Andrew Cashner was taken out of today’s Cubs/Diamondbacks game in the 6th inning with tightness in his pitching shoulder. He had thrown the ball as well or better than any starter so far. He’d averaged about 94.5 mph on the fastball, but on one pitch in that 6th inning you could see him lower the shoulder after the follow through. The trainer immediately ran out to see what was wrong and Cashner was replaced by the team’s best wide receiver.
Tightness in the shoulder isn’t abnormal for pitchers and may not be a big deal. I’m hoping it isn’t, but I’m also not optimistic. You could clearly see something started bothering him after that last pitch and that’s troublesome. We won’t hear anything else for at least a day. If Cashner goes to the disabled list, he’ll likely be replaced in the rotation by Casey Coleman.
AC, go ahead and post yours whenever you wanted. I just thought I’d post about Cashner’s injury.
hope the big texan is ok
I get the feeling Bob thinks that Darwin Barney can hit 15 home runs in a season.
I feel like moreland feels he has a 70 bat…
Russell up in pen why dont u let shark attempt to do the 7th?
It’s the Cubs. How bad do you think it will be?
Also, FYI, Jay Jackson is out with shoulder fatigue/injury. So fuck you, dj.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]hope the big texan is ok[/quote]
Big texans who play for the cubs are never OK. (dying laughing)
Marcum and Pineiro are battling tightness right now so I’m not sure it’s as bad as we may thing. At least not yet anyway.
fuck you Jeff S. and Ryno for liking him
[quote name=dylanj]fuck you Jeff S. and Ryno for liking him[/quote]
He still has ace potential.
(dying laughing) — i take it all back, dusty. it wasn’t you, it was the goat.
somebody go get Kerry Wood warmed up (dying laughing)
Is anyone going to be surprised if the Cubs lose this one?
Where are all the failpen pictures from last year?
yeah two of those were strikes.
its fucking frustrating that while the Cubs are trying to bring up young RP vs paying for veterans the young guys keep fucking up.
STOP WALKING PEOPLE
Roberto Nova on the mound
The problem is that they don’t stick with them. They’ll look at Mateo’s outing right now and think, hey, this guy is going to give up 4800 runs per inning so we can’t use him again.
Holy fuck this is going to be pathetic (dying laughing)
2 innings ago our best pitching prospect was having a stellar debut and now…….
[quote name=dylanj]Roberto Nova on the mound[/quote]
Hello…DYLAN J!
[quote name=Lukas]Holy fuck this is going to be pathetic (dying laughing)[/quote]The Cubs bullpen is rather bad outside of the 3 that finish the games and 2 of them are presumably unavailable today.
russell might be a decent loogy but yeah outside of those 3 its pretty bleak. That said outside of 3 guys alot of bullpens around the league suck ass
So… Wood and Marmol are unavailable, and a lack of control from JeffF7 and Mateo has forced them from the game. That leaves Russell, Grabow, and Marshall to finish the game.
[quote name=shawndgoldman]So… Wood and Marmol are unavailable, and a lack of control from JeffF7 and Mateo has forced them from the game. That leaves Russell, Grabow, and Marshall to finish the game.[/quote]
Yup.
Did Koyie Hill just get booed on accident?
(dying laughing)
of fucking course.
Willie Bloomquist
[quote name=dylanj]russell might be a decent loogy but yeah outside of those 3 its pretty bleak. That said outside of 3 guys alot of bullpens around the league suck ass[/quote]That’s true, but the Cubs have a lot of replacement level relievers in their bullpen. Grabow, Russell (if he’s even that good), Mateo, and Samardzija.
bloomquist = cub killer
[quote name=shawndgoldman]So… Wood and Marmol are unavailable, and a lack of control from JeffF7 and Mateo has forced them from the game. That leaves Russell, Grabow, and Marshall to finish the game.[/quote]Yeah, but they won’t need Marshall. (dying laughing)
This is Koyie’s fault somehow.
Andrew Cashner, welcome to life as a starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
[quote name=gaius marius]bloomquist = cub killer[/quote]Damn you. I was just going to do that, but you did it first. Bastard. (dying laughing)
No win for Cashner. Terrible outing.
