4/24 Marlins (Vargas) @ Cubs (Z!) 6:05 PM WCIU/ESPN

[badgercub]

1. Am I the only one encouraged by Z's reaction to the homer? He laughed it off, and stayed cool. Plus, with his heat, down the middle at the knees is not that bad a pitch.

 

2. They are going to show hightlights from game 6? Why? Is this going to keep happening every time we play the Marlins? Its been 3 years.

 

When you are behind in the count and the guy is sitting dead red, it is not a good pitch, you can't lay it down the middle to big league hitters, especially not Cabrera.

[badger1679666666]

giggity giggity Erin.

 

:oops:

[anemic offense]

Seeing DLee in a cast hurts. :(

 

At least they're following that up with a closeup of Erin Andrews. :)

[CubinNY]

It's baseball 101.

 

Young pitchers

Pitchers you haven't seen

Lefties

 

You take a ptich or two unless it is in the kill zone

 

If you have all three of those wrapped up in one player you take a few.

 

What do the Cubs do?

 

Swing at pitch 2, 4, 6, 7, and 9.

[Vinestal]

*sigh* This is going to be one of those horrible pitchers that shut us down

[Outshined_One]

I had a flashback to Jeromy Burnitz at the plate when I saw Todd come up.

 

This is not a good sign.

[Andy]

ESPN seems to enjoy torturing Cubs fans.

It's fate's fault more than anything. ESPN is just recounting what the baseball gods do to us.

[cubfan75]

Is there a "tilda" sign on this board? Since the n in Cedeno's name uses it.

[moorecg]

Ok...at the risk of having the "swing at the best pitch argument"...JP actually only took 2 pitches to make an out after Z's 27 pitch inning. That is not good baseball. At least Ronny made him work a bit.

[Blueheart05]

ESPN seems to enjoy torturing Cubs fans.

 

What are they saying now? I'm watching the game locally on WCIU/Cubs Net

[soccer10k]

So lets go over what we've seen in the first 30 minutes of the telecast.

 

1. A 2003 reference

2. A Bartman reference

3. Getting reminded that Willis was drafted by the Cubs

4. Another replay of the Derrek Lee injury play

 

I love ESPN.

[Flames24Rulz]

*sigh* This is going to be one of those horrible pitchers that shut us down

 

i have that feeling too. :(

[Blueheart05]

So lets go over what we've seen in the first 30 minutes of the telecast.

 

1. A 2003 reference

2. A Bartman reference

3. Getting reminded that Willis was drafted by the Cubs

4. Another replay of the Derrek Lee injury play

 

I love ESPN.

 

Apparently, they think the majority of their viewers are Marlins fans tonight.

[cubfan75]

Nice catch by Willingham to get Walker out.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Pierre flied out to left field

Cedeno struck out swinging

Walker flied out to shallow left field

 

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

 

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

 

Home runs: Florida: Cabrera (4)

[Flames24Rulz]

Willingham makes a nice running catch to end the inning...

[Coach C]

Dammit.

 

Nice catch though.

[Chris]

Ugh. When a catch like that is made you know it's gonna be a long night.

[anemic offense]

It's going to be one of those nights :(

[Andy]

Ah yes, let's pull out the Gold Glove plays too, just to rub it in.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Vargas no hitter?

[cubfan75]

It's going to be one of those nights :(

 

Maybe you should change your screen name to combat the inevitable.

[Outshined_One]

Ah yes, let's pull out the Gold Glove plays too, just to rub it in.

 

I'll admit to laughing when ESPN talked up Neifi's Gold Glove.

[Mizzou]

Vargas no hitter?

Where's Rocket when you need him?

[muntjack]

Vargas no hitter?

 

Nah, Murton is gonna torch this guy.