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The All-Star Break is over! The NEW MLB Thread - This half we get stickied for sure!

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speshylives

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He's sucked for a few weeks now. He should rest him and pitch Karsay. Maybe he'll surprise us all. Can't be any worse than Proctor/Heredia/Quantrill/Nitkowski.
 
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Desperado

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J2 Cool said:
yeah, seen that. I will tell you this, Astros are a hell of a team and have really adapted a winning attitude. A 0-0 game I knew the Astros would take it in the end. They want it too much. Might be too little too late though, I dunno.
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not today. a guy with a 6+ ERA threw a shutout against them.
 
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J2 Cool

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Desperado said:
not today. a guy with a 6+ ERA threw a shutout against them.
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yep, looks like they're out of it. Cubs better hold these lead for a while now. At least till it gets back to 2 games. If they go out there tomorrow and play uninspired ball tomorrow we're in trouble. On the flip side they could go out there, dominate, and start a new streak. Leiter will be tough though. Gotta hit him every opputunity, and hope Wood pitches well, after there has been some talk this week of his back bothering him. Do that and we could go back to Wrigley with a lot of hop in our step, looking to sweep Cincy before the final 3 games with Atlanta
 
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Desperado

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yeah I really think they would've had to almost go 9-0 [or 8-1] to beat the Cubs... but really...losing to the brewers hurts. that's twice in two seasons. now they absolutely HAVE to win the rest of their games to have a chance, and with the series with STL coming up the outlook is pretty bleak...I just don't see Atlanta putting up too much of a fight on the last 3 days of the season.
 
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J2 Cool

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Desperado said:
I just don't see Atlanta putting up too much of a fight on the last 3 days of the season.
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Here's hoping they don't. Any game Cubs lose from here on out save if Atlanta comes to play, is a let down. Everyone should be playing at the top of their game every inning right now. I really don't think they want to tie it up with San Fran in the loss column again.
 
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Desperado

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Top 1st B:2 S: 1 O: 2
Jeff Kent homers (24) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Beltran scores. Lance Berkman scores.

poonstache how we missed thee..
 
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Ninja Scooter

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WTF are the announcers talking about in the Sox/Yanks game? "Pedro brought a 27 inch friend into the clubhouse yesterday and everyone was having fun with him" :lol
 
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Ninja Scooter

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Ichiro goes 1-4, now up to 251 hits, just 6 away from the record.
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"I think im cute, i know im sexy. I got the looks, that drive DM wild..."
 
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methodman

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Wtf is wrong with you giants!?????????? GOD DAMNIT!

Fucking brett tomko hasnt had a loss in his last 12 outings, going 8 innings in his last couple of games hes pitched, but today he only goes 5 innings... FU ASSHOLE, DONT CHOKE ON THE COCK PLEASE!

Damnitttt, we need some offense from someone other then bonds!!!!!11111111

Oh yeah: If anyone saw, or has seen the replay of this game, did you see that blown call in the top of the 5th inning? That pissed me the fuck off! it would've just been a 3-3 ball game leading up to the giants batting in the bottom of the 5th, but this idiot ump on 3rd base made a bogus call that fucked that inning up for the giants; resulting in a bases loaded walk to give the fucking lead to the dodgers... UGH! after the walk, they got the neccessary out, but brett tomko (who is much better then WAYNE FUCKING FRANKLIN) had to sit out the rest of the game (which lead to...): Alex cora hitting a lead off home run in the top of the 6th to give the dodgers a 5-3 lead...
 
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rc213

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Yup i saw that play as it was quite clear he was out but the Ump wasnt in the best position to make the call. Also our 3rd Base coach blocked his view for a split second as he came across to make the call. Sort of like the play at the plate with Werth where your catcher comepletely missed the tag but the Home Plate Ump was in the worst position to make the call :D . PAYBACK! You see Bonds leg out that single in the 9th, looked like he might have injured himself? Hope not. Nice to finally get some productivity out of Bradley & Cora even though Bradley looked pretty dumb out their on the bases. Either way great series, my damn guts were all up in knots during that 9th inning. It's gonna be one hell of a finish next weekend at Chavez Ravine. :D
 
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Poody

What program do you use to photoshop a picture?
If we win the next game from the Rookies then we will have clinched the division. Next game is important to us

-Go BLue!
 
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Miguel

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Astros must win 2 of 3 from St Louis, and sweep the Rockies.

