4/17 Cubs (Miller) vs. Fathers (Maddux), 1:20 pm CT, WGN

[98navigator]

son of a, i thought that was a walk-off

[DiamondMind]

lol @ derosa

 

"OH. MY. GAWD!!!"

[Coach C]

That's like Willie Mays Hayes trotting back to the dugout saying "Wind."

[swordsman]

Man that sounded close!

 

Alright boys, hold em here and finish it in the 13th.

 

LET'S GO CUBS!!!

LET'S GO CUBS!!!

LET'S GO CUBS!!!

[C.C.]

Damn wind!

[Tracer Bullet]

I think we need to pull a Memento on Matt Murton and make him forget everything he ever learned from Dusty Baker. This is getting out of hand.

Iowa is calling Matt.

 

Do people realize that Matt is hitting nearly .300 right now? He's above league average.

 

LOL.

 

A .500ish OPS is above league average?

 

IT'S 25 ABS!!!

 

Of course it is. It's stupid to judge him based on 25 AB. But I'm not the one that started throwing out his numbers ten games into the season.

 

Then again, I'm also not the one that continually obsesses about Murton not playing against RHP in favor of a far more accomplished player.

 

Well, when someone says Murton should be sent to Iowa b/c of his game today, I don't think it's unreasonable to post the fact that he was hitting .286 coming into today.

 

BTW - you know who else is a far more accomplished player? Sammy Sosa. He was pretty freaking good in the early 2000's, just like Floyd.

[Outshined_One]

Is it D-Ro or DeRo, Len?

 

mah-dee would be better

 

sort of like marty with an accent, i like it

 

My friend Maria has that nickname. Giving that nickname to DeRosa would confuse me in horrifying ways.

[RichHillIsABeast]

So who's pitching after Demp and Ohman?

[TruffleShuffle]

i think i'm going to take my nap as soon as the padres score a run

[CP_414]

When did Murton become the whipping boy on this board? He is slumping, just like a ton of other guys on the offense. Soriano, Jones, Izturis, Cedeno, and Barrett have been almost as bad if not worse. I have not been around much latley, but this seems like the last place that would turn on Murton after 30 or so at bats.

 

He's hardly the whipping boy. Actually, I always get the feeling of fighting the crowd when I advocate Floyd starting over him.

 

It seems like you have more than a few on your side, and maybe there is a reason you are fighting a crowd. People here are ripping his average. His average was .300 at the start of the game. If your average can drop 70 points in 1 day, you have not had enough at bats base any decisions on.

 

I miss the good old days when we could unite in our hatred of Macias, Neify, or BOOM BOOM Bynum.

[C.C.]

Well, it was a nice game. See you guys tomorrow!

[Outshined_One]

So who's pitching after Demp and Ohman?

 

...Larry?

[anabiono]

i want to marry pie and i am a man :lol:

[Omar]

Demp still in.

 

Ohman blows this game.. I'm calling it.

[Derwood]

hooray for no ohman

[Coach C]

Dempster still pitchin....

[KyHen]

Wow! He hammered that. He certainly thought he got it. I trust (based on his reaction) that it was long gone without the wind.

[Mark_R]

WHATTA DIG!

[Butterscup1679666578]

Scoooop!

[Flames24Rulz]

ARam and DLee with some nice D.

[Outshined_One]

Ramirez...Jekyll, meet Hyde.

[TruffleShuffle]

When did Murton become the whipping boy on this board? He is slumping, just like a ton of other guys on the offense. Soriano, Jones, Izturis, Cedeno, and Barrett have been almost as bad if not worse. I have not been around much latley, but this seems like the last place that would turn on Murton after 30 or so at bats.

 

He's hardly the whipping boy. Actually, I always get the feeling of fighting the crowd when I advocate Floyd starting over him.

 

It seems like you have more than a few on your side, and maybe there is a reason you are fighting a crowd. People here are ripping his average. His average was .300 at the start of the game. If your average can drop 70 points in 1 day, you have not had enough at bats base any decisions on.

 

I miss the good old days when we could unite in our hatred of Macias, Neify, or BOOM BOOM Bynum.

 

lets all agree to hate cedeno

[98navigator]

Great defense on both ends!

[Omar]

Good pick by Ramirez.. where would he be w/o Lee?

[E.J.]

Our defense is on fire today. Too bad the same can't be said for the offense.