5/28 Braves (Smoltz) vs. Crap (Ryu) 1:20 CT WGN

[Cubbies4Life]

well, rusch has locked up a rotation spot for a month.

 

Who else you gonna run out there until the injured guys get back? Nobody else has done anything to warrant getting the spot.

 

neither has rusch.

 

I'd give Ryu another start. Hell, I'd give him 4 or 5 more starts.

 

But it seems as the Cubs and many of the people on this board wouldn't.

 

Well until Prior is ready I'd like to see Ryu continue to get starts or another prospect, we might as well give a guy a chance to prove himself and not just judge him after one outing especially with the wind blowing out

 

But do you do that, he continues to struggle, and loses all confidence? Just being the devil's advocate. If he can go out there with composure and keep the ball down he may be all right.

 

But you also have to question how his confidence will be if he has one bad start and then just gets shipped off back to the minors...giving him another start could help build his confidence back up

[Fred Hornkohl]

C Jones walked, Renteria to second

[Outshined_One]

But do you do that, he continues to struggle, and loses all confidence? Just being the devil's advocate. If he can go out there with composure and keep the ball down he may be all right.

 

At this point in the season, you might as well see what you can get out of him. This team's going nowhere and the young players should get playing time over the vets.

 

We know what to expect with guys like Rusch. Ryu, Marshall, Hill, and the others? Not quite as much so.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Pena grounded to first, safe at first on a throwing error, E3

Smoltz sacrificed, 1-4, Pena to second

Giles grounded out to second, 4-3, Pena to third

Renteria singled to right field, Pena

C Jones walked, Renteria to second

A Jones 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
Atlanta       1 5 0 1              7 8 1 
CUBS          4 0 0                4 5 1 

 

Home runs: Atlanta: Renteria (4), LaRoche (7), Langerhans (4), Giles (2)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Ryu        1.3  7  6  6  0  0  4  28 
Rusch      2.7  1  1  0  1  6  0  47 

[cheapseats]

Or, if we're convinced Rusch can continue to pitch well in the near future, we start him a few times and trade him for a minor league 2nd baseman.

[Outshined_One]

or another prospect

 

What's the good word on Iowa guys like Les Walrond or Ryan O'Malley?

 

Neither are much to write home about. Walrond's 29 and has been bouncing around the minor leagues for years. O'Malley is a soft-tossing lefty.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pierre bunted for an IF single

[cheapseats]

Tony Womack should bunt, too.

[Outshined_One]

Glad to see some one take advantage of a hobbled pitcher.

[mul21]

Pierre bunted for an IF single

 

19th infield hit this year. ick.

[Outshined_One]

This is one of the most bone-headed games I've ever seen.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Womack grounded an IF single to short, Pierre took third on a throwing error, E6

[cheapseats]

We are wreaking HAVOC on the basepaths. HAVOC. HAVOC!!!!

[Southpaw191679666239]

Neither are much to write home about. Walrond's 29 and has been bouncing around the minor leagues for years. O'Malley is a soft-tossing lefty.

 

Can we trade him somewhere, so he'll get called up and dominate us? :lol:

[cheapseats]

Neither are much to write home about. Walrond's 29 and has been bouncing around the minor leagues for years. O'Malley is a soft-tossing lefty.

 

Can we trade him somewhere, so he'll get called up and dominate us? :lol:

 

We'd be a .500 team if he had been throwing BP since the beginning of the year.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Barrett flied out to center field, Pierre scored, Womack holding first

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Pierre bunted for an IF single

Womack grounded an IF single to short, Pierre took third on a throwing error, E6

Barrett flied out to center field, Pierre scored, Womack holding first

Walker grounded into a DP, 4-6-3, Womack out at second

 

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

 

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

 

Home runs: Atlanta: Renteria (4), LaRoche (7), Langerhans (4), Giles (2)

[Cubbies4Life]

That was an extremely unproductive inning..i would have liked to see womack try and steal somewhere

[Fred Hornkohl]

LaRoche struck out swinging

[Fred Hornkohl]

Francoeur doubled down the left field line

[Cubbies4Life]

And the real Glendon Rusch is back

[Fred Hornkohl]

Langerhans sngled to right field, Frnacoeur scored

[Outshined_One]

This is getting out of hand.

 

"Here's the throw from Murton!

 

...and he's safe."

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pena singled to center field, Langerhans to second

[Outshined_One]

Wow...that was quite possibly one of the most awkward and weird "funny stories" I've ever heard.