08/15 CUBS (Mateo) @ Houston (Clemens): THE BIG MURT!!!!!!!!

[cheapseats]

Camera shows Dempster sitting on the bench.

 

Can't use the closer unless he's finishing the game, dude.

[Butterscup1679666578]

These types of games remind me why, even after all the stomach punches and groin kicks the Cubs have given me, baseball is the best sport ever created.

QFT

 

QFT?

 

quite f** true

Actually it means "quoted for truth", but yours is good too :)

 

 

Hahah I always thought it was quite f** true myself

[dalgreen]

Warning: This will likely tick some people off, but someone answer me these questions, please:

 

I hate Novoa, but I give him props for getting out of the jam (thanks should go to the overaggressive Astros, too). I figured the game was over with the bases loaded and one out, even when there were two outs I thought something bad was going to happen. Why is it that some of you have no problem ripping guys but can't give them props when deserved?

 

Why did some of you blame Novoa for giving up a hit when the pitch to Burke was ankle high? Just curious if some of you are on here to talk about baseball -- the good and bad -- or just on here to gripe.

 

That's all.

 

I was out of the room and didn't see it. chances are I would have cursed luck if the hit were lucky, not Novoa.

 

It wasn't really either-just Burke having a really solid hit on a good pitcher's pitch.

 

That's my point. I hate Novoa, too, but it was a good pitcher's pitch and Burke somehow got it out to left centerfield. Yet as soon as it was hit there were some on here having to let everyone know how much they hate Novoa. Yet you don't hear from them when he got out of the jam (the Astros deserve some credit for that, too). I don't get it.

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS         Houston
P/PA              3.53            4.00
RBI%              0.14            0.25
R/BR              0.38            0.35
BA               0.267           0.293
OBP              0.327           0.370
SLG              0.511           0.415
OPS              0.838           0.784

[UMFan83]

We got no more pitchers dude....huh Ryan who? Z GET IN THERE!

[minnesotacubsfan]

oo man I dont like this......comon gooz

[Butterscup1679666578]

Good game Cubs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ensberg walked , Burke to second

[otis89]

And here's where the Astros win it.

[Jazz]

this is more like it, we have a #1 draft pick to play for! :)

[minnesotacubsfan]

I wanna see Dusty 2x IBB again...lol

[mlarner]

but Z was insistent on pitching on regular rest.

 

Now thats how to set a pitching rotation!

Edited August 16, 2006 by mlarner

[Laura]

That's my point. I hate Novoa, too, but it was a good pitcher's pitch and Burke somehow got it out to left centerfield. Yet as soon as it was hit there were some on here having to let everyone know how much they hate Novoa. Yet you don't hear from them when he got out of the jam (the Astros deserve some credit for that, too). I don't get it.

 

I used to cheer when sucky players did good things.

 

Then I realized that Dusty, who loves sucky players, only ever remember the good things that sucky players do. Which is why he overplays sucky players and puts them in crucial game situations and bats them in the top three slots of the batting order.

 

Dusty killed my enthusiasm for clapping the accomplishments of bad players.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Look at that arm!

[Andy]

Ok, that was weird.

[minnesotacubsfan]

wow. I think I have ulcers.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Are you freaking kidding me Pierre?

[dalgreen]

We got no more pitchers dude....huh Ryan who? Z GET IN THERE!

 

Using Dempster now or back in the 10th only puts off the inevitable because we can't execute and can't capitalize on opportunities here in extra frames.

 

Where the hell was Izturis on that play? That ball was in the air for two days!

[cheapseats]

Look at that arm!

 

Pierre guns down Burke at third! Gold gloves for everybody!

[ToupeeOnFire]

Pierre is just trying to pad his assist totals.

[UMFan83]

Dusty: Z! How's your arm?

 

Zambrano: Uhh...

 

[Flashes back to Venezualea as an 8 year old kid]

 

Z's dad: REMEMBER SON! FEEL NO PAIN!

 

[Lashes young Carlos with a whip]

 

Z's dad: HOW DO YOU FEEL SON

 

Z: I FEEL GREAT DAD!!!

 

[back to present]

 

Zambrano: ehhh...I feel GREAT DUSTY PUT ME IN

 

[Flash forward to Sportscenter]

 

Van Pelt: Zambrano will go on the DL tomorrow and have surgury on Saturday. He is expected to miss the next 9 months with Tommy John surgury.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Berkman flied into a FC, 8-5, Burke out at third, Ensberg to second

[otis89]

Nevermind.

[jjgman21]

gotta be a career personal high for assists in a game for him

[Mephistopheles]

Guz really pulled the string on that first change to Scott. He's really got great stuff. Three excellet pitches.

 

That change is dirty, another dirty one to Scott.