08/26 CUBS (Hill) @ St Louis (Carpenter) 12:20 CDT, FOX TV

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

Only as a Cubs' fan can one fear facing Gary Bennett.

 

Unbelievable!!!

[sherwood921]

One more time...why is Roberto Novoa on our club? Everytime I see him pitch he gives up a rockets.

[Outshined_One]

[Outshined_One] 2:46 pm: Novoa sucks and will give up the walkoff

 

I called it.

[ToupeeOnFire]

You can't stop Gary Bennett, you can only hope to contain him.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Novoa needs to be traded in the offseason. Wuertz needs to stay in the bigs and not waste half a season in AAA b/c of a slow ST.

[UMFan83]

Roberto NoBLOWa

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

Ha! Gary Bennett interviewed by Rosenthal. Only in Cubdom does Gary Bennett get a post game interview and is named player of the game.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is Dusty the only manager in the majors that goes from his worst reliever on up when his team gets into "give up a run and lose" situations?

[Schwarber Fan]

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Who are there suspects? I call them the Cub-killing back-up catcher crew.

[UMFan83]

Cubs have now lost 6 of last 7 games...safe to say the 'hot streak' is over

[genbar]

Roberto Suckssohardva.

[UMFan83]

Is Dusty the only manager in the majors that goes from his worst reliever on up when his team gets into "give up a run and lose" situations?

 

OOC, I was only half watching the game, who else was available?

 

Wuertz

Aardsma

Ohman

Dempster

 

Not exactly a murderers row of pitchers there.

[RichHillIsABeast]

What cost us this game? Bynum not covering 2B fast enough on that steal by Wilson. Wilson doesn't score if he isn't in scoring position. Thanks Slow Freddie.

[chuckywang]

You can't stop Gary Bennett, you can only hope to contain him.

 

Gary Bennett's tears can cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is Dusty the only manager in the majors that goes from his worst reliever on up when his team gets into "give up a run and lose" situations?

 

OOC, I was only half watching the game, who else was available?

 

Wuertz

Aardsma

Ohman

Dempster

 

Not exactly a murderers row of pitchers there.

 

All are better than Novoa. And it's not just today, Dusty's philosophy is completely backwards with how to handle 9th inning ties/extra inning games on the road.

[CubsWin]

haha, Novoa over Wuertz? kill me please

I don't disagree with you about the kill me part, Novoa isn't great. But Wuertz did pitch yesterday and the Cubs are out of it. Why over use him?

[UMFan83]

What cost us this game? Bynum not covering 2B fast enough on that steal by Wilson. Wilson doesn't score if he isn't in scoring position. Thanks Slow Freddie.

 

Are you sure? Bennetts hit was a double to the gap.

 

But locially speaking, yes Wilson doesn't score if hes thrown out at 2B

[Transmogrified Tiger]

What cost us this game? Bynum not covering 2B fast enough on that steal by Wilson. Wilson doesn't score if he isn't in scoring position. Thanks Slow Freddie.

 

That had nothing to do with it. Novoa was slow to the plate with a slider, the base was stolen long before Bynum was involved.

[UMFan83]

For awhile, I thought the Cubs had an outside shot at 70 wins, but it looks like they have pissed away that opportunity too.

[ToupeeOnFire]

That would have been the perfect time to get Dempster some work, but as we all know, you can't use your closer in a non-save situation, dude.

[InconspicuousZ28]

That would have been the perfect time to get Dempster some work, but as we all know, you can't use your closer in a non-save situation, dude.

 

Yep.

[RichHillIsABeast]

What cost us this game? Bynum not covering 2B fast enough on that steal by Wilson. Wilson doesn't score if he isn't in scoring position. Thanks Slow Freddie.

 

That had nothing to do with it. Novoa was slow to the plate with a slider, the base was stolen long before Bynum was involved.

 

Barrett had to hold up his throw to wait for Bynum. If Bynum's waiting, there's a play at second. Wilson didn't get a great jump, even if Novoa was slow to the plate.

[CubsWin]

Is Dusty the only manager in the majors that goes from his worst reliever on up when his team gets into "give up a run and lose" situations?

Howry is the Cubs worst reliever?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

haha, Novoa over Wuertz? kill me please

I don't disagree with you about the kill me part, Novoa isn't great. But Wuertz did pitch yesterday and the Cubs are out of it. Why over use him?

 

He did pitch yesterday, but not either of the previous 2 days. I don't think it's over use to pitch him an inning today.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is Dusty the only manager in the majors that goes from his worst reliever on up when his team gets into "give up a run and lose" situations?

Howry is the Cubs worst reliever?

 

Howry pitched the 8th, not a "give up a run and lose" situation. Time and time again Dusty has gone to the back of the bullpen for the 9th, 10th, etc. innings when tied on the road.