Code: 
Team  	W	L  	PCT.  	GB
Cubs 	87 	68 	.561 	-
Giants 	87 	69 	.558 	0.5
Astros 	86 	70 	.551 	1.5

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Team  	W	L  	PCT.  	GB
Dodgers	89  	66  	.574  	-
Giants 	87 	69 	.558 	2.5

Sept 27
Colorado @ Los Angeles
San Francisco - OFF
St. Louis @ Houston
Cincinnati @ Chicago

Sept 28
Colorado @ Los Angeles
San Francisco @ San Diego
St. Louis @ Houston
Cincinnati @ Chicago

Sept 29
Colorado @ Los Angeles
San Francisco @ San Diego
St. Louis @ Houston
Cincinnati @ Chicago

Sept 30
Colorado @ Los Angeles
San Francisco @ San Diego
Houston - OFF
Cincinnati @ Chicago

Oct 1
San Francisco @ Los Angeles
Colorado @ Houston
Atlanta @ Chicago

Oct 2
San Francisco @ Los Angeles
Colorado @ Houston
Atlanta @ Chicago

Oct 3
San Francisco @ Los Angeles
Colorado @ Houston
Atlanta @ Chicago

Los Angeles
vs Colorado 4 games
vs San Francisco 3 games

San Francisco
Off day
@ San Diego 3 games
@ Los Angeles 3 games

Houston
vs Cardinals 3 games
Off day
vs Colorado 3 games

Cubs
vs Cincinnati 4 games
vs Atlanta 3 games


Dodgers 7 games left, all home
Giants 6 games left, all away
Astros 6 games left, all home
Cubs 7 games left, all home

Looking at the schedule, without looking at the pitching matchups...this is the Cubs' Wild Card to lose.

2 games up in the loss column to the Astros.
1 game up in the loss column to the Giants

Giants are basically done for, they have 6 straight away games, this doesn't look good for them.

Dodgers look in good shape to win the NL West, does not impact the wild card.

October 1st will be the day that we can sort this out much much better.

This week....they play like there's no tomorrow.


This one's gonna be tight.
 
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J2 Cool

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Yeah, Cubs need to sweep Cincy. They were lucky not to have lost their lead yesterday. Now there should be no reason for them not to beat the Reds. It's the final week, playing the Red. This should be domination. should be ....
 
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Desperado

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http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/7725132
Manager Dusty Baker earlier this season dropped him to sixth in the order for the first time -- and that came only because Baker apparently paid attention in sensitivity training classes -- and even that spot hasn't been low enough to hide Sosa. On the 12-game trip the Cubs finished Sunday, Sosa batted .125 with one homer and four RBI.

He's currently on an 0-for-12 skid, and while that is a small sample, this isn't: Since returning from the disabled list June 18 following The Sneeze, poor Sammy is batting just .231 (75-for-324) with 23 homers and 53 RBI in 84 games.

The disparity between Sosa's batting average and home runs is emblematic of a team-wide personality disorder that could make things difficult for the Cubs should they reach October: They need home runs, lots of them, to win.

The Cubs lead the NL with 223 home runs but rank 14th in walks and 11th in on-base percentage.

Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune checked with STATS, Inc., and dug up this gem: No single major league team has scored a higher percentage of its runs via the home run over the past 30 years than the 2004 Cubs. The Cubs, through Sunday, had scored 45.6 percent of their runs on home runs.

The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals scored 45.4 percent of their runs on homers and, after that, the next closest over the past 30 years are the 2001 Milwaukee Brewers (43.9 percent), the 1998 Cardinals (43.7 percent) and the 2001 San Francisco Giants (43.7 percent). Mark McGwire slammed 70 homers for the '98 Cards and Barry Bonds clubbed 73 for the '01 Giants.

What's especially worth noting is this: No team on that list played in a World Series.

The Cubs have four players with 30 or more homers -- Sosa, Moises Alou, Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee -- something only nine other teams have ever done in major league history. No team has had four 30-homer guys since Anaheim and Toronto in 2000. The last NL team to do it was the 1999 Colorado Rockies.

What's worth noting is this: None of those teams even qualified for the playoffs.

We're still waiting for a full report on the hit-and-miss Cubs. The team-record 223 home runs are great, but Sosa has fanned 56 times in 183 at-bats since Aug. 1. That's a lot of breeze. And of those 223 homers, 135 have come with the bases empty (second in the majors to the Yankees' 136).
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Silkworm

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Woohoo! It was a good weekend for the Dodgers! They win 2 out of 3 and now have a chance to clinch the NL West vs. Colorado. Ah, my fears were put to rest. Thankgoodness the Dodger offense came through :) Combine the Dodgers winning the series at the Giants, Saints put a dagger in the St. Louis Rams in OT, and Ciatrick Fason runs for over 200 yrds in a Gator victory over UK. All in all, it was a great weekend! :D
 
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J2 Cool

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NEW YORK -- Corey Patterson can't wait to get home.
The center fielder has had trouble sleeping in all the different hotel room beds on the Chicago Cubs' 12-game, 11-day, four-city tour. He's also been in a little bit of a funk at the plate.

