CUB GAME TODAY THOUGHTS PLEASE

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09/12/03 351 Reds(Cincinnati)
Etherton +220 +1.5 (+120) Over 9.5 (-120)
15:20 ET 352 Cubs(Chicago)
Wood -260 -1.5 (-140) Under 9.5 (Even)


(A.M. WEATHER

REPORT)
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS 3:20 PM EDT
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MOSTLY CLOUDY, 40% CHANCE SHOWERS LATE. WIND OUT TO LEFT CENTER
10-15, GUSTY. GAME TEMP 81, RH 58%

 

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keeping track of todays action 280/200 cubs -1.5

Parlay (3 Teams)
160.00/231.96

09/14/03 Vikings(Minnesota) -360
20:30 ET
09/12/03 Cubs(Chicago) -260
15:20 ET
09/12/03 Giants(SanFrancisco) -260
22:15 ET


figuring schmidt want a win and has cy young hopes. If the bears win, I'm a happy bear fan.

 

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with the over under tabbed at 9.5 i like the RL a bit more than usual say when the over under is 7.5 or so .

 

[joeycash]

i dont know about this one, doesnt that total say its gonig over, cincy cant hit for shit, if i play the game im on cincy for small

 

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yes thats why i'm not playing the total (9.5), something is up the usual wood over under at wrigs is 7.5 or so. IT appears like it may storm here in chi-town.

 

[Stalker-Dude]

I'll say it again as I've said it like a broken record all season long....Kerry Wood is an over-rated pitcher. He is good...but not great. Every time I here someone on Baseball Tonight or some other sports show talk about how great he is I question everything else they say.


Kerry Wood will never be a "great" pitcher until he learns how to control his emotions and stops walking people, along with giving up the long ball. Those so called experts never talk about how pissed Wood will get and act like a two year old in the dugout while throwing a temper tantrum. They will tell you how many strikeouts he has and how great he is. This is bullsh*t...If he is so great as all the experts say he is why has he struggled so much and not found a way to pitch himself out of those innings he gets himself into trouble?


Great pitchers find ways to get out of trouble. They do this by having some self-control. Thsi is something that Wood lacks right now. Until he grows up he is going always reman a "good" pitcher and not a "great" pitcher. Look at the difference between Wood and Prior. I think Wood is older than Prior however Mark seems so cool, calm, and collective in pressure situations compared to how Wood reacts.


I think Kerry could learn some things from Prior. I think Prior learned about some things about life by going to college. I think it's that college experence that Prior has where he learned things about life that has contributed to his acting the way he carries himself now. Kerry Wood did not go to college. He came straight up through the Cubs system. I'm sure nobody in that system took Kerry aside and helped him with life skills.

Kerry could learn some things from Prior. He needs to do that so he can get to the next level and be "great". In closing I'll just say that the Cubs do need him to win (something he has had trouble with) every time he takes the hill if they are going to win the Central. However he is too shakey for me at the price of -260...even if he is up against a Minor League Reds team. I can only imagen how he will react if he gets hit early and the Reds get a couple of runs. If you watch the game today, watch how Wood reacts when he gets into trouble. I always LMAO! Good Luck Guys, Stalker-Dude.

 

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stalker kerry wood last 24 ins pitched 3 earned runs, 35 K's he sucks

[This message was edited by 5teamparlay on September 12, 2003 at 04:32 PM.]

 

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26 inns pitched 39 strike outs 4 earned runs HE SUCKS.

 

[soccerbob]

Stalker-Dude: Your analysis of Kerry Wood is right on. He has a ton of talent but he doesn't know how to pitch. He throws way too many pitches and won't challenge hitters like he should. I've constantly watched .225 Punch and Judy hitters make him throw a dozen pitches to get them out. That's why he ends up throwing 113 pitches thru 6 inning and then has to turn the game over to that gashouse bullpen.

 

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maybe this is more of a ANTI CUB bullpen thread, if he was on the yankees back when they had rivera then wetteland he'd be a 20 game winner cy young candidate hes had 4 outtings, STRUCK OUT 39 and gave up 4 runs, find me a better pitcher in his last 4 STARTS. halliday gave up 6 runs on 8/27 bring it on.

 

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If you watch the game today, watch how Wood reacts when he gets into trouble. I always LMAO! Good Luck Guys, Stalker-Dude. when was he laughing? He laft with a 5-1 lead in the top of the 7th.

 

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find me a better pitcher in his last 4 STARTS. halliday gave up 6 runs on 8/27 bring it on

FIND ONE PLEASE OR YOU ARE WRONG

alvarez 5 Er last 4

 

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jason schmidt 4 ER on 9/06 i'm looking I THINK KERRY IS THE HOTTEST PITCHER IN BB I CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND A HOTTER PTCHER, in his last 4 starts.

 

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prior 7 EARNED LAST 4 STARTS KERRY 4

 

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STALKER :If you watch the game today, watch how Wood reacts when he gets into trouble,

HERE IS AN INGAME UPDATE WOOD LAST 5 STARTS 32 IP 46 K's 4 earned runs 5 starts

STALKER " I always LMAO! " IS THERE A HOTTER PTCHER IN BB?

 

[kNOcKout_8]

lol, the flurry of thoughts on Wood is right. This guy is way too inconsistent to even be mentioned as a "GREAT".

Gimme a break, this guy is riding on his 20k performance, and his ability to lead the pack in the strikeout department.

It's kind of like basketball in a sense. For pitchers, a ground out or a fly ball ain't gonna get you on the highlight reel... but a nice looking strikeout and blowing it by hitters will definitely warrant attention.

Way to go Kerry, you've thrown great in the last 4 starts, and now you're the best in the league.

LMAO.... so what's the barometer for succes in the majors now? Looking at your recent performances? Yikes... scary stuff.

 

[kNOcKout_8]

Oh and it doesn't help that he gets to face the Brewers/Reds & Mets in his last 3 starts does it? Nahhhhhh....... couldn't.

 

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ALL OF THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO THIS CLOWN IN ANOTHER THREAD

Brock Landers
I'm gunna be a star, a big bright shining star
posted September 12, 2003 11:56 AM
Gotta like the Reds today, +220 is to much to pass on, Wood is REAL hit and miss. Missing more times recently than not.


RECENTLY. I POSTED WHAT WOOD DID RECENTLY and as of now it is 5 starts 4 earned runs 33 IP and 48 K's. FASTEST EVER TO 1000 K's includes Mr. RYAN. I'm could use Wood.

THIS WAS ARESPONSE TO A BASELESS CLAIM RECENTLY AND WANTED TO STEER THE BETTERS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WINNER ON FRIDAY ND LOOKING GOOD SO FAR TODAY. I was on the under with 2 teams that usually play under with a total of 9 posted. Who would go over with a pitcher who has been so hot RECENTLY.

 

[BigGamesOnly]

To state that Kerry Wood is pitching well lately is an accurate statement. But so is the statement that Wood is a streaky pitcher. In his last 5 starts he has only given up 4 earned runs. In his 6 starts previous to the last 5 he gave up 26 earned runs in 32 innings pitched.

 

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wood now 6 starts 39 inns pitched 4Earned and 58 K's NO HITS SO FAR TONIGHT.