4/15 Cubs (Lilly) vs. Reds (Lohse) 1:20 CT WGN / XM188

[Chris]

Ugh, this AND the Notre Dame fight song

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Floyd grounded out to first, unassisted

DeRosa struck out (called)

Izturis grounded out to second, 4-3

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Cincinnati      0 0 0 1 0 0 0                  1  2  0
CUBS            0 0 0 0 0 0                    0  4  0

 

Home runs:

Cincinnati: none

CUBS: none

 

Cincinnati     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lohse         7.0  4  0  0  1 11  0  96

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         6.0  2  1  1  1 10  0 101
Wuertz        1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   9

[ltb]

Dear cubs,

 

Stop bitching about the calls. Lohse is throwing strikes. Swing the friggin bat.

 

several of those are not hitting the outside corner

[rickrolled]

why do they keep complaining to the umps about pitches right over the plate?

[Flames24Rulz]

Think it's safe to say that if the opposing team scores first, we'll lose.

 

This is a joke.

[Jazz]

im calling Theriot deposits one in the right field bleachers in the 8th.

[Sarcastic]

Guess I'll need to start rooting for Jacque's hammy to tear....

 

You're a terrible fan if that's the case.

 

And yours, too.

 

Wow. Just wow.

 

Boy, that takes me back. To the days when I read Cubs.com...

[illiniguy]

The same reds guy who yesterday said he loved how good Marty Barret was for the cubs.

 

Jeff Brantley or tHom Brennaman?

Thom I believe

[WolverineX40]

A lot of Cubs hitters are protesting calls.

 

The zone is incredibly big today, but the home plate ump has called it for both sides (seeing as both Lilly and Lohse both have double digit K's). So the Cubs hitters who are protesting the calls, are showing signs of desparation.

[Jazz]

Guess I'll need to start rooting for Jacque's hammy to tear....

 

You're a terrible fan if that's the case.

 

And yours, too.

 

Wow. Just wow.

 

Boy, that takes me back. To the days when I read Cubs.com...

 

doesn't it feel like we're getting alot of those types lately?

[Post Count Padder]

Guess I'll need to start rooting for Jacque's hammy to tear....

 

You're a terrible fan if that's the case.

 

And yours, too.

 

Wow. Just wow.

 

Boy, that takes me back. To the days when I read Cubs.com...

Ah, those were the days

[98navigator]

why didn't Quade send Soriano on Riot's single??

Cause we had no outs and 3,4,5 coming up.

 

it was dumb. Soriano is fast enough to score

 

The rule of thumb that 3rd base coaches uses is this: If the ball gets to the OFer (in this case the CFer) before the runner even gets to third you hold the runner up. In this case Soriano was a good 3 steps away from 3rd when the ball got to Freel. Holding Soriano up there was the good call.

 

Yeah, I don't think you can fault Quade for not wanting to risk a baserunner on third with nobody out and the best hitters in the lineup at bat.

 

none of those guys have gotten a hit today.

 

give me a break.

 

freel threw home and it was cut off because soriano was standing on 3rd.

 

Give me a break, they should have forced the action when runs are scare. Force them to make a good throw. Quade sent Theriot is a similar situation in MIL (the CF had the ball and if it hadn't been for a great slide he was out).

[RichHillIsABeast]

Dear cubs,

 

Stop bitching about the calls. Lohse is throwing strikes. Swing the friggin bat.

 

several of those are not hitting the outside corner

 

The last strike 3 called on Lee wasn't even close.

 

It's pretty tough to hit anything when blue is calling 6 inches off the plate away and a good 4 inches below the knees.

[cubweiser03]

Dear cubs,

 

Stop bitching about the calls. Lohse is throwing strikes. Swing the friggin bat.

 

several of those are not hitting the outside corner

 

They are very close and since they have been called all day the ump is very consistant. They gotta adjust better late in the count.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'm going to say it again, but I can't freakin stand the guest conductor thing. They need to do away with this immediately.

 

Also, Cubs should stop swinging at every pitch.

 

I'm hoping new ownership brings an end to the guest conductor. I think they should let Santo do it every game. Then from time to time, if a former Cub like Sandberg, Banks, Williams, Fergie, Grace, or whoever happened to be there they could take Santo's place. I'd change it to Santo or a former Cub. No one esle.

[illiniguy]

Dear cubs,

 

Stop bitching about the calls. Lohse is throwing strikes. Swing the friggin bat.

 

several of those are not hitting the outside corner

 

The last strike 3 called on Lee wasn't even close.

 

It's pretty tough to hit anything when blue is calling 6 inches off the plate away and a good 4 inches below the knees.

Lee needs to at least try to foul it off though

[Outshined_One]

The same reds guy who yesterday said he loved how good Marty Barret was for the cubs.

 

Jeff Brantley or tHom Brennaman?

Thom I believe

 

I'll guess the collective IQ of that booth does not equal their collective shoe size.

[Chris]

K

[Fred Hornkohl]

Castro struck out swinging

[Post Count Padder]

Castro Ks

[Flames24Rulz]

why didn't Quade send Soriano on Riot's single??

Cause we had no outs and 3,4,5 coming up.

 

it was dumb. Soriano is fast enough to score

 

The rule of thumb that 3rd base coaches uses is this: If the ball gets to the OFer (in this case the CFer) before the runner even gets to third you hold the runner up. In this case Soriano was a good 3 steps away from 3rd when the ball got to Freel. Holding Soriano up there was the good call.

 

Yeah, I don't think you can fault Quade for not wanting to risk a baserunner on third with nobody out and the best hitters in the lineup at bat.

 

none of those guys have gotten a hit today.

 

give me a break.

 

freel threw home and it was cut off because soriano was standing on 3rd.

 

Give me a break, they should have forced the action when runs are scare. Force them to make a good throw. Quade sent Theriot is a similar situation in MIL (the CF had the ball and if it hadn't been for a great slide he was out).

 

Again, we had first and third with NO OUTS and the heart of the order coming up. You never ever want to make the 1st out of an inning at home. It wasn't worth it.

[Post Count Padder]

Ohman up in the pen

[Outshined_One]

SIT WILL OHMAN DOWN NOW.

 

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY KEEP HIM OUT OF THIS GAME.

[E.J.]

Thank god. It looks like Lohse might be done for the day.

 

not that it's going to matter much.

[illiniguy]

Christ don't put Ohman in.