"Yeah, it's a pretty good one," Patterson said Sunday of his slump.

He entered Sunday's game batting .130 on the trip and .202 (19-for-94) for the month of September. That's a big drop from his stellar August, when he hit .336 (40-for-119) with eight homers and 18 RBIs.

Plus, his strikeout totals are up. He struck out 28 times in 27 games in August and has fanned 37 times in 22 games this month. Patterson has struck out 160 times. The single-season team record is 174, set by Sammy Sosa in 1997.

Could it be all the travel?

"It could be that, it could be me trying too hard," Patterson said. "It could be guys making good pitches on me."

Patterson has been on a hot-cold pattern. He batted .277 in April, .250 in May, .327 in June, .225 in July and then had the hot August.

"This is not the first time I've gone through a rut," Patterson said. "When you go through things, you know how to deal with them more from a mental standpoint. A few weeks ago, I was doing good and had a good month of August, but I knew, and everybody knew, it wasn't going to last forever.

"I'm not doing too well now and you have to remember what you did," he said. "People are saying, 'What have you changed?' I haven't changed anything. I have to keep hustling and concentrate and focus and not think about too many things and go in with a clear mind."

Since moving into the leadoff spot on Aug. 1, Patterson was batting .277. He's still adjusting to that role.

"At times, when I've done well, it's helped me concentrate a little better and have a little better game plan of what I want to do," he said about leading off. "Sometimes when I'm not batting leadoff, you can sit back and see what's going on. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad."
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Patterson's been about as bad as Sosa, not helping matters at all. Hopefully though with that hot cold streak every other monther, he'll be great come October assuming we make it there.
 
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Matrix

LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world he’d rather have. The problem is, Dwyane’s not a woman.
GO CARDS!
 
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Mrbob

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The Cards will get theirs when we stomp them in the NLCS.

Stop laying down for Houston, St. Louis! Only the Braves can do that next weekend!
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As long as we keep on winning all other teams are non factors.
 
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Matrix

LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world he’d rather have. The problem is, Dwyane’s not a woman.
Dont trust your Cubs to do that...fucking Mets beat them 2 out of 3...your team is as nutty as the disasstros.
 
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Mashing

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In the paper today the Chronicle had a breakdown of what if scenarios

If Houston goes 6-0, the Cubs have to go 4-3 & and the Giants 4-2
5-1, Cubs have to go 3-4, Giants, 3-3

and so forth

So, if you lose more than 3 games, you deserve to lose their wild card.
 
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Desperado

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Mashing said:
In the paper today the Chronicle had a breakdown of what if scenarios

If Houston goes 6-0, the Cubs have to go 4-3 & and the Giants 4-2
5-1, Cubs have to go 3-4, Giants, 3-3

and so forth

So, if you lose more than 3 games, you deserve to lose their wild card.
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Giants are screwed w/ their schedule. If we go 6-0 and the cubs go 5-2 that puts us in a tie [so does 5-1 and 4-3.] hopefully Backe gives us a good outing here at home tomorrow where he has a 2.57 ERA [and as a starter at home he has a 0.67 ERA in 2 starts...]...I THINK we can sweep the Rockies, of course they have a better record than Milwaukee who gave us 1 loss...
 
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Matrix

LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world he’d rather have. The problem is, Dwyane’s not a woman.
Looks like the Cubs and Stros will win tonight....hopefully the Giants will lose.

DOh,Giants dont play tonight.
 
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Miguel

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Mashing said:
In the paper today the Chronicle had a breakdown of what if scenarios

If Houston goes 6-0, the Cubs have to go 4-3 & and the Giants 4-2
5-1, Cubs have to go 3-4, Giants, 3-3

and so forth

So, if you lose more than 3 games, you deserve to lose their wild card.
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This is wrong IIRC.

We're only back 2 games in the loss column to the Cubs. We have to at least tie them in order to force a playoff with them.

Houston goes 6-0, Cubs go 5-2, Giants go 5-1 = All 3 teams tied

I'll figure out the rest when I get back home right now.
 
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Matrix

LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world he’d rather have. The problem is, Dwyane’s not a woman.
Damnnnnn I think Roy-O just broke Womacks wrist...that looked f-ing painful.
 
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