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Originally Posted by goingtothewhip
I went last night. It was packed with the customary cub fans and the far more interesting Japanese tourists. First complete shutout for the Dodgers in 3 years and before you get too excited the last one was thrown by Weaver I found out today. Kuroda had 11 k's and looked like he found another gear.
In re: to Kemp. The guy, while he may fall short of the super star status many have proclaimed the past few years, is going to be at the very least a solid player for a long time. He's batting ..303 with 10 SB and 32 RBI's (tied for the team lead with Loney). Underachieving considering his physical gifts? Maybe..... but not exactly our biggest problem at the moment.
Agreed on Big Z. What a clown.
Its been a pleasure to see a few pompous ones fall hard today. Schadenfreude never felt so righteous.
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Zambrano is pretty funny. He even tried to kick a fair ball foul today. I wonder if the Cub Fans ever get tired of seeing that raving mental patient out there. I don't think I would get tired of it. He is pretty good. Ran out of gas ( bad calls going against ya can make ya throw some mistakes.)
As far as Kemp goes, I'd love to see him progress. I just see a guy that can only hit mistakes. He crushes them, but they're still mistakes. Look AT THE FACTS, O.K.? Last Monday, he had a home run and 2 doubles. Then he strikes out 5 times in the next 2 games. He struck out with the game on the line Thursday Night. Wood has decent stuff. He rarely can hit a good pitch. Today he hit a mediocre pitch into left field, and then he hit a high fastball off a very tired Zambrano. These aren't talented hitters. If they were, then they would be 10 games above .500, because the pitching has been good enough(and would have been much better if they had good run support.) I'll say this much: If Kemp breaks just 1 bat a week( over his thigh,) then I can easily overlook his inability to hit well against good pitching.