5/19 - Cubs (Maddux) @ White Sox (Buehrle) - 3:05 WGN

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NEIFI SAVED US!

[sweetpeteman]

Greg, you're allowed to keep the ball below belt-high.

 

Not if he wants the ump to call strikes.

 

 

Good, quick inning.

[Master Shake]

NEIFI SAVED US!

 

 

What did he do? Sacrifice himself for our sins?

Edited May 19, 2006 by Master Shake

[Big Fergie J]

Alright Maddog....that's more like it !

[mul21]

That was much better. Although crappy hitters tend to make it easier, which explains why crappy pitchers do so well against the Cubs.

[soccer10k]

That could be one of the quickest innings I have ever seen.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Crede flied out to deep left field

Mackowiak grounded out to second, 4-3

Cintron grounded out to second, 4-3

 

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

 

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

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Maddux     2.0  2  1  1  1  1  0  32 

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Crede flied out to deep left field

Mackowiak grounded out to second, 4-3

Cintron grounded out to second, 4-3

 

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

 

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

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Maddux     2.0  2  1  1  1  1  0  32 

 

aight maddog...like that inning

[jjgman21]

Jones = Dye

 

the bench/DH, Sox unquestionably better.

 

hasn't exactly worked out that way

 

Jones < Dye

 

Dye was surprisingly good last year and has kept it up so far this year. It was either him or Burnitz in 05...

 

yes. last year. the past three, the past five, whichever you choose, there isn't a whole lot of difference offensively. my reflection was on my thoughts from February. Burnitz was not in the picture.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pierre lined out to shortstop

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Jones = Dye

 

the bench/DH, Sox unquestionably better.

 

hasn't exactly worked out that way

 

Jones < Dye

 

Dye was surprisingly good last year and has kept it up so far this year. It was either him or Burnitz in 05...

 

yes. last year. the past three, the past five, whichever you choose, there isn't a whole lot of difference offensively. my reflection was on my thoughts from February. Burnitz was not in the picture.

 

Oh, I know. I just think it would have been reasonable to expect Dye to be better than Jones this year, too.

[ToupeeOnFire]

Baker doesn't really have many options, I suppose, but there are better options than that.

Actually, I'm not sure he does. The options are Bynum, Theriot, Mabry and Jock. The only guy half-way decent in that group is Jock, and he doesn't hit lefties. You can't do much with the roster as currently constituted.

 

Edit: I would give Theriot a shot over Neifi, however. The kid couldn't be any worse.

Edited May 19, 2006 by ToupeeOnFire

[goonys evil twin]

NEIFI SAVED US!

 

 

What did he do? Sacrifice himself for our sins?

 

Not really. He was born on another planet and came to earth with limitless baseball ability. But the love of a woman brought him to give up all those powers and live like a mere mortal. Hendry and Dusty know this, and think he's such an honorable man he should be allowed to live the life of a major league player, even if he's not qualified to be one.

[Fred Hornkohl]

 

Blanco struck out called.

 

Thanx, I went into the kitchen for a cup of coffee, and when I came back, Maddux already had the first 2 outs...... sheeesh !!

[Jon]

Greg, you're allowed to keep the ball below belt-high.

 

Not if he wants the ump to call strikes.

 

 

Good, quick inning.

Not that high. He's thrown quite a few that have been in the same spot as the one he threw to Thome, which are quite crushable.

 

In related news, Cubs hitters are allowed by MLB rules to take pitches out of the zone.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hairston grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

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NEIFI SAVED US!

 

 

What did he do? Sacrifice himself for our sins?

 

Not really. He was born on another planet and came to earth with limitless baseball ability. But the love of a woman brought him to give up all those powers and live like a mere mortal. Hendry and Dusty know this, and think he's such an honorable man he should be allowed to live the life of a major league player, even if he's not qualified to be one.

 

That's funny. I heard Neifi was born in an uncivilized part of South America and raised by wolves.

[David]

Did Hughes just say Lee is "at least 3 weeks from playing in an actual game?"

 

I mean, I know he said "at least," but that still seems pretty optimistic.

[CubfaninCA]

the cubs can hit a home run any day now.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Walker walked

[goonys evil twin]

"They say Hairston's grandfather was one of the best hitters in the negro leagues. I don't know about that, but he had the numbers to prove it."

 

 

 

 

 

What?

[Chocolate Milk]

"They say Hairston's grandfather was one of the best hitters in the negro leagues. I don't know about that, but he had the numbers to prove it."

 

 

 

 

 

What?

 

Hahaha, that makes no sense.

[brewfandave]

Gameday seems to indicate that Barrett is swinging for the fences.

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"They say Hairston's grandfather was one of the best hitters in the negro leagues. I don't know about that, but he had the numbers to prove it."

 

 

 

 

 

What?

 

Hahaha, that makes no sense.

 

Neither does sliding into first.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Pierre lined out to shortstop

Hairston grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

Walker walked

Barrett flied out to right center field

 

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

 

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