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

[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

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

True, but even Dusty knows Zambrano is good and he's going to pitch him into the ground.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pagan grounded into a FC, 6-4, Izruris out at second

[Mushimus]

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.

 

 

He fell down he did indeed play it poorly.

[UMFan83]

You know reporters are going to ask idiot face why he took out Mateo after cruising along with 78 pitches. So lets try to think of funny excuses that he might use.

 

 

My guess:

 

"Who is Juan Mateo? I don't know where he came from. I don't know how many pitches he's used to throwing"

[minnesotacubsfan]

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

 

speed kills dude

[Butterscup1679666578]

Time for an ARAM-A-BOMB

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez struck out swinging

[Andy]

Damn it Aramis.

[CuseCubFan69]

Ramirez trying to yank that outside pitch and now gets to sit down. I like it when he drives that pitch for a double.

[UMFan83]

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

 

speed kills dude

 

Speed caused Pagan to overrun that double by everett

[minnesotacubsfan]

You know reporters are going to ask idiot face why he took out Mateo after cruising along with 78 pitches. So lets try to think of funny excuses that he might use.

 

 

My guess:

 

"Who is Juan Mateo? I don't know where he came from. I don't know how many pitches he's used to throwing"

 

"Dude was dealin, but thanks to Z's career-ruining night last night, I had plenty of solid veterns to save the game for the Rook. He's young. But then of course, we have to tip our caps to them Astros. The played real well."

[Soriano12]

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.

 

 

after the Ausmus walk I stated Dusty needed to pull Weurtz..I knew he wouldn't get out of the inning.

 

That isn't 2nd guessing..thats 1st guessing. Sometimes you can tell

when a guy doesn't have it. Weurtz isn't that bad..but tonight he was simiply not affective. Its baseball..its happens..good managers realize it...bad ones sit in the dugout..suck a toothpick..and pray for the best.

[Mark_R]

You know reporters are going to ask idiot face why he took out Mateo after cruising along with 78 pitches. So lets try to think of funny excuses that he might use.

 

 

My guess:

 

"Who is Juan Mateo? I don't know where he came from. I don't know how many pitches he's used to throwing"

 

Dusty's Theriot nonsense seems to fit this well:

 

"I really can't say because I wasn't around to see where he came from exactly"

[CuseCubFan69]

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

 

speed kills dude

 

Speed caused Pagan to overrun that double by everett

 

He said it kills....he didn't say who!

[ToupeeOnFire]

Will Theriot get bonus points from Dusty for being the sacrificial lamb, or will he be treated like Adam Greenberg and get unceremoniously demoted to AAA in favor of Bynum?

 

My guess is the latter.

Edited August 16, 2006 by ToupeeOnFire

[jjgman21]

You know reporters are going to ask idiot face why he took out Mateo after cruising along with 78 pitches. So lets try to think of funny excuses that he might use.

 

 

My guess:

 

"Who is Juan Mateo? I don't know where he came from. I don't know how many pitches he's used to throwing"

 

how about a little honesty...

 

"the guy on the mound is a notorious head hunter who just got beaned and I didn't want to expose my pitcher to an obvious retaliatory beaning.

[Andy]

Same pitch, every time. Why?

[CuseCubFan69]

That's the pitch I thought Clemens should have thrown....Jones can't handle those.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Will Theriot get bonus points from Dusty for being the sacrificial lamb, or will he be treated like Adam Greenbery and get unceremoniously demoted to AAA in favor of Bynum?

 

My guess is the latter.

 

bing bing bing

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Qualls in to pitch for Houston

Izturis singled to left field

Pagan grounded into a FC, 6-4, Izruris out at second

Ramirez struck out swinging

Jones struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 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 0                  5  8  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
Qualls        1.0  0  0  0  0  2  1  15

[Jim Ignatowski]

You know reporters are going to ask idiot face why he took out Mateo after cruising along with 78 pitches. So lets try to think of funny excuses that he might use.

 

 

My guess:

 

"Who is Juan Mateo? I don't know where he came from. I don't know how many pitches he's used to throwing"

 

Dude, like I uh needed to uh get that Dude uh uh uh yeah that Dude you know an AB.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Aardsma in to pitch for the CUBS

[ToupeeOnFire]

The sad thing in all of this, crybaby Clemens is going to end up getting the win.

[CuseCubFan69]

Does it seem like this is a long game or is it me?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Taveras struck out swinging