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

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Hey Morgan, STFU. Murton was safe and you didn't take his side.

 

Joe has to take his neighbor's side.

[Sarcastic]

It wasn't a terrible idea to take Marshall out there, but as others have pointed out, Wuertz was the wrong guy for the situation. You don't bring in your most erratic reliever with the bases loaded.

[Shilzzz]

ronny is playing a heck of a game tonight, great effort. finally a good call at first!

[brinoch]

Love that rainbow throw. Hehehe.

[Yeti]

way to work it ronnie, pujols came off the bag

[Flames24Rulz]

Bynum PH'ing.

[Jon]

Yeah, foot wasn't on the bag.

 

HAHA. "Ball gets there, and his foot is in the air....so that should have been an out." Great one, Morgan.

[ToupeeOnFire]

Hey Joe Idiot Morgan. That still doesn't make up for the blown call on Lee which ended up costing the Cubs a run.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I think you leave him in there vs. Encarnacion, who hasn't hit anything all year. No way does Marshall face Pujols in that situation, either way. Give a groundball pitcher the chance to get a groundball. And I don't even mind putting Wuertz in. I'd rather throw him out there than to waste Williamson or Howry that early in the game.

 

Agreed. Also, Encarnacion doesn't hit LHP relatively well either.

[Coach C]

Oh, that one looked like it was a bit ouside eh Ump?

[brinoch]

Okay, that was safe, and the other two weren't?

 

Make up call for Lee -- who was clearly safe. I didn't see Murton's play.

[frostwyrm]

I'm on Dusty's side on this one. If he left him in, and someone got a big hit, everyone here would be all "WHY DIDNT HE TAKE HIM OUT?! FIRE EM!" but I'm all up for not ruining a rookie's first start, and keeping a close game. We're better safe than sorry I guess.

 

Na, a lot of us here are process-not-results guys, e.g. - Neifi going 3-4 in the 2 hole was dumb regardless of outcome. Leaving Marshall in would also have been smart, regardless of outcome.

[Omar]

Would you guys be alright if he brought in, say, Eyre or Howry? Edited April 10, 2006 by Omar

[Rob]

I think you leave him in there vs. Encarnacion, who hasn't hit anything all year. No way does Marshall face Pujols in that situation, either way. Give a groundball pitcher the chance to get a groundball. And I don't even mind putting Wuertz in. I'd rather throw him out there than to waste Williamson or Howry that early in the game.

 

Why wouldn't you want to put your best pitchers in there in the toughest situations? Just because it's early?

[abuck1220]

I think you leave him in there vs. Encarnacion, who hasn't hit anything all year. No way does Marshall face Pujols in that situation, either way. Give a groundball pitcher the chance to get a groundball. And I don't even mind putting Wuertz in. I'd rather throw him out there than to waste Williamson or Howry that early in the game.

 

i wanted to leave him in just to see how he'd do. i think either one of them could have gotten encarnacion, who is awful. no way i'd let him face pujols either.

 

bynum on the other hand...

[brinoch]

Bynum PH'ing.

 

Wow. Terrible swing on strike 2. Youch.

[B]

Okay, that was safe, and the other two weren't?

 

Make up call for Lee -- who was clearly safe. I didn't see Murton's play.

 

Murton was safer than Lee. :)

[BigbadB]

Bynum looks like one of those people in that Tom Cruise movie.

[soccer10k]

Hey Morgan, STFU. Murton was safe and you didn't take his side.

 

Joe has to take his neighbor's side.

 

Haha.

[Omar]

Hitman Bynum!

[B]

Bynum looks like one of those people in that Tom Cruise movie.

 

Minority Report?

[rawaction]

It wasn't a terrible idea to take Marshall out there, but as others have pointed out, Wuertz was the wrong guy for the situation. You don't bring in your most erratic reliever with the bases loaded.

 

The only thing erratic about Wuertz is that he hasn't been used. He was the team's best reliever last season (outside of Dempster), and there was no need to waste your setup men (Williamson and Howry) who have pitched a lot in the 5th inning.

[Coach C]

Lean on it!

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

take one for the team, new dude.

[Shilzzz]

take one for the team freddy!