| Cubs | wOBA | wRC | RS | Brewers | wOBA | wRC | RS | |
| Kosuke Fukudome | .343 | .594 | -0.13 | Rickie Weeks | .349 | .622 | -0.02 | |
| Starlin Castro | .332 | .537 | -0.03 | Carlos Gomez | .297 | .396 | 0.04 | |
| Marlon Byrd | .338 | .556 | -0.01 | Ryan Braun | .378 | .714 | -0.07 | |
| Aramis Ramirez | .350 | .586 | -0.03 | Prince Fielder | .404 | .795 | -0.03 | |
| Carlos Pena | .378 | .675 | -0.01 | Mark Kotsay | .304 | .398 | -0.08 | |
| Geovany Soto | .362 | .600 | -0.01 | Yuniesky Betancourt | .309 | .405 | -0.05 | |
| Tyler Colvin | .318 | .426 | 0.00 | Craig Counsell | .308 | .391 | -0.07 | |
| Darwin Barney | .293 | .333 | 0.03 | George Kottaras | .317 | .417 | 0.00 | |
| Casey Coleman | .175 | .000 | 0.00 | Yovani Gallardo | .175 | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 4.3 | -.2 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Starting Pitcher | IP/GS | FIP |
| Casey Coleman | 5.49 | 5.14 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 6.14 | 3.37 |
| Bullpens | xFIP | |
| Cubs | 3.38 | |
| Brewers | 4.13 | |
Score: Cubs 4.2, Brewers 4.9
Win Probability: 38.8%
Comments
Hey, a correct deployment of Colvin!
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Hey, a correct deployment of Colvin![/quote]Canceled out by the employment of the Baker-Barney moroon. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
darwin barney vs gallardo = (dying laughing)z
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]darwin barney vs gallardo = (dying laughing)z[/quote]
Infidel! Watch Barney go yard.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Infidel! Watch Barney go yard.[/quote]/Brenly
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
all your hits belong to castro
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]/Brenly and FPM Steve Stone[/quote]
Fixed.
BerseliusQuote Reply
*gasp* Byrd took a pitch.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Let’s all congratulate Byrd on his first BB.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Let’s all congratulate Byrd on his first BB.[/quote]
Don’t tell me what to do.
BerseliusQuote Reply
great AB by Aramis
dylanjQuote Reply
Rodrigo always kills the Brewers.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Rodrigo!
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Happy panda.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
This is a great start. Gallardo might be the best pitcher in the division.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Piling up pitches for Gallardo. 18 so far this inning.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Piling up pitches for Gallardo. 18 so far this inning.[/quote]
Better than the 3 per inning by Narveson last night.
I embellish, of course, but it sure felt that way.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]This is a great start. Gallardo might be the best pitcher in the division.[/quote]Grienke?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Ramirez should’ve had a triple (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
pena….sigh
dylanjQuote Reply
Ump bailed out Gallardo there.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Gameday doesn’t think that low, inside strike Gallardo is getting is a strike.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Grienke?[/quote]
Gallardo = 25 years old
BerseliusQuote Reply
Greinke is probably better (and the projections agree), but Gallardo is right up there.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Gameday doesn’t think that low, inside strike Gallardo is getting is a strike.[/quote]
It was inside but it looked pretty good on the TV to me.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Fack.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
That was a wicked slider.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
weeks, prince & braun and then 5 replacement level players.
dylanjQuote Reply
You almost think, given the fact that Counsell is a thousand years old, Yuni sucks, and Prince Fielder is a statue, that the Cubs would be better served hitting hard grounders all day.
WTF was that?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
honestly this brewer team has 0 depth
Gomez, Counsell, Betancourt, Kottaras and Kotsay.
you will not win the central with that
dylanjQuote Reply
coleman has a nice pickoff move
dylanjQuote Reply
Quade: “Gee willikers, he was out!”
