7/3 Astros (Cy Clemens) vs. Marmol (and crap) 7:05 CSN

[Blueheart05]

Marmol's night is done...Marmol has gotten himself into trouble, but he's also been able to get himself out of it. I really don't like this move, if Prior struggles tomorrow our bullpen is gonna be shot.

 

Not really. Novoa will likely pitch a couple of innings tonight.

[Schwarber Fan]

Hey Fred, did you ever use my idea from last year about keeping records when the CUBS where different jerseys ?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Novoa in to pitch for the CUBS

 

   IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
38.3   36   25   21   20   30    9   689  4.70  7.04  2.11  1.46  4.93

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hey Fred, did you ever use my idea from last year about keeping records when the CUBS where different jerseys ?

 

Did you ever promise to watch every game for me and PM me what color jerseys they were wearing ?? :wink:

[Blueheart05]

BS!

[abuck1220]

good battle between two players who suck -- novoa and ausmus.

[JC]

can we get guzman or hill in the rotation, please?

 

Whomever can get the ball over the freaking plate with consistency gets my vote. Seven walks for Marmol tonite? Jesus. Does Rothschild give out give out backrubs for each BB or something?

[texascub]

On the replay, Cedeno's foot missed the bag by 8 inches...it wasn't even close.

[Schwarber Fan]

Hey Fred, did you ever use my idea from last year about keeping records when the CUBS where different jerseys ?

 

Did you ever promise to watch every game for me and PM me what color jerseys they were wearing ?? :wink:

 

Listen to Pat and Ron..... Pat always says what jerseys both teams wear.

 

Cubs don't get the "in the neighborhood" call.

 

BS

[Monco]

Dustys hands came out of his pockets.

[Soul]

WORST CALL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ausmus grounded out to second, 4-6-3, Berkman scored, Wilson to third, Ensberg to second

[Blueheart05]

On the replay, Cedeno's foot missed the bag by 8 inches...it wasn't even close.

 

If anything, it WAS close. It looked like his foot dragged the corner of the bag.

[Flames24Rulz]

On the replay, Cedeno's foot missed the bag by 8 inches...it wasn't even close.

 

The last replay showed him drag his foot on the bag as he was throwing to 1st.

[Brian]

that was ridiculous, I've seen players get calls MUCH farther off the bag.

[abuck1220]

can we get guzman or hill in the rotation, please?

 

Whomever can get the ball over the freaking plate with consistency gets my vote. Seven walks for Marmol tonite? Jesus. Does Rothschild give out give out backrubs for each BB or something?

 

two were intentional, but the way he was going tonight, he may have walked those guys anyway.

 

i just don't see the sense in having two raw guys who have barely pitched at AA in the rotation when you've got a 26 year old hill and proclaimed savior in guzman in AAA.

[JC]

WORST CALL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

 

I'm not so sure. I don't think its clear even from the replay that Ronny got the bag with his foot.

[Brian]

90% of the time the guy does not touch the bag on the play and it's always called out.

[Monco]

that was ridiculous, I've seen players get calls MUCH farther off the bag.

Like all sports ,the top players and teams get the close calls.

[Soul]

WORST CALL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

 

I'm not so sure. I don't think its clear even from the replay that Ronny got the bag with his foot.

 

OK.

 

WORST CALL IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

[Schwarber Fan]

WORST CALL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

 

I'm not so sure. I don't think its clear even from the replay that Ronny got the bag with his foot.

 

The point is, players get the call lots of times even if their foot never gets within a 10 inch radius of the bag.

[texascub]

On the replay, Cedeno's foot missed the bag by 8 inches...it wasn't even close.

 

The last replay showed him drag his foot on the bag as he was throwing to 1st.

 

I'm watching on FSN SW so we got different replays I guess, the replays they showed had him throwing rather flat-footed and I never saw him drag his foot.

[texascub]

WORST CALL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

 

I'm not so sure. I don't think its clear even from the replay that Ronny got the bag with his foot.

 

The point is, players get the call lots of times even if their foot never gets within a 10 inch radius of the bag.

 

Maybe, but as a rule of thumb the close calls always go to the home team.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Taveras grounded out to second, 4-3

Lamb doubled to right center field

Berkman walked (intentionally)

Wilson doubled to left field Lamb scored, Berkman to second

Ensberg walked

Novoa in to pitch for the CUBS

Ausmus grounded out to second, 4-6-3, Berkman scored, Wilson to third, Ensberg to second

Everett struck out swinging

 

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

 

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

 

Home runs: Houston: Biggio (7), Berkman (23) - CUBS: Jones (15)

 

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marmol        4.3  5  4  4  7  1  2  90
Novoa         1.7  0  0  0  0  1  0   7

 

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Clemens       5.0  3  2  2  3  5  1 115

[Schwarber Fan]

from rateitall.com:

 

The "neighborhood" play or the "phantom double play":

 

Umpires giving an out on a force play where the fielder is just close to the bag, not actually touching it.