4/26 Marlins (Olsen) @ Cubs (Guzman) 1:20 PM WGN TV

[Blueheart05]

Howry is a little off in each of his last 2 outings

 

Howry has pitched well in this inning. that ball to Mabry should have been caught.

[cjbucks]

Howry is a little off in each of his last 2 outings

 

How so? He got two fly ball outs. It's not his fault The Village Idiot took out a better fielder in RF.

 

Howry gets out of that inning with, at worst, one run scoring if Jones stays in the game.

 

Funny stuff............Dusty gets heat both for playing JJ and for taking him out of the game :lol:

[Banedon]

Howry's been giving up too many hits lately.

 

Most outfielders would have caught the ball to RF which would have made the out to Pierre the 3rd in the inning.

 

But a run would have score on the first flyout either way

 

I'd rather be one run down than three though.

[C.C.]

Well we just came back from 3 on Monday. Can we do it again?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

And the Cubs still haven't won on my birthday since 2001. Man oh man.

The Cubs have never won on my birthday.

 

Ok, it's October 28.

 

Mine either, but it's in February.

[LoneStarCubFan]

Howry's been giving up too many hits lately.

 

Most outfielders would have caught the ball to RF which would have made the out to Pierre the 3rd in the inning.

 

But a run would have score on the first flyout either way

 

One run down is better than three runs down.

 

Plus THERE WAS NO FREAKIN' REASON to double switch because Dusty wasn't going to use Howry after this inning.

[RyCubsFan]

Howry is a little off in each of his last 2 outings

Can't blame Howry for that. He did his job. It should be 4-3 heading into the bottom of the 8th.

 

 

He allowed all 3 runners he inheireted to score. I don't think that's doing his job.

 

He needed to come in and get a ground ball at all costs.

 

Or a K. But he got the ball too far up in the zone to two batters.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Williamson in to pitch for the CUBS

Willimgham walked, Reed pinch running

Willingham was awarded second base on a balk

Willingham took third base on a wild pitch

Jacobs struck out swinging

Uggla walked

Aguila walked, Uggla to second

Howry in to pitch (7th), Mabry in at rf (9th) for the CUBS

Helms, pinch hitting for Treanor, doubled down the right field line, Reed & Uggla scored, Aguila to third

Olivo, pinch hitting for Nolasco, flied out to center flied, Aguila scored

Ramirez struck out (called)

 

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

 

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

 

Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (4) - Florida: Willingham (4)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Guzman     5.0  6  3  3  4  5  1  87 
Novoa      2.0  1  0  0  0  3  0  35 
Williamson 0.3  0  3  3  3  1  0  20 
Howry      0.7  1  0  0  0  1  0  11 

Edited April 26, 2006 by Fred Hornkohl

[Balsa]

Ugh. That inning was just Uggla.

[BeerHere]

This one's on Dusty if they end up losing.

 

I disagree. Even if JJ catches that ball it's still 4-3. Can't blame Dusty for Williamson being wild.

 

This one falls on Williamson.

[LoneStarCubFan]

Every time I watch Dusty use another useless double switch I come that much closer to wanting to see the DH in the National League.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Williamson walks the bases loaded without getting a single out. All score.

 

nice

 

If the Cubs could get more then two gosh darn hits against a AAA pitcher, maybe they would have swept this AAA team. And the Cubs are in no position to be "just satisfied" with series wins. If they can get the sweep, they NEED to develop that killer instinct, and complete the sweep. Sweeping the Cards, and not sweeping the Marlins, makes this Cub fan :evil: .

[Blueheart05]

Howry's been giving up too many hits lately.

 

Most outfielders would have caught the ball to RF which would have made the out to Pierre the 3rd in the inning.

 

But a run would have score on the first flyout either way

 

That's the not so bad considering the bases were loaded when he came into the game. Williamson is to blame.

[cheapseats]

Howry is a little off in each of his last 2 outings

 

How so? He got two fly ball outs. It's not his fault The Village Idiot took out a better fielder in RF.

 

Howry gets out of that inning with, at worst, one run scoring if Jones stays in the game.

 

Funny stuff............Dusty gets heat both for playing JJ and for taking him out of the game :lol:

 

Note that way back near the beginning of the thread it was suggested that Jones should not be starting against a lefty, but should be used later in the game as the Marlins have a shortage of lefties in the bullpen.

 

Steve Stone would call that first-guessing.

[C.C.]

This one's on Dusty if they end up losing.

 

I disagree. Even if JJ catches that ball it's still 4-3. Can't blame Dusty for Williamson being wild.

 

This one falls on Williamson.

 

Of course it does. Falls flat on Williamson.

[RyCubsFan]

Howry's been giving up too many hits lately.

 

Most outfielders would have caught the ball to RF which would have made the out to Pierre the 3rd in the inning.

 

But a run would have score on the first flyout either way

 

That's the not so bad considering the bases were loaded when he came into the game. Williamson is to blame.

 

I don't think that either pitcher did a good job.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Mabry singled to right field

[KatJ]

Here's a stat for Fred: how well do the Cubs convert walks to runs compared to their opponents?

 

Seems like the Cubs don't take advantage of BB to the extent that they should, comparatively speaking. I wonder how far off my perspective is from reality?

[cjbucks]

At least they didn't put JoBo in ............................. he's money.

[frostwyrm]

Howry is a little off in each of his last 2 outings

 

How so? He got two fly ball outs. It's not his fault The Village Idiot took out a better fielder in RF.

 

Howry gets out of that inning with, at worst, one run scoring if Jones stays in the game.

 

Funny stuff............Dusty gets heat both for playing JJ and for taking him out of the game :lol:

 

Well, he deserves it. The Marlins had a lefty SP today and no lefty relievers. He should have been on the bench to start the game and then inserted against the Marlins bullpen.

[Balsa]

Every time I watch Dusty use another useless double switch I come that much closer to wanting to see the DH in the National League.

 

Pitcher's spot up right now. Double switch totally not useless.

[B]

Is that Alfonseca on the mound? Someone look for a 6th finger.

[swordsman]

Come on Cubbies! Let's get some runs!!

 

 

WOO HOO!

 

MA-BRY!!

 

 

LET'S GO CUBS!!!

LET'S GO CUBS!!!

LET'S GO CUBS!!!

[goonys evil twin]

Why, oh why, are the Cubs being played tough by a AAA team? Even without Lee, the Cubs should have one all three of these games, COMFORTABLY. This crap of playing down to the competition has GOT TO STOP, because it is friggin' annoying.

 

This Cubs team isn't that good. The reason they are playing down to a "AAA" team is because their lineup is like a AAA team. The pitchers are minor leaguers. The leadoff man has been terrible all season, and is coming off a bad year. The 7 and 8 hitter are both terrible. They have very few weapons. The best player on the field is on the other team.

 

It's not that surprising that this would be a tough series and they might only win 2 of 3. This team is going to have to play the high wire act if they want to win much this year. There will be no streaks of comfortable wins until and unless they get a lot of weapons back.

[Banedon]

The Cubs have 2 hits today...both by Aram.....yuck.