5/30 Reds (Claussen) vs. Cubs (Maddux)- 7:05 P.M. CST-CSN

[Derwood]

was that last pitch as low as gamecast made it look?

[Chris]

*watches Henry's avg go even lower*

[TruffleShuffle]

I can't believe this bum still has a job. He was horrible in both 2003 and 2004, and then had a fluke ERA under 4.00 last year despite an awful WHIP and a bad strikeout rate. Apparently as a middle reliever, all you need is a pulse to hang around on a low- to mid-salary team.

 

if you're left handed, you can be clinically dead and have a roster spot on even a high salary team. Just look at Rusch. He's been dead for 8 months now.

 

Norm Charlton and Jeff Fassero are the posterboys for this phenomenon.

[Derwood]

so I assume Ronny is okay, right? Since he's still at 3rd?

[Derwood]

I can't believe this bum still has a job. He was horrible in both 2003 and 2004, and then had a fluke ERA under 4.00 last year despite an awful WHIP and a bad strikeout rate. Apparently as a middle reliever, all you need is a pulse to hang around on a low- to mid-salary team.

 

if you're left handed, you can be clinically dead and have a roster spot on even a high salary team. Just look at Rusch. He's been dead for 8 months now.

 

Norm Charlton and Jeff Fassero are the posterboys for this phenomenon.

 

Mike Stanton is getting there. Terry Mulholland and Mike Remilnger's applications are being processed.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

White in to pitch for Cincinnati

Ramirez singled to left field

Walker doubled to left center field, Ramirez scored

Cedeno bunted to third for a single, Walker scored, Cedeno to third on a throwing error, E5

Jones struck out swinging

Blanco struck out swinging

Bynum, pinch hitting for Aardsma, struck out swinging

 

2 runs, 3 hits, 1 errors, 1 men left on base

 

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

[Fred Hornkohl]

Novoa in to pitch for the CUBS

[YearofDaCubs]

was that last pitch as low as gamecast made it look?

If you are talking about JJOnes and Blanco's last swings they were both touching the plate.

[Derwood]

Mighty Bynum has struck out

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 14-3 when they lead after 6 innings

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[ToupeeOnFire]

Runner on 3rd, nobody out, and he doesn't score. ](*,)

[TruffleShuffle]

By the way, I love that three of the eight position players in tonight's lineups - regular starters, mind you - still have single digit walk totals. That's 50 games into the season. Boy, I can't figure out why the offense sucks!

[BeerHere]

Vernon Wells line tonight as the Jays beat the RSox 8-5:

3-4

3 hr's

4 rbi

3 runs

1 bb

 

Not too shabby

[Fred Hornkohl]

Freel flied out to right field

[BeerHere]

Seriously, why is Bynum on this team? Does Hendry not want to look TOO bad for shipping a starting left-handed pitcher for nothing?

[Fred Hornkohl]

McCracken, pinch hitting for White, grounded out to second, 4-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lopez walked

[Derwood]

it can start raining at any time now....

[BeerHere]

it can start raining at any time now....

 

Skies have cleared. This one's going 9.

[Derwood]

it can start raining at any time now....

 

Skies have cleared. This one's going 9.

 

gaaaawwwwww horesradish.

 

I'm tired

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Novoa in to pitch for the CUBS

Freel flied out to right field

McCracken, pinch hitting for White, grounded out to second, 4-3

Lopez walked

Hattieberg struck out swinging

 

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

 

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

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Maddux     5.7  7  3  3  0  1  0  64 
Aardsma    0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0  03 
Novoa      1.0  0  0  0  1  1  0  18 

[Shavo]

Cubs are so good.

[TruffleShuffle]

Vernon Wells line tonight as the Jays beat the RSox 8-5:

3-4

3 hr's

4 rbi

3 runs

1 bb

 

Not too shabby

 

That whole team can rake. Rios is breaking out this year, Glaus has lots of pop, Catalanotto, Overbay and Hillenbrand are all good hitters for average... even Molina hits well for a catcher.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Schakelford in to pitch for Cincinnati

[Mark Priors Calves]

"Keep the 'Friendly Confines' Friendly."??? Maybe if they didn't suck so much, Ernie, it would be a lot friendlier.