It hasn’t been too long since we saw the Reds, but in that span of time they’ve gone from a mediocre record to the top of the NL Central division. A big part of it is that they’re healthy again – Bailey, Cueto, and Scott Rolen are all back on the roster now. They’ve won eight of their last ten games. Luckily for the Cubs only play two games in this mini-series. Is there anything dumber than a two-game series? The Cubs fly to Cincy for two days, then fly to Miami, then up to Boston for the big, much-anticipated series in Fenway. Maybe I’m just bitter for all the extra work in writing three of these previews this week.
Team Overview
Here are the Reds team stats (and NL rank) I’ll also give the Cubs stats and ranks for comparison
wOBA: Reds: .343 (2nd), Cubs: .326 (3rd)
UZR: Reds: 8.7 (3rd), Cubs: -6.7 (11)
DRS: Reds: -9 (9th), Cubs: -22 (14th)
SP FIP: Reds: 4.09 (11th), Cubs: 4.06 (10th)
SP xFIP: Reds: 3.68 (7th), Cubs: 3.73 (9th)
RP FIP: Reds: 4.00 (14th), Cubs: 3.57 (6th)
RP xFIP: Reds: 3.99 (13th), Cubs: 4.00 (14th)
It’s still kind of jarring to see the Cubs team hitting numbers look so good when they so often suck at plating runs. That wOBA isn’t AVG driven either – the Cubs also have the third best OBP in the NL. Fuck the heck?
Batters:
| Player | wOBA | ZiPS wOBA |
| CF Drew Stubbs | .388 | .335 |
| SS Paul Janish | .256 | .286 |
| 1B Joey Votto | .444 | .411 |
| 2B Brandon Phillips | .379 | .339 |
| RF Jay Bruce | .335 | .356 |
| 3B Scott Rolen | .332 | .345 |
| LF Jonny Gomes | .325 | .339 |
| C Ramon Hernandez | .437 | .339 |
One reason why I was so down on the Reds going into this season was their offense. Joey Votto is a legit great hitter (and deserved the MVP) but a lot of their other regulars (Rolen, Edmonds, Hanigan, Stubbs) beat their projections, and I was expecting to see the regression stick knock down their numbers. So far they’re still getting great performances from some of their guys but when they revert to the merely above-average offense that they should be, will it be enough to win the division?
Pitchers:
| Player | FIP | ZiPS FIP |
| RHP Edinson Volquez | 5.56 | 4.03 |
| RHP Bronson Arroyo | 4.36 | 4.31 |
| RHP Johnny Cueto | 3.23 | 3.80 |
| RHP Homer Bailey | 1.32 | 3.86 |
| LHP Travis Wood | 3.42 | 3.53 |
| RHP Francisco Cordero | 4.08 | 3.88 |
| RHP Sam LeCure | 4.18 | 4.50 |
Monday: Carlos Zambrano, RHP (4.35, 3.60, 4.11, 3.61) vs Homer Bailey, RHP (0.69, 1.32, 2.49, 3.86), 6:10 PM CT
I’m lazy so I’ll more or less copy what I wrote about Z in the rained out game. Z had another vaguely worrisome start against the Cardinals. He only struck out three batters, gave up eight line drives, and is still not getting enough ground balls. Lucky for him Carpenter also had a mediocre start, but he probably wouldn’t have been as lucky against Timmay.
Bailey was injured in spring trianing, and has only recently returned. He started two games and looked very well in each of them…but take his numbers with a larger than usual grain of salt as both starts were against the offensively pathetic Houston Astros. He allowed only one run in those 13 innings. His best pitch is his fastball so maybe Soriano could have a good game.
Tuesday: Matt Garza, RHP (4.17, 1.61, 2.15, 3.63) vs Edinson Volquez, RHP (5.74, 5.56, 4.32, 4.03), 6:10 PM CT
Garza had a poor performance in his last start against the Reds, giving up his only HR on the season to Jay Bruce. Oddly enough he kept the ball very much on the ground in that game, and his GB% overall this year is much higher than the rest of his career, which is even more unusual considering the spike in his strikeout rates. He bounced back from his poor outing against the Reds with a short though excellent performace in the Cubs 11-4 blowout of the Cardinals.
Volquez has been a mess all year, and his BB/9 numbers have gotten even worse from the last time the Cubs faced him. Oddly enough given all the walks he’s been issuing I’m surprised that he isn’t giving up even more runs. He’s walked 17 batters over the 21.2 innings of his last four starts but never gave up more than three ERs in those games. Hopefully the swing-happy types in the Cubs lineup read the memo, though my guess is that Ari Kaplan is frantically faxing Quade stat sheets saying that batters have historically hit .450 against Volquez in May when the weather is between 47 and 53 degrees in the Ohio river valley.
Prediction
Cubs lose the first game, and win the second. I wouldn’t be surprised to see at least one more rainout in these two games.
Comments
We’ll use this as today’s game thread too.
BerseliusQuote Reply
lineups
Fukudome
Barney
Castro
Ramirez
Adolfo
Byrd
Pena
Hill
Z
Stubbs
Renteria
Votto
Phillips
Bruce
Rolen
Gomes
Hanigan
Bailey
BerseliusQuote Reply
Pujols is starting at 3B today for the Cardinals.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Pujols is starting at 3B today for the Cardinals.[/quote]
……..why?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Isn’t that just Fukudome, Barney and Castro? There’s nobody getting on base 4 through 9, so they only score a couple runs a game.
/unlying eyes
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Cashner ———————-> another MRI, practice start shelved.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
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Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Cashner ———————-> another MRI, practice start shelved.[/quote]I’m guessing he has surgery at this point.
mb21Quote Reply
The Cubs aren’t at home so they can’t wuss out. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
I figured out how the Cubs are going to not lose 90. They’re going to cancel dozens of games against pitchers they don’t want to face.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]The Cubs aren’t at home so they can’t wuss out. (dying laughing)[/quote]I like RC’s creation as a noun. Instead of a rain out, it’s a wuss out.
It’s not as funny when you use it as a verb.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]I’m guessing he has surgery at this point.[/quote]This is such a cruel fucking game.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]This is such a cruel fucking game.[/quote]Yeah, he’s still relatively young and after his first start he gets injured. That sucks.
mb21Quote Reply
I applaud the usage of “fuck the heck”.
