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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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What are the chances for Michael Wacha to find his game tonight?
Odds are crazy against us. Real crazy.
Then again, the bright side, we could win the series tonight.
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last_stand
the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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I sure wish Waino had started off with his 12 to 6 curve instead of that meatball.....
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wuchang
spiritual advisor and gatekeeper to the Spirit World
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We hang 4 on Arrieta and then Piscotty quieted the crowd in the 9th---
still no cigar
We will see if Old Man Lackey can gut out a win and let it all roll out.
3:07--goofy start time and TBS announcers--
terrible combination
nothing comes easy to this bunch 
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HAUS
member for now
Reged: 12/14/05
Posts: 4053
Loc: Paradise
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well, it's nut cuttin time today.
in the words of ricky bobby's dad, "it's time to see if these boys got hair on their peaches.."
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IIFID
Bond....Timmy Bond
Reged: 12/15/05
Posts: 8066
Loc: Nipawin, Saskatchewan
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Started with a bang but rut-roh! Not looking good for the good guys... 
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H2ODOG
the one who never tires
Reged: 12/22/05
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I see Phambino had one HELL of a strikeout with 2 men on base. Impressive.
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IIFID
Bond....Timmy Bond
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Loc: Nipawin, Saskatchewan
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I can't wait to hear Griffin make his predictions..
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Thought for the day; “It’s impossible to think outside of the box when all you do is think about getting inside of the box.”
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griffin
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Quote:
IIFID said:
I can't wait to hear Griffin make his predictions..
You must have some money burning a hole in your pocket.
Just relax, I'll have what you need a little closer to game time.
griffin
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last_stand
the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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Quote:
H2ODOG said:
I see Phambino had one HELL of a strikeout with 2 men on base. Impressive.
bwaaaaaaaaaaa........he sure did.
Here's what Pham did along with what some of the first string big boys managed to do.
Pham 5 abs with 2 rbi's and hit .200 with .800 slugging
Peralta 14 abs, 1 rbi and batted .143 with slugging .214
Holiday 16 abs, 1 rbi and batted .125 with .125 sluffing...I mean slugging.
Wong 14 abs, 1 rbi and batted .143 with .429 slugging
3 "starters" batted better than Pham and only 1 of them had more rbi's. In 5 abs Pham had the teams second most rbi's.
In 17 abs Carpenter had 1 rbi. He batted a whopping .235 and .412 slugging.
That is all. Literally.
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Mel
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Loc: Excelsior Springs, MO
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Too bad about the cards. I was rooting for both MO teams to make it through the divisional series.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names - John Kennedy
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fish
senior member - literally
Reged: 12/14/05
Posts: 2464
Loc: Kingdom of Callaway
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Yep. Putting my Cardinal shirts and hats to bed for the winter. Thought I might have another week or two out of them. Oh well.... see you in Jupiter FL next February 
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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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It's already starting:
David Schoenfield, ESPN.com:
"The oddsmakers in Las Vegas have already established the Cubs as the betting favorite to win the World Series and I'm inclined to agree. Coming off a 97-win season, they were starting four rookies in the National League Championship Series and you can expect all four of those players to improve. With so many young players and Anthony Rizzo signed to a team-friendly deal, the Cubs have padding in the payroll to make a big free-agent splash and many expect them to reunite David Price with manager Joe Maddon."
Good grief. I hope they choke on the thought of it.
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sptsman
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Loc: Missouri
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These are the same "experts" that had either the Nationals or Dodgers representing the NL in the 2015 WS. See how that worked out. The Cubs have a nice core of young talent. But how many rookie phenoms have we seen over the years that flame out? To expect all of these young guys to be all stars is not realistic. Some will, others will come down to more average numbers. And what do these experts think will happen when all of the other MLB pitching staffs develop a book on each of these young studs and start to really exploit their weaknesses and avoid their strengths (see Mets NLCS series).
The Cubs pitching is average at best. If they add Price it will be better but still not as good as 5 or 6 teams in the NL alone. It remains to be seen if Arieta can repeat his 2015 performance. Remember, he's been in the league 6 years and had never won more than 10 games and had very average stats. Was this a flash in the pan or is he the real deal?
And finally, they fail to take into consideration that both the Pirates and Cardinals will still be in their division. One or both of them winning 90+ games is a very real possibility.
Let the talking heads foam at the mouth about the Cubs. We'll see if they are for real soon enough...
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