5/3 Cubs (Maddux) at Arizona (Batista) 8:40PM CSN; XM188

[badger1679666666]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

[Buford T Justice]

Is it painful for anyone else to watch Counsell bat?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

Eric Snow is suddenly an unstoppable offensive force.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Counsell grounded an IF single to third

[ToupeeOnFire]

this is disgusting: 6IP, 7H, 4BB, 1 stinking run

It's the Baseball Godz coming back to haunt them for their torrid clutch hitting early in the season. It was inevitable.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

 

In 9 games.

[Buford T Justice]

9 games, isn't Nomar scheduled to go on the DL in another game or 2?

[badger1679666666]

Early in the season I was intruiged and excited about this team. Double steals, suicide squeezes, etc.

 

Of late this has been the same crap we've had to watch the last couple years. I don't care if Lee is hurt. Still need to play smart baseball.

 

I thought we were on a roll that when you didn't perform you were sent down or lost your spot ie Williams and Rusch. If that's the case, Jones should ride the pine until he figures out how to not get doubled up off second on a line drive to the friggin outfield.

 

I like lots on this team still, Murton, Cedeno, Barrett, Ramirez, relief, young pitchers, etc. But needless to say again they're frustrating to watch.

 

Jones needs to go.

 

Or else he needs to bat cleanup - he's hitting better than Aram.

 

Aram will end up hitting over .300, Jones wont

 

I sure hope so but I have yet to see anything that gives me a lot of confidence that will happen.

 

Last year? Or the Year before that? Or the year before that? Or 2 years before that?

[Rebel_Cubbie]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

 

Cedeno's batting 315 w/ OBP of 340ish

[Flames24Rulz]

our infielders don't understand baseball fundamentals. It's called back up the play.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Counsell stole second base, took third on a throwing error, E2

[cjbucks]

Early in the season I was intruiged and excited about this team. Double steals, suicide squeezes, etc.

 

Of late this has been the same crap we've had to watch the last couple years. I don't care if Lee is hurt. Still need to play smart baseball.

 

I thought we were on a roll that when you didn't perform you were sent down or lost your spot ie Williams and Rusch. If that's the case, Jones should ride the pine until he figures out how to not get doubled up off second on a line drive to the friggin outfield.

 

I like lots on this team still, Murton, Cedeno, Barrett, Ramirez, relief, young pitchers, etc. But needless to say again they're frustrating to watch.

 

Jones needs to go.

 

Or else he needs to bat cleanup - he's hitting better than Aram.

 

Aram will end up hitting over .300, Jones wont

 

I sure hope so but I have yet to see anything that gives me a lot of confidence that will happen.

 

Last year? Or the Year before that? Or the year before that? Or 2 years before that?

 

Ok my mistake I haven't seen anything this year.

[badger1679666666]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

 

In 9 games.

 

Can you let me use my small sample size to help bitch about Neifi being on this team without correction please?

[UMFan83]

our infielders don't understand baseball fundamentals. It's called back up the play.

 

Our everything doesn't understand anything. That's why we haven't won in a century.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

 

In 9 games.

 

Can you let me use my small sample size to help bitch about Neifi being on this team without correction please?

 

Well, you don't need to use Nomar to prove we don't need Neifi. Just use [insert player here].

 

EDIT: And I was referring more to injury than sample size in the previous post.

Edited May 4, 2006 by Transmogrified Tiger

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Williamson in to pitch for the CUBS

Hudson grounded out to first, 3-1

Batista grounded out to first, 3-1

Counsell grounded an IF single to third

Counsell stole second base, took third on a throwing error, E2

Byrnes lined out to shortstop

 

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

 

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R  H E
CUBS          0 0 0 1 0 0          1  7 2 
Arizona       0 1 3 0 1 0          5 11 0 

 

Home runs: Arizona: Tracy (5)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Maddux     5.0 10  5  5  0  5  1  85 
Williamson 1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  18 

Edited May 4, 2006 by Fred Hornkohl

[frostwyrm]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

 

In 9 games.

 

Can you let me use my small sample size to help bitch about Neifi being on this team without correction please?

Neifi's whole career Sox.

[badger1679666666]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

 

Cedeno's batting 315 w/ OBP of 340ish

 

I'll take .300/.400 over .315/.340.

 

That being said I'm very happy with Cedeno. I'm sure we could have worked out a configuration that would have allowed Nomar to stay. Say for a platoon with Jockstrap or somewhere else on the field.

[ToupeeOnFire]

Scott Williamson's Gameday picture has him looking like he just got done scrounging for food in a dumpster.

 

http://espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/6174.jpg

[oldstyle81]

Early in the season I was intruiged and excited about this team. Double steals, suicide squeezes, etc.

 

Of late this has been the same crap we've had to watch the last couple years. I don't care if Lee is hurt. Still need to play smart baseball.

 

I thought we were on a roll that when you didn't perform you were sent down or lost your spot ie Williams and Rusch. If that's the case, Jones should ride the pine until he figures out how to not get doubled up off second on a line drive to the friggin outfield.

 

I like lots on this team still, Murton, Cedeno, Barrett, Ramirez, relief, young pitchers, etc. But needless to say again they're frustrating to watch.

 

Jones needs to go.

 

Or else he needs to bat cleanup - he's hitting better than Aram.

 

Aram will end up hitting over .300, Jones wont

 

I sure hope so but I have yet to see anything that gives me a lot of confidence that will happen.

 

Last year? Or the Year before that? Or the year before that? Or 2 years before that?

 

Ok my mistake I haven't seen anything this year.

 

on may 1 of last year he was hitting .238, by the end of may he was at .267 and by the end of june he was over 300

[cheapseats]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

 

Cedeno's batting 315 w/ OBP of 340ish

 

I'll take .300/.400 over .315/.340.

 

That being said I'm very happy with Cedeno. I'm sure we could have worked out a configuration that would have allowed Nomar to stay. Say for a platoon with Jockstrap or somewhere else on the field.

 

Who would you prefer as your utility guy - Hairston, Neifi, or Nomar?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Bynum, pinch hitting for Williamson, grounded out to second, 4-3

[cheapseats]

Scott Williamson's Gameday picture has him looking like he just got done scrounging for food in a dumpster.

 

http://espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/6174.jpg

 

I think it was actually taken just before he went scrounging for food. Nice guess, though.

[cheapseats]

Bynum, pinch hitting for Williamson, grounded out to second, 4-3

 

But Bynum ran fast on his way back to the dugout.

[badger1679666666]

Well it's a good thing we didn't keep Nomar. He's only bat .300 with an OBP of near .400.

 

Cedeno's batting 315 w/ OBP of 340ish

 

I'll take .300/.400 over .315/.340.

 

That being said I'm very happy with Cedeno. I'm sure we could have worked out a configuration that would have allowed Nomar to stay. Say for a platoon with Jockstrap or somewhere else on the field.

 

Who would you prefer as your utility guy - Hairston, Neifi, or Nomar?

 

Hairston. Neifi shouldn't see wrigley unless he's a batboy.