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]I applaud the usage of “fuck the heck”.[/quote]What the shit?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
GWQuote Reply
Sta granted
Owners===> winning
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Owners —–> tiger blood
Aisle424Quote Reply
(dying laughing)
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Wow, the shit is really going down on BCB over Rickett’s comments. The flock is revolting.
ZappBranniganQuote Reply
Great PA from Barney
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=ZappBrannigan]Wow, the shit is really going down on BCB over Rickett’s comments. The flock is revolting.[/quote]link?
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Great PA from Barney[/quote]He’s never going to be a great hitter or anything, but his knowledge of the strikezone is as good as any hitter I’ve seen in a Cubs uniform in my life. It’s up there with Milton Bradley. It’s too bad he doesn’t have more power because the pitchers just attack the zone.
mb21Quote Reply
Man, Bailey can’t find the plate at all this inning.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]link?[/quote]http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2011/5/16/2173272/chicago-cubs-cincinnati-reds-preview-monday#comments
A whole lot of pissed off sheepies.
ZappBranniganQuote Reply
That was a quick reminder why I never go over there anymore. 7 recs FTL
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Man, Bailey can’t find the plate at all this inning.[/quote]Nothing Soriano can’t fix.
mb21Quote Reply
This is mildly entertaining. Bailey can’t throw a strike. Literally cannot throw a strike. And the Cubs strikeout 3 times anyway before a run scores.
mb21Quote Reply
team is bad with the bases chucked
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
(dying laughing), Cub’d
BerseliusQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
This fucking team.
GBTSQuote Reply
I’m so glad this game in on WCIU. Nobody outside of an 8-mile radius around Wrigley Field – let alone Iowa, or anywhere else in the country – wanted to watch anyway.
shadasrevengeQuote Reply
[quote name=shadasrevenge]I’m so glad this game in on WCIU. Nobody outside of an 8-mile radius around Wrigley Field – let alone Iowa, or anywhere else in the country – wanted to watch anyway.[/quote](dying laughing) I’m watching the Reds broadcast. It’s worse than not being on since tHom Brennaman is announcing.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=shadasrevenge]I’m so glad this game in on WCIU. Nobody outside of an 8-mile radius around Wrigley Field – let alone Iowa, or anywhere else in the country – wanted to watch anyway.[/quote]
(dying laughing), I’m glad that I can actually watch the games I paid to watch on my TV again
/fuckSony
BerseliusQuote Reply
PSN up now, b?
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=ZappBrannigan]Wow, the shit is really going down on BCB over Rickett’s comments. The flock is revolting.[/quote]
That’s because it’s a stupid fucking statement from Ricketts. Nobody wants to go see the Pirate or Padres or Diamondback in April or May, and it’s those types of games that got the biggest discounts.
shadasrevengeQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21](dying laughing) I’m watching the Reds broadcast. It’s worse than not being on since tHom Brennaman is announcing.[/quote]
WCIU video + Pat Hughes audio = win.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]PSN up now, b?[/quote]
yeah, it went up yesterday. At least I don’t use PSN for anything but mlb.tv.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Wait wait wait wait wait. Did Ricketts actually say this?
GBTSQuote Reply
Wait, I think I see what he was saying. Nevermind. I think.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]Wait wait wait wait wait. Did Ricketts actually say this?[/quote]
Feel free to pay for our “cheap” tickets, in the nosebleed seats or under the upper deck. Old-timey view obstruction experience is free!
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=shadasrevenge]That’s because it’s a stupid fucking statement from Ricketts. Nobody wants to go see the Pirate or Padres or Diamondback in April or May, and it’s those types of games that got the biggest discounts.[/quote]It’s also stupid how he said he didn’t want to hear people complain about how they can’t afford it (not sure of the exact words). That’s going to piss everybody off. Nobody likes a wealthy fuck who acts like everybody should be able to afford anything on earth.
mb21Quote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=Tom Ricketts]Our ticket prices did not go up this year. This might be an issue from years past. For our season ticket holders, the average price did not go up. It was flat. We did juggle the pricing and added more premium games. But we took those dollars and subsidized 70% of our least expensive tickets. We increased the amount of our low-priced tickets.
I can’t stand it when I hear someone say they can’t afford to go to a game. It might be hard to get tickets for a Yankees or Sox game, but there’s no reason why they can’t afford to go another game. We want to get more fans in the park.[/quote](dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]It’s also stupid how he said he didn’t want to hear people complain about how they can’t afford it (not sure of the exact words). That’s going to piss everybody off. Nobody likes a wealthy fuck who acts like everybody should be able to afford anything on earth.[/quote]Am I just reading this wrong? I thought from the context of the statement he was more trying to say, “I hate hearing people say they can’t afford to go to a baseball game, that’s why we’ve so aggressively marketed really cheap, crappy seats for these crappy games.”
GBTSQuote Reply
If you can’t afford good tickets to see good teams, you can always buy Terrace Reserved tickets to see the Cubs play the Pirates in a Tuesday day game! Supplies are limited!!!!
Tom RickettsQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]Am I just reading this wrong? I thought from the context of the statement he was more trying to say, “I hate hearing people say they can’t afford to go to a baseball game, that’s why we’ve so aggressively marketed really cheap, crappy seats for these crappy games.”[/quote]
This is the correct interpretation. Another way of saying it would be that the Cubs slashed the prices on crap games by so much that the increase on the marquee games will still look good. You’re paying less overall (yay!), but you’re still paying through the nose for the games you want to see.
shadasrevengeQuote Reply
looks like the Cubs were trying to make up for all the pitches they saw in the first
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]looks like the Cubs were trying to make up for all the pitches they saw in the first[/quote]Quade told them on April 11 that they could only see 30 pitches in the first two innings on May 16.
GBTSQuote Reply
What the fuck is up with all these two game series?
GBTSQuote Reply
Flyballs galore tonight.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]Am I just reading this wrong? I thought from the context of the statement he was more trying to say, “I hate hearing people say they can’t afford to go to a baseball game, that’s why we’ve so aggressively marketed really cheap, crappy seats for these crappy games.”[/quote]How do their cheap tickets compare to other teams? The problem is that a billionaire said “I can’t stand it when I hear someone say they can’t afford to go to a game.”