Rice CubeQuote Reply
they had him picked off there
Horny GoatQuote Reply
you know all this nice organizational depth we are supposed to have must not exist if we have to start James Russell
dylanjQuote Reply
Prince Fielder is powerful. They should’ve pitched around. Feck.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
why even pitch to Fielder (dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
ahh coleman. sometimes you just gotta remember they dont have anyone left after Prince
dylanjQuote Reply
K-zone said that was a “kill me” ball. Jeez.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Yay platoon!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Prince Fielder is tearing the Cubs a new asshole in this series
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
mark kotsay with the rainbow
dylanjQuote Reply
Yay moroon!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Boo auto-bunt.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Wow, Coleman almost beat that
BerseliusQuote Reply
Your Yay/Boo PBP style is innovative and out of the box, RC. It just might work.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
at least we are making gallardo spend some pitches
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Your Yay/Boo PBP style is innovative and out of the box, RC. It just might work.[/quote]
Let’s see what happens.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
the key for coleman is to not give up cheap runs to the shit part of this lineup
dylanjQuote Reply
BerseliusQuote Reply
Fucking sac bunts. HATE.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
This ump is a joke.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Nice snag by Colvin
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Nice snag by Colvin[/quote]Perhaps you meant Fukudome?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
All I do is come here and pick nits.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Fukudome —-> sushi
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Byrd walks again? Huh?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Perhaps you meant Fukudome?[/quote]
(dying laughing), I forgot Colvin was in LF today.
BerseliusQuote Reply
another pena fail coming up?
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Byrd walks again? Huh?[/quote]
Oh, so I wasn’t hallucinating.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rodrigo!
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]another pena fail coming up?[/quote]
He’s not facing a LHP this time at least.
BerseliusQuote Reply
I wonder if Len and Bob said anything about this making up for Ramirez failing to turn the DP in that Brewers’ scoring inning. I don’t know because I turned over to the Brewers feed.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at the Geo shift fail
BerseliusQuote Reply
64 pitches already for gallardo
dylanjQuote Reply
Coleman’s giving up the gappers here.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
2 walks for Byrd. Wonders never cease.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
A double to Gomez. Really, Coleman?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
jesus christ
dylanjQuote Reply
Ah geez.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Not a good pitch.
MishQuote Reply
that was inevitable
BerseliusQuote Reply
RT @rooftop_view Looks like the #Cubs best pitching prospect Trey McNutt just exited his first start of the year early with an injury.
MishQuote Reply
Giving up a hit to Yuni should be an automatic no-dinner offense.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]RT @rooftop_view Looks like the #Cubs best pitching prospect Trey McNutt just exited his first start of the year early with an injury.[/quote]
It’s a way of life.
BerseliusQuote Reply
WOW the ump missed that one
dylanjQuote Reply
Coleman!
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]WOW the ump missed that one[/quote]He’s terrible.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
dammit, mlb.tv is a batter behind (dying laughing)
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]RT @rooftop_view Looks like the #Cubs best pitching prospect Trey McNutt just exited his first start of the year early with an injury.[/quote]Let’s see what happens.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Coleman > Koyie
Rice CubeQuote Reply
i’ve never understood how this offense got off the patient approach of 2008. we are sooo much better when we aren’t hacktastic
dylanjQuote Reply
Kosuke —> sushi + tempura
Nice walk.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
The ump has basically forced the hitters to swing at that shit down and in because of his fucking terrible zone.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
yeah he totally fucked up that Castro AB
dylanjQuote Reply
WTF this strike zone. Who is the HP ump?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]WTF this strike zone. Who is the HP ump?[/quote]
Dale Scott. Does that mean anything?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
ESPN’s K Zone had the second strike to Byrd way outside.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
McNutt just left his game with an injury
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Dale Scott. Does that mean anything?[/quote]Not to me. The usual suspects are West, Bucknor, Cuzzi, Winters, Hernandez, and Vanover.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
So, in the space of 2 weeks, Cashner, Wells, and McNutt go down.
I guess someone should go shit in the dugout.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
ok. now please remember carlos gomez fucking sucks and get him out
dylanjQuote Reply
That was a nice changeup.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Anybody listening to the Smokies game know what happened?
