4/18 Cubs (Big Z) @ Dodgers (Lowe) 9 pm WGN

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

looks like the end of the game is missing from the game thread. What happened?

 

Site crashed.

[Bull]

aha, thanks

 

Here on the east coast, I was long since in bed.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

My immediate reaction to the Lofton steal last night was "walk Drew" since his run didn't matter anyway..... maybe it was just a gut feeling, but I would rather have seen a Williamson vs. Kent matchup in that situation.

 

Anyone else think the same thing at the time?

 

Was Williamson in the pen? I couldn't see the Cubs pen from my location. If that was the case, I certainly was pissed that they didn't walk Drew. Heck, Howry walked Mueller earlier in the game with first open.

 

And I wasn't pleased that Ohman was pitching the bottom of the 9th of a tie game.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

My immediate reaction to the Lofton steal last night was "walk Drew" since his run didn't matter anyway..... maybe it was just a gut feeling, but I would rather have seen a Williamson vs. Kent matchup in that situation.

 

Anyone else think the same thing at the time?

 

Was Williamson in the pen? I couldn't see the Cubs pen from my location. If that was the case, I certainly was pissed that they didn't walk Drew. Heck, Howry walked Mueller earlier in the game with first open.

 

And I wasn't pleased that Ohman was pitching the bottom of the 9th of a tie game.

 

Williamson was in the pen. Why it wasn't Dempster I don't know. I was a little upset with Ohman pitching the 9th, but there was a long streak of switch hitters and lefties coming up. On the other hand, lefties are 1 for 13 against Dempster so far this year.

[Geech]

Yes, Williamson was up in the pen. Dempster had even been up in the pen at one point, but I think he stopped throwing after Ohman came in.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

My immediate reaction to the Lofton steal last night was "walk Drew" since his run didn't matter anyway..... maybe it was just a gut feeling, but I would rather have seen a Williamson vs. Kent matchup in that situation.

 

Anyone else think the same thing at the time?

 

Was Williamson in the pen? I couldn't see the Cubs pen from my location. If that was the case, I certainly was pissed that they didn't walk Drew. Heck, Howry walked Mueller earlier in the game with first open.

 

And I wasn't pleased that Ohman was pitching the bottom of the 9th of a tie game.

 

Williamson was in the pen. Why it wasn't Dempster I don't know. I was a little upset with Ohman pitching the 9th, but there was a long streak of switch hitters and lefties coming up. On the other hand, lefties are 1 for 13 against Dempster so far this year.

 

I thought it was Dempster coming in when I saw the high socks (it seemed like the logical move to make), then I saw the #50 and I was disappointed.

 

Was Z throwing as soft as the Dodger Stadium gun indicated (87-90 mph, topping out once or twice at 92 mph)?

[Fred Hornkohl]

aha, thanks

 

Here on the east coast, I was long since in bed.

 

Unfortunately, so were the CUBS' bats !!!

[ToupeeOnFire]

Apparently, it takes one of the following to crash NSBB...

 

1) An act of God

 

2) A shout-out from Len Kasper on TV

 

3) A clutch RBI by Neifi Perez

[UBlink]

Apparently, it takes one of the following to crash NSBB...

 

1) An act of God

 

2) A shout-out from Len Kasper on TV

 

3) A clutch RBI by Neifi Perez

 

Doesn't it take 1) to get 3) ?

[Coach C]

My immediate reaction to the Lofton steal last night was "walk Drew" since his run didn't matter anyway..... maybe it was just a gut feeling, but I would rather have seen a Williamson vs. Kent matchup in that situation.

 

Anyone else think the same thing at the time?

 

Was Williamson in the pen? I couldn't see the Cubs pen from my location. If that was the case, I certainly was pissed that they didn't walk Drew. Heck, Howry walked Mueller earlier in the game with first open.

 

And I wasn't pleased that Ohman was pitching the bottom of the 9th of a tie game.

 

Williamson was in the pen. Why it wasn't Dempster I don't know. I was a little upset with Ohman pitching the 9th, but there was a long streak of switch hitters and lefties coming up. On the other hand, lefties are 1 for 13 against Dempster so far this year.

 

I thought it was Dempster coming in when I saw the high socks (it seemed like the logical move to make), then I saw the #50 and I was disappointed.

 

Was Z throwing as soft as the Dodger Stadium gun indicated (87-90 mph, topping out once or twice at 92 mph)?

 

WGN showed that Dempster was warming up in the pen, in case the Cubs managed to get the lead, and Ohman on the other mound in the pen.

[Omar]

Think Bynum could've hustled better/dove for the ball? Or was he playing too far off?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Think Bynum could've hustled better/dove for the ball? Or was he playing too far off?

 

On Drew's GW hit? He wasn't playing that close to the RF line. There really was nothing he could do.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Think Bynum could've hustled better/dove for the ball? Or was he playing too far off?

 

On Drew's GW hit? He wasn't playing that close to the RF line. There really was nothing he could do.

 

The ball took a weird bounce too. I held my breath and hoped for a miracle throw/Lofton falling down, but the ball kicked directly away from Bynum.

[Coach C]

Yeah, what a frusterating day, on NSBB crashing, and the game. I thought the Cub pen did well, despite that giving up that one run, which proved to be the game winner.

 

But I feel that it was more of the offense fault, since they were nowhere even close to Lowe and that other pitcher for the Dodgers. They were just whiffing, and badly at that.