7/18 Giants (Cain) at CUBS (Big Z), 1:20 PM CT, WGN

[chuckywang]

This lead prevents Z from getting a QS.

 

Lewis out to CF. 1 down

 

What does our offensive production have anything to do with QS's?

[badger1679666666]

You guys remember when Dusty would unnecessarly leave his stud starting pitchers in with huge leads?

 

Me too.

 

:cry:

 

Thank god Lou doesn't.

[C.C.]

I wonder if Zambrano's lack of hustle on his last at-bat played any importance in Lou's decision to pull him before he finished 5 innings. Or was that probably irrelevant? I actually didn't see his at-bat, it went by so fast...

 

I hope you're joking?

[98navigator]

Sori pops out to RF on 3-1

[TruffleShuffle]

I wonder if Zambrano's lack of hustle on his last at-bat played any importance in Lou's decision to pull him before he finished 5 innings. Or was that probably irrelevant? I actually didn't see his at-bat, it went by so fast...

 

i'm guessing he was telling Z that his day was done. I have a hard time believing that a manager is going to chew out his star pitcher for not busting it down to first with a nine run lead.

[CubmanPi]

It's been awhile since Z had a sub-100 pitch game.

 

Considering we're going to need Zambrano down the stretch, I really like this move.

All of a sudden, Ramirez having the day off has become a brilliant move too.

[98navigator]

Lewis robs Riot of XBH with a leaping catch

[TruffleShuffle]

Of course the 7BB had something to do with the loss, but you're forgetting that those BBs can also be placed squarely on the shoulders of Kendall, whose game-calling abilities have obviously been way over-hyped.

 

so apparently catcher's ERA is not a bogus stat!

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

You guys remember when Dusty would unnecessarly leave his stud starting pitchers in with huge leads?

 

Me too.

 

:cry:

 

Thank god Lou doesn't.

Mark Prior and Kerry Wood's arms remember as well :cry:

[98navigator]

DWard smacks a single into CF

[RichHillIsABeast]

I wonder if Zambrano's lack of hustle on his last at-bat played any importance in Lou's decision to pull him before he finished 5 innings. Or was that probably irrelevant? I actually didn't see his at-bat, it went by so fast...

 

You don't want your pitcher to hustle in that situation, especially if he's going to go back out there and pitch.

[soccer10k]

This lead prevents Z from getting a QS.

 

Lewis out to CF. 1 down

 

What does our offensive production have anything to do with QS's?

 

Z only had 80 pitches so if it was a close game he would have stayed in for another inning or two.

[CubmanPi]

Of course the 7BB had something to do with the loss, but you're forgetting that those BBs can also be placed squarely on the shoulders of Kendall, whose game-calling abilities have obviously been way over-hyped.

 

so apparently catcher's ERA is not a bogus stat!

Not at all. In fact, we need to adopt catcher's W-L records and implement a catcher's CYA every season.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Of course the 7BB had something to do with the loss, but you're forgetting that those BBs can also be placed squarely on the shoulders of Kendall, whose game-calling abilities have obviously been way over-hyped.

 

so apparently catcher's ERA is not a bogus stat!

 

LOL!!

[Warren Brusstar]

I wonder if Zambrano's lack of hustle on his last at-bat played any importance in Lou's decision to pull him before he finished 5 innings. Or was that probably irrelevant? I actually didn't see his at-bat, it went by so fast...

 

LOL. Of course it didn't

[Allroy]

Koyie Hill must have Brewer fans saying are you kidding me...just like how i say it everytime i see that damn tony graffanino, craig counsell, and damien miller have these types of days

 

Or the same feeling I get when I see Corey Hart, JJ Hardy, and Ryan Braun hit homer after homer.

[UMFan83]

You guys remember when Dusty would unnecessarly leave his stud starting pitchers in with huge leads?

 

Me too.

 

:cry:

 

Thank god Lou doesn't.

 

You mean like leaving Prior in for over 120+ pitches with a 12-3 lead in Game 2 of the NLCS??

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

good move to take floyd out with the way he has been dinged up...gonna need his bat over the next five days

[98navigator]

Pagan apparently came into the game for Floyd at the top of the inning. He flies out to RF

[Warren Brusstar]

This lead prevents Z from getting a QS.

 

Lewis out to CF. 1 down

 

What does our offensive production have anything to do with QS's?

 

It doesn't. His point is that Z would still be pitching if it was 2-0 right now.

[Jasper]

I hope you're joking?

Not joking, but I was curious because I was distracted and completely missed seeing that part of the game. I agree, it would have been bizarre for it to happen like that. Then again, the way this game has been going so far ....

[TruffleShuffle]

You guys remember when Dusty would unnecessarly leave his stud starting pitchers in with huge leads?

 

Me too.

 

:cry:

 

Thank god Lou doesn't.

 

You mean like leaving Prior in for over 120+ pitches with a 12-3 lead in Game 2 of the NLCS??

 

 

 

that made me want to burn dusty's house down

[BleacherBadger]

Of course the 7BB had something to do with the loss, but you're forgetting that those BBs can also be placed squarely on the shoulders of Kendall, whose game-calling abilities have obviously been way over-hyped.

 

so apparently catcher's ERA is not a bogus stat!

 

His game calling abilities have been overhyped? Or possibly this was his first time working with Cubs pitchers ever and he probably had only 3 hours of pre-game to go over a game plan most batteries have had spring training and all year?

[soccer10k]

Z's ERA is down to 3.69.

[RichHillIsABeast]

I hope you're joking?

Not joking, but I was curious because I was distracted and completely missed seeing that part of the game. I agree, it would have been bizarre for it to happen like that. Then again, the way this game has been going so far ....

 

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