5/11 Cubs (Marshall) @ Giants (Wright) 2:35 WGN TV/XM 189

[Balsa]

Well that just about does it.

 

Meet the new Cubs, same as the old Cubs.

 

I'm calling it a $#%ing night.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Finley has 7 triples and only 1 double this season. And he's 53 years old.

[JonnyRed]

Guys, I don't think we're going to win this one.

 

That's kind of like saying the Bears won't lead the league in offense this fall.

[XZero771679666304]

Yes, replace one of the most potent bats in the lineup (Jones is, as sad as that seems) with an offensive nothing down a bunch of runs. Brilliant!

[Flames24Rulz]

well at least this opens up my afternoon.

 

oh wait, i have a cold and it's been raining the whole day.

 

thx Cobs for sucking so much.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Novoa in (7th) to pitch, Bynum in (9th) at rf for the CUBS

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Winn walked

Vizquel grounded out to short, 6-3, Winn to second

Niekro struck out swinging

Bonds walked

Feliz grounded an IF single to short, Winn to third, Bonds to second

Finley tripled to right field, Winn, Bond & Feliz scored

Novoa in (7th) to pitch, Bynum in (9th) at rf for the CUBS

Matheny popped out (foul) to first base

 

3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base

 

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

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marshall   3.7  9  9  9  5  2  0  88 
Novoa      0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0  01 

Edited May 11, 2006 by Fred Hornkohl

[USSoccer]

we're terrible.

[XZero771679666304]

we're terrible.

 

You're being too kind.

[sethuel1]

well, i'm off to do actual work

[YearofDaCubs]

Wow, From a 3ERA and now close to 5ERA

[C.C.]

BOOOOO!!!!!

[Chocolate Milk]

Yes, replace one of the most potent bats in the lineup (Jones is, as sad as that seems) with an offensive nothing down a bunch of runs. Brilliant!

 

Does Dusty realize that you can remove the pitcher without removing another player?

[YearofDaCubs]

Looks like we are on our way to get shut out again by a crappy pitcher.

[dalgreen]

Are we gonna set the record for most Stupid Sac Bunt attempts in a year?

 

GOD DUSTY YOU BRAIN DEAD MORON. LET CEDENO HIT.

 

I don't think that was Baker's fault. Just because a manager calls for a sac bunt doesn't mean you try and bunt at balls out of the zone. Even Marshall didn't do that. That was another example of bad baseball. This time it happens to be Cedeno showing incompetence at the plate.

 

perhaps bad bseball on cedeno's part, but you have to play for a big inning when you're down 5, w/ a rookie on the mound, and especially w/ the way this team has been hitting.

 

I hated the sac bunt call. But Cedeno also helped to ruin the inning because he could've been hitting with a 3-0 or 3-1 count. It seems that people want to hold only Baker accountable. Baker made another stupid decision. But Cedeno added to this team's poor and stupid play by insisting on offering at two pitchers clearly out of the strike zone.

 

yeah, have to agree that cedeno can't be given a pass. it can't all be about dusty hate.

 

Cedeno takes some blame. But he's also a rookie playing for a rookie hating manager who preaches over aggression and stupid baseball. It's a lot more excusable for a young ballplayer to make that mistake than it is for an old experience manager to make the mistake Dusty made. Baker has to be held to a higher standard.

 

I have to disagree regarding Cedeno. Marshall is a rookie and he didn't offer at bad pitches. There's no need to bring up Baker's decision to bunt because it was stupid. But once Cedeno gets in the box he's got to be smart about it. The fact that he was upset after offering at the second pitch well out of the strike zone probably means he understands he put himself in the hole. That whole at-bat and maybe the inning changes had he had the same approach at the plate that Marshall did.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

I don't even know what to think anymore....this is just ridiculous.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Murton grounded out to short, 6-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Bynum grounded out to second, 4-3

[USSoccer]

Freddie Bynum is worse than Jose Macias...

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Murton grounded out to short, 6-3

Bynum grounded out to second, 4-3

Cedeno struck out (called)

 

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

 

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

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Bynum grounded out to second, 4-3

 

I bet Novoa could have done that.

[C.C.]

Did we hit rock bottom yet?

[dalgreen]

This is sad. I'm already hoping for a rain-out tomorrow at Wrigley.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Frandsen flied out to deep right field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wright grounded out to short, 6-3