EddieQuote Reply
Isn’t Gallardo a pretty good hitter? Why not have him swing away there?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Oof. Thought he might’ve gotten to third on that one. Gomez took an atrocious route to that ball.
EddieQuote Reply
Nice hit though. Ramirez is driving the ball today.
EddieQuote Reply
Rodrigo is fucking locked in today.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Isn’t Gallardo a pretty good hitter? Why not have him swing away there?[/quote]Brenly says he should be hitting 6th or 7th in this Brewers lineup.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
That probably would’ve been a triple if Rami had another gear.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Brenly says he should be hitting 6th or 7th in this Brewers lineup.[/quote]If there’s one thing Brenly knows about, it’s shitty hitting.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
TOOTBLAN
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
For every double he cranks, there is a fuck up.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
D’oh! Just got under that one.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
that AB was just an epic fail for Soto. They are giving him the entire right side and he wont adjust
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]For every double he cranks, there is a fuck up.[/quote]There’s probably some selection bias at work in this, but Cubs are the worst baserunning team I have ever seen.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]that AB was just an epic fail for Soto. They are giving him the entire right side and he wont adjust[/quote]Seems like the kind of thing a Hitting Genius like Rudy Jaramillo could address.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
we signed Ramon Ortiz today. so yeah
dylanjQuote Reply
Did you see the 3B coach try to hold Rami back? I pretty much saw him take off on contact.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
McNutt———>blister.
berselius ——->sigh of relief
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]McNutt———>blister.
berselius ——->sigh of relief because pooping in the dugout in April is cold[/quote]
Fixed
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Your move, Zambrano
http://mocksession.com/2011/04/video-joe-maddon-ejects-entire-umpiring-crew/
BerseliusQuote Reply
Kosuke —> sushi + tempura + sake
Hope he didn’t tweak something.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
That’s probably it for Coleman. Not a great outing but he wasn’t terrible.
EddieQuote Reply
[quote name=Eddie]That’s probably it for Coleman. Not a great outing but he wasn’t terrible.[/quote]
But he hasn’t even thrown 150 pitches yet!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
alright bullpen war time. I like ours more than theirs
dylanjQuote Reply
I still can’t believe the Cubs are playing Charles Darwin Barney Fife over Blake Dewitt.
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
The ground shook when Fielder dove for that ball.
EddieQuote Reply
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]I still can’t believe the Cubs are playing Charles Darwin Barney Fife over Blake Dewitt.[/quote]Yeah, those deck chairs on the Titanic really need to be re-arranged. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
dewitt isn’t much either nate. at least barney can field. we haven’t had a good 2B since DeRosa
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Eddie]The ground shook when Fielder dove for that ball.[/quote]
Too bad he didn’t bounce the ball over the wall for a ground-rule double.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
also, chris carpenter hit 100 several times last night. He needs to be here now and f7 needs to be outrighted
dylanjQuote Reply
F7 has 8 walks in 3 innings. you can’t teach that
dylanjQuote Reply
WTF? Why pinch-hit for Fukudome now? What kind of bizarre shit is Quade pulling?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
fukudome is hurt MO
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]dewitt isn’t much either nate. at least barney can field. we haven’t had a good 2B since DeRosa[/quote]
i guess you’re right; I just thought Dewitt had some potential offensive upside. The Cubs offense is so bad, they need any help they can get, although I guess if Barney saves more than Dewitt adds, might as well play the Father of Evolution/Childrens hero/local Sherriff
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]also, chris carpenter hit 100 several times last night. He needs to be here now and f7 needs to be outrighted[/quote]F7?
EddieQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]fukudome is hurt MO[/quote]What happened?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]So Quade lets the pitcher hit, then eschews the platoon advantage and pinch hits for his starting RF. I expect to see many more episodes of overmanaging from Baldy McGrindy this year.[/quote]
Kosuke tweaked a hamstring or something on that nice catch he made last half-inning. That’s why Soriano was in.
