7/8 Cubs (ZAMBRANO) @ Pirates (YOUMAN), 12:35 CT CSN

[PrimeTime]

get this piec eof garbage out

[Roast]

[expletive] howry.

[treebird]

No homer for Mr. Singles.

 

YES the nickname is catching on

[Fred Hornkohl]

LaRoche singled to center field , Sanchez to second

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm sure looking forward to watching derrek lee not hit home runs for the next 3.5 years

 

remember when we used to be able to pretend this was just a fluke thing and that he was sure to come around soon and still finish with like 30 homers?

 

that was awesome.

 

i was worried all along... mostly because with the cubs, i assume that the worst case scenario is what will actually happen

[illiniguy]

and Howry brought the gas can today.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Again, Ill defer to the Cubs ERA without Barrett vs when he caught.

 

I'm sure Chocolate Milk has already had some fun with this by the time of this reply, but Catcher's ERA is worthless. Zero value at determining catcher worth.

[turn2]

Cubs have been winning since DLee hit his last HR, so if he hits another one, that's going to ruin what has been working.

 

 

Yeah, and weve been winning with Ward in the lineup. Maybe we should continue benching Lee so Ward can play 1B.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

OK, I've had enough.

[cubweiser03]

keep it close damnit

[illiniguy]

i'm sure looking forward to watching derrek lee not hit home runs for the next 3.5 years

 

remember when we used to be able to pretend this was just a fluke thing and that he was sure to come around soon and still finish with like 30 homers?

 

that was awesome.

 

i was worried all along... mostly because with the cubs, i assume that the worst case scenario is what will actually happen

that and he didn't hit many homers at all when he came back last year. Swap him for Teixeira.

[Chocolate Milk]

No homer for Mr. Singles.

 

YES the nickname is catching on

 

Really nice work by you. I use this all the time in my day to day life.

[WrigleyinEngland]

What a crap way to finish off the 1st half

[PrimeTime]

Howry you suck Edited July 8, 2007 by PrimeTime

[Roast]

WOOO HOWRY YOU ROCK!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Nady singled to left field , Sanchez to second, LaRoche to third

[Soul]

With the way Howry's pitching so far, it's all about to become academic.

[CubmanPi]

I'd sure like to see how the pirates have played other teams in th NL central compared to us. They seem to play us hard whatever the standings, maybe the cubs just have a way of making crappy teams look good.

The Pirates did just take 3 of 4 vs the Brewers, while the Cubs have had success against them so far this season.

[UMFan83]

This game is over.

[Flames24Rulz]

Howry is making sure that we won't even have a prayer in the 9th.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Cubs due up vs. Matt Capps

 

A. Ramirez - 1/4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB/0 K

M. DeRosa - 0/2

M. Fontenot - n/a

A. Pagan - 1/2, 1 HR, 1 RBI

 

Others:

D. Lee - 2/7, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 0 BB/1 K

A. Soriano - 1/4, 0 BB/1 K

R. Theriot - 3/4

C. Izturis - 1/3

 

 

 

but it looks like it wont matter. :( :x

[illiniguy]

Sweet the Rates are about to be within 9 of Milwaukee. Get those playoff tickets now kids.

[Keener98]

This team will not win with this black hole at catcher. Fix it Hendry and not with Hank after his rehab start.

 

Relax. Barrett was a good hitting catcher and the pitchers had an ERA of over 5 with him as a catcher, while Blanco/Hill saw an ERA of around 2.00. Besides, they have been winning since they traded Barrett.

 

They have been winning in spite of the catchers terrible offense.

 

Didn't Hill throw one into center that kept that inning alive that turned into the 3 runs for the Pirates, too?

 

Hill's defense is also horrid. We traded away the worst catcher in the division for the worst in the world.

 

We didnt trade Barrett for hill, though.

 

But I agree. Barrett was having a bad year. But he was still hitting far better than Bowen and Hill combined.

 

And, yes, barrett's defense was pretty bad, but Hill and Bowen havent shown they are too much better. I'd wager that Barrett would have thrown out that baserunner today.

 

Actually, he wasnt. I can remember several times when he would whiff at a pitch in the strike zone that the batter didnt swing at. Barretts shorcomings have been obscured by a myriad of other problems though...that and he has always been given the benefit of the doubt by reporters since he has been a stand up guy. I think Barrett was a quality person but a liability as a catcher.

 

see Koyie Hill and Rob Bowen

 

Again, Ill defer to the Cubs ERA without Barrett vs when he caught.

 

Lol, whatever man. The pitchers have nothing to do with that do they? Whats happened to Hill in his crappy outings with Hill and Bowen recently? What about Marshalls? Marquis?

[genbar]

howry_doin not so well.

[Outshined_One]

Quick, bring in Wuertz so he can strike out the side!