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

[cheapseats]

No bunt?

 

If he bunted it would go 2 feet. It took a full swing to get the ball half way to 3rd.

 

I meant Hairy. I thought for sure he'd be sac bunting.

 

AJ with a Jacque Jones-like throw to first means Hairston and Pierre are at 2nd and 3rd.

 

He did sac-bunt didn't he?

 

These radio guys are brutal. Their monotone jibber jabber is almost impossible to follow.

 

I guess it was a sac bunt. He could have been bunting for a hit.

[Master Shake]

I still say we win this one today.

[goonys evil twin]

Apparently the Cubs will continue to employ the strategy of counting on other team's mistakes to score runs. About as sound a theory as anything else they're doing right now.

 

Little league strategy for a little league team.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez walked

[Banedon]

I still say we win this one today.

 

Since I've been a negative nancy lately, I'll say we're gonna lose.

[mul21]

What was that thing that ARam just did????????

[goonys evil twin]

threetworunneratsecondhewalkedhim

 

 

Is this Ed Farmer? He's terrible.

[Master Shake]

Time for BIG RED!

[cheapseats]

I think Buerhle is jittery because we've been WREAKING HAVOC on the basepaths. WREAKING HAVOC. Havoc, I tell you.

[goonys evil twin]

What was that thing that ARam just did????????

 

He not hustled to first.

[illiniguy]

Good to see Dusty is starting to get through to Murton.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Pierre grounded an IF single to third

Hairston sacrificed to the catcher, safe at second on a throwing error, E2, Pierre to third

Walker flied out to center field, Pierre scored, Hairston holding saecond

Barrett grounded out to third, 5-3, Hairston holding second

Ramirez walked

Murton struck out swinging

 

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

 

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

[Banedon]

I think Buerhle is jittery because we've been WREAKING HAVOC on the basepaths. WREAKING HAVOC. Havoc, I tell you.

 

cheapseats, I'm not going to get to watch the game for another 20 minutes or so. Can you tell me.....hows the FIRE! and INTENSITY! look out there today?

[cheapseats]

Murton sucks. At least Neifi made contact at the end of the game yesterday.

[Master Shake]

Crap.

 

Let's now see which Maddog we get today.

[Jon]

Bah. Barely any decent contact in that inning.

[mul21]

What was that thing that ARam just did????????

 

He not hustled to first.

 

I was actually referring to the four balls he took to get to 1st base. Didn't know the Cubs were still allowed to do that. :D

[louisvillecub]

Now the fun begins...can't wait to see who will be the first Sox player to ask to check the ball...

 

God, this would be GREAT if it were at Wrigley, and Buehrle had to bat! Dang!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 14-5 when they score first in the game.... 3-18 when they don't

CUBS are 10-3 when they score in the first inning.... 7-20 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[mul21]

Good to see Dusty is starting to get through to Murton.

 

Beat me to it. He should have been looking at a 2-1 count after strike three.

[Jon]

Anyone know where the strike zone is today?

[goonys evil twin]

What was that thing that ARam just did????????

 

He not hustled to first.

 

I was actually referring to the four balls he took to get to 1st base. Didn't know the Cubs were still allowed to do that. :D

 

I was referring to the same thing.

[mul21]

Please don't be hurt after that catch.

[cheapseats]

I think Buerhle is jittery because we've been WREAKING HAVOC on the basepaths. WREAKING HAVOC. Havoc, I tell you.

 

cheapseats, I'm not going to get to watch the game for another 20 minutes or so. Can you tell me.....hows the FIRE! and INTENSITY! look out there today?

 

Walker said something to the umpire during his at-bat. That's INTENSITY!, but that's the Moises Alou-type intensity that we don't want on this team. If Walker had kicked an object in the dugout and broken his foot, that also would have been showing intensity, but that would be Kyle Farnsworth-like intensity, and we don't want that either.

 

I have yet to notice any FIRE! at this point in the game.

 

Hairston, however, has shown he is a GAMER by helping to MANUFACTURE A RUN by PLAYING THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY. SMALL BALL!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Podsednik lined out to third base