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No.It's a totally different game now. Those guys were especially good when they would face an 85 MPH fastball after the pitcher's 130th pitch.
No.It's a totally different game now. Those guys were especially good when they would face an 85 MPH fastball after the pitcher's 130th pitch.
Ok. You convinced me. It's the same game.
It was a solid rebuttalOk. You convinced me. It's the same game.
you are talking hall of famers, and in this group Tucker is not far off that. The best players still do this for sure.Pitchers catching up to, figuring out hitters? Don't know for sure. Pitcher has the advantage if he's smart, I think, the more he faces the same batters.
Pitchers usually want to throw first pitch, fastball, down the middle for a strike. And dumb batter will take it, looking moronic waiting for "his pitch". I say pounce on that first pitch if it's a strike.
Banks, Santo, Williams seemed to do ok at the plate the whole season for many seasons. But I'm talking Hall of Famers.
Go Cubs!
I disagree. I much prefer the more erudite, "Oh huh!"It was a solid rebuttal
I unfortunately believe we are at that point. I'm becoming concerned about just making the playoffs now the way they are playing.The division will soon be out of reach. The way the Brewers are playing it’s more likely the Cubs lose 4 out of 5 than make some hay in the series next week. Even if the Cubs take 3 out of 5 it hardly matters.
Math sucks.......Cubs with 44 games, Brewers 43. Brewers go 22-21 (.500) Cubs have to go 30-14 (.681)to tie.
Just seems like when the Brewers got hot the pressure got to several of the Cubs key cogs and they just have collapsedIf they get swept by Toronto, this gets ugly.
The multiple heaters the Brewers have been able to put together has been genuinely fascinating. Their health overall has been consistent, too.Just seems like when the Brewers got hot the pressure got to several of the Cubs key cogs and they just have collapsed
Could certainly happen, but in at least the last 10 games no one behind them is going crazy. Though looks like may soon fall to wild card #2 spot behind SD.I unfortunately believe we are at that point. I'm becoming concerned about just making the playoffs now the way they are playing.
As someone who feels like they know baseball, I still can't look at the Brewers roster and understand how they can be winning at the rate they are. Pitching is fantastic, so it keeps them in low-scoring games but their offense has just been unreal at the same time. Andrew Vaughn was absolute trash for the White Sox and now is hitting at an All Star level. Pretty crazy.Brewers now have the most wins over a 30-game stretch in MLB history.
The Cubs certainly haven’t been great over the last 6 weeks or so, but it seems worse than it is because the Brewers are doing something that’s never been done before despite what looks like a pedestrian roster on paper.
The Cubs are 16-14 over the last 30 games. It's average, but it's not like they've gone on a massive slide. The issue is Milwaukee has gone 26-4 over that same time period.They are going to have to quit sucking at some point.