4/9 Cubs (Marshall) vs Deadbirds (Fat Drunk) 7:05 ESPN

[brinoch]

That was a hell of a play by Cedeno there. Wow. Saved a run.

[Rob]

Well at least there wasn't too much damage done...

[Omar]

Tough inning over. C'mon Cubs offense!

[Outshined_One]

Out of the inning, but Fatty is still pitching for the ReCards.

[abuck1220]

thanks for swinging at that, jim.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Now it's time to get that run back.

 

Come on Cubs!

[ToupeeOnFire]

Alright. Cedeno's play was huge.

[Flames24Rulz]

Edmonds grounds out to end the inning. Cedeno, PH, Pierre due up.

[Coach C]

*sigh*

 

Hopefully the offense can wake up here...

[da bears]

Alright Cubs. Answer right back.

[B]

Wuertz warming up in the pen.

 

Hey, I have an idea. Let's wait until the most difficult situation of the year and bring Wuertz in for the 1st time.

 

^

[brinoch]

Nice job Cedeno. Pretty much saved a run there... for now..

 

For good. Wuertz gets Edmonds to ground to Lee.

[hawkcub]

Plenty of time to get those runs back.

[Omar]

Out of the inning, but Fatty is still pitching for the ReCards.

 

ReCards?

[soccer10k]

Major boneheaded move #1

[Andy]

<---- thinks Marshall absolutely would have gotten the DP if Dusty had given him a damn chance.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Taguchi doubled to left field

Luna singled to center field, Taguchi to third

Ponson sacrificed, 1-4, Luna to second, Taguchi holding third

Eckstein hit by pitch

Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS

Encarnacion struck out swinging

Pujols singled to left field Taguchi & Luna scored, Eckstein to second

Rolen grounded an IF single to short, Eckstein to third, Pujols to second

Edmonds grounded out to first, unassisted

 

2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 men left on base

 

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
St. Louis     2 0 0 0 2            4 6 0 
CUBS          0 0 0 3              3 6 0 

 

Home runs: St, Louis: Rolen (2) - CUBS: Jones (1)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marshall   4.3  4  4  4  1  2  1  65 
Wuertz     0.7  2  0  0  0  1  0  22 

[Blueheart05]

Wuertz would have gotten out of it if he'd stuck with his slider!

[stitchface]

right, because for certain he would have induced a DP and not given up a HR.

[Warpticon]

Okay, Joe. We KNOW he wasn't going to run haphazardly around the infield, and that instead he needed to prevent the run from scoring. Why are you still talking about it?

[Coach C]

Out of the inning, but Fatty is still pitching for the ReCards.

 

ReCards?

 

Replace the C with a T, and you got your answer.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Thanks Dusty.

 

What'd Dusty do? Wuertz had Encarnancion, and he almost had Pujols.

 

At the very least, I would have liked to have seen Marshall clean up his own mess since he had a better chance at a groundball and also since Wuertz hasn't seen action in a long time.

 

Wuertz is just a bad choice here.

 

Dusty didn't throw Marshall to the wolves. He could have been rocked with the heart of the order due up, bases juiced.

[sethuel1]

Thanks Dusty.

 

What'd Dusty do? Wuertz had Encarnancion, and he almost had Pujols.

 

At the very least, I would have liked to have seen Marshall clean up his own mess since he had a better chance at a groundball and also since Wuertz hasn't seen action in a long time.

 

Wuertz is just a bad choice here.

 

Dusty didn't throw Marshall to the wolves. He could have been rocked with the heart of the order due up, bases juiced.

 

the heart of the order does not include Juan Encarnacion

[Sosa21MVP]

Should have left the kid in there to finish the inning. What a moron.

 

Sorry not buying that. Say Marshall remains in the game and gives up the long ball? Then it's "stupid Baker why leave the rookie in the game?"

 

The manager is damned either way. He leaves the starter in too long or pulls them too soon? It's all so subjective. Nobody has a crystal ball.

Edited April 10, 2006 by Sosa21MVP

[Blueheart05]

Thanks Dusty.

 

What'd Dusty do? Wuertz had Encarnancion, and he almost had Pujols.

 

At the very least, I would have liked to have seen Marshall clean up his own mess since he had a better chance at a groundball and also since Wuertz hasn't seen action in a long time.

 

Wuertz is just a bad choice here.

 

Dusty didn't throw Marshall to the wolves. He could have been rocked with the heart of the order due up, bases juiced.

 

I agree