4/5 Cubs (Marquis) @ Reds (Lohse) 11:35CT CSN/XM185

[Butterscup1679666578]

Well, hold em here and bring the top of the order up and see what we can do I guess...

[Bruno7481]

For those of us at work score please...

 

Reds 4,432

 

Cubs 0

 

At least that is what you could assume by simpy reading this.

[98navigator]

Eyre pitching

[bcruise]

i still think it was a good move. cedeno had been hitting well, and no harm in showing some confidence in the youngster. he just missed it.

 

Floyd is awful against LHP too.

 

And so is Ward.

[Tracer Bullet]

Sorry to back track, but did Murton get lifted for Theriot for the heck of it or is Murton injured? I read back through the pages dealing with that inning and didn't find any mention of it.

 

I think it was for the heck of it, I never heard an injury mentioned.

 

Thanks. I never thought of Murton as being particularly slow. And I hate lifting a good hitter in favor for a PH or PR in a close game.

[Soul]

Sorry to back track, but did Murton get lifted for Theriot for the heck of it or is Murton injured? I read back through the pages dealing with that inning and didn't find any mention of it.

 

He got lifted for Theriot, because Cubs used Theriot to steal 2nd base for the go-ahead run. It was a good move in my opinion.

 

I don't mind that move. I question the move to Howry.

 

Lou is still trying to learn the ballclub too, I guess I have to give him the benefit of the doubt. We're probably going to see more of this for a couple more weeks.

[soccer10k]

Dunn shouldn't be thanking Stanton. He should be thanking Ronny for not taking that 2-0 pitch.

[cheapseats]

Note to Lou:

 

Ronny's OBP and SLG are both significantly higher vs. righties.

 

Floyd would be a better bet vs a lefty than Cedeno.

[Brian]

at least the big boys will be up in the 9th, hopefully somebody can be CLUTCH

[Magnetic Curses]

I don't care how good he looked in spring training, pinch hitting with Ronny Cedeno is Dusty-esque.

 

not hardly. the season is young and cedeno needs some plate appearances with something on the line.

 

just because cedeno didn't get a hit doesn't mean it was a bad move.

[Chris]

 

ha ha, gold star

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'd prefer Wuertz here.

[cubfan1955]

For those of us at work score please...

 

Reds 4,432

 

Cubs 0

 

At least that is what you could assume by simpy reading this.

 

99 years of pessimism built up.

[gflore34]

For those of us at work score please...

 

Reds 4,432

 

Cubs 0

 

At least that is what you could assume by simpy reading this.

 

I was think more along the lines of Reds: 4 * 10(to the 10th)

Cubs: -infinity

 

Where's Fred?

[ToupeeOnFire]

Note to Lou:

 

Ronny's OBP and SLG are both significantly higher vs. righties.

 

Floyd would be a better bet vs a lefty than Cedeno.

So would Theriot, but Lou wasted him when he pinch-ran for Murton.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Don't suck ass Eyre.

[98navigator]

Griffey K's swinging on a 3-2 count

[Tracer Bullet]

Sorry to back track, but did Murton get lifted for Theriot for the heck of it or is Murton injured? I read back through the pages dealing with that inning and didn't find any mention of it.

 

He got lifted for Theriot, because Cubs used Theriot to steal 2nd base for the go-ahead run. It was a good move in my opinion.

 

This is the same guy that ran into an out at 3rd, right?

 

Maybe it was a good move, but Murton's a pretty good hitter and not exactly Cecil Fielder when it comes to speed. Did we really need to burn through another hitter on our already rather short bench for that? I vote no.

[soccer10k]

For those of us at work score please...

 

Reds 3, Cubs 2 in the bottom of the eighth. Soriano will lead off the ninth.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Where's Fred?

 

Doing what any true Cubs fan is doing right now -- getting drunk.

[abuck1220]

Why the hell would you pinch hit with Cedeno? It doesn't make sense. He's pretty much the worst hitter on the bench, or at least close to it.

 

because for no real reason, lou pinch ran theriot for murton, leaving ronny as the only rh off the bench.

 

the cubs' bench has too many guys who serve the same purpose -- cedeno and theriot, ward and floyd.

[Chris]

ohs nose

[BeerHere]

For those of us at work score please...

 

Reds 4,432

 

Cubs 0

 

At least that is what you could assume by simpy reading this.

 

99 years of pessimism built up.

 

I would have guessed that you were significantly younger than that.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Nice one, Eyre.

[gflore34]

For those of us at work score please...

 

Reds 3, Cubs 2 in the bottom of the eighth. Soriano will lead off the ninth.

 

Thank you.