ST 3/27 Cubs (Maddux) vs White Sox (Buerhle) 2 PM Comcast TV

[JonnyRed]

As much as I agree with the love for A-RAM, my love grows by the AB for NEIFI!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Neifi saves us, yet again.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

As much as I agree with the love for A-RAM, my love grows by the AB for NEIFI!

 

And during the regular season, it will die just as quickly.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Come on, Hank!

[Blueheart05]

Blanco pops out to Cintron. 2 down

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Cotts in to pitch for the white sox

Pagan doubled to left center field

Pagan took third base on a wild pitch

Ramirez doubled off the wall in left center field, Pagan scored

Theriot in to pinch run for Ramirez

Murton sacrificed, 1-3, Theriot to third

Grissom walked, Cedeno in to pinch run

Perez singled to center field, Theriot scored, Cedeno to third

Blanco popped out (foul) to third base

Restovich grounded out to third, 5-3

 

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base

 

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R  H E
white sox     0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0    4 13 1 
CUBS          0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2    4  7 0 

 

Home runs: white sox: Thome (twice), CUBS: Perez

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR 
Maddux     6.0  9  3  3  0  2  1 
Howry      1.0  2  1  1  0  2  1 
Eyre       1.0  1  0  0  1  0  0 
Aardsma    1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0 

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

So much for fundamentals.

[Blueheart05]

The game is going to end. Guillen is out of players.

 

So unsatisfying...

[JonnyRed]

Well, at least it's better than losing to the Sox

[Fred Hornkohl]

I hate ties almost as much as I hate the white sox.

[UBlink]

Tie goes to the team that didn't DH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even though ST games are meaningless.

[Blueheart05]

Maddux has impressed me this offseason. Hopefully, it translates into a good first month for he and the team.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CHI WHITE SOX (4) AT CHICAGO CUBS (4)

CHI WHITE SOX    AB  R  H BI  CHICAGO CUBS     AB  R  H BI
S Podsednik lf    2  1  2  0  J Pierre cf       4  0  0  0
R Rivera lf       3  0  0  0  J Hairston Jr 2b  3  0  0  0
T Iguchi 2b       4  0  0  0  D Lee 1b          3  0  0  0
C Getz 2b         1  0  0  0  B Howry p         0  0  0  0
J Thome dh        5  2  4  3  S Eyre p          0  0  0  0
P Konerko 1b      3  0  1  0  D Aardsma p       0  0  0  0
M Myers ss        2  0  1  0  A Pagan ph        1  1  1  0
J Dye rf          3  1  1  0  A Ramirez 3b      4  0  1  1
M Quinn rf        0  0  0  0  R Theriot pr      0  1  0  0
A Pierzynski c    4  0  2  0  M Murton lf       3  0  0  0
F Hernandez c     0  0  0  0  M Grissom rf      3  0  0  0
A Cintron ss      4  0  1  0  R Cedeno pr       0  0  0  0
P Ozuna 3b        4  0  1  1  N Perez ss        4  2  3  2
B Anderson cf     3  0  0  0  H Blanco c        4  0  2  1
                              G Maddux p        2  0  0  0
                              M Restovich 1b    2  0  0  0
TOTALS           38  4 13  4  TOTALS           33  4  7  4

CHI WHITE SOX             001 002 100 --  4
CHICAGO CUBS              010 000 102 --  4

GAME CALLED AFTER 9 INNINGS BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT.
E--A Cintron. LOB--CHI WHITE SOX 9, CHICAGO CUBS
5. 2B--N Perez, H Blanco, A Pagan, A Ramirez, A
Pierzynski, S Podsednik, A Cintron. HR--N Perez 1
(3) (off M Buehrle), J Thome 2 (4) (off B Howry, G
Maddux). SB--H Blanco 1 (1). CS--S Podsednik, B
Anderson. S--J Hairston Jr, M Murton.
                                  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
 CHI WHITE SOX
M Buehrle                          7   4   2   2   0   1   1
C Politte                          1   0   0   0   0   0   0
N Cotts                            1   3   2   2   1   0   0
 CHICAGO CUBS
G Maddux                           6   9   3   3   0   2   1
B Howry                            1   2   1   1   0   2   1
S Eyre                             1   1   0   0   1   0   0
D Aardsma                          1   1   0   0   0   1   0

WP--N Cotts. HBP--J Dye by G Maddux. SO--CHA: B
Anderson 2, J Dye, T Iguchi, M Myers. CHN: D Lee.
BB--CHA: B Anderson. CHN: M Grissom. T--2:21.
A--12,894.