If Donald Trump said this, everybody on earth would be criticizing him even if he worded what he meant to say poorly.
mb21Quote Reply
SWL is a great poster.. its amazing how he has survived the rath of Al..
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
barney is good at baseball
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Nice to hear the Reds announcers talking about what the Cubs announcers won’t (Castro will swing at anything).
mb21Quote Reply
To say something like that I think Ricketts actually believes people want to come out and watch his crap team get beat on by other shitty teams. He has to believe it to say it like that. Nobody would write that down on a piece of paper or a computer screen and say “This is what I’ll say to Cubs fans that are pissed off at my god-awful team to convince them to come watch the Cubs lose on cold Spring weekday afternoons.”
It can’t be part of a talking point that was part of a media or PR strategy. I think he actually can’t understand why people aren’t buying into the “Way of Life” and the majesty of Wrigley Field and everything else he’s been selling since he took over. I think he’s flabbergasted at what is happening.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Yeah, he convinced his Dad that they sell out no matter what. He had to believe it and now he’s just confused it isn’t true. Winning sells tickets. Winning has always sold them and it always will. If the Cubs have a couple decades where they don’t even finish .500, their attendance is going to be what it is at PNC or Kaufmann.
mb21Quote Reply
The Cubs have had enough years in which they’ve contended to keep the stadium much more full it probably should have been.
mb21Quote Reply
If I were an opposing manager, I’d have my starter walk two Cubs to start every inning. Guaranteed shutout.
ZappBranniganQuote Reply
Yay! Groundouts!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
Did Pena just bunt again?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Check swing.
MishQuote Reply
I can’t tune in until after House. Wife is wise tonight re: what we’re watching.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
MO felt a minor disturbance in the force.
GBTSQuote Reply
Run(s)!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
(dying laughing), what an ugly play
BerseliusQuote Reply
The Cubs make scoring runs a fun sucking event.
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]The Cubs have had enough years in which they’ve contended to keep the stadium much more full it probably should have been.[/quote]
Yeah, they went through a period where they contended every couple of years or so. 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008. Plus they had Sammy being Sammy from 1998 – 2002 providing a boost.
How they didn’t realize that is just ridiculous.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Ricketts puts the Tom in tomfoolery.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Kosuke’s powers don’t last past April 46th.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Aren’t the Reds supposed to be good at defense?
Aisle424Quote Reply
(dying laughing) at all the FAIL in this inning
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Yeah, they went through a period where they contended every couple of years or so. 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008. Plus they had Sammy being Sammy from 1998 – 2002 providing a boost.
How they didn’t realize that is just ridiculous.[/quote]Even before that you had 1984 and then 1989. Not a long time between championships so attendance isn’t going to be as low as it could be. Then they contended briefly in one of 1991, 1992 or 1993. Sammy sold a lot of tickets even before 1998 in my opinion. He was an exciting player and a lot of fun to watch. Those early seasons when he was stealing a lot of bases were a lot of fun.
The Cubs also always had a superstar. Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa and then lesser superstars in Kerry Wood, Mark Prior and Carlos Zambrano. Now they don’t. The hope is that Castro can become one, but he’s a ways off as it is right now and unlikely to ever get there.
mb21Quote Reply
I like barney
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
When you run into an out on a 5-2 FC, is that a TOOTBLAN?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]When you run into an out on a 5-2 FC, is that a TOOTBLAN?[/quote]
Just a WAG. You should run on contact from 3b.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Just a WAG. You should run on contact from 3b.[/quote]
Okay. I know there are certain balls that you shouldn’t run on even when at 3B though so I didn’t know. Thanks.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Okay. I know there are certain balls that you shouldn’t run on even when at 3B though so I didn’t know. Thanks.[/quote]
That’s just what I would guess, I have no idea if it’s general baseball policy. But it would seem to make sense given how many IF choppers etc you could score on
BerseliusQuote Reply
Even Thom Brennaman says “Zambrano has had an OUTSTANDING Major League career.” Nice to hear some announcer say that. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
Clown shoes ——-> Jonny Gomes
BerseliusQuote Reply
http://sabermetricresearch.blogspot.com/2011/02/scorecasting-are-cubs-unlucky-or-is-it.html
Fifth section is relevant here, but the whole thing is worth reading.
GWQuote Reply
I couldn’t watch the play (not sure if the GameDay will replay it) but I figure that if it’s a slow roller, you go on contact as you should know where the 3B/SS are playing and judge risk accordingly. If it’s hit hard, you should take a step back to 3B and then wait to see what the defender does.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Wait. He actually said this? I thought this was made up. What a rich stuck up piece of shit…
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I couldn’t watch the play (not sure if the GameDay will replay it) but I figure that if it’s a slow roller, you go on contact as you should know where the 3B/SS are playing and judge risk accordingly. If it’s hit hard, you should take a step back to 3B and then wait to see what the defender does.[/quote]
It all depends on the signs. Sometimes guys are told to go on contact no matter where it is hit. They take the decision out of the player’s hands. Impossible to really tell when that is the case and when the player is using judgement.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]Wait. He actually said this? I thought this was made up. What a rich stuck up piece of shit…[/quote]
He said it. Unless Sherman misquoted him.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]It all depends on the signs. Sometimes guys are told to go on contact no matter where it is hit. They take the decision out of the player’s hands. Impossible to really tell when that is the case and when the player is using judgement.[/quote]
That’s reasonable. Thanks.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Even Thom Brennaman says “Zambrano has had an OUTSTANDING Major League career.” Nice to hear some announcer say that. (dying laughing)[/quote]
I heard that too and thought I was shrooms for a second. He and Brantley basically said every pitcher gets pissed at their team losing at times.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Is Brenly as much of an idiot as I suspect for saying “TheCubsshouldhitandrunmoretheCubsshouldhitandrunmoretheCubsshouldhitandrunmore”? That Pena-Hill hit-an-run last inning struck me as the single luckiest outcome in the 135-year history of baseball. But I’m not sure how (un)successful the hit-and-run actually is, so maybe I’m making that up
fang2415Quote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]He said it. Unless Sherman misquoted him.[/quote](dying laughing) I’ve been re-reading this for the last 30 minutes, because there’s no way that Tom Ricketts is THAT much of a dumb fuck to say something like that and actually mean it the way we think he does. There’s absolutely no way. He would seriously have to be the biggest dumbshit on the planet.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]He is the biggest dumbshit on the planet.[/quote]
Well, he DID buy the team at a markup…
Rice CubeQuote Reply
SENOR PENA
GBTSQuote Reply
I knew Pena would smash one tonight!
