3/10ST Cubs (Lilly) @ Royals (De La Rosa) 2:05CT CSN Chicago

[98navigator]

For a flyball pitcher, Lilly sure is getting a lot of grounders.

 

He's working on a sinker in ST.

[RichHillIsABeast]

De la Rosa vs. Kinkade

 

ball 1-0

ball 2-0

ball outside 3-0

strike 3-1

check swing foul 2-2

ball

check swing outside

 

WALK

 

man on 1st, no outs.

[Jon]

I sure hope Lou considering how the catchers match up stat-wise with certain pitchers is just a lot of talk to make Blanco feel good...

 

I think you should do that to a point. Blanco is going to get his 30-40 starts-to use the pitching matchups to determine when those starts are going to come is a good idea IMO. To give him more starts than Barrett needs off to rest because of the pitching matchups? That's not such a good idea.

Lou would be looking at a pretty useless sample, though.

[otis89]

De la Rosa vs. Kinkade

 

ball 1-0

ball 2-0

ball outside 3-0

strike 3-1

check swing foul 2-2

ball

check swing outside

 

WALK

 

man on 1st, no outs.

 

It takes 5 balls to walk now? :?

[Geech]

De la Rosa vs. Kinkade

 

ball 1-0

ball 2-0

ball outside 3-0

strike 3-1

check swing foul 2-2

ball

check swing outside

 

WALK

 

man on 1st, no outs.

 

That's uh... an interesting plate appearance. I guess the umps are feeling creative today?

[wekse]

that ball was pretty low.

[RichHillIsABeast]

De la Rosa vs. Ward

 

swing and miss 91 mph fastball 0-1

curve 71 mph inside 1-1

fastball inside corner low 1-2 (bull call)

ball outside low 2-2

strike called low inside (another bull call)

 

K looking.

 

This ump's zone sucks.

[CubColtPacer]

I sure hope Lou considering how the catchers match up stat-wise with certain pitchers is just a lot of talk to make Blanco feel good...

 

I think you should do that to a point. Blanco is going to get his 30-40 starts-to use the pitching matchups to determine when those starts are going to come is a good idea IMO. To give him more starts than Barrett needs off to rest because of the pitching matchups? That's not such a good idea.

Lou would be looking at a pretty useless sample, though.

 

Are you talking about with the Cubs pitchers or them hitting against opposing pitchers?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Coats is trying to earn that spot on the bench.

[RichHillIsABeast]

de la rosa vs. coats

 

ball 1-0

ball low inside 2-0

Coats doubles on fastball inner half to right-center, hitting the warning track then the wall

 

RBI Coats.

 

Man on 2nd, 1 out.

 

1-0 Cubs

[Jon]

This strike zone is quite bad.

[jjgman21]

This strike zone is quite bad.

 

both of them.

[RichHillIsABeast]

de la rosa vs cedeno

 

strike 0-1

fastball way up 1-1

inside corner 1-2

curve inside inner half

 

Strike Out for Ronny

 

2 down, Coats on 2nd.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Two questionable third strikes this inning.

[RichHillIsABeast]

de la rosa vs blanco

 

ball 1-0

fastball outer half looking 1-1

offspeed pulled foul 1-2

fly out to shallow RF

 

Side retired.

 

1-0 Cubs after 1 and 1/2.

[jjgman21]

Two questionable third strikes this inning.

 

did you not think Lilly was being squeezed a bit in the top half?

[wekse]

i'm in agreement on the shotty strike zone

[RichHillIsABeast]

De la Rosa vs. Kinkade

 

ball 1-0

ball 2-0

ball outside 3-0

strike 3-1

check swing foul 2-2

ball

check swing outside

 

WALK

 

man on 1st, no outs.

 

That's uh... an interesting plate appearance. I guess the umps are feeling creative today?

 

You can do the pbp, smartass.

[PrimeTime]

De la Rosa vs. Kinkade

 

ball 1-0

ball 2-0

ball outside 3-0

strike 3-1

check swing foul 2-2

ball

check swing outside

 

WALK

 

man on 1st, no outs.

 

That's uh... an interesting plate appearance. I guess the umps are feeling creative today?

 

You can do the pbp, smartass.

 

LOL

[wekse]

De la Rosa vs. Kinkade

 

ball 1-0

ball 2-0

ball outside 3-0

strike 3-1

check swing foul 2-2

ball

check swing outside

 

WALK

 

man on 1st, no outs.

 

That's uh... an interesting plate appearance. I guess the umps are feeling creative today?

 

You can do the pbp, smartass.

 

you really have no idea on how to take a joke, do you?

[PrimeTime]

Wow..That was a terrible call on that curveball..But wel ltake it

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Make-up call there.

[Geech]

You can do the pbp, smartass.

 

Attack the post and not the poster, please.

[PrimeTime]

Even though this ump sucks..Lilly looks really comfortable and good out there.

[texascub]

I wish the Mets and Nats would hurry up, it's still top of the 9th with 1 out.