4-5 Cubs (Rusch) v. Reds (Arroyo) 11:35 CT ESPN

[UMFan83]

Starters ERA This year: 15.19

[Rusch33]

I normally don't say it, but get Rusch out of there.

[illiniguy]

the outs he is getting are shots.

[XZero771679666304]

Jeebus, Glendon.

[sethuel1]

2 homers and 2 warning track shots. I feel good!

[Vinestal]

Sweet he's throwing batting practice for the Reds.

[Chris]

Reds taking BP

[srbin84]

Could have easily been a lot worse. Get somebody throwing.

[GlassCow]

It's going to be a very long season if we're going to have to outscore our opponents to win games, rather than beating them through pitching and defense. Most teams' pitching staffs don't suck as much as the Reds does.

[rawaction]

How close were those 2? Rusch really is not a good pitcher.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Arroyo homered to left field

Freel walked

Lopez flied out to right field

Freel stole second base

Griffey struck out swinging

Freel stole third base

Aurilia homered to left center field, Freel scored

Dunn singled off the wall in right field

Encarnacion flied out to the wall in left field

 

3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base

 

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
CUBS          2 0 0                2 3 0 
Cincinnati    1 0 3                4 5 0 

 

Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (1) - Cincinnati: Arroyo (1), Aurilia (1)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Rusch      3.0  4  5  4  1  2  2  62 

Edited April 5, 2006 by Fred Hornkohl

[halplm]

It just seems so early to have given up already :)

 

Don't know who's going to "save" us this year, though... I guess it's supposed to be Hendry...

[illiniguy]

It's going to be a very long season if we're going to have to outscore our opponents to win games, rather than beating them through pitching and defense. Most teams' pitching staffs don't suck as much as the Reds does.

Without a healthy Wood or Prior we don't have good pitching.

[BeerHere]

Wow. Rusch seems especially awful today.

[Banedon]

This was all strategy. Let Arroyo sit for a while so he gets cold....

[fiver]

cough..clears throat.."four runs won't win this one"voice>

[srbin84]

How close were those 2? Rusch really is not a good pitcher.

 

First on off the bottom of the wall in right and the second on the front of the warning track in left.

[sethuel1]

Did anyone else here just enjoy the Binny's radio commercial with the porno background music?

[illiniguy]

cough..clears throat.."four runs won't win this one"voice>

Four runs won't be all Cincy gets of Glendon either.

[goonys evil twin]

It's going to be a very long season if we're going to have to outscore our opponents to win games, rather than beating them through pitching and defense. Most teams' pitching staffs don't suck as much as the Reds does.

Without a healthy Wood or Prior we don't have good pitching.

 

If you go with Rusch, you don't have good pitching. If you give a shot to the talented young guys you at least have a chance for good pitching.

[C.C.]

Rusch is terrible. I mean c'mon!

[Coach C]

This was all strategy. Let Arroyo sit for a while so he gets cold....

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/SwedeCarlson/Funnies/Brilliant.jpg

 

Brilliant!

[Butterscup1679666578]

Dunn played that reaction well.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez flied out to left field

[illiniguy]

It's going to be a very long season if we're going to have to outscore our opponents to win games, rather than beating them through pitching and defense. Most teams' pitching staffs don't suck as much as the Reds does.

Without a healthy Wood or Prior we don't have good pitching.

 

If you go with Rusch, you don't have good pitching. If you give a shot to the talented young guys you at least have a chance for good pitching.

Agreed, we should have one of Guzman, Hill, or Williams in there.