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Post by winthorp on Jul 28, 2020 18:52:23 GMT -5
I believe that makes all the walks have scored.
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Post by winthorp on Jul 28, 2020 18:53:32 GMT -5
Wright is still in so that means the only thing left to see is a hr.
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Post by keystone61 on Jul 28, 2020 18:53:38 GMT -5
I believe that makes all the walks have scored. That's the way walking guys works.
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Post by TomlinFoolery on Jul 28, 2020 18:54:06 GMT -5
Wright is another in the long line of pitching busts imo.
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Post by TomlinFoolery on Jul 28, 2020 18:55:12 GMT -5
Wright is gone. Bye Felicia
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Post by winthorp on Jul 28, 2020 18:55:24 GMT -5
Thanks Snotker for leaving Wright in for seven batters too many. smh
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 18:55:30 GMT -5
Once again, another young Braves pitcher that does not know how to pitch when he gets here.
Wright has to get much much better with the control or else, history repeats itself again.
And its not like this guy is some 21 yr old kid, he is 24 - he should be mature enough to get over the yips
This is not looking like a very good season, looking more like a rebuilding year unfortunately as far as our pitching goes.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jul 28, 2020 18:56:45 GMT -5
Why Cubs, Craig Kimbrel already running out of time for answers Latest Cubs Talk Cubs exercising caution with Bryant's elbow soreness If Craig Kimbrel’s meltdown in the ninth inning Monday night in Cincinnati felt magnified for a first appearance of the season, that’s because it is. Everything is magnified during a 60-game season in which the Cubs’ first four games is closer to the 162-game-season equivalent of 11. And because of that, Kimbrel’s role as the Cubs’ closer is especially magnified. He also has been a $43 million enigma since the Cubs signed him at midseason last year, a seven-time All-Star who struggled in big moments late last season and who went to spring training as a significant question mark in a bullpen full of them. Click to download the MyTeams App for the latest Cubs news and analysis. So when he walked four Reds with a three-run lead, hit another and skipped a wild pitch into the mix, before recording a second out, Kimbrel was about as close to finding answers as he was the strike zone. And that’s a problem that will necessarily lead to Jeremy Jeffress to start getting the ball to start the ninth inning instead of waiting in the wings to clean up like he did Monday — when he took over an 8-7 game with the bases loaded and kept it there by striking out Phillip Ervin and getting Joey Votto to line out to center. “I chalk that up to a lot of rust,” said Cubs manager David Ross, who also was one of Kimbrel’s catchers with the Braves early in the pitcher’s career. “I thought his fastball was electric. We just weren’t in the zone enough. We gotta throw strikes. Walks, especially in that spot, will kill you.” Especially four of them — only the second time in Kimbrel’s career he’s done that. The last time he walked four was 2016. The last time he did it along with a hit batter was never. Even last year he had four walks in his final 11 appearances combined. Kimbrel has lost some velocity since his 98-mph heyday, and Ross said part of the problem Monday was the pitcher didn’t trust the pitch. But he wasn’t locating much of anything — just 13 of his 34 pitches were strikes — and the Reds were sitting on the fastball for as much good as it did them. They didn’t swing at any of his 15 curveballs, only four of which were called strikes. Maybe it was rust. The Cubs only had three exhibition games during the abbreviated training camp, and it had been a week since Kimbrel pitched in one. There also are no fans in the stands providing the kind of buzz — home or away — that closers traditionally feed off in the ninth inning. But it’s also hard to script an “easier” save situation than a three-run lead against the Reds with Votto eight spots away from seeing another at-bat. “I’m not trying to make excuses for anybody, but we’ve got to get a little bit of leash,” Ross said, suggesting Kimbrel having more trust in himself is key, along with a couple of good outings to instill confidence and get on a roll. “This is a really unique situation that we’re dealing with,” Ross said. No doubt. And part of what makes it unique — the 60-game sprint — also makes the Kimbrel question even bigger, earlier than it might be if this were April in a normal season. Especially since that question already was there long before Monday. And that makes it answer time for Kimbrel quickly. Or decision time for Ross. www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/why-cubs-craig-kimbrel-already-running-out-time-answers?fbclid=IwAR2vdYrgsbasRU9AN5xDaMLWFtsoFVcPyDF1w0AQTvXXWkOJx4kXBy_tSmw
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Post by dirt on Jul 28, 2020 18:58:13 GMT -5
So there are 30 reserves in Gwinnett and the best they can come up with is Hanging Chad??
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 18:58:24 GMT -5
Thanks Snotker for leaving Wright in for seven batters too many. smh Well, yea but he has to find out if this kid is the real deal or real bust Where this guy was drafted he is supposed to be a stud - to date a disappointment on the way to bust city if he does not get it figured out how to throw strikes. Walks is what made him look so bad in his debut last yr - guess not much improvement
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Post by TomlinFoolery on Jul 28, 2020 18:59:14 GMT -5
LOL this is comical now. Tv turned off
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 19:00:40 GMT -5
So there is 30 reserves in Gwinnett and the best they can come up with is Hanging Chad?? Chad is a big guy who showed some stuff two yrs ago, not much last yr He has the arm, who knows what he will do. I don't know how good Chad will do but its AA/Snits call so be it
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 19:01:59 GMT -5
Ya know, TB is a pretty dam good team will not be surprised to see them in the series there is alot there in spite of the baby food budget they have
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Post by littlebeast1 on Jul 28, 2020 19:02:09 GMT -5
It’s gonna be a long short season
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 19:04:29 GMT -5
LOL this is comical now. Tv turned off Been so long we have had MLB baseball that I will endure - win or lose glad to have some MLB Korean baseball does not do it for me What are they going to do with the Little League WS is that cancelled? I hope so that never does it for me
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