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

[Soriano12]

well if we don't come back I'm pinning this loss on Dusty. Plain and simple.

[Chris]

ugh

[Mushimus]

pagan falls down -- cedeno dont throw home - wuertz can't throw strikes to the worst 7th & 8th and pinch hitter in the majors -- CUBS BASEBALL!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

It's really become apparent Wuertz doesn't do well when he enters with runners on or in the middle of inning. Why does he keep getting put in that situation? Edited August 16, 2006 by Transmogrified Tiger

[Mizzou]

You suck, Wuertz.

[CubColtPacer]

What the heck...the one time Baker doesn't double switch and of course it's Theriot.

 

Where would you have suggested a double switch? Mateo was fine at the end of the inning-and you certainly don't double switch when the 9 spot was just up, as it just was.

 

What I'm saying is that Baker usually does a double switch and if it was Perez hitting he would be playing second right now.

 

Ouch, Everett had a good swing on the foul and he had Weurtz down.

 

Perez would not have been put in the game in this situation..even Dusty knows you don't move the pitcher from 9th to 7th when you have the 2-3-4 hitters coming up-I don't think he's ever done anything that idiotic (with the possible exception of the 9th as a defensive replacement only)

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Ohman in to pitch for the CUBS

Lamb popped out to second base

Berkman flied out to left field

Scott singled to center field

Huff singled to left center field , Scott to second

Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS

Everett tripled to left field , Scott & Huff scored

Ausmus walked

Palmeiro, pinch hitting for Clemens, doubled to right field , Everett & Ausmus scored, Pameiro out at third

 

4 runs 4 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Cedeno (5), Jones (20)

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Mateo         5.0  4  2  2  1  2  0  78
Ohman         0.7  2  2  2  0  0  0  11
Wuertz        0.3  2  2  2  1  0  0  12

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Clemens       6.0  7  5  5  1  5  1  96

[UMFan83]

Haha even when the baseball gods let us enjoy an exciting game despite being 18 games under .500, they still end up pulling the rug out from under us...

[CuseCubFan69]

How many pitches was Mateo up to?

 

Thanks Fred...78.

Edited August 16, 2006 by CuseCubFan69

[ToupeeOnFire]

Cubs bumping everybody again for the off day Thursday with Z insisting on going on normal rest.

 

I love how 24-year-olds are the most qualified to determine when they're ready.

It won't be long before Dusty plays the "we owe it to the other contending teams to play our best players" card. :x

[jjgman21]

this park sucks.

 

I repeat, this park sucks.

 

the entire inning goes back to the stupid fastball that Blanco called for to Huff.

[Laura]

Wuertz + inherited runners = bad idea

 

indeed

[Iceblink]

Did Pagan play Everett's triple really poorly or was it just me? Didn't think there was anyway that was going for more than a double, but Pagan ran into the wall on a ball that hit 15 feet up.

[Soriano12]

You suck, Wuertz.

 

Don't blame Weurtz..blame Dusty who kept him in the game.

 

I think Dustbag is tossing games at this point.

[Mizzou]

Cubs bumping everybody again for the off day Thursday with Z insisting on going on normal rest.

 

I love how 24-year-olds are the most qualified to determine when they're ready.

It won't be long before Dusty plays the "we owe it to the other contending teams to play our best players" card. :x

Too bad Dusty doesn't know who the best players are.

[CuseCubFan69]

Cubs bumping everybody again for the off day Thursday with Z insisting on going on normal rest.

 

I love how 24-year-olds are the most qualified to determine when they're ready.

It won't be long before Dusty plays the "we owe it to the other contending teams to play our best players" card. :x

 

Are the Astros still in the playoff picture?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Qualls in to pitch for Houston

[Shavo]

Who thinks Wuertz is the best reliver on the team again?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Izturis singled to left field

[CuseCubFan69]

Did Pagan play Everett's triple really poorly or was it just me? Didn't think there was anyway that was going for more than a double, but Pagan ran into the wall on a ball that hit 15 feet up.

 

It was Murtons fault he didn't make that play.

 

Nice play by Taveras.

[Mizzou]

You suck, Wuertz.

 

Don't blame Weurtz..blame Dusty who kept him in the game.

What do you mean by kept him in the game? He faced what, three batters? It's not Dusty's fault that Wuertz couldn't get people out.

[Andy]

Who put Pagan in the 3 hole there? Oh that's right, Clemens never gives up homers so we had to play SPEED.

[jjgman21]

Did Pagan play Everett's triple really poorly or was it just me? Didn't think there was anyway that was going for more than a double, but Pagan ran into the wall on a ball that hit 15 feet up.

 

with how high it was, he had to venture back there in case it came down in his glove, but he has to recognize sooner and get away from the wall.

 

of course he over ran the ball, so even if it came down without hitting the wall he would have missed it.

[CuseCubFan69]

Pagan's speed keeps him out of a dp...

[Laura]

Cubs bumping everybody again for the off day Thursday with Z insisting on going on normal rest.

 

I love how 24-year-olds are the most qualified to determine when they're ready.

 

Dusty had the talk with him a couple of days ago about how he has to be the horse and the ironman because he's the ace of the staff and now Maddux is gone.

 

Not that Z wasn't already an ironman, with the most pitches thrown in MLB.