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=fang2415]Is Brenly as much of an idiot as I suspect for saying “TheCubsshouldhitandrunmoretheCubsshouldhitandrunmoretheCubsshouldhitandrunmore”? That Pena-Hill hit-an-run last inning struck me as the single luckiest outcome in the 135-year history of baseball. But I’m not sure how (un)successful the hit-and-run actually is, so maybe I’m making that up[/quote]Calling a hit-and-run with a slow runner and a batter who strikes out a lot should be an automatic firing, whether it works or not.
ACTQuote Reply
Peeeeeeeeeeena!!
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
why the fuck isn’t Welington playing again?
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Peenya!!!!
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS](dying laughing) I’ve been re-reading this for the last 30 minutes, because there’s no way that Tom Ricketts is THAT much of a dumb fuck to say something like that and actually mean it the way we think he does. There’s absolutely no way. He would seriously have to be the biggest dumbshit on the planet.[/quote]
I don’t understand how you can be so completely disengaged from the people you are taking entirely too much money from…
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]why the fuck isn’t Welington playing again?[/quote]
He stabbed Tyler Colvin.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Doug Davis made a baby.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]He stabbed Tyler Colvin.[/quote]
shit, I didn’t hear about that.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Calling a hit-and-run with a slow runner and a batter who strikes out a lot should be an automatic firing, whether it works or not.[/quote]But it worked. That proves that it was the right call.
Maybe they should fire Quade for making that call and hire Brenly, since he’s in favor of making it more often.
fang2415Quote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Doug Davis made a baby.[/quote]
took him long enough
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]shit, I didn’t hear about that.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
The broken bat incident last year. Wasn’t sure if you were being serious or not.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=fang2415]But it worked. That proves that it was the right call.
Maybe they should fire Quade for making that call and hire Brenly, since he’s in favor of making it more often.[/quote]It didn’t work on May 7 with Pena running and Soto hitting. I guess that’s just yet another piece of evidence that Hill>Soto.
ACTQuote Reply
If only Z could pitch like this every single day his entire life, he wouldn’t be such a hot-headed failure.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Calling a hit-and-run with a slow runner and a batter who strikes out a lot should be an automatic firing, whether it works or not.[/quote](dying laughing), Brenly was saying how it’s actually better to do a hit-and-run with a slow runner, because otherwise you hit into a lot of double plays. Although actually, since we are talking about Koyie Hill…
I’m also a little less than thrilled with the call to send the runner on third on a weak hit to a fielder standing right next to them *twice*… The Cubs got really fucking lucky that inning.
fang2415Quote Reply
Gameday says Z just threw a 91-mph fastball.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Looks like he’s maxing out at 91 mph and has been able to get to that velocity consistently. Lots of off-speed stuff too. Awesome pitch mix. Too bad not all of them are for strikes, but whatcha gonna do.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Pujols the 3B just turned a double play.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Pujols the 3B just turned a double play.[/quote]
nice little player
Horny GoatQuote Reply
I have no idea why Ramirez hesitated so long going to 2nd.
GBTSQuote Reply
well this suddenly sucks
Horny GoatQuote Reply
I can’t stand it when I hear someone say they can’t afford to build their own fucking stadium. It might be hard to build a stadium with modern amenities, but there’s no reason why they can’t afford to go build your own triangle building. We want a stadium that isn’t falling the fuck apart.
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
Ah shit.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Z’s luck ran out
Horny GoatQuote Reply
My feed is way behind. I’m guessing Bruce just homered?
BerseliusQuote Reply
Or Z is just getting singled to death (dying laughing)
BerseliusQuote Reply
This is going to somehow be Z’s fault. Which it sort of is, but y’know.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
singled to death, then Rolen lined one at Soriano and guess what happened.
cubs lose
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Q brings in Mateo? WTF?
ACTQuote Reply
sucks because Z only gave up 1 hit before this..
now a wild pitch.. 5-4 good fucking grief
Horny GoatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
where’s my fucking remote (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
ugh
BerseliusQuote Reply
Man…the Cubs fans are going to feast on Z tonight.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Elected to just listen on the radio instead of watching the carnage.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Man…the
Cubs fanshobbits are going to feast on Z tonight.[/quote]fixed
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]fixed[/quote]
I think both are accurate, Melissa.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I sensed a hit that did not pass the pitcher and have arrived.
Just in time to hear Z and Soriano are filling Gordo and Sully’s spank banks.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Man…the Cubs fans are going to feast on Z tonight.[/quote]
Lot of heat on Quade for leaving him too long. Plus the lazy latino memes for Soriano and Ramirez. Lots of blame going around.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Lot of heat on Quade for leaving him too long. Plus the lazy latino memes for Soriano and Ramirez. Lots of blame going around.[/quote]
Z was fine, he just got groundballed to death. I heard he was kind of animated in the dugout too. I couldn’t tell but it sounded like there might have been some misplays behind him. Ugh.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I think Soriano will be getting a lot of shit too. Rolen’s ball was playable but Soriano was never good at those liners hit right at him. Cubs still lose but that was a big one and probably the hardest ball hit off Z.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Phillies can’t score for Halladay or Lee.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Phillies can’t score for Halladay or Lee.[/quote]
That’s a crying fucking shame. I weep for them.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Things were going badly and then Mateo happened. It’s a way of [L]ife.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]That’s a crying fucking shame. I weep for them.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
ZappBranniganQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]That’s a crying fucking shame. I weep for them.[/quote]
You should. The Cardinals need to lose.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Nice little Barney.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
The Reds were bound to start finding some holes, then it just snowballed. Votto just stuck his bat out there for a single after a walk and a single and they were off to 7 runs
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]The Reds were bound to start finding some holes, then it just snowballed. Votto just stuck his bat out there for a single after a walk and a single and they were off to 7 runs[/quote]
Plus they were given 6 or 7 outs.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Things were going badly and then Mateo happened. It’s a way of [L]ife.[/quote]
yeah, Mateo wild pitch and a gopher to Gomes or it might still be tied, but the damage was already done. once it was tied, cubs lose.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]You should. The Cardinals need to lose.[/quote]
Why? So the Reds can gain another game on them?
