Game Thread: 8/9 2016 @ 2014

[calsnowskier]

Span CF
Jones 1B
Parker LF
Posey C
Sandoval 3B
Pence RF
Crawford SS
Panik 2B
Bumgarner P

1-1 in the 6th. Definitely tz-approved.

 

[Stokes1931]

Nice win.

Blach and Bum are a nice 1-2, right?

 

[calsnowskier]

Nice win.

Blach and Bum are a nice 1-2, right?

A nice 1-3 or 1-4, really.

But Bum/Cueto/Sammy/Blach SHOULD be a nice 1-2-3-4

 

[stanford the manford]

fun day at the park.... way too many blue jersey's in the stands however. cub fans seem to think a cub win is their birthright..... glad parker was able to quiet them in the 7th....

 

[Stokes1931]

fun day at the park.... way too many blue jersey's in the stands however. cub fans seem to think a cub win is their birthright..... glad parker was able to quiet them in the 7th....

Cut them some slack, it's only been 108 years. You'd think one WS every 108 years would satisfy some people, right? Not like 3 in the past 8 or anything.

 

[calsnowskier]

The Cubs fans have always traveled well. Sure, they are a notch above this year, but it really isn't anything new.

Good for them. NONE of them have experienced a championship before. They want to soak it in. More power to them.

 

[1phlapdown]

3-1 in Panda's second go-round.

So we have the Jackson-Beck going on? Man, how long has that been?

I swear I feared Bum would get just 1 win this year.

 

[msgkings322]

3-1 in Panda's second go-round.

So we have the Jackson-Beck going on? Man, how long has that been?

I swear I feared Bum would get just 1 win this year.

Actually 4-1, playing .800 ball since Panda arrived (2-0 vs AZ, 2-1 vs Cubs)

 

[calsnowskier]

 

[Stokes1931]

Actually 4-1, playing .800 ball since Panda arrived (2-0 vs AZ, 2-1 vs Cubs)

Well if we keep that pace of play up, and the season kept going, we could catch the Dodgers by Christmas. Christmas 2018.

 

[LHG]

3-1 in Panda's second go-round.

So we have the Jackson-Beck going on? Man, how long has that been?

I swear I feared Bum would get just 1 win this year.

That's a blast from the past. About 25 years in the past.

 

[calsnowskier]

3-1 in Panda's second go-round.

So we have the Jackson-Beck going on? Man, how long has that been?

I swear I feared Bum would get just 1 win this year.

I think Dyson is a bit more accomplished in his career than Jackson was while he was Shooter's setup guy. But basically, Beck/Jackson/Burba is a fair equivalent to Melancon/Dyson/Smith

 

[msgkings322]

I think Dyson is a bit more accomplished in his career than Jackson was while he was Shooter's setup guy. But basically, Beck/Jackson/Burba is a fair equivalent to Melancon/Dyson/Smith

And we have Strickland too who has become a valuable set up guy. We may have a new FYWW big 4 next year if they all do what they should. The pen is our strength right now.

 

[calsnowskier]

And we have Strickland too who has become a valuable set up guy. We may have a new FYWW big 4 next year if they all do what they should. The pen is our strength right now.

I think I like Crick more that Strick. It is amazing how he has turned himself around this year.

 

[calsnowskier]

And the Core Four was so strong, I think, because the weakest link was probably the closer. Romo and Lopez were arguably the best specialists in the game during their heights and Affeldt was an amazing 2-inning pitcher. Casilla was a passable closer, but he was good because he was able to hold down the closer job so the other (better) guys could become roll-players.

I don't see the emerging core having that same makeup. Smith looks to be a poor-mans Affeldt, but we don't have a true LOOGY. Strickland may be a ROOGY, but he isn't as dominant as Romo was against righties, I don't think.

 

[msgkings322]

I think I like Crick more that Strick. It is amazing how he has turned himself around this year.

I still like Strickland more but why choose, 5 good bully arms then, at least.