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

[C.C.]

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Barrett homered to left field

Pagan grounded out to second, 4-3

Hairston, pinch hitting for Williams, singled to left field

Cedeno grounded out to third, 5-3, Hairston to second

Mabry grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

 

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base

 

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R  H E
Cincinnati    1 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0    9 10 0 
CUBS          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1    2 10 0 

 

W: Arroyo (2-0)

S: none

L: Rusch (0-2)

 

T: 2:33

A: 36,708

 

Home runs: Cincinnati: Griffey (2), Dunn (3 & 4), Arroyo (2), Encarnacion (1), Kearns (2)

CUBS: Barrett (3)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Rusch      5.0  5  4  4  0  4  4  97 
Ohman      0.0  4  5  5  1  0  2  12 
Wuertz     2.0  0  0  0  1  2  0  28 
Williams   2.0  1  0  0  1  1  0  35 

 

Thank god this nightmare is over! Until tomorrow!

[gflore34]

If there's one positive out of this, it's nice to see Williams not sucking.

Especially since he'll be starting for Rusch next game.

Williams is joining the rotation in the 5th spot on April 15th. We're still stuck with Rusch, who's scheduled to go again on the 16th.

 

What do you think the odds are that Guzman gets the call up to pitch for Rusch?

Don't go and get my hopes up.

 

If Rusch has another terrible outing and Guzman continues going well (I believe he went 5 scoreless, with 5K in his first outing) I believe it'll be impossible not to replace Rusch with Guzman.

[C.C.]

the nightmare is over.

 

let's hope Z has a great outing tomorrow.

 

Maddux pitches tomorrow.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

If I'm remembering right, today continues our streak of our pen not giving up any runs from the 7th on. Not that it mattered today, but still....

[C.C.]

If there's one positive out of this, it's nice to see Williams not sucking.

Especially since he'll be starting for Rusch next game.

Williams is joining the rotation in the 5th spot on April 15th. We're still stuck with Rusch, who's scheduled to go again on the 16th.

 

What do you think the odds are that Guzman gets the call up to pitch for Rusch?

Don't go and get my hopes up.

 

If Rusch has another terrible outing and Guzman continues going well (I believe he went 5 scoreless, with 5K in his first outing) I believe it'll be impossible not to replace Rusch with Guzman.

 

I don't know remember Estes in 2003?

[Andy]

pfft...let's see barrett do that when it counts.

:lol:

[cubfan75]

Now we thank the dear Lord for the invention of licquor and wait until tomorrow.

[gflore34]

If there's one positive out of this, it's nice to see Williams not sucking.

Especially since he'll be starting for Rusch next game.

Williams is joining the rotation in the 5th spot on April 15th. We're still stuck with Rusch, who's scheduled to go again on the 16th.

 

What do you think the odds are that Guzman gets the call up to pitch for Rusch?

Don't go and get my hopes up.

 

If Rusch has another terrible outing and Guzman continues going well (I believe he went 5 scoreless, with 5K in his first outing) I believe it'll be impossible not to replace Rusch with Guzman.

 

I don't know remember Estes in 2003?

 

Baker to learn from mistakes? Ok, impossible, we're stuck with an automatic L in the rotation.

[C.C.]

Now we thank the dear Lord for the invention of licquor and wait until tomorrow.

 

Amen brother! I'm outta work and off to my local pub to forget this game. Can we sue the Cubs for destroying my liver? :shock:

[mhuber92211]

I can't believe that Ohman only threw 12 pitches. At least he gave the reds value for each pitch. Sheesh.

 

Good to see Williams and Wuertz have pretty good back 2 back outings. And its nice not see Williamson, Eyre, Howry & Dempster in this game.

[cubfan75]

McDonald's for making people fat and Phillip Morris for people getting cancer have worked. Why not the Cubs? They give us false promises of a good season all the time and it isn't true, no different than saying cigs are safe.

[UMFan83]

2 questions:

 

Who else got injured today besides Jock? I caught the tail end of a PC where they were talking about a sore glut and day to day.

 

What's the longest a SP has gone this year? Maddux?

[LoneStarCubFan]

Hey, if they win four out of every five I can live with that.

[Flames24Rulz]

2 questions:

 

Who else got injured today besides Jock? I caught the tail end of a PC where they were talking about a sore glut and day to day.

 

What's the longest a SP has gone this year? Maddux?

 

yeah Maddux was the longest with I think 6 and 1/3. Z went 6 on Saturday.

[Andy]

In answer to your other question, KoJock was the only injury I noticed during the game...

[Jon]

Ramirez left the game because of soreness in his glut after a swing.

[Jehrico]

If there's one positive out of this, it's nice to see Williams not sucking.

Especially since he'll be starting for Rusch next game.

Williams is joining the rotation in the 5th spot on April 15th. We're still stuck with Rusch, who's scheduled to go again on the 16th.

 

What do you think the odds are that Guzman gets the call up to pitch for Rusch?

Don't go and get my hopes up.

 

If Rusch has another terrible outing and Guzman continues going well (I believe he went 5 scoreless, with 5K in his first outing) I believe it'll be impossible not to replace Rusch with Guzman.

 

I don't know remember Estes in 2003?

 

Baker to learn from mistakes? Ok, impossible, we're stuck with an automatic L in the rotation.

Estes was mired in the rotation because we had to have a lefty. We have Marshall, hopefully that helps make Rusch expendable.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Go Go Gadget Moonshot

[Andy]

Go Go Gadget Moonshot

BWAHAHAHAHA

 

/nominates for funniest "The Dugout" thing ever

[Drew Doughty]

Go Go Gadget Moonshot

BWAHAHAHAHA

 

/nominates for funniest "The Dugout" thing ever

 

It was alright. It was funnier because you're a Cubs fan. But it was only okay by the standards they've set. I still love Farnsworth Breaks Bad.

[ltb]

that was an okay dugout...but there are so so so so so many more that have had me laughing way harder.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

that was an okay dugout...but there are so so so so so many more that have had me laughing way harder.

 

agreed