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Plus they were given 6 or 7 outs.[/quote]
that might be an exaggeration (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Why? So the Reds can gain another game on them?[/quote]
I was thinking optimistically that the Cubs could come back on the Reds, but then I realized how foolish that was.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I was thinking optimistically that the Cubs could come back on the Reds, but then I realized how foolish that was.[/quote]
Silly boy.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]yeah, Mateo wild pitch and a gopher to Gomes or it might still be tied, but the damage was already done. once it was tied, cubs lose.[/quote]
Wrong. This year’s team is all about the comeback. Had you been referring to last year’s team then you would have been absolutely correct.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Silly boy.[/quote]
I am ashamed.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Sounds like Castro ran about 200 feet to get to that popup (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I am ashamed.[/quote]
Then you must return to Japan without dinner.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Then you must return to China without dinner.[/quote]
/correct Asian’d
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Sounds like Castro ran about 200 feet to get to that popup (dying laughing)[/quote]
He was in short right centerfield.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Then you must return to Japan without dinner.[/quote]
And tend to your mother.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]/correct Asian’d[/quote]
Sorry but people go to Japan to save face plus you deserve to be exposed to radioactive waste.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]And tend to your tiger mother.[/quote]
.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Sorry but people go to Japan to save face plus you deserve to be exposed to radioactive waste.[/quote]
Only if you promise me mutant superpowers.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Wrong. This year’s team is all about the comeback. Had you been referring to last year’s team then you would have been absolutely correct.[/quote]
except the last couple months when the joker took over.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Only if you promise me mutant superpowers.[/quote]
Let’s See What Happens
melissaQuote Reply
what was the cubs record last year when the joker took over? 24-13? I guess that was only a bit more than month. I forget when Lou officially left. I miss that guy.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Rays win!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]I can’t stand it when I hear someone say they can’t afford to build their own fucking stadium. It might be hard to build a stadium with modern amenities, but there’s no reason why they can’t afford to go build your own triangle building. We want a stadium that isn’t falling the fuck apart.[/quote](dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
Pat got blueballed on that one (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]I think Soriano will be getting a lot of shit too. Rolen’s ball was playable but Soriano was never good at those liners hit right at him. Cubs still lose but that was a big one and probably the hardest ball hit off Z.[/quote]What happened?
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Sta granted
Owners===> winning[/quote]http://deadspin.com/5800887/the-bizarre-cult-of-pro+owner-nfl-fanboys
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
THAT is a TOOTBLAN.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]what was the cubs record last year when the joker took over? 24-13? I guess that was only a bit more than month. I forget when Lou officially left. I miss that guy.[/quote]I miss Lou, too. I think they were 24-13 after Quade took over, which is one reason why so many thought this team would contend.
mb21Quote Reply
what the fuck? you dumbass sending him! what in the fucking world was that? was there a stop sign? jesus
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]I miss Lou, too. I think they were 24-13 after Quade took over, which is one reason why so many thought this team would contend.[/quote]And now they’re 17-21. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]What happened?[/quote]
Rolen hit a hard smash at Soriano but he didn’t run back well enough and went over his head. Tough read for any outfielder but as we know Soriano is not good at those.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]What happened?[/quote]
Rolen hit a hard smash at Soriano but he didn’t run back well enough and went over his head. Tough read for any outfielder but as we know Soriano is not good at those.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Pat said Stubbs had the ball before Soriano touched 3B. That was a coach fail.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]what the fuck? you dumbass sending him! what in the fucking world was that? was there a stop sign? Dejesus[/quote]Fixed.
It’s gotta be tough on Soriano getting thrown out like that and realizing his legs are just done.
cwolfQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]what the fuck? you dumbass sending him! what in the fucking world was that? was there a stop sign? jesus[/quote]Man. I don’t even get this mad about bunts. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
why oh why send Soriano with no outs? Dejesus has run a lot of guys into outs this year. dumb bears. I didn’t see if Soriano ran thru a stop sign, though.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Pat said Stubbs had the ball before Soriano touched 3B. That was a coach fail.[/quote]Even odds Sori gets thrown right under the bus if Quade gets asked about it.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Pat and Keith said there was no stop sign. He was waved through all the way. It sounded like Soriano was going to stop on his own at 3B, but what was he supposed to do? NOT listen to his coach? Sigh.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Man. I don’t even get this mad about bunts. (dying laughing)[/quote]
there were no outs, down by 3, dude (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Even odds Sori gets thrown right under the bus if Quade gets asked about it.[/quote]
I can’t argue with you today.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]why oh why send Soriano with no outs? Dejesus has run a lot of guys into outs this year. dumb bears. I didn’t see if Soriano ran thru a stop sign, though.[/quote]
In the two replays they showed, you couldn’t see DeJesus until after Soriano rounded third at which point DeJesus was just standing there. My guess was that he had put up the stop sign or his arm would have still been waving.
melissaQuote Reply
Soriano and Zambrano are going to get eviscerated tonight. Never mind the bases loaded fail in the first and the leaky infield.
I think I’m upset.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]why oh why send Soriano with no outs? Dejesus has run a lot of guys into outs this year. dumb bears. I didn’t see if Soriano ran thru a stop sign, though.[/quote]The replay showed Dejesus just standing there so I don’t think there was a stop sign although he wasn’t waving either. I’m sure that if there was a stop sign at any point Brenley would have been slamming Soriano throughout the next inning.
cwolfQuote Reply
NOW he brings in Marmol?!
