5/20 Sox (Masset) v. Cubs (Z) 1:20CT CSN, WGN & WGN 720

[SABR Gamer]

Jacque has mastered the art of plate discipline

[illiniguy]

way to take some pitches, Jones.

The guy is a cancer in this lineup. We need both he and Izturis gone.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Izturis grounded out to third, 5-3

[Roast]

izturis :(

[weis21]

3 pitches to get 2 outs. good work jacque and cesar. this guy has control problems on occasion. way to make him work.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Izturis, I want to punch you in the head. Take some pitches.

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

I'm shocked that Harrelson talks up Z as much as he does. He did the dame last year. He has some serious man love for Z.

 

im watching the cubs CSN broadcast so i didnt hear him, what did he say?

 

Just how he loves the movement on his pitches, his stature & competitiveness. For him to say anything positive about a Cubs' player must be difficult.

Edited May 20, 2007 by RonnieWooWooSanto

[anemic offense]

Wow...you'd think Izturis would want to work the count a little considering the first guy up got out on the first pitch.

[Flames24Rulz]

Jeez, great inning guys.

[weis21]

nice job settling him down with a quick second cobs.

[Roast]

that inning was worthless.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Typical.

[illiniguy]

I'm shocked that Harrelson talks up Z as much as he does. He did the dame last year. He has some serious man love for Z.

 

im watching the cubs CSN broadcast so i didnt hear him, what did he say?

 

Just how he love the movement on his pitches, his stature & competitiveness. For him to say anything positive about a Cubs' player must be difficult.

He actually is a cubs fan when we aren't playing them. He loved our '03 and '04 team. In '04 he raved about Wood and Prior.

[cubfan1955]

Sweet! 8 pitches...3 out. :cry:

[anemic offense]

That was quick. Way to give Z a little rest guys.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Jones grounded out to first, unassisted

Izturis grounded out to third, 5-3

Zambrano struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

white sox: none

CUBS: none

 

white sox      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Masset        2.0  1  1  1  2  1  0  29

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      2.0  3  2  2  2  0  0  41

[SABR Gamer]

izturis :(

 

is a worse hitter than Z, Marquis, Prior AND Wood. His arm sucks too, and seeing his errors go way up this year, he has lost any value he has whatsoever, HE SUCKS, hopefully in 08 or DP combo is ARod-Theriot

[RichHillIsABeast]

Way to run up that pitch count, idiots.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

do-over

[soccer10k]

That's what you get for not going after Konerko like you should.

 

I don't know how you can be mad at Z for that. He threw two or three pitches that anyone else in baseball would have swung and missed at.

 

That's b/c he was going for the K and not the out like he always does.

 

Ever since Z became more of a "strikeout" pitcher, his effectiveness has decreased accordingly. He doesn't as deep into games as he used to, his groundball to fyball ratio has plummeted, and he has already given up more homers this year than he did the entire '04 (??) season.

 

He used to be able to negate the walks by giving up few homers and enducing many a double play. Now it just doesn't happen. I wish we had that old Z back.

 

Not quite, but close. He's given up 11 HR's this year and gave up 14 in 2004. So he'll likely have given up more sometime in June.

[tfarks]

izturis :(

 

is a worse hitter than Z, Marquis, Prior AND Wood. His arm sucks too, and seeing his errors go way up this year, he has lost any value he has whatsoever, HE SUCKS, hopefully in 08 or DP combo is ARod-Theriot

 

I dream too.

[anemic offense]

Z better increase his efficiency or he'll be 5 and done today.

 

That was a good start.

[Roast]

yay, quick outs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Iguchi grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

[SABR Gamer]

That's what you get for not going after Konerko like you should.

 

I don't know how you can be mad at Z for that. He threw two or three pitches that anyone else in baseball would have swung and missed at.

 

That's b/c he was going for the K and not the out like he always does.

 

Ever since Z became more of a "strikeout" pitcher, his effectiveness has decreased accordingly. He doesn't as deep into games as he used to, his groundball to fyball ratio has plummeted, and he has already given up more homers this year than he did the entire '04 (??) season.

 

He used to be able to negate the walks by giving up few homers and enducing many a double play. Now it just doesn't happen. I wish we had that old Z back.

 

Not quite, but close. He's given up 11 HR's this year and gave up 14 in 2004. So he'll likely have given up more sometime in June.

 

Correct me if im wrong, but i believe hes given up more HR already than he did the whole 03 season, which i believe the total was 9.