I was kind of annoyed with the auto-bunt though.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Eddie]F7?[/quote]Samardzjia = spellcheck = F7
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
that last circus catch he made in RF. he overextended his leg. looked painful
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Eddie]F7?[/quote]
F7= spellcheck= jeff samardjuh
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
whoa, MO some wild shit there
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]What happened?[/quote]
He stretched out to make a catch in the last inning. He’s probably okay, I think it’s just a precaution.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Samardzjia = spellcheck = F7[/quote]Gotcha.
EddieQuote Reply
Okay, that was pretty dumb. Coleman had less than 85 pitches thrown, he probably wouldn’t have thrown that much more against the bottom of the order. If he was going to be taken out, might as well have used a pinch-hitter instead of doing the auto-bunt. Fuck.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Okay, that was pretty dumb. Coleman had less than 85 pitches thrown, he probably wouldn’t have thrown that much more against the bottom of the order. If he was going to be taken out, might as well have used a pinch-hitter instead of doing the auto-bunt. Fuck.[/quote]Yeah, Quade kinda dicked the dog there.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
was mateo pitching with a fucking toothpick in his mouth? (dying laughing)
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]was mateo pitching with a fucking toothpick in his mouth? (dying laughing)[/quote]
dusty-style
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
If Byrd takes another walk here I might shed tears of joy.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]was mateo pitching with a fucking toothpick in his mouth? (dying laughing)[/quote]that’s pretty badass. (dying laughing)
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]was mateo pitching with a fucking toothpick in his mouth? (dying laughing)[/quote]Seriously?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]If Byrd takes another walk here I might shed tears of joy.[/quote]Byrd swings, you feel.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Ha. It looked like a toothpick from straight on, but when he turned his head it wasn’t there. Must have been a reflection or possibly a gold tooth shining through his maw.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Awww, that could’ve been a triple Byrd (dying laughing)
Nice hit.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
i took another look on my DVR and I still can’t tell for sure.
dylanjQuote Reply
(dying laughing) @ the irony of Byrd’s frustration with Ramirez’s first pitch hacking.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
i thought byrd should have had a 3B on that hit.
dylanjQuote Reply
alright Geo please don’t fuck this up
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]alright Geo please don’t fuck this up[/quote]
Correct.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Samardzjia = spellcheck = F7[/quote]I prefer to complete the portmanteau by going with JefF7.
MishQuote Reply
Here we go
CerambamQuote Reply
good eye Geo
dylanjQuote Reply
Gotta like this matchup
dylanjQuote Reply
Man, great AB from Pena and Soto
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Meh
MishQuote Reply
WAGRBI
Horny GoatQuote Reply
time for a theriot style hit
dylanjQuote Reply
COLVIN FAIL
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
What nationality is he!
CerambamQuote Reply
Fucking Cubs. This offense is dire.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I thought Bob Brenly was going to cream himself if Barney got a hit. Too bad.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Cerambam]What nationality is he![/quote]False.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I thought Bob Brenly was going to cream himself if Barney got a hit. Too bad.[/quote]Cakes and his mancrushes…
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Which sausage won the race?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Which sausage won the race?[/quote]
Aramis ramirez
CerambamQuote Reply
[quote name=Cerambam]Aramis ramirez[/quote]
Should’ve been a triple.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
so which cub reliever blows it today?
I vote Wood
dylanjQuote Reply
Wow @ Ramirez
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Was Eric Almonte that kid who was too old to play in Little League WS?
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]Was Eric Almonte that kid who was too old to play in Little League WS?[/quote]That was Danny Almonte
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
how do you walk betancourt?
dylanjQuote Reply
God he walked Betancourt. How is that even possible?
EddieQuote Reply
This fucking ump. It’s either a strike or it’s not, but when a guy throws a pitch to the same location twice, and you call one a strike and one a ball, you’re a dickhead.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]how do you walk betancourt?[/quote][quote name=Eddie]God he walked Betancourt. How is that even possible?[/quote]
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Gotta love teams that just hand you outs when your pitcher can’t find the plate. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Ball 3 and Ball 4 to Kattaras have been called for strikes all day. I guess Dale changed his mind.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
That is one rubenesque batgirl.
