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

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Marshall struck out (called)

Pierre grounded out to short, 6-3

Hairston 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
Atlanta       0 2 0                2 5 0 
CUBS          1 0 0                1 2 0 

[Flames24Rulz]

 

Your one of them who says "I hope we lose" can you tell me why you say that, and in my opinion i dont think it is sarcasm i really think you do want them to lose so they can fire Baker.

 

Why do you want them to win?

 

Their chances of making the playoffs are just a little better than 1 in 400 at this point.

 

Cubs management says it's too early to throw in the towel when they should be thinking about how to make this team better next year and the near future.

 

This season is already a lost cause. It's not pessimism. It's realism.

 

Check the simulations:

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/ps_odds.php

http://www.coolstandings.com/baseball_standings.asp?i=1

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/ps_oddspec.php

 

Personally, I am rooting for them to lose right now, and I'm not ashamed to say it. We will not win as long as the current management stays in place.

 

If the Cubs start winning some games now, they might finish in fourth or fifth place. If that's good enough for you, then I'm glad you're not the GM.

 

Well then your not a cub fan if you are "rooting" for them to lose. That does not make any sense. Yeah its a tuff time to watch them play, but that being said I will NEVER root for them to lose.

 

It may be different with football, but I'm a Raiders fan and, once I realized the season was lost, I rooted for them to lose because I wanted them to get a higher draft pick. That doesn't mean that I'm not a Raiders fan. People do this all the time.

 

I did that with the Packers this year. It wasn't fun and I don't want to do it again. The situations are different though because in football, your whole franchise can change with the addition of one player in the draft. In baseball, it takes much more than one guy to change around a franchise and the draft in baseball is much more hit or miss than the NFL draft.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pena doubled down the left field line

[soccer10k]

 

Your one of them who says "I hope we lose" can you tell me why you say that, and in my opinion i dont think it is sarcasm i really think you do want them to lose so they can fire Baker.

 

Why do you want them to win?

 

Their chances of making the playoffs are just a little better than 1 in 400 at this point.

 

Cubs management says it's too early to throw in the towel when they should be thinking about how to make this team better next year and the near future.

 

This season is already a lost cause. It's not pessimism. It's realism.

 

Check the simulations:

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/ps_odds.php

http://www.coolstandings.com/baseball_standings.asp?i=1

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/ps_oddspec.php

 

Personally, I am rooting for them to lose right now, and I'm not ashamed to say it. We will not win as long as the current management stays in place.

 

If the Cubs start winning some games now, they might finish in fourth or fifth place. If that's good enough for you, then I'm glad you're not the GM.

 

Well then your not a cub fan if you are "rooting" for them to lose. That does not make any sense. Yeah its a tuff time to watch them play, but that being said I will NEVER root for them to lose.

 

It may be different with football, but I'm a Raiders fan and, once I realized the season was lost, I rooted for them to lose because I wanted them to get a higher draft pick. That doesn't mean that I'm not a Raiders fan. People do this all the time.

 

I did that with the Packers this year. It wasn't fun and I don't want to do it again. The situations are different though because in football, your whole franchise can change with the addition of one player in the draft. In baseball, it takes much more than one guy to change around a franchise and the draft in baseball is much more hit or miss than the NFL draft.

 

But in both cases you are still pulling for the team to lose so something good ultimately happens. In football you want that one good draft pick that can change your franchise so you might pull for the team to lose to attain that. With the Cubs this year many people want the team to lose because they feel the organization needs some drastic changes that wouldn't happen if the team finishes with a record like in 2005.

[Outshined_One]

Joe Buck: "Wow, John, you actually added something to the broadcast other than idle banter!"

 

And thus, John Smoltz made a much larger contribution to a Fox baseball broadcast than Joe Buck and Tim McCarver during their own careers.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez sacrificed, 5-4, Pena to third

[soccer10k]

Joe Buck: "Wow, John, you actually added something to the broadcast other than idle banter!"

 

And thus, John Smoltz made a much larger contribution to a Fox baseball broadcast than Joe Buck and Tim McCarver during their own careers.

 

Haha.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Giles struck out (called)

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Pena doubled down the left field line

Ramirez sacrificed, 5-4, Pena to third

Giles struck out (called)

Renteria flied out to shallow center field

 

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

 

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

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marshall   4.0  6  2  2  2  2  0  77 

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 17-16 when their pitchers average 18 pitches per inning or less..... 1-13 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[baseball7897]

CUBS are 17-16 when their pitchers average 18 pitches per inning or less..... 1-13 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

Interesting fact

[soccer10k]

CUBS are 17-16 when their pitchers average 18 pitches per inning or less..... 1-13 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

I love some of the stats you pull out Fred. Pure awesomeness.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Walker singled to left field

[Flames24Rulz]

Walker singles. Good start.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Barrett blooped a single to right field, Walker to second

[Flames24Rulz]

Nice piece of hitting by Barrett.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez grounded into a DP, 3-6-1, Barrett out at second, Walker to third

[Flames24Rulz]

And all of that 1st pitch swinging comes back to haunt us.

[Chocolate Milk]

Barrett is heating up.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Aramis lost that battle of the Ramirezes.

[baseball7897]

Ramirez grounded into a DP, 3-6-1, Barrett out at second, Walker to third

 

Figures

[Fred Hornkohl]

Barrett is heating up.

 

Seems to me he's been cooking for a while now.......

 

04/26 - 05/26      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Barrett            72    7   22    3    3    2   37    4    9    7  0.306  0.390  0.514  0.904

[Outshined_One]

I enjoy watching Tim Hudson throw popcorn at John Smoltz.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Walker singled to left field

Barrett blooped a single to right field, Walker to second

Ramirez grounded into a DP, 3-6-1, Barrett out at second, Walker to third

Murton popped out (foul) to first base

 

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

 

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

[Mizzou]

Ramirez sucks with runners on lately. But I'm sure he'll hit a solo home run later in the game.