6/23 Cubs (Marmol) at Twins (Santana) 7:10pm CT, CSNC

[YearofDaCubs]

Nevin for Hairston was an absolute steal for us

[Andy]

Nice applause for Jacque.

[E.J.]

Nevin for Hairston was an absolute steal for us

 

and he's upping that trade value every day he does well. Hendry might be able to get something of worth for Nevin if he trades him off at the trading deadline.

[Schwarber Fan]

Top 2nd

 

Phil Nevin homers (15) to LF

Matt Murton grounds out to SS, 6-3

Jacque Jones flies out to LF

Ronny Cedeño strikes out swinging

 

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB

 

Cubs 1, Twins 0

[Balsa]

Jones actually gave that one a ride! I didn't think he looked that bad against Santana. Cedeno on the other hand, continues to struggle against LHP.

[Andy]

Morneau now with six more homers than anyone on the Cubs' roster (discounting Nevin)

 

2-1

[E.J.]

Morneau with a 2-run homer. Marmol is getting behind all the hitters and having to throw too many fastballs.

[E.J.]

Aram with a ridiculous web-gem. :shock:

[Andy]

That was nuts.

[Schwarber Fan]

Bottom 2nd

 

Michael Cuddyer walks

Justin Morneau homers (19) to CF, Cuddyer scores

Torii Hunter pops out to 2B

Jason Kubel doubles to RF

Lew Ford lines out to 3B

Jason Bartlett strikes out called

 

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

 

Cubs 1, Twins 2

[Balsa]

Bad start to the inning for Marmol, GREAT play by Ramirez, and a nice final AB when he Ks that guy on 3 pitches.

 

He needs to do that more often, less walking and 3-x counts.

[BigbadB]

Nevin's home run nullified by the guy who drew the walk prior to the Morneau home run. Brilliant!

[Andy]

What the heck is with the splash of white on Mauer's catcher helmet?

[Schwarber Fan]

Top 3rd

 

Todd Walker walks

Henry Blanco strikes out swinging

Juan Pierre grounds out to P, 1-3, Walker to 2nd

Neifi Perez strikes out swinging

 

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

 

Cubs 1, Twins 2

[E.J.]

Marmol's got the stuff, but it's pretty obvious that he still needs to work on his command in the minors. He's throwing way too many balls and getting behind too many hitters.

[Sarcastic]

Is anybody still watching the game? It's pretty quiet...

 

EDIT: Twins 5-1, boy the Cubs suck. I think I'm going to root for the Twins for the rest of this one. Denial is much better than being a Cubs fan.

[Schwarber Fan]

Bottom 3rd

 

Luis Castillo grounds out to P, 1-3

Nick Punto singles to RF

With Joe Mauer batting, Nick Punto steals (5) second

Joe Mauer walks

Michael Cuddyer doubles to LF, Punto and Mauer score, Cuddyer to 3rd on the throw

Justin Morneau singles to LF, Cuddyer scores

Torii Hunter flies out to LF

Jason Kubel flies out to LF

 

3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

 

Cubs 1, Twins 5

[Schwarber Fan]

Is anybody still watching the game? It's pretty quiet...

 

EDIT: Twins 5-1, boy the Cubs suck. I think I'm going to root for the Twins for the rest of this one. Denial is much better than being a Cubs fan.

 

you're being "SARCASTIC", right? :lol:

[Balsa]

I don't think think it's a stretch to say we have the weakest defensive outfield in all of baseball. I don't think we've had ONE outfield assist all year.

 

Jacque Jones can even hit the freaking cutoff man on a single.

 

Side note: Time to drop Marmol to AAA and bring up Rich Hill.

[Tim Burr]

Dusty was pushing his luck to expect that crappy lineup to win two times in a row. Cubs got lucky playing Cleveland who was and is playing poorly. Minnesota on the other hand is hot and playing very good. So I guess the breaks are evening out and the crappy lineup is going to be 1-1!

Of course Zamabrano and Marmol are not quite the same pitchers! :lol:

[Schwarber Fan]

Top 4th

 

Aramis Ramirez strikes out swinging

Phil Nevin flies out to CF

Matt Murton singles to CF

Jacque Jones lines out to SS

 

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB

 

Cubs 1, Other team 5

[Balsa]

Jones is looking actually quite good against Santana...that's two very hard hit balls.

[Schwarber Fan]

Jones is looking actually quite good against Santana...that's two very hard hit balls.

 

him and Nevin. Unfortunatlely, that's about it.

[Balsa]

First out of the inning was the SEVENTH 3-x count of the day. Marmol has got to work on that.

[Sarcastic]

Is anybody still watching the game? It's pretty quiet...

 

EDIT: Twins 5-1, boy the Cubs suck. I think I'm going to root for the Twins for the rest of this one. Denial is much better than being a Cubs fan.

 

you're being "SARCASTIC", right? :lol:

 

Sadly, no.