Cardinals will get this run in from second.

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I couldn't believe Darvish was batting in the bottom of the 8th. Maddon goes from one extreme to the next. Either hes pulling starters when they're effective and fresh for the pen to fuck up or he leaves them in an inning too long. It's like hes managing with the intent of losing a game.

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And replaced with Strop!

Gotta be kidding me.

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I don't think he trusts anybody in that bullpen. Figured why not, Yu got them this far let's see if he can finish it.

The inning would have looked much different if Almora was able to make a catch.

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I don't think it would have mattered who pitched that inning. The Cards were winning the game.

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Darvish deserved the chance to finish it. Oh well.

#2016

Let's get on with the offseason.

And screw the Cardinals.

Had to let Darvish try to finish given the bullpen struggles. He was under 100 pitches and this was likely his last start of the year if they lost. Show him you have confidence in him and point him to next year.

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Yu was the right move. I wouldnt'a trusted that bullpen either. Strop? Kimbrel? Fuck that. It backfired but still the best bet at this point. Yu's a strikeout pitcher. Man on 3rd with no outs, he's as good an option to get a K there.

Game tied up, noone on, you figure Yu will get the last couple outs.

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Swept at home in the 4 most important games of the year to your arch rival ? Fucking hell, Theo should fire himself

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I’m not saying leaving Darvish in was a mistake, but hasn’t Wick been trustworthy?

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Eh, Darvish was your best bet there. Almora has to either catch that or play it off the wall for a double, playing it into a triple was unconscionable.

The metaphor used in the title of this thread looks really silly in hindsight.

Not all fights make it past round 1.

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It's going to Round 2 unfortunately

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#ThatsCub

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Cubbie occurrences

4 games in 4 days. Can't win with that tough schedule.

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Did I hear that right? First 4-game sweep at home to the Cards in 98 years?

5 1-run losses in a row.

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This team is so heartless, it's sad. You lose your last 6 home games of the season. The Cardinals are nothing special. Can't wait to clean up betting against them in the playoffs. Another shit effort from KB. He's been god awful the last week. I love how everyone says he's clutch if he has 1 homerun. He is brutal. If they hire Ross I'm done. He is the one the scouted Kimbrel, lol,

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Fuck Edwards and Zobrist

Theo is going to get fired and it is going to be Glorious. He thinks he can just blame Joe but its his horse shit drafting and free agent signings that have killed this team. When the family cut off the money the writing was on the wall.

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I don’t think Theo gets axed yet, but he is absolutely the architect of this disaster. The amount of money he has pissed away is breathtaking. Darvish—7 wins in 2 years. Morrow zilch. Kimbrel zilch. It goes on and on.

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I completely forgot about that.

Found a really good post to bump tomorrow. Get ready. It's going to be pretty good.

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This is starting to look like the end of Theo's Red Sox run, where there were so many bad contracts left behind.

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I am sold on Ross now.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Too bad there isn't a Dodgers team to bail him out again. They ate his shit and that got them their 2nd WS.

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