5/27 Braves (Ramirez) vs. Cubs (Marshall) 12:20PM (FOX, 720)

[UBlink]

BTW - John Koronka put up his 6th quality start last night, going 7 with 2 ER against the A's.

 

Easy to second guess the trade now

 

Not second guessing the trade - just pointing out the fact. And wondering when the karma is going to change.

[baseball7897]

Good job Hairston

[Irrelevant Dude]

Why are we playing for 1 run already?

[soccer10k]

This sucks. The game is supposed to be on FOX, but the Saturday game on FOX out here on the west coast doesn't start until 1. I have MLB.TV and I can't watch the game because of blackout restrictions even though the game ISN'T ON TV HERE. This sucks.

 

I feel your pain. I started a thread in rants about how gay FOX is.

 

Wouldn't you think that MLB.TV would sit back and say "hey, we're not broadcasting any 10:00 baseball game in Northern California, maybe we should let them watch the game on their computer." But of course that's not the case.

[Flames24Rulz]

A 1st inning run!!!

[baseball7897]

See what happends Pierre when you get on base.

[E.J.]

Why are we playing for 1 run already?

 

Because Dusty loves giving away outs.

[baseball7897]

Why are we playing for 1 run already?

 

Do you know how baseball works?

[soccer10k]

We got a run? That's amazing.

[Big Fergie J]

Yep, this is gonna be the shortest game thread this year.

 

Go Cubs !

 

I'm outa here.

 

BTW----That Julio Franco is a machine !

[UBlink]

On the pre-game they said that the Cubs lead the majors with fewest runners left in scoring position -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of couse they also lead the majors in fewest runners.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Why are we playing for 1 run already?

 

Because we are grossly mismanaged.

[Flames24Rulz]

I don't know what was so bad about that. That strategy was what gave the White Sox 35 or so leads in the 1st inning last year. Get the leadoff man on, steal a base, sac bunt, get the runner in.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Diaz bunted out to the pitcher, 1-3

[baseball7897]

Why are we playing for 1 run already?

 

Because Dusty loves giving away outs.

 

Ok is there something wrong with moving a runner over to third base with no outs? It gave the cubs a run. Who knows if baker allowed hairston to swing away and he pops up in the infield then you have 1 out and pierre stuck on 2b still. Walker then grounds out 4-3 now you have 2 outs with pierre on third. Then Barrett flys out so now the score is 0-0 instead of 1-0. That is why Baker had Hairston bunting

[E.J.]

I don't know what was so bad about that. That strategy was what gave the White Sox 35 or so leads in the 1st inning last year. Get the leadoff man on, steal a base, sac bunt, get the runner in.

 

That might work for the White Sox, but the Cubs need as many outs as they can get. They shouldn't be giving outs away. If you haven't noticed we lead the world in worst BA, OBP, etc.

 

Outs are very precious for us, yet Dusty gives them away like they're nothing.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I don't know what was so bad about that. That strategy was what gave the White Sox 35 or so leads in the 1st inning last year. Get the leadoff man on, steal a base, sac bunt, get the runner in.

 

You are throwing away an out in the FIRST inning when the guy is already in scoring position and will score on just about any hit. Half the time an out you make on accident will move him over because of his speed. It's a terrible decision.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Jordan grounded out to third, 5-3

[Flames24Rulz]

I don't know what was so bad about that. That strategy was what gave the White Sox 35 or so leads in the 1st inning last year. Get the leadoff man on, steal a base, sac bunt, get the runner in.

 

You are throwing away an out in the FIRST inning when the guy is already in scoring position and will score on just about any hit. Half the time an out you make on accident will move him over because of his speed. It's a terrible decision.

 

With an anemic offense like the Cubs, an RBI groundout is much more likely than an RBI single.

[E.J.]

Why are we playing for 1 run already?

 

Because Dusty loves giving away outs.

 

Ok is there something wrong with moving a runner over to third base with no outs? It gave the cubs a run. Who knows if baker allowed hairston to swing away and he pops up in the infield then you have 1 out and pierre stuck on 2b still. Walker then grounds out 4-3 now you have 2 outs with pierre on third. Then Barrett flys out so now the score is 0-0 instead of 1-0. That is why Baker had Hairston bunting

 

Yep. Bunting people over has worked well for us this year. How many runs have we scored again? How many sac bunts have there been this year?

[baseball7897]

Why are we playing for 1 run already?

 

Because Dusty loves giving away outs.

 

Ok is there something wrong with moving a runner over to third base with no outs? It gave the cubs a run. Who knows if baker allowed hairston to swing away and he pops up in the infield then you have 1 out and pierre stuck on 2b still. Walker then grounds out 4-3 now you have 2 outs with pierre on third. Then Barrett flys out so now the score is 0-0 instead of 1-0. That is why Baker had Hairston bunting

 

Yep. Bunting people over has worked well for us this year. How many runs have we scored again? How many sac bunts have there been this year?

 

Ok how many clutch hits has Hairston had this year? NONE. Im not sure what is wrong with playing with a early lead. I guess you guys just want to the cubs to fail

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pena walked

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I don't know what was so bad about that. That strategy was what gave the White Sox 35 or so leads in the 1st inning last year. Get the leadoff man on, steal a base, sac bunt, get the runner in.

 

You are throwing away an out in the FIRST inning when the guy is already in scoring position and will score on just about any hit. Half the time an out you make on accident will move him over because of his speed. It's a terrible decision.

 

With an anemic offense like the Cubs, an RBI groundout is much more likely than an RBI single.

 

And with an anemic pitching staff like the Cubs, you need more than one run to win.

[baseball7897]

Why are we playing for 1 run already?

 

Because Dusty loves giving away outs.

 

Ok is there something wrong with moving a runner over to third base with no outs? It gave the cubs a run. Who knows if baker allowed hairston to swing away and he pops up in the infield then you have 1 out and pierre stuck on 2b still. Walker then grounds out 4-3 now you have 2 outs with pierre on third. Then Barrett flys out so now the score is 0-0 instead of 1-0. That is why Baker had Hairston bunting

 

Yep. Bunting people over has worked well for us this year. How many runs have we scored again? How many sac bunts have there been this year?

 

How many clutch hits has this team had this year?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez singled to left field, Pena to second