09/29 Colorado (Fogg) @ CUBS (Zambrano) 1:20 CDT, WGN TV

[Balsa]

Jeez, c'mon ump we need him OUT.

[Southpaw191679666239]

122 thru 7

[UMFan83]

WHY IS Z STILL PITCHING?!?! HE HAD 111 &%$#%$@ PITCHES COME INTO THIS INNING!!! ROT IN HELL DUSTY.

 

Actually, its Dusty's final gift to Cubs fans, a crippled Z!

[Balsa]

And Z strikes out the side.

 

Good season Z, not great, but good. Just stop walking people.

[soccer10k]

I put the odds at 50/50 that Z comes out for the 8th.

[CuseCubFan69]

Speed scored that run. I hope Hendry realized that you have to actually be on base first to take advantage of it though.

 

And I hope he realizes that scoring one run at a time with speed and sacrifices isn't going to win a lot of ballgames (unless your pitching staff is remarkably good)

 

The beauty part of that was there were no sacrifices for that run. Theriot turned a double into a triple and scored on an infield grounder.

 

A run scoring ground out is as much of a sacrifice as a grounder to the right side that moves a runner over. Everybody applauds it, but a double or HR would have been much better.

 

Of course a homerun or a double would be better but scoring when that was the only hit is a good thing too. Not that it's on the top of the list but stealing a run like that always helps. This was one time a groundout was more productive than a K.

[ToupeeOnFire]

Odds that Zambrano comes out to pitch the 8th?

 

128 pitches in a meaningless game. Dustyball at its lowest.

[CuseCubFan69]

According to CBS GameCenter, there's no one warming up either. True?

 

I hope not. Z has to prove he's a gamer by throwing 150 pitches just like they did in 73.

[soccer10k]

122 thru 7

 

MLB Gamecast has him at 128 through 7.

[Balsa]

Sweet. 2 pitches, 2 outs.

[E.J.]

Odds that Zambrano comes out to pitch the 8th?

 

128 pitches in a meaningless game. Dustyball at its lowest.

 

Can't say enough how glad I'm going to be when Dusty is gone. There's no way Z should have thrown 128 pitches today.

[Southpaw191679666239]

122 thru 7

 

MLB Gamecast has him at 128 through 7.

 

Even better ](*,)

[Tedward]

Can't say enough how glad I'm going to be when Dusty is gone. There's no way Z should have thrown 128 pitches today.

 

What makes you think that he's done?

[Balsa]

Blanco making sure Fogg throws at least 10 pitches. Which is 5x what Murton and Mabry saw combined right before him.

[soccer10k]

If Z comes out for the eighth my head might explode.

[Balsa]

There's no way Z comes out this inning....is there?

[CuseCubFan69]

If Z comes out for the eighth my head might explode.

 

I just stare into space. The Cubs have had that effect on me, especially the brilliant moves of Johnny B.

[soccer10k]

I don't think I've ever been happier to see Scott Eyre come out to pitch.

[CuseCubFan69]

Dusty decides to Eyre it out instead of sending Z in.

[ToupeeOnFire]

I really thought Baker was going to let Z pitch to Holliday.

[soccer10k]

Don't you just love how Holliday didn't even hesitate going to third when he rounded second because he knew Pierre wasn't going to throw him out.

[goonys evil twin]

Of course a homerun or a double would be better but scoring when that was the only hit is a good thing too. Not that it's on the top of the list but stealing a run like that always helps. This was one time a groundout was more productive than a K.

 

Yes, it does help. The problem I see is that Hendry is the type of person who would build his team specifically to score more on groundouts. He's sacrifice real production for so-called clutch timely hitting and contact. That 1 run, in a game when you are down multiple runs (and a season when you've scored so very few runs) isn't all that helpful.

[CuseCubFan69]

Of course a homerun or a double would be better but scoring when that was the only hit is a good thing too. Not that it's on the top of the list but stealing a run like that always helps. This was one time a groundout was more productive than a K.

 

Yes, it does help. The problem I see is that Hendry is the type of person who would build his team specifically to score more on groundouts. He's sacrifice real production for so-called clutch timely hitting and contact. That 1 run, in a game when you are down multiple runs (and a season when you've scored so very few runs) isn't all that helpful.

 

I agree and if Hendry thinks this is the best way to win games he shouldn't be a GM.

[UMFan83]

When Jock pounded that first pitch into the ground for a rally killing DP, I got the WGN promo high pitched girl saying "I LOVE MY CUBBBIEEEEEES" in my head. Now I have a headache

[UMFan83]

Cubs lose, stake claim for return to cellar