ACTQuote Reply
I only have Pat and Keith on, but Pat said Soriano was waved in. If the replays you saw are correct, then it is possible that DeJesus had an “oh shit” moment (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Soriano and Zambrano are going to get eviscerated tonight. Never mind the bases loaded fail in the first and the leaky infield.
I think I’m upset.[/quote]
best way to not get upset is to avoid Kaplan and that ilk.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
It didn’t look like Soriano slowed down at third so sign or no he didn’t appear to consider stopping.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=cwolf]The replay showed Dejesus just standing there so I don’t think there was a stop sign although he wasn’t waving either. I’m sure that if there was a stop sign at any point Brenley would have been slamming Soriano throughout the next inning.[/quote]
Both radio and TV guys criticized DeJesus, so I assume there was some sort of go sign.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=ACT]NOW he brings in Marmol?![/quote]We’re trying to win games here.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I only have Pat and Keith on, but Pat said Soriano was waved in. If the replays you saw are correct, then it is possible that DeJesus had an “oh shit” moment (dying laughing)[/quote]
maybe both forgot how many outs there were. It’s a way of [L]ife
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]maybe both forgot how many outs there were. It’s a way of [L]ife[/quote]Let’s See What Happens.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]maybe both forgot how many outs there were. It’s a way of [L]ife[/quote]
I was going to ask you how you couldn’t know that there were no outs, but then I realized it was the Cubs. My optimism goggles need recalibration.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Marmol has only pitched 3 times this month so he needs the work.
mb21Quote Reply
Hey, SuperFuld hit a homer.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]We’re trying to irritate fans here.[/quote]
fify
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Marmol has only pitched 3 times this month so he needs the work.[/quote]
Plus this appearance has been on Quade’s schedule since December.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Marmol has only pitched 3 times this month so he needs the work.[/quote]
is that all? Quade should’ve brought him in earlier if he’s trying to win games.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Didn’t you guys write something once about why it was silly to extend Marmol when the Cubs would have no games to save? (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Marmol has only pitched 3 times this month so he needs the work.[/quote]Right, my complaint is that Q brings in one of his worst reliever with the game on the line, and his best when it’s out of reach.
ACTQuote Reply
The Indians have gone nuts in KC.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Hey, SuperFuld hit a homer.[/quote]
so his OPS is up to .700?
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Right, my complaint is that Q brings in one of his worst reliever with the game on the line, and his best when it’s out of reach.[/quote]
I think all managers not named Joe Maddon do this.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Didn’t you guys write something once about why it was silly to extend Marmol when the Cubs would have no games to save? (dying laughing)[/quote]
I’d like to see him extended when there’s actually a game to save, no matter which inning it is.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
DeWitt is pinch-hitter instead of Colvin?
Colvin is completely useless nowadays
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]I’d like to see him extended when there’s actually a game to save, no matter which inning it is.[/quote]
Oh, I meant the financial extension, not his actual in-game usage.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Right, my complaint is that Q brings in one of his worst reliever with the game on the line, and his best when it’s out of reach.[/quote]
this
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]DeWitt is pinch-hitter instead of Colvin?
Colvin is completely useless nowadays[/quote]But it’s out of Quade’s hands. Huge mystery to Mike why Colvin isn’t getting AB. Baffling. Like the sound of one hand clapping. Or dark matter.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Right, my complaint is that Q brings in one of his worst reliever with the game on the line, and his best when it’s out of reach.[/quote]I agree. It’s just how managers use their closers though. Shouldn’t have brought in Russell in that spot, but Russell shouldn’t pitch in any spot.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Right, my complaint is that Q brings in one of his worst reliever with the game on the line, and his best when it’s out of reach.[/quote]
Grabow pitched today?
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Oh, I meant the financial extension, not his actual in-game usage.[/quote]
so you might like performance bonuses per game. I remember when everyone used to talk about that (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
I want to punch the luck dragon in the fucking tooth.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I think all managers not named Joe Maddon do this.[/quote]I think even Maddon does it. Last year, how many times did he bring Soriano in during the 7th inning? The Cubs do have Marshall and Wood who should have been in though.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]I want to punch the luck dragon in the fucking tooth.[/quote]False.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Marmol has only pitched 3 times this month so he needs the work.[/quote]
I saw a blurb earlier today that said Marmol hasn’t allowed any runs in May and I laughed and laughed
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]I saw a blurb earlier today that said Marmol hasn’t allowed any runs in May and I laughed and laughed[/quote]Seriously? That’s like saying a reliever hasn’t allowed any runs this week.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]I think even Maddon does it. Last year, how many times did he bring Soriano in during the 7th inning? The Cubs do have Marshall and Wood who should have been in though.[/quote]
I think you’re right, but Maddon is more apt to use his relievers in unconventional roles. It’s hard to beat the old school out of people.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Seriously? That’s like saying a reliever hasn’t allowed any runs this week.[/quote]You say that likes it’s a bad thing.
/Ari Kaplan’d
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
(dying laughing), KC Royals pitcher Vin Mazzaro’s line today
2.1 IP 11 H 14 R 3 BB 2K 1 HR
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), KC Royals pitcher Vin Mazzaro’s line today
2.1 IP 11 H 14 R 3 BB 2K 1 HR[/quote]Mazzarro has given up 14 runs since May 15th.
mb21Quote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Aisle424Quote Reply
All kinds of Fail tonight in that 6th inning. I’ve never heard a Quade press conference or media recap. Sick of it. I’ve pretty much given up on the cubs except for watching some of the games. When you have extra innings or mlb.tv (both) it’s amazing how much good baseball there is to watch. the cubs are painfully bad.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]All kinds of Fail tonight in that 6th inning. I’ve never heard a Quade press conference or media recap. Sick of it. I’ve pretty much given up on the cubs except for watching some of the games. When you have extra innings or mlb.tv (both) it’s amazing how much good baseball there is to watch. the cubs are painfully bad.[/quote]
I really want to see the Giants-Rockies game. Yesterday’s wuss-out cost me my first look at Lincecum this year.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
what’s fun about watching a few guys hit singles all day but can’t score runs? then we have to listen how the cubs can’t hit with RISP. How about hitting some fucking home runs?
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I really want to see the Giants-Rockies game. Yesterday’s wuss-out cost me my first look at Lincecum this year.[/quote]
were you planning on going to the game?
