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

[Butterscup1679666578]

Blanco draws the walk!

[98navigator]

Hank walks!

[Chocolate Milk]

Blancowned.

[Andy]

Nice day so far for Henry!

[Brian]

nice AB Henry

[Flames24Rulz]

That's a great plate apperance by Hank.

[da bears]

Good at bat Hank!

[RichHillIsABeast]

Great AB, Hank.

[texascub]

Damn Hank, always clogging the bases.

[Brian]

double play time

[VanceJergins]

Very good AB.

[Allroy]

Good job Hank. Badass haircut too.

[Andy]

Haha, Cesar sets up for the bunt.

 

Only the Cubs bunt with their no. 8 hitter with nobody out in the early innings.

[98navigator]

All I keep thinking is that we can't possibly stay this lucky with Marquis and Lilly all season. One of them has to suck or at least be mediocre eventually, right?

 

I mean, Lilly's K/BB right now is just absurd. Wow.

 

Then again, Maddux started out looking like Maddux in his prime last year.

 

Coming from the American to National league, I wouldn't be suprised if Lilly had a very good season.

 

A valid point. I thought he might have a nice season because of this. But this is beyond my most optimistic hopes. Of course, he hasn't really pitched an 80 degree day with the wind blowing out at Wrigley yet.

 

The good news is Lilly has worked in a sinker and is getting a lot more groundballs as a result. For that matter, Rich Hill has only 6 more AO than GO.

[Allroy]

No double plays please.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Wow the run and hit worked!

[Flames24Rulz]

Thank God for the hit and run. Saved a DP.

[da bears]

Thank God Blanco was running.

[soccer10k]

Damn Hank, always clogging the bases.

 

If Dusty was watching the game he would be furious right now.

[98navigator]

R&H

 

Izturis out 4-3

 

Blanco to 2b

[bcruise]

Stayed out of the almost certain Izturis dp there...

[Andy]

Best we could've hoped for

[Brian]

Blanco saves the DP from happening

[CubmanPi]

Haha, Cesar sets up for the bunt.

 

Only the Cubs bunt with their no. 8 hitter with nobody out in the early innings.

I'm gonna give lou the benefit of the doubt and say it's because he understands that it's his best chance to stay out of a double play, and that he's better off with Lilly at the plate.

[texascub]

Nice timing for the hit and run.