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4/20 Cards (Looper) vs. Cubs (Lilly), 1:20, CSN & XM-187

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Izturis with a horrible AB :x

 

Has he had a good one since ST ended?

 

lol, I'm just mad because he needed to be hitting to the right side.

Wasn't there 1 out? Who cares what side he hits it to.

 

Hitters should always be looking to advance the runner. There's no guarantee Blanco can score from 2B on a single... You can't predict the future, Lilly might have singled. It was a bad at bat by Izturis!

 

wrong. hitters should always be looking to hit the ball hard. whether that means pulling an inside pitch or going the other way with an outside pitch.

 

this "advancing runners" thing is no good.

 

I disagree for a light hitter like Izturis. He isn't going to get many hits period so he needs to be better at moving guys along.

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Damn it Cesar, at least ground out to 1st.

 

I don't like the guy, but he just took a pitch four inches off the plate and it was called a strike. the pitcher threw it there again. you have a choice, 0-2, or try to slap it by the thirdbasemen.

 

it's easy to fault the Cubs for their offensive woes so far this year, but just look at that inning. the ump cost them one baserunner in Jacque's walk, a lined scorcher that will go down in the books as 0-1, and an ump taking away any chance a slapper like Izturis has to get on base.

 

such is the life of a Cubs fan.

 

The ump seems pretty consistent to me, so I don't think there is anything to complain about yet.

 

so you think the pitch to Izturis was a strike, but the pitches to Rolen weren't? how about the outside corner pitch to Lee v. the two pitches called strikes on Jones? same can be said about a couple high strikes/balls today.

 

go ahead and argue that I'm crazy that the corner calls all seem to go against the Cubs, but to argue the consistency of the zone today is absurd.

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Damn it Cesar, at least ground out to 1st.

 

I don't like the guy, but he just took a pitch four inches off the plate and it was called a strike. the pitcher threw it there again. you have a choice, 0-2, or try to slap it by the thirdbasemen.

 

it's easy to fault the Cubs for their offensive woes so far this year, but just look at that inning. the ump cost them one baserunner in Jacque's walk, a lined scorcher that will go down in the books as 0-1, and an ump taking away any chance a slapper like Izturis has to get on base.

 

such is the life of a Cubs fan.

 

The ump seems pretty consistent to me, so I don't think there is anything to complain about yet.

 

so you think the pitch to Izturis was a strike, but the pitches to Rolen weren't? how about the outside corner pitch to Lee v. the two pitches called strikes on Jones? same can be said about a couple high strikes/balls today.

 

go ahead and argue that I'm crazy that the corner calls all seem to go against the Cubs, but to argue the consistency of the zone today is absurd.

 

i think you're just trying to find something to nitpick at. it's not that bad.

Jehrico ACL Cubs

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Izturis with a horrible AB :x

 

Has he had a good one since ST ended?

 

lol, I'm just mad because he needed to be hitting to the right side.

Wasn't there 1 out? Who cares what side he hits it to.

 

Hitters should always be looking to advance the runner. There's no guarantee Blanco can score from 2B on a single... You can't predict the future, Lilly might have singled. It was a bad at bat by Izturis!

 

wrong. hitters should always be looking to hit the ball hard. whether that means pulling an inside pitch or going the other way with an outside pitch.

 

this "advancing runners" thing is no good.

 

I disagree for a light hitter like Izturis. He isn't going to get many hits period so he needs to be better at moving guys along.

Agreed, especially early in a game. Hitters should always be looking to put good wood on a pitch they can drive. The only exceptions are maybe late in close, low-scoring games when you start looking to scratch out what you can. If this were that kind of situation, Izturis probably would have been bunting, and Lilly probably would have had a PH in for him.
jjgman21 ACL Cubs

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Damn it Cesar, at least ground out to 1st.

 

I don't like the guy, but he just took a pitch four inches off the plate and it was called a strike. the pitcher threw it there again. you have a choice, 0-2, or try to slap it by the thirdbasemen.

 

it's easy to fault the Cubs for their offensive woes so far this year, but just look at that inning. the ump cost them one baserunner in Jacque's walk, a lined scorcher that will go down in the books as 0-1, and an ump taking away any chance a slapper like Izturis has to get on base.

 

such is the life of a Cubs fan.

 

The ump seems pretty consistent to me, so I don't think there is anything to complain about yet.

 

so you think the pitch to Izturis was a strike, but the pitches to Rolen weren't? how about the outside corner pitch to Lee v. the two pitches called strikes on Jones? same can be said about a couple high strikes/balls today.

 

go ahead and argue that I'm crazy that the corner calls all seem to go against the Cubs, but to argue the consistency of the zone today is absurd.

 

i think you're just trying to find something to nitpick at. it's not that bad.

 

such also is the life of a Cubs fan. a strikezone that is not that bad is acceptable. I guess when you compare to the Williams and Lohse games it isn't that bad, but that doesn't make it good, or what should be acceptable.

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Damn it Cesar, at least ground out to 1st.

 

I don't like the guy, but he just took a pitch four inches off the plate and it was called a strike. the pitcher threw it there again. you have a choice, 0-2, or try to slap it by the thirdbasemen.

 

it's easy to fault the Cubs for their offensive woes so far this year, but just look at that inning. the ump cost them one baserunner in Jacque's walk, a lined scorcher that will go down in the books as 0-1, and an ump taking away any chance a slapper like Izturis has to get on base.

 

such is the life of a Cubs fan.

 

The ump seems pretty consistent to me, so I don't think there is anything to complain about yet.

 

so you think the pitch to Izturis was a strike, but the pitches to Rolen weren't? how about the outside corner pitch to Lee v. the two pitches called strikes on Jones? same can be said about a couple high strikes/balls today.

 

go ahead and argue that I'm crazy that the corner calls all seem to go against the Cubs, but to argue the consistency of the zone today is absurd.

 

i think you're just trying to find something to nitpick at. it's not that bad.

 

such also is the life of a Cubs fan. a strikezone that is not that bad is acceptable. I guess when you compare to the Williams and Lohse games it isn't that bad, but that doesn't make it good, or what should be acceptable.

 

you're right, but umps are so bad/inconsistent nowadays, as long as they are relatively the same for both teams (which i believe is the case today), it's not a big deal. it's frustrating, but not that big of a deal.

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