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]were you planning on going to the game?[/quote]
Nah, but it was on WGN. Lack of cable and MLB.tv (blackouts notwithstanding) is a drag.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=310516107
No matter how bad your day has been, just be content that you are not Vin Mazzaro.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), KC Royals pitcher Vin Mazzaro’s line today
2.1 IP 11 H 14 R 3 BB 2K 1 HR[/quote]Ye gods.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I suppose I should have looked further up before posting that.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), KC Royals pitcher Vin Mazzaro’s line today
2.1 IP 11 H 14 R 3 BB 2K 1 HR[/quote]
cue the rotographs post about how he had a good k/9
GWQuote Reply
It’s now 19-1 Indians, only in the 6th inning.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]It’s now 19-1 Indians, only in the 6th inning.[/quote]Quade’s head just exploded.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]Quade’s head just exploded.[/quote]Lots of unwritten rule-breaking going on.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Butler and Hosmer still hitting for power. It’s too bad the Royals are cheap and the Cubs have nothing to offer for those prospects (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Butler and Hosmer still hitting for power. It’s too bad the Royals are cheap and the Cubs have nothing to offer for those prospects (dying laughing)[/quote]Both of those guys are 6th round talents drafted in the 1st, right?
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Butler and Hosmer still hitting for power. It’s too bad the Royals are cheap and the Cubs have nothing to offer for those prospects (dying laughing)[/quote]
even Francoeur is hitting well .295/.345/.550/.896 8 HRs
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I really want to see the Giants-Rockies game. Yesterday’s wuss-out cost me my first look at Lincecum this year.[/quote]That’s actually the mlb.tv free game of the day.
ACTQuote Reply
(dying laughing) How many Yellons are on this blog?
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]Both of those guys are 6th round talents drafted in the 1st, right?[/quote]
not sure, but speaking of 1st round picks, Alex Gordon is finally healthy and having a decent season.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
It’s almost as if the Royals actually draft first round talent with their first round picks, and it’s starting to pay dividends. Crazy. It just might have worked.
GBTSQuote Reply
That’s some real ingenuity that you only see from small market teams.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]That’s actually the mlb.tv free game of the day.[/quote]
Yay!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I’m just happy to see the Royals above .500 this late in the season.
oops, until tonight.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]It’s almost as if the Royals actually draft first round talent with their first round picks, and it’s starting to pay dividends. Crazy. It just might have worked.[/quote]We’re trying to win games here.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Oooh…looks like the Giants just lost their 4-2 lead and how. Now I don’t want to watch anymore (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]That’s some real ingenuity that you only see from small market teams.[/quote]I hate it when people tell me they can’t afford a decent roster.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]That’s actually the mlb.tv free game of the day.[/quote]
cool they’re doing that
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]cool they’re doing that[/quote]Everyone who paid for MLB.tv must feel terribly insulted.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]I hate it when people tell me they can’t afford a decent roster.[/quote]
get a real twitter account, then we’ll talk (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Everyone who paid for MLB.tv must feel terribly insulted.[/quote]
I was expecting free hot dog coupons with mine… but noooooooooo
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Everyone who paid for MLB.tv must feel terribly insulted.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
SK actually got pissed that I got to watch a couple spring training games for free on MLB.tv while he had to pay for it.
(dying laughing)
Life imitates meme.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I think ST games comes with the package.
I couldn’t survive the slow times at work without mlb.tv
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]
I couldn’t survive the slow times at work without mlb.tv[/quote]Last year when I had Premium, I crashed the wireless internet in a few classrooms watching four HD feeds at once. (dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
what happened then, GBTS? sent home without dinner?
Horny GoatQuote Reply
When’s the firesale point? Ten games out of first?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I rarely hear so much silence here. No planes, trains or automobiles, or neighbors…
I’m basking in the buffer zone.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]When’s the firesale point? Ten games out of first?[/quote]
we’re past the 5 game out rule, so now is good.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Boston about ready to tie it in the 9th after down 5-0 earlier.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]Boston about ready to tie it in the 9th after down 5-0 earlier.[/quote]
Did they win? Did A-Gon hit a homer?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
A gonzalez just doubled off the monster with 2 runners on capping a rally. now that’s a good team. sox win.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Did they win? Did A-Gon hit a homer?[/quote]
he’s hit a lot of them lately but this was wall ball. still wish the cubs would’ve traded for him.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
That’s the Kevin Gregg I remember.
ACTQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]he’s hit a lot of them lately but this was wall ball. still wish the cubs would’ve traded for him.[/quote]
I think the Cubs were on A-Gon’s no-trade list but I could be pulling that out of my ass.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Let’s get this guy. He’s like Super-DeRosa.
http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=stl&content_id=14856401
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]That’s the Kevin Gregg I remember.[/quote]
he sucked so bad with the cubs but was a decent pitcher in a pitchers park (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I think the Cubs were on A-Gon’s no-trade list but I could be pulling that out of my ass.[/quote]
I didn’t know that. you may be right. some think he’s overrated but I don’t think so.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Let’s get this guy. He’s like Super-DeRosa.
http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=stl&content_id=14856401%5B/quote%5D
but we have Barney!
The Cubs need much more power, speed and dominant pitching, that’s all (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]but we have Barney!
The Cubs need much more power, speed and dominant pitching, that’s all (dying laughing)[/quote]
You mean like real baseball players?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Colvin —> Iowa
Rice CubeQuote Reply
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/sports/cubs/ct-spt-0517-cubs-reds-chicago–20110516,0,5689970.story
Z “implodes”. Never mind the context of the implosion. Ugh.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Muskat says Z took the blame for the loss.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Lincecum had a bad night. 6 BB, 2 HRs. 7 runs though only 3 were ER.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Colvin —> Iowa[/quote]
I like that. If Quade was gonna leave him rot on the bench he might as well get some regular PAs. I think it’s setting up the trades in mid summer, Byrd and Fukudome. Hell, maybe even Soriano. I wonder how much of Soriano’s contract they’d be willing to eat. I doubt they’ll do it this year.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Good for tyler. Sucks he has to go back to iowa but good he will get AB’s
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Colvin —> Iowa[/quote]It’s for the best. Quade had him behind Reed and DeWitt on the depth chart. Do what’s best for the kid.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Yeah, he convinced his Dad that they sell out no matter what. He had to believe it and now he’s just confused it isn’t true. Winning sells tickets. Winning has always sold them and it always will. If the Cubs have a couple decades where they don’t even finish .500, their attendance is going to be what it is at PNC or Kaufmann.[/quote]
You know, this is kind of fascinating. Because among my family of Cardinals fans, one of the big knocks on Cubs fans & the cubs org. is that people will fill the stands regardless of the team, so the org. doesn’t care. And maybe this was true, before the Lou teams and in a better economy. But then, not too many years after the success in 2003, the Tribune upped the payroll & loaded up the team to make it more attractive to buyers, greatly raising fan expectations. And then the economy busted.
