4/11, Cubs/Reds, Cy Rusch/Arroyo, CSN 1:20

[Blueheart05]

GR doubles for the first hit.

[erik316wttn]

Double for the fat man.

 

Let's get a nice 2-out rally going.

[Flames24Rulz]

yay, maybe Rusch should turn into a position player or go to the AL and become a DH.

[Vinestal]

lol at least he can hit. I think Bronson gave that to him for the 2 homers

[srbin84]

Wow, he actually did something useful. Good job.

[sweetpeteman]

Hey, Rusch is atleast not completely useless... dont cut him, just put him on the Bench.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

fly fatass fly!

[Flames24Rulz]

who called the Cedeno homer this inning? Homer, strikeout, it's all the same...

i prefer not to talk about it

[Derwood]

nice. The pitchers are a combined 2 for 2 and halfway to the cycle!

[illiniguy]

so how long will shawn estes remain in the rotation this year?

[YearofDaCubs]

Despite this outing, I feel more comfortable with Rusch in the rotation rather than the pen. Of course, depending on when everyone comes back, I hope Marshall sticks in the rotation longer than Rusch.

 

You'd rather give rusch more innings to do damage?

 

Who said that? (besides you)

 

Rusch has been more productive in the rotation than the pen.

 

I asked, not said. :wink:

 

He's doing awesome right now. Love that 9+ ERA in the rotation.

 

Read the rest of my and you'll see my feelings on Rusch in the rotation or try and remember my posts in the past, how I wanted Williams over Rusch last year as well as Hill over Rusch at the end of last year.

 

Trying to look intelligent by showing how poorly Rusch is doing, helps prove my point. Then look at his numbers as a starter compared to a reliever and you'll see what I'm talking about, instead of using stupid smilies.

Starter or Relief we can do better than Rusch, that's for sure.

[erik316wttn]

Walking Pierre here essentially takes away his speed with Rusch in front of him.

[illiniguy]

Walking Pierre here essentially takes away his speed with Rusch in front of him.

Pierre doesn't take many walks anyways.

[UK1679666180]

Starter or Relief we can do better than Rusch, that's for sure.

 

Agreed, which is why I was against bringing him back with a 2 year deal.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Despite this outing, I feel more comfortable with Rusch in the rotation rather than the pen. Of course, depending on when everyone comes back, I hope Marshall sticks in the rotation longer than Rusch.

 

You'd rather give rusch more innings to do damage?

 

Who said that? (besides you)

 

Rusch has been more productive in the rotation than the pen.

 

I asked, not said. :wink:

 

He's doing awesome right now. Love that 9+ ERA in the rotation.

 

Read the rest of my and you'll see my feelings on Rusch in the rotation or try and remember my posts in the past, how I wanted Williams over Rusch last year as well as Hill over Rusch at the end of last year.

 

Trying to look intelligent by showing how poorly Rusch is doing, helps prove my point. Then look at his numbers as a starter compared to a reliever and you'll see what I'm talking about, instead of using stupid smilies.

 

When did I run over your dog?

[Flames24Rulz]

3-0 Reds, end of 3.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Murton grounded out to short, 6-3

Cedeno struck out swinging

Rusch doubled down the right field line

Pierre grounded out to second, 4-3

 

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

 

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

 

Home runs: Cincinnati: Griffey (2), Dunn (3), Arroyo (2)

[rocket]

Walking Pierre here essentially takes away his speed with Rusch in front of him.

Pierre doesn't take many walks anyways.

 

he does hit a lot of weak groundouts though

[YearofDaCubs]

Starter or Relief we can do better than Rusch, that's for sure.

 

Agreed, which is why I was against bringing him back with a 2 year deal.

I'm with you.

[Chocolate Milk]

The warm fuzzy I had from this weekend is wearing off pretty quickly.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Who's going long, top 4?

[SanJoseCubsFan]

He has had a 3.5 era and a 4.3 ERA as a Cub starter in two years. He has done a good job starting. Also, do you want to kick Marshall off the team for one outing and a 8.3 era?

 

Despite this outing, I feel more comfortable with Rusch in the rotation rather than the pen. Of course, depending on when everyone comes back, I hope Marshall sticks in the rotation longer than Rusch.

 

You'd rather give rusch more innings to do damage?

 

Who said that? (besides you)

 

Rusch has been more productive in the rotation than the pen.

 

I asked, not said. :wink:

 

He's doing awesome right now. Love that 9+ ERA in the rotation.

 

Read the rest of my and you'll see my feelings on Rusch in the rotation or try and remember my posts in the past, how I wanted Williams over Rusch last year as well as Hill over Rusch at the end of last year.

 

Trying to look intelligent by showing how poorly Rusch is doing, helps prove my point. Then look at his numbers as a starter compared to a reliever and you'll see what I'm talking about, instead of using stupid smilies.

Starter or Relief we can do better than Rusch, that's for sure.

[illiniguy]

Walking Pierre here essentially takes away his speed with Rusch in front of him.

Pierre doesn't take many walks anyways.

 

he does hit a lot of weak groundouts though

Yeah hopefully Felix keeps ripping the ball.

[Derwood]

Pierre is the fastest guy in the league when grounding out to 2nd :roll:

[rawaction]

Pierre 2-14 in his new home park.