...
I remember my father before he passed would turn off the TV in the 9th, he couldn't take it... I'm almost getting there myself... ...
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cubs4eva
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Damn...nice pitching Lilly! |
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kcazzie
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| said by cubs4eva :Damn...nice pitching Lilly! Dame straight... I can't believe they played in this weather... The rest of the home stand might not be that bad, weather wise... What a suck-ass spring... Any how as long as we/Cubs win I don't really give three sh*ts... ... |
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That will never get old... E.P.I.C.
::speechless:: Actually I dont think any of us were speechless after that play! |
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kcazzie
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Pretty interesting a SportSyncRadio...
»sportsyncradio.com/sport-sync-ho···rks.html |
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kcazzie
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Lets play some BALL... |
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cubs4eva
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Sweet! Walk off by Aramis! |
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kcazzie
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TCO1962
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NICE Walk off you lazy bastard! |
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cubs4eva
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