8/3 Mets (Hernandez) @ Cubs (Big Z) 1:20 CT, WGN

[TruffleShuffle]

hey looks it's the guy who should be playing RF most days

[Brian]

horrible K zone

[TheDude]

That should be ball 4.

[Sarcastic]

Looks like Wood may not get to pitch today. I'd be willing to wait another day if the Cubs can take the lead.

[illiniguy]

horrible K zone

This umpire has sucked.

[C.C.]

horrible K zone

 

what K zone?

[jyoung55]

Think they still put Wood in?

 

No pressure or anything Woody.

 

What's the alternative? Kerry's warmed up, and Marmol better not come out for another inning.

 

Yea because the rules wouldn't allow it.

[da bears]

fantastic at bat murton. granted those were some bad calls but still.

[C.C.]

Murton K's and sits another week...

[Brian]

Poor Murt :x

[illiniguy]

Looks like Wood may not get to pitch today. I'd be willing to wait another day if the Cubs can take the lead.

Why I have much more confidence in Wood to hold this game where it is than Howry?

[Omar]

Murton Ks. Bleh. Howry coming into the game.

[CubsNSkers07]

That swing was ....

[forbez18]

Is the strike zone that bad today? I have heard a lot of complaints, and if so maybe it would be a nice day to put Wood in with a nice big zone.

[C.C.]

Please hold'em Howry!

[kujay]

The cheering over the radio feed sure sounds like Woody is coming in.

[TruffleShuffle]

fantastic at bat murton. granted those were some bad calls but still.

 

yeah bad job not swinging at balls

[illiniguy]

Is the strike zone that bad today? I have heard a lot of complaints, and if so maybe it would be a nice day to put Wood in with a nice big zone.

It hasn't been as big for us.

[RyCubsFan]

fantastic at bat murton. granted those were some bad calls but still.

 

The K zone is small all game, then it suddenly expands for Murt? Is this ump Burce Froeming in disguise?

[Brian]

Is the strike zone that bad today? I have heard a lot of complaints, and if so maybe it would be a nice day to put Wood in with a nice big zone.

 

Zambrano wasn't getting a big zone.

[cubscausestress]

That swing was ....

 

i couldn't tell because of that craptastic camera angle they've been using lately. tell those idiots to stop that len and bob. jesus.

[Elrhino]

Think they still put Wood in?

 

No pressure or anything Woody.

 

What's the alternative? Kerry's warmed up, and Marmol better not come out for another inning.

 

Yea because the rules wouldn't allow it.

 

I don't know why some of you believe you can just keep pitching Marmol 20+ pitches every single game with no repercussions.

Edited August 3, 2007 by Elrhino

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Floyd struck out swinging

DeRosa singled to center field

Jones struck out swinging

Kendall doubled to left field , DeRosa scored

Feliciano in to pitch for the NY Mets

Murton, pinch hitting for Fontenot, pinch hitting for Marmol, struck out swinging

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
NY Mets         0 0 0 0 0 1 1                  2  3  0
CUBS            0 0 0 0 0 1 1                  2  5  0

 

Home runs:

NY Mets: Castro (9)

CUBS: D Lee (12)

 

NY Mets        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Hernandez     6.7  5  2  2  1  9  1 103
Feliciano     0.3  0  0  0  0  1  0   5

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      5.0  2  1  1  7  5  1  93
Marmol        2.0  1  1  1  2  4  0  35

Edited August 3, 2007 by Fred Hornkohl

[Omar]

The cheering over the radio feed sure sounds like Woody is coming in.

 

So they thought. Little did they know...

[Sarcastic]

Looks like Wood may not get to pitch today. I'd be willing to wait another day if the Cubs can take the lead.

Why I have much more confidence in Wood to hold this game where it is than Howry?

 

I think your confidence may be misplaced. Howry has been pretty consistent, despite a couple of meltdowns. Wood hasn't pitched in the majors for about a year.