CycloneErik
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If I typed as specifically as I meant, I was trying to say that next half inning. Oops.
MLB: ***Official 2017 Chicago Cubs Season Thread***
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If I typed as specifically as I meant, I was trying to say that next half inning. Oops.
CycloneErik
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The Cubs hitting in the playoffs has been pathetic. Bryant especially has looked like an easy out most nights and some of the pitches these guys are swinging at have to make Maddon wonder where the patience at the plate they usually have has gone. Granted the bullpen has not been good either and starting pitching has had to throw a lot of pitches to get out of jams that could have resulted in big innings but they have pitched well enough that just getting 4 or 5 runs a game should be enough to get a W with this pitching staff but they've had too many of these 1 run games putting the pressure to not give up that 1 bad pitch that puts the game out of reach.
Starting to wonder if not only replacing some starting pitching next season is not the only hole this team needs to look at but also maybe adding an impact bat for the middle of the order that can drive in runs when it counts.
Starting to wonder if not only replacing some starting pitching next season is not the only hole this team needs to look at but also maybe adding an impact bat for the middle of the order that can drive in runs when it counts.
CycloneErik
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We've gone up against some good pitching but the Cubs staff was the 4th best in the NL in the regular season too with the Dodgers #1 and Nats #3 but their offense scored the 2nd most runs behind Colorado so right there is why the offense needs to get things going.
Who's the worst starting pitcher we've seen in the postseason?
Scherzer is the reigning Cy Young, Strasburg is pitching exactly how everyone expected him to when he was just getting out of college, Gonzalez is going to be a Cy Young finalist, Clayton Kershaw is Clayton Kershaw, and Rich Hill has been almost as good this year as he was last year when he put up better stats than 2016 Max Scherzer.
Scherzer is the reigning Cy Young, Strasburg is pitching exactly how everyone expected him to when he was just getting out of college, Gonzalez is going to be a Cy Young finalist, Clayton Kershaw is Clayton Kershaw, and Rich Hill has been almost as good this year as he was last year when he put up better stats than 2016 Max Scherzer.
The 3 National pitchers we faced make up 3 of the top 5 ERA leaders in the NL.
Kershaw is #1, Hill would be #6 but didn't quite qualify.
Kershaw is #1, Hill would be #6 but didn't quite qualify.
Still 71 strikeouts so far this postseason is hard to stomach.
