4/9 Astros (Williams) @ Cubs (Lilly) 1:20CST, WGN/XM 185

[texascub]

Another hard hit out, today was just not our day.

[E.J.]

CRAP

[98navigator]

Ward lines out to SS

[CardsFanInChiTown]

nice job garner, 2 games for lidge and he's out as closer... nice knee jerk reaction there

 

Lidge was out of the closer job last year.

 

not true. He blew a save in their homestand.

 

 

My point is he lost the closer job last year also. It's not that big of a knee jerk reaction. The guy for whatever reason doesn't have it.

Edited April 9, 2007 by CardsFanInChiTown

[Flames24Rulz]

We suck again.

[Faceman]

nice job garner, 2 games for lidge and he's out as closer... nice knee jerk reaction there

 

Lidge was out of the closer job last year.

 

not true. He blew a save in their homestand. it was temporary last year

 

He lost the job last year.

 

Got it back this year. Blew a game already this year.

 

It's not like Lidge was dominant last year. He wasn't.

[Derwood]

ballgame

[Post Count Padder]

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaap

[Andy]

Fitting end.

 

What a BS game, from the umping to the line-outs to everything.

[soccer10k]

And my run as game thread starter has ended prematurely.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Right at them EVERY time.

[BigSlick]

Lame.

[Derwood]

go get em' tomorrow COBS

[TruffleShuffle]

lets go burn the ump in effigy

[RichHillIsABeast]

What a crappy game.

[Faceman]

Impressive 95 pages without extra innings . . .

[rocket]

season cancelled

[Brian]

THANKS BOYD :roll:

[98navigator]

I'm not ready to call the bullpen bad just yet. It's still early..I think our bullpen will be fine.

 

I agree, it's just frustrating. This could be the second loss directly attributed to bad bullpen pitching.

 

The Cubs never had a lead in this game. You can't attribute a loss to the bullpen directly in a game when they went behind in the 1st inning and the offense did nothing against a crap pitcher.

 

Yes I can. Lilly pitched well and so did Wuertz. The bottom line is Howry gave up the lead.

 

There was no lead to give up. It's going to be a team loss if it happens. You can't assume victory as a starter when you pitch to a 4.50 ERA. You can't assume victory when you score 3 runs.

 

I meant he gave up runs... I know they never lead. This game should still be tied. If that isn't the fault of the bullpen (specifically Howry) then I don't know what is....

[Soul]

Howry's been iffy since the day he arrived here. Definitely not as advertised.

[E.J.]

I want to punch something.

[Brian]

new sig!

[bc2k]

Fonz is Santo's player of the game. Santo liked his game-tying run on Jones's infield single.

[98navigator]

nice job garner, 2 games for lidge and he's out as closer... nice knee jerk reaction there

 

Lidge was out of the closer job last year.

 

not true. He blew a save in their homestand.

 

 

My point is he lost the closer job last year also. It's not that big of a knee jerk reaction. The guy for whatever reason doesn't have it.

 

It's knee jerk because he had been reinstalled as closer. It only took one blown save, and a bad relief appearance in a non save situation, for Garner to say TODAY that Wheeler is his closer.

[Shavo]

Howry's been iffy since the day he arrived here. Definitely not as advertised.

 

 

Uh ... ?