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

[Andy]

Another hit for the pitcher. The Cubs HAVE to lead the majors in giving up hits to pitchers. They just have to.

[anemic offense]

There we go...ahh. I was just about to say Z's settling in at 92-93 mph...right where he should be.

[soccer10k]

I like when our pitchers give up hits to the opposing teams pitchers. It's always nice to see.

[badger1679666666]

Another hit for the pitcher. The Cubs HAVE to lead the majors in giving up hits to pitchers. They just have to.

 

They just said Vargas was a DH at Long Beach State though....

[rawaction]

No reason not to have a quick 1-2-3 inning there. Opposing pitcher again.

[cubfan75]

I like when our pitchers give up hits to the opposing teams pitchers. It's always nice to see.

 

Not as bad if Z hits a bomb in his at-bat.

[Blueheart05]

96 MPH fastball for Z to get the K.

 

Z is most effective when he pitches in the low 90s; that's when his ball sinks and he gets groundballs. He's been getting too many fly balls lately.

Edited April 24, 2006 by Blueheart05

[anemic offense]

Another hit for the pitcher. The Cubs HAVE to lead the majors in giving up hits to pitchers. They just have to.

 

This one might be good. Especially if Z gets Ramirez to ground out (making the pitcher run).

[anemic offense]

Good.

[Flames24Rulz]

Z K's Ramirez to end the 2nd. Let's get some runs.

[badger1679666666]

Z's dealing.

[cubfan75]

Z's slider has been pretty sick on the outer half.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Abercrombie grounded out to short, 1-6-3

Treanor struck out swinging

Vargas singled to center field

Ramirez struck out swinging

 

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

 

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

 

Home runs: Florida: Cabrera (4)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano   2.0  3  2  2  1  4  1  41 

[Blueheart05]

Z at 41 pitches already.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Odds of Ramirez grounding out to the 3rd baseman this inning?

[YearofDaCubs]

Z's slider has been pretty sick on the outer half.

He has a nasty slider.

[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.

 

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

 

They should know that Marlins fans only show themselves until the second half of September? And that's only if the team is in the playoff hunt.

 

They probably won't show up then either...

 

Meanwhile, Z isn't fooling too many of these guys.

 

I do remember their fans showed up in 2003 late in the year. But I can't tell you how many home games they played when they drew less than 20000 fans and sometimes they wouldn't even draw 10000.

[Jon]

"Volatile" mention #2.

 

That's not really the right word.

[Andy]

Someone will hit a homer this inning, I can feel it.

[CubinNY]

Z looks good. The walk to Uggla killed there.

 

Nothing you can do when I right hander pulls a low and away slider out to left. 9 times out of 10 that is a weak grounder.

[cubfan75]

Z at 41 pitches already.

 

<---- Wants to convice her to put up her old avatar, but in light of Keith Hernandez's comments thinks better of it.

[RynoRules]

Z K's Ramirez to end the 2nd. Let's get some runs.

 

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[anemic offense]

Z's slider has been pretty sick on the outer half.

He has a nasty slider.

 

When it's not floating 6-12 inches off the plate and the hitters are just looking at it (which has been the case way too often in the early going of the season)

[Holy Cow]

All his stuff has been electric so far. Hoplefully his feel for location will improve as he gets deeper into the game.

[Chris]

Ugh, a ton of pitches