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

[UMFan83]

Lou screwed up.....I have no idea why he still keeps on using Howry. He should be demoted to mid-relief. Wood should be pitching he's much better than Howry. And why did Piniella just intentionally walk Reyes. He will just steal 2nd and put 2 men in scoring position. Bad coaching.

 

Not that I love Howry, but I like him in there more then Kerry Wood, who'd be pitching in his first game in over a year.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Reyes stole second base

[Brian]

Wow, the other team stole without a throw (though it was smart not to throw there) what a shock.

[RyCubsFan]

Reyes stole second base

 

LOL no way???

[illiniguy]

Wow, the other team stole without a throw (though it was smart not to throw there) what a shock.

Come on it is Jose Reyes.

[Brian]

How about a strikeout pitching Bobby???

[inari]

Come on Bobby. Get this done.

[kujay]

Lou screwed up.....I have no idea why he still keeps on using Howry. He should be demoted to mid-relief. Wood should be pitching he's much better than Howry. And why did Piniella just intentionally walk Reyes. He will just steal 2nd and put 2 men in scoring position. Bad coaching.

 

Well you were half right.

 

How about a K here Bob?

[Flames24Rulz]

WHEW.

[da bears]

nice job bob!

 

lets win this!

[Sarcastic]

Howry nails Newhan.

[Tedward]

Phew !

[moorecg]

I knew that would work out fine. :D

[soccer10k]

Thank you Bobby.

 

Man. Z would have come out of his shoes right there if he was pitching.

[ConstableRabbit]

PHEW.

[kujay]

STRUCK HIM OUT!

 

Let's get (a) run!

[USSoccer]

Wow, he missed a bat. Amazing what happens when you attack a crappy hitter.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Howry in to pitch for the CUBS

Green grounded out to second, 4-3

Gotay doubled to right field

Easley, pinch hitting for Feliciano, grounded out to short, 6-3 , Gotay to third

Reyes walked (intentionally)

Reyes stole second base

Newhan struck out swinging

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 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 0                2  4  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  1 109
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
Howry         1.0  1  0  0  1  1  0  30

[Brian]

YES!!!!

 

I'd like to see a side by side of Z's big K where he was hopping around, and Bob's big K right there :lol:

[Balsa]

LEE HR, I called it.

[RyCubsFan]

Glad he got out of that....or walking Reyes would have looked very foolish. It would have given them two runs for the price of one!

[C.C.]

Whew!!!!

[UMFan83]

As frustrating as this game is, this is the type of game 2 first place teams should be playing.

[Wilmo]

Reyes stole second base

 

When does defensive indifference come into play?

[TruffleShuffle]

Lou screwed up.....I have no idea why he still keeps on using Howry. He should be demoted to mid-relief. Wood should be pitching he's much better than Howry. And why did Piniella just intentionally walk Reyes. He will just steal 2nd and put 2 men in scoring position. Bad coaching.

 

(a) howry is better than most of the relievers on this team

 

(b) you have to get ONE more out in the inning. Who would you rather try to get out, a .377 OBP guy who runs like the wind, or a .291 OBP guy?