EddieQuote Reply
K
EddieQuote Reply
15 pitches for 2 outs. It’s A Way of Life.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
DJ called it.
mb21Quote Reply
GFD.
EddieQuote Reply
looks like i was right about Wood
dylanjQuote Reply
Why does his name sound familiar … Oh yeah
CerambamQuote Reply
that really fucking sucks. would have been nice to steal this one
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]so which cub reliever blows it today?
I vote Wood[/quote]Correct
MishQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Good call, DJ!
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
axford hasn’t been great shakes so far this year
dylanjQuote Reply
That was one hell of a homer. Opposite field laser.
AndCountingQuote Reply
Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs Fans:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Maybe try Woody as a starter. It just might work.
Horny GoatQuote Reply
RC, you fucking suck.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]RC, you fucking suck.[/quote]Doh! I thought it was you who willed Woody’s implosion, not dylan.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Doh! I thought it was you who willed Woody’s implosion, not dylan.[/quote]
Well, considering where that pitch was located, I wasn’t exactly surprised with the result.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.[/quote][quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.[/quote]I assume it’s still ok to bitch about Hendry trading Ricky Nolasco and change for Juan Fucking Pierre?
EddieQuote Reply
I hate this team.
EddieQuote Reply
Motherfucker. Strike one to Ramirez was a ball for Wood last inning. Dale Scott, you are on the list, fucko.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=Eddie]I assume it’s still ok to bitch about Hendry trading Ricky Nolasco and change for Juan Fucking Pierre?[/quote]I’d file that under general asshattery.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Why would you send Byrd?
mb21Quote Reply
Now it’s a ball again. Dale Scott is a horrid umpire. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Why would you send Byrd?[/quote]Mike Quade is having a rough game.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I don’t think the Cubs should try to steal a base anymore.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Send Byrd with power guys batting, on deck and in the hole…
…Let’s see what happens.
cdwQuote Reply
For the record, the awesome Cubs bullpen has blow two wins so far.
There is no such thing as an awesome bullpen entering the season. Never has been and never will be. They’re too unpredictable.
mb21Quote Reply
Byrd was just trying to reduce the team GIDP rate.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Why would you send Byrd?[/quote]
it just might work
Horny GoatQuote Reply
[quote name=cdw]Send Byrd with power guys batting, on deck and in the hole…
…Let’s see what happens.[/quote]It doesn’t make any sense. I only turned the game on at the start of the 8th so I didn’t see much, but I’m hoping Byrd went on his own. If he thought he had him timed I can live with that. If Quade called for it, well, that’s just dumb.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Horny Goat]it just might work[/quote](dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
Berselius was right about this series too. The Cubs could easily have taken two of three as he implied, but they lost two of three as he said they would.
I’m predicting the Cubs lose 2 of the 3 to the Astros.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]It doesn’t make any sense. I only turned the game on at the start of the 8th so I didn’t see much, but I’m hoping Byrd went on his own. If he thought he had him timed I can live with that. If Quade called for it, well, that’s just dumb.[/quote]I’m betting Quade sent him. In the 6th, he let Coleman hit for himself, made him sac bunt, then replaced him with Mateo between innings. The guy is out of his depth.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
im thinking we take 2 of 3
dylanjQuote Reply
I’ll split the difference and say the play good enough to win 2 of 3 but get swept.
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]I’ll bet the over/under and say the play good enough to win 2 of 3 but get swept.[/quote]
.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]im thinking we take 2 of 3[/quote]Over dinner?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
The bullpen will blow one and the defense will blow another.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]The bullpen will blow one and the defense will blow another.[/quote]
And the Cubs will win the game started by James Russell (dying laughing)
BerseliusQuote Reply
I’ll predict the fucking hill will cost them a game.