So, Ricketts has a fanbase with higher expectations and less money than they did before the Tribune pumped the team up to sell. It’s like Tribco sold him a time bomb.
UrkQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]It’s for the best. Quade had him behind Reed and DeWitt on the depth chart. Do what’s best for the kid.[/quote]
Trade him?
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Urk] It’s like Tribco sold him a time bomb.[/quote]
That is exactly what Zell did. And Ricketts paid top dollar for it.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Colvin has only 68 PAs this year in the Cubs 39 games. Pathetic. He had 20 HRs last year in only 394 PAs. He should’ve been given the 1st base job instead of spending $10M on Pena. Spread that $10M around to a bunch of pitchers (minor league contracts) and hope you get lucky. Typical Cubs.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Ricketts puts the fool in tomfoolery.[/quote]
fixed
melissaQuote Reply
“Fool using fool as a noun Look up fool at Dictionary.comc.1275, from O.Fr. fol “madman, insane person,” applied in the century1275, from the Old French fol (fool) meaning “madman, insane person”” tom is the common man. fool is a insane person. tomfoolary = insane common man
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]
You know, you can just look at those pictures, with no knowledge at all of who they might be, and ask “if these two make a deal, who’s gonna come out on top?” And you can answer ti based entirely on the pictures and be entirely right.
UrkQuote Reply
Brad Fucking Snyder was 4 for 4 tonight. Maybe he’ll get the call. (dying laughing)
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Trade him?[/quote]Nah. The real solution is cut Reed, trade Byrd and let Colvin play, but….
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at this thread.
For laughs, I checked out a game recap. Watch out! Quade is real mad!
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Journalist bets he can handle waterboarding for 15 seconds:
http://content1.clipmarks.com/content/7E8ADC46-F3DD-4D6F-B184-3A07CF501B7C
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
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[quote name=Berselius]I want to punch the luck dragon in the fucking tooth.[/quote]
Come at me, faget.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Jason Parks describes the “hit” tool and uses Vitters as an example ($$$)
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=13921
MishQuote Reply
Also, somehow I lost the ability to view comments on my Home PC. At least I couldn’t last night. I was using firefox.
MishQuote Reply
Or this morning. I didn’t get to try on my iPad tho.
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]Jason Parks describes the “hit” tool and uses Vitters as an example ($$$)
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=13921%5B/quote%5D
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
a) One sentence.
b) I thought this year’s team was different, and no deficit was too large, no?
GBTSQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
I think we should waterboard kanderber.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Jame Gumb]I think we should waterboard kanderber.[/quote]You’ve got a real torture itch lately.
GBTSQuote Reply
I agree, it was hilarious how Z retired the next 8 batters after that walk.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS](dying laughing)[/quote]
What a nincompoop.
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[quote name=GBTS]I agree, it was hilarious how Z retired the next 8 batters after that walk.[/quote]
Yeah, but he couldn’t do it when it mattered even though the infield sprung leaks and nobody dove for fly balls.
/Cub fan’d
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[quote name=GBTS]You’ve got a real torture itch lately.[/quote]
Rope, a table, a towel and a jug of water. I could be waterboarding someone in 10 minutes.
The accessibility is what intrigues me.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
http://www.bleachernation.com/2011/05/17/mike-quade-is-done-blowing-sunshine/
Somehow I think this would be more effective and perhaps amusing if it were that Augie fellow doing it.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Jame Gumb]Rope, a table, a towel and a jug of water. I could be waterboarding someone in 10 minutes.
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Is it like a misting station?
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]Is it like a misting station?[/quote]It is.
/Cheney’d
GBTSQuote Reply
For those who actually were brave enough to want to watch the game…how much of it was Z’s fault? Because he pretty much took the blame for it:
http://muskat.mlblogs.com/2011/05/17/516-big-zs-tough-night/
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]http://www.bleachernation.com/2011/05/17/mike-quade-is-done-blowing-sunshine/
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Unless we’re down and other teams are doing it. Then it’s bullshit.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]Is it like a misting station?[/quote]
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]Unless we’re down and other teams are doing it. Then it’s bullshit.[/quote]
Koyie Hill agrees.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Seriously, Quade threw a hissy fit after last night’s game? I thought it was a pretty standard 7-4 loss.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]Seriously, Quade threw a hissy fit after last night’s game? I thought it was a pretty standard 7-4 loss.[/quote]
They couldn’t wuss out of this one.
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[quote name=Mish]Also, somehow I lost the ability to view comments on my Home PC. At least I couldn’t last night. I was using firefox.[/quote]Try clearing your cache and if that doesn’t solve the problem let me know exactly which version of Firefox you’re using and what you’re operating system is. Clearing your cache should solve the problem.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]You’ve got a real torture itch lately.[/quote]lately?
mb21Quote Reply
I didn’t see the part of the game where it went bad for the Cubs, but where are the Quade comments?
mb21Quote Reply
I moved this to the front page since there are over 300 comments here: http://obstructedview.net/unobstructed-views/mlb/to-slot-or-not-to-slot.html
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Try clearing your cache and if that doesn’t solve the problem let me know exactly which version of Firefox you’re using and what you’re operating system is. Clearing your cache should solve the problem.[/quote]
My cache clears everytime I kill Firefox which is odd. I think I’m using some version of 3.5.x and was on Windows 7. I’m using the same version of Firefox on XP at work with no problems.
MishQuote Reply