Other teams=Cubs killer
mb, it’s your all-time favorite Cub!
[quote name=Rodrigo Ramirez]Other teams=Cubs killer[/quote]
Cubs = Cub killer
my feelings wouldn’t be hurt if we just released F7. The kid has a live arm and can’t throw strikes for shit.
I almost expected to see Kerry Wood on the bullpen mound when Grace said “Kerry Wood, welcome back.”
[quote name=shawndgoldman]mb, it’s your all-time favorite Cub![/quote]Yeah, I’m going to listen to the Dbacks broadcast for the next half inning.
[quote name=shawndgoldman]Cubs = Cub killer[/quote]
(dying laughing). Really it’s just about anything.
[quote name=Rice Cube]I almost expected to see Kerry Wood on the bullpen mound when Grace said “Kerry Wood, welcome back.”[/quote]There’s a ruin one Texan per day limit.
First pitch swinging, we see what happens…
[quote name=dylanj]my feelings wouldn’t be hurt if we just released F7. The kid has a live arm and can’t throw strikes for shit.[/quote]
the appalling thing is hendry’s paying him $3.3mm this year. i know that wasn’t the worst contract of all-time, but what a fiasco of a draft.
Grace just said you can count on one hand the amount of times he was out past midnight while he played here.
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Grace has a lot of fingers, doesn’t he?
[quote name=Lukas]Grace just said you can count on one hand the amount of times he was out past midnight while he played here. [/quote]
that’s only because he was puking by 10pm after the day games put him in the pub by 5.
actually Colvin proved alot of folks wrong GM. Even if he does nothing else his entire career we got more out of him than Pawlek (dying laughing)
I think Colvin has a nice future ahead of him as either a 4th outfielder or a guy who can fill in if another outfielder gets injured. He’s got a ton of power.
[quote name=mb21]Grace has a lot of fingers, doesn’t he?[/quote]
I’m thinking thats why he was so good at first base (dying laughing)
[quote name=Lukas]Grace just said you can count on one hand the amount of times he was out past midnight while he played here.
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)[/quote]
Well in his defense he may have had enough to drink by now to keep him from producing counts past 5.
[quote name=gaius marius]the appalling thing is hendry’s paying him $3.3mm this year. i know that wasn’t the worst contract of all-time, but what a fiasco of a draft.[/quote]
I’m fine with that in a world where the Cubs are spending like crazy. In their current, more cost-limited regime, it’s sismply awful.
castro keeps on winning
Castro is just so much fun to watch. He’s working counts this year, showing some power. He’s still the youngest player in baseball.
[quote name=dylanj]castro keeps on winning[/quote]He and Charlie Sheen.
byrd will fuck this up
This is where Byrd grounds into 2 on the first pitch.
3 hits for Byrd today. Good to see him hitting.
[quote name=dylanj]byrd will fuck this up[/quote]
Shut you right up.
Damn its about time Marlon.
cant argue with you today RC
[quote name=dylanj]russell might be a decent loogy but yeah outside of those 3 its pretty bleak. That said outside of 3 guys alot of bullpens around the league suck ass[/quote]
And for that, we are thankful.
true, dj, if you hit 20 homers in the bigs that’s a win. it’s more spellcheck — $10mm for two years of below-replacement-level relief pitching…
Uh, when exactly was that, Bob?
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Uh, when exactly was that, Bob?[/quote]
24-13 under Quade, fuckfaces!
I’m with Shawn. I don’t mind the team spending the money on someone like Samardzija. You’re going to miss many more times than you are successful when it comes to drafting regardless of the talent. I’ve wanted to see the Cubs spend money in the draft for a long time and I bitch about the Cubs not doing it right now. What I do mind is the Cubs unwillingness to just let him walk. Just because the money is spent doesn’t mean you have to suffer through even more of a loss than the money itself.
