Opening Day 4-3 Cubs (Zambrano) v. Reds (Harang) 1:10 CT WGN

[badger1679666666]

Same thing year after year. Our starters can't hold leads and we waste opportunities with our offense.

 

Does this really need to start 5 innings into the season?

The comment itself or what he was talking about?

 

Well two-fold. 1) The presumption that today's performance by Z is gonna = what we do for the next 161 games. 2) The posting style that reflects that the sky is falling everytime the Cubs don't perform Perfectly (i.e don't score a runner in scoring position with less than 2 out EVERY time we have the chance), even though no team performs perfectly.

 

But maybe I just need to ignore the posts.

[Rob]

That was the most beautiful ugly thing I've seen in a long time.

[sweetpeteman]

Matt! Another infield single!

[Wild_Cubs04]

Same thing year after year. Our starters can't hold leads and we waste opportunities with our offense.

 

Does this really need to start 5 innings into the season?

 

Well do you really sense a change?

 

Um the fact we scored 5 in the first and didn't squander that opportunity was a change. No team is gonna score EVERY time they have runners in scoring position. None. Not even the WS champs.

 

And most teams if you give your ace a 5 run lead that a gimme win for him. I'm not only talking about the offense but our starters habit of getting and then giving away big leads. As for the offense I'm talking about scoring early and not putting teams away.

 

It is only the first game of the Season.......

[David]

Murton with his specialty crap single on the hit & run!

[Jon]

Hit and run after a 5-pitch walk (and the strike was borderline)?

 

At least it worked.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Murton remembered how to hit crap singles!

[dorjecub]

Murton infield hit!

[Blueheart05]

Murton is the master of the INF hit

[Rob]

Same thing year after year. Our starters can't hold leads and we waste opportunities with our offense.

 

Does this really need to start 5 innings into the season?

The comment itself or what he was talking about?

 

Well two-fold. 1) The presumption that today's performance by Z is gonna = what we do for the next 161 games. 2) The posting style that reflects that the sky is falling everytime the Cubs don't perform Perfectly (i.e don't score a runner in scoring position with less than 2 out EVERY time we have the chance), even though no team performs perfectly.

 

But maybe I just need to ignore the posts.

 

Congratulations, you're an optomist.

 

We get it already.

[badger1679666666]

Same thing year after year. Our starters can't hold leads and we waste opportunities with our offense.

 

Does this really need to start 5 innings into the season?

 

Well do you really sense a change?

 

Um the fact we scored 5 in the first and didn't squander that opportunity was a change. No team is gonna score EVERY time they have runners in scoring position. None. Not even the WS champs.

 

And most teams if you give your ace a 5 run lead that a gimme win for him. I'm not only talking about the offense but our starters habit of getting and then giving away big leads. As for the offense I'm talking about scoring early and not putting teams away.

 

True, but Z isn't gonna squander 5 run leads very often. He was just off today. He's shown over 3 years to be a very reliable and awesome pitcher.

[illiniguy]

come on ronny.

[dorjecub]

please ronny......or its neifi time

[Rob]

Safe at first!

[YearofDaCubs]

Nice.

[David]

RONNY SAFE ON THE 2 STRIKE BUNT!!!! :D :D

[Coach C]

SAFE!

[badger1679666666]

Same thing year after year. Our starters can't hold leads and we waste opportunities with our offense.

 

Does this really need to start 5 innings into the season?

The comment itself or what he was talking about?

 

Well two-fold. 1) The presumption that today's performance by Z is gonna = what we do for the next 161 games. 2) The posting style that reflects that the sky is falling everytime the Cubs don't perform Perfectly (i.e don't score a runner in scoring position with less than 2 out EVERY time we have the chance), even though no team performs perfectly.

 

But maybe I just need to ignore the posts.

 

Congratulations, you're an optomist.

 

We get it already.

 

I was respnding to Mizzou's question. Do you have a problem with that?

[Blueheart05]

Ronny with a bunt single

 

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Edited April 3, 2006 by Blueheart05

[Jon]

Wow. A heck of a bunt on 0-2 and...wow.

[dorjecub]

Ronny gets the bunt down and everyone's safe!

[Scott G. F.]

Same thing year after year. Our starters can't hold leads and we waste opportunities with our offense.

 

Does this really need to start 5 innings into the season?

The comment itself or what he was talking about?

 

Well two-fold. 1) The presumption that today's performance by Z is gonna = what we do for the next 161 games. 2) The posting style that reflects that the sky is falling everytime the Cubs don't perform Perfectly (i.e don't score a runner in scoring position with less than 2 out EVERY time we have the chance), even though no team performs perfectly.

 

But maybe I just need to ignore the posts.

 

Just get the score. The mamby pamby chiken little the sky is falling crap gets old. It's game one and it's tied 5-5. Let the pen absob this one for Z that probably was jacked up, being opening day and all.

[soccer10k]

I have high hopes for Ronny Cedeno.

[moorecg]

I like this Pagan guy...no mater what his religious affilation is.

[illiniguy]

It scares me that Bob is already threatening to pull Ronny. I know he isn't the manager, but for the love of god we have neifi perez backing him up.