5/28 Marlins (Kim) @ Cubs (Marshall) 1:20 CST CSN

[Keener98]

Wow good job Ramirez how do you get doubled off from that. What the hell you swinging at Barret? Jesus

[illiniguy]

There is some of that talent right there. If you have to throw your bat to hit it, you should pry take the walk. But I guess you are here for your D.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

are we fun-bad yet?

[dbeider]

This is what makes this team bad (well this and the failures of the bullpen) In other words, blame Lou all you want but...

 

This year alone the Cubs have lost to Mark Redman, his only good start and he has subsequently been released. They have lost to Masset in a game it was hoped he would get through four innings, he went at least 6. And so far Kim, coming in with at 7+ ERA.

 

Good teams? Take care of Masset to complete the sweep against the White Sox giving them momentum going on a road trip. Winning against a bum to take a series against a league leading team (Braves). And entering a series against the Marlins? Wail on the guy, get into the bullpen early and get the team to be at a disadvantage for the rest of the series.

 

I'm already sick of the crying about Piniella. The team he was handed is playing lousy baseball, can't hit well and certainly can't pitch well out of the bullpen.

 

Let these pitchers get themselves in trouble once in a while. No patience at all.

 

And Im already sick of all the ass kissing of Lou no matter how many times he puts his team in a terrible position by one of his terrible moves. Nobody here has said its 100 percent Lous fault, the players get alot of the blame as well, but Lou definatly hasnt helped this team.

 

Ass kissing? Where? So which manager is the guy that manages his bullpen so well? And if it's Randolph or Black this year, it's pretty easy to manage a bullpen that doesn't give anything up. Give a guy a terrible team and he gets a terrible team.

 

think what you want you are going to defend Lou no matter how many times he puts the Eyres and Howrys in the game. Im done with this discussion

 

No I'm not. He keeps bringing in Eyre I'll scream my head off. Guy hasn't pitched well since the first half of last year. But Lou Piniella is far from the biggest problem this team has. That's the point.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

just a comedy of errors.

[dbeider]

Piniella should have told Lee to not get picked off

[da bears]

this team sucks.

[bhogg]

I'm in the early May (Pirates / Nats / Pirates) part of my MLB 07 Franchise. The Cubs are good then.

 

It's time for me to escape. . . . . . .

[RichHillIsABeast]

Wow. Marshall gives us another good start and the much vaunted offense is going to hibernate again.

 

Give these guys some greenies or something. Ridiculous.

 

Oh, and Cliff Floyd, you and Marshal are the only player who've shown up. My eternal gratitude is yours.

[Flames24Rulz]

Dagger.

[UMFan83]

This team has 2005 Cubs written all over it. Feast or famine offense, passable starting pitching and pathetic bullpen. Good enough to hover around .500, not good enough to get on a streak that will put them in playoff contention.

[dbeider]

3-0, that should do it (1-0 may have done it).

 

So I wonder if we'll ever see

 

Theriot

Soriano

Lee

Floyd

Ramirez

Barrett

DeRosa

Murton

 

For a few games in a row

[RichHillIsABeast]

Why the F was Marshall still in the game? Lou, I'm rapidly starting to question your competence.

[TruffleShuffle]

another banner day for the most underachieving organization in professional sports.

[TruffleShuffle]

3-0, that should do it (1-0 may have done it).

 

So I wonder if we'll ever see

 

Theriot

Soriano

Lee

Floyd

Ramirez

Barrett

DeRosa

Murton

 

For a few games in a row

 

no, because Soriano is the CF in that lineup, and the Cubs have decided that he's not playing CF any more.

[dbeider]

The Cubs are saving their bats for another 6 or 7 run late game inning, so they can give them back up and lose again.

[OleMissCub]

Pretty touching stretch

[dbeider]

3-0, that should do it (1-0 may have done it).

 

So I wonder if we'll ever see

 

Theriot

Soriano

Lee

Floyd

Ramirez

Barrett

DeRosa

Murton

 

For a few games in a row

 

no, because Soriano is the CF in that lineup, and the Cubs have decided that he's not playing CF any more.

 

Right, my bad. Bring Pie back up!!! Even though he wasn't playing much, they played their best baseball with him up. I think his energy was helpful. What this is not is listless

[JeffH]

Pretty touching stretch

 

Two guys that deserve much better than to ever have been associated with the Chicago Cubs.

[muntjack]

3-0, that should do it (1-0 may have done it).

 

So I wonder if we'll ever see

 

Theriot

Soriano

Lee

Floyd

Ramirez

Barrett

DeRosa

Murton

 

For a few games in a row

 

no, because Soriano is the CF in that lineup, and the Cubs have decided that he's not playing CF any more.

 

And a double no, because this organization will never allow a lineup with only one LH hitter against RHP.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Good inning from Marmol. He came throwing strikes today. That's always nice, isn't it?

[dbeider]

Great, now they get to have salt rubben in by Pinto.

[OleMissCub]

Video of the Freel injury:

 

http://www.breitbart.tv/freelhurt.html

[dbeider]

Great, now they get to have salt rubben in by Pinto.

 

Or rubbed

[inari]

I joked last night that we'd get shutout by Kim. I genuinely didn't think that even the Cubs were capable of getting shutout by a bum like him, but apparently I was wrong.