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]I’ll predict the fucking hill will cost them a game.[/quote]
or at least another starting pitcher.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]I’ll predict that Koyie Hill will cost them a game.[/quote]
/hater’d
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Why is it wrong to trash Hendry for not keeping Hamilton?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.[/quote][quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.[/quote]
Steve SwisherQuote Reply
[quote name=Joe Mama Besser]Why is it wrong to trash Hendry for not keeping Hamilton?[/quote]Because the agreement had already been made for the Cubs to take cash and pick Hamilton for Cincy. Keeping him would have not only been highly dishonest, but likely detrimental to Hamilton (his entire support structure was set up in Cincy), and probably in violation of some transaction rule. Hendry never really had the option to keep him, so bashing him for being honest is fucking stupid.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Joe, the Cubs never had Hamilton. Not for even a split second. He was never ever on the Cubs in any way, shape or form.
The Cubs sold their draft pick to the Reds and the Reds told the Cubs who to pick for the Reds.
I was sitting around online going crazy like a schoolgirl when I heard the Cubs drafted Josh Hamilton and all his ridiculous potential and I was very upset to find out they had traded that pick before they made it. It happens. Teams do it every year, but the Cubs never had Josh Hamilton.
mb21Quote Reply
Once the Cubs sold the pick, Hendry could not keep him. He was Reds property the moment he was drafted.
And let’s be honest about the Cubs, the media and their fans for a moment too. A guy like Josh Hamilton wouldn’t have passed the smell test and would have been immediately bashed. We would have seen articles and comments about Dumbass Jim Hendry just signed a drug addict who had hadn’t played baseball in a couple years. Hamilton never would have been given a chance. Not by the Cubs, not by the media and not by the fans. He was a player with a checkered past and those guys don’t work in the Cubs system.
As much as I was happy to hear his name come off the board by the Cubs, I’m thrilled they had traded that pick to the Reds. I have little doubt that Josh Hamilton would be out of baseball and doing drugs right now if the Cubs had taken him.
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Cincy was a great place for someone like Hamilton to play and then later Texas. No way he survives in a city like Chicago, New York or Los Angeles.
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[quote name=mb21]Once the Cubs sold the pick, Hendry could not keep him. He was Reds property the moment he was drafted.
And let’s be honest about the Cubs, the media and their fans for a moment too. A guy like Josh Hamilton wouldn’t have passed the smell test and would have been immediately bashed. We would have seen articles and comments about Dumbass Jim Hendry just signed a drug addict who had hadn’t played baseball in a couple years. Hamilton never would have been given a chance. Not by the Cubs, not by the media and not by the fans. He was a player with a checkered past and those guys don’t work in the Cubs system.
As much as I was happy to hear his name come off the board by the Cubs, I’m thrilled they had traded that pick to the Reds. I have little doubt that Josh Hamilton would be out of baseball and doing drugs right now if the Cubs had taken him.[/quote]Not to mention that, given the postgame atmosphere around the stadium, coming to play at Wrigley would have set the stage for constant temptation for Hamilton.
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[quote name=mb21]Cincy was a great place for someone like Hamilton to play and then later Texas. No way he survives in a city like Chicago, New York or Los Angeles.[/quote]Yeah, the way things have worked out for him is probably the best-case scenario.
I just refuse to fault Hendry for keeping his word, and I think it’s telling that many fans would rather Hendry have made himself into a liar.
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If the Cubs never had the chance to keep Hamilton, that’s one thing. I wouldn’t fault Hendry for being honest.
I think it’s a stretch, though, to say that Cubs fans would have bashed Hendry for picking a drug addict. Cubs fans are always looking for a savior, so I think they would have been ok with the pick.
But the bottom line for me is, if the Cubs didn’t have the chance to keep him, ok. But given that the team hasn’t produced its own stud position player in forever (Castro notwithstanding), it seemed like another example of the team not being able to recognize talent.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Yeah, the way things have worked out for him is probably the best-case scenario.
I just refuse to fault Hendry for keeping his word, and I think it’s telling that many fans would rather Hendry have made himself into a liar.[/quote]
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