[quote name=Rice Cube]24-13 under Quade, fuckfaces![/quote]
But Byrd was only good at the beginning of the year…
yeah the F7 thing did not work out. I think that draft is a great example of how both fans like us and scouts have no idea whats going on.
all of us RIPPED the Colvin pick but Wilken saw something there. Yet all of us also though the F7 thing was a freaking joke and we were right
The other thing I like about Colvin is that he hits lefties as well as righties. You can play him everyday if someone gets injured and he’s not a liability 30% of the time.
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]But Byrd was only good at the beginning of the year…[/quote]
Shut me right up.
that’s a fair point re: f7, maddog.
There’s a lot of shutting right up going on today.
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]But Byrd was only good at the beginning of the year…[/quote]
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true.
[quote name=mb21]I’m with Shawn. I don’t mind the team spending the money on someone like Samardzija. You’re going to miss many more times than you are successful when it comes to drafting regardless of the talent. I’ve wanted to see the Cubs spend money in the draft for a long time and I bitch about the Cubs not doing it right now. What I do mind is the Cubs unwillingness to just let him walk. Just because the money is spent doesn’t mean you have to suffer through even more of a loss than the money itself.[/quote]
The question is one of odds. How many times do you have to roll the dice on a guy like Samardzija before you
roll a natural 20develop value from the pick? Is that success rate high enough to justify the combined salaries of all those overslot draft picks?Grand slam by Russell.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Grand slam by Russell.[/quote]
Shut you right up.
[quote name=Aisle424]Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true.[/quote]Anyone who thinks
PiniellaMarlon Byrd was a goodmanagerplayer for the Cubs is wrong.[quote name=Aisle424]Shut you right up.[/quote]
Proved me wrong.
Grabow’s the closer?
Marshall, right?
Marshall was warming up to start the 8th, so it was possible he’d be needed then. But with Grabow the only one left in the pen, I guess they would have left Marshall in for more than an inning anyway. Moot point now.
Also, Russell was pretty fiery there on that 3rd strike. Is that admirable or disrespecting the game, I can’t remember which.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]
Also, Russell was pretty fiery there on that 3rd strike. Is that admirable or disrespecting the game, I can’t remember which.[/quote]
Admirable. He’s white.
[quote name=Aisle424]Fiery. He’s white.[/quote]
White guys can be fiery. Though, when they are it’s a positive thing.
Can white guys be uppity? Is that even possible?
Pena would’ve dug that out of the dirt.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Pena would’ve dug that out of the dirt.[/quote]
No. Ramirez just need to quit being a lazy shit and make a good throw.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Pena would’ve dug that out of the dirt.[/quote]
Three times.
Castro is good at sports.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Castro is good at sports.[/quote]
And I’ll bet a million dollars that Theriot still doesn’t understand why he was pushed to 2nd base and then traded.
Holy shit! Castro
Definitely good at sports.
I think he’s earned himself a bagel for dinner (dying laughing)
Wow. He was actually out.
Bloomquist up – Cubs lose.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Bloomquist up – Cubs lose.[/quote]
SHUT YOU RIGHT UP.
It’s really nice when the bullpen blows and the cubs still win.
[quote name=Rice Cube]SHUT YOU RIGHT UP.[/quote]Proved me wrong.
[quote name=Lukas]It’s really nice when the bullpen blows and the cubs still win.[/quote]
Helps when the opponent is shitty.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Helps when the opponent is shitty.[/quote]
+1 LSA
Pat Hughes said the game was seen by 27,039 fans.
I guess that includes the TV audience (in Chicago and Phoenix)?
just watched the replay of the Castro play in the 9th on mlb.com. Brenly refers to Castro’s “end” of the play as NICE and
Colvin’s “end” of the play as GREAT!
ha
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Pat Hughes said the game was seen by 27,039 fans.
I guess that includes the TV audience (in Chicago and Phoenix)?[/quote]
They must have been admiring the troughs.
Cubs season W > Cubs season L
The above statement is true for the first time since 2009.
[quote name=shawndgoldman]Cubs season W > Cubs season L
The above statement is true for the first time since 1973.[/quote]/feels like’d
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/05/why-is-jeff-samardzija-in-the-majors/
NewOld thread up: http://www.obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/5-cubs-trends-sure-to-end.htmlI hope to God he’s OK.