08/10 CUBS (Prior) @ Milwaukee (Davis) 1:05 CDT, WGN-TV

[Sarcastic]

The last start not withstanding, I believe Prior should be shut down and sent home, let Guzman take his spot.

 

Unless he's hurt, shutting him down isn't going to help.

[Laura]

Ron more upset about all the lousy throws home. GEEZ

 

 

plz stay, Aramis

[Mizzou]

God Prior sucks now.

[mul21]

Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?

[C.C.]

I'm assuming he's healthy, but it sure doesn't look like it. You have to think that if there was anything wrong with him he wouldn't be out there.

Now he hits Graffanino, geeze.

 

*cough*

 

Kerry Wood

 

*cough*

 

Big difference is Wood was actually hurt and had surgery. What's Prior deal?

[Bruno7481]

Hey Hey! Out of the inning on a screecher to A-Ram.

 

Get somebody up in the pen.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Clark walked

Cirillo singled to left center field , Clark to second

Fielder walked , Clark to third, CIrillio to second

Mench doubled to left field , Clark & Cirillo scored, Fielder to third

Gross popped out to shallow right center field , Fielder scored, Mench to third

Graffanino hit by pitch

Bell lined out to right field , Mench scored, Graffanino to second

Rivera lined out to third base

 

4 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Milwaukee: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Prior         1.0  2  4  4  2  0  0  25

 

Milwaukee      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Davis         1.0  1  1  1  0  1  0  12

[gflore34]

The last start not withstanding, I believe Prior should be shut down and sent home, let Guzman take his spot.

 

Unless he's hurt, shutting him down isn't going to help.

 

I forgot to add I believe somethings wrong...

[cheapseats]

Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?

 

Variety is the spice of life.

[Bruno7481]

Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?

 

Not sure, Pagan is only 6-23 against LHP.

[illiniguy]

face it...prior has lost it all...its either a floater over the plate or at their face

Face it he should have been out of that inning without any damage, but these clowns who can catch the ball again can't.

[UMFan83]

I personally think the Cubs should option Prior to AAA and let him work out his kinks and get his confidence back. Then again, the Cubs aren't really playing for anything...

[Fred Hornkohl]

Jones grounded out to second, 4-3

[C.C.]

I personally think the Cubs should option Prior to AAA and let him work out his kinks and get his confidence back. Then again, the Cubs aren't really playing for anything...

 

Don't count out the WC...

[Dr. Cub]

It is very difficult to be angry with the Cubs when they have helped me so much financially this year. Today I took the Brewers and the over. Looks pretty good right now, huh? I'm thinking of selling my practice and betting against the Cubs as a career.

[Laura]

Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?

 

Not sure, Pagan is only 6-23 against LHP.

 

It's Pagan's turn, Dusty said he'd start today at the beginning of the series.

 

 

face it...prior has lost it all...its either a floater over the plate or at their face

Face it he should have been out of that inning without any damage, but these clowns who can catch the ball again can't.

 

A better team would have contained the damage.

[Bruno7481]

Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?

 

Not sure, Pagan is only 6-23 against LHP.

 

Make that 7-24, basehit to LF.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pagan singled to left field

[soccer10k]

Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?

 

Because, as Len and Bob just said, he's "speedy."

[mul21]

Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?

 

Not sure, Pagan is only 6-23 against LHP.

 

Actually, let me rephrase that. Why on earth is Jones out there against LHP (yes, I just heard he was 3/5 against Davis) instead of an OF of Murton, Pierre, and Pagan?

[illiniguy]

Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?

 

Not sure, Pagan is only 6-23 against LHP.

 

It's Pagan's turn, Dusty said he'd start today at the beginning of the series.

 

 

face it...prior has lost it all...its either a floater over the plate or at their face

Face it he should have been out of that inning without any damage, but these clowns who can catch the ball again can't.

 

A better team would have contained the damage.

Well since the first bloop hit was a routine flyball and the Pagan overran a ball that was also routine. That would have been two outs with two walks for menchs flyout.

[Friendly Confines]

i don't know about getting out of there without any damage...he had 2 walks and a HBP

[illiniguy]

i don't know about getting out of there without any damage...he had 2 walks and a HBP

the hbp would have been in the second inning on most competent little league teams.

[Bruno7481]

I personally think the Cubs should option Prior to AAA and let him work out his kinks and get his confidence back. Then again, the Cubs aren't really playing for anything...

 

As Brenly noted, you'd like to see some competitive fire or emotion from him. He had that quite a bit early in his career. He looks indifferent out there. Who knows, like I can tell that from my couch, but it looks that way.

[InconspicuousZ28]

Great swing on that last pitch, Neifi.