[Jehrico]

The game is going to end. Guillen is out of players.

 

So unsatisfying...

 

Out of players? Sounds like an excuse to me. He could have gone another inning or two. He didn't use all of his pitchers, and they have the DH, so they aren't burning bench players when they change pitchers.

 

 

BOOOOOO!!!! HISSSSSS!!!

[Blueheart05]

The game is going to end. Guillen is out of players.

 

So unsatisfying...

 

Out of players? Sounds like an excuse to me. He could have gone another inning or two. He didn't use all of his pitchers, and they have the DH, so they aren't burning bench players when they change pitchers.

 

 

BOOOOOO!!!! HISSSSSS!!!

 

I was thinking the same thing but they said he didn't bring all of his pithers.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

The game is going to end. Guillen is out of players.

 

So unsatisfying...

 

Out of players? Sounds like an excuse to me. He could have gone another inning or two. He didn't use all of his pitchers, and they have the DH, so they aren't burning bench players when they change pitchers.

 

 

BOOOOOO!!!! HISSSSSS!!!

 

I was thinking the same thing but they said he didn't bring all of his pithers.

 

But he had a DH so his pitchers should have been fresher. :wink:

[CubsMinorLeagueReport]

The game is going to end. Guillen is out of players.

 

So unsatisfying...

 

Out of players? Sounds like an excuse to me. He could have gone another inning or two. He didn't use all of his pitchers, and they have the DH, so they aren't burning bench players when they change pitchers.

 

 

BOOOOOO!!!! HISSSSSS!!!

 

I wonder if Bobby Jenks was there....you'll notice he went to Neil Cotts to close...Jenks is not too popular in Guillens house this spring.

[Jehrico]

The game is going to end. Guillen is out of players.

 

So unsatisfying...

 

Out of players? Sounds like an excuse to me. He could have gone another inning or two. He didn't use all of his pitchers, and they have the DH, so they aren't burning bench players when they change pitchers.

 

 

BOOOOOO!!!! HISSSSSS!!!

 

I was thinking the same thing but they said he didn't bring all of his pithers.

 

He only brought 3 pitchers? He may not have brought them all, but I have a hard time believing he only brought 2 relievers.

[rawaction]

How in the world do you sacrifice bunt with your 5-hitter, with no outs, after back-to-back doubles, when your TRAILING in the game? I know this game doesn't count, but that's the worst call since choosing to face Mike Lowell over Lenny Harris.

[Outshined_One]

How in the world do you sacrifice bunt with your 5-hitter, with no outs, after back-to-back doubles, when your TRAILING in the game? I know this game doesn't count, but that's the worst call since choosing to face Mike Lowell over Lenny Harris.

 

This makes me feel ill in remembering this, but wasn't it Delino Deshields and not Lenny Harris?

[Shilzzz]

sorry to be cliche, but it looks like neifi saved us.

 

pierre is playing really badly, and though howry's era probably isn't bad, is he not giving up alot of hits and walks? eyre is pitching much better iirc.

[baseball7897]

Neifi put on some weight. Weight he didnt need to put on.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

The plot thickens:

 

The Cubs were chagrined to see the Sox refuse to go to the 10th in front of a HoHoKam record crowd of 12,894, claiming no pitchers were available.

 

Privately, the Cubs were a little peeved. How can the Sox pitch starter Mark Buehrle for seven innings and not have enough pitchers to go into the 10th after using only three pitchers the whole game? That's what players and coaches were asking in the Cubs' clubhouse. They saw other Sox pitchers in the bullpen and wanted the game to continue at least another inning.

 

http://www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-spt-cub28.html

 

 

What a bunch of freaking Nancies.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Guillen is a chump. Baker should call him out for being a coward just so Guillen can go on another physchotic rant.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Guillen is a chump. Baker should call him out for being a coward just so Guillen can go on another physchotic rant.

 

What a tool. He actually asked a reporter if he should have one of his backup MIF pitch...like he had no other option. How many pitchers did you have warming up in the pen late in the game? I don't like calling anyone a liar, but that's about as obvious as you can get.