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

[inari]

i'm getting so sick of mlb umpires

 

The worst of the major sports by far.

[elinas]

well in other news... NEIFI SUSPENDED 80 GAMES FOR ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

 

bahahahaa

 

per mlb.com

[CyHawk_Cub]

Awesome. This was a game we should have won.

 

BS You can't walk 11 guys and expect to win any game at any level.

 

Yep; it's probably the equivalent of giving up 3 or 4 turnovers in football...

[illiniguy]

Dreaded leadoff walk.

 

Stop walking people you stupid idiots.

 

Maybe you should watch the game and see that Demp struck him out.

 

Yes, let's blame the ump the whole game. After all, they're just out to get us.

Where in the hell should Ryan have put one on 2-2 to get the called strike 3 on David Wright?

 

I'm not saying that it wasn't a bad call, but come on. Blaming the ump for losing the game? Our pitchers walked 11 batters today. Last I checked, that's really bad.

He struck out the guy. You know how much difference a leadoff walk makes as opposed to one out with no one on. Plus he has called many pitches against us. Jones had a 3-0 pitch above his letters called a strike. He walks he also scores on Kendall's double

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

someone kick the ump in the balls

 

You'd have to get the Mets hands off of them first.

[RyCubsFan]

Awesome. This was a game we should have won.

 

BS You can't walk 11 guys and expect to win any game at any level.

 

The Cubs pitchers didn't give up that many legitimate walks...that's the point.

[Omar]

Good luck scoring against Wagner.

 

Thats what Lou gets for not bringing in Wood.

Edited August 3, 2007 by Omar

[TheDude]

I think the umpring has been poor as well, but the Cubs only took 1 walk with that zone... vs 11.

No way anyone who watched this game entirely would say the zone was the same. Zambrano clearly had a tighter zone, probably because Hernandez's break was fooling the ump.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Castro struck out swinging

[ConstableRabbit]

OK COME ON! STOP EM HERE

[Brian]

The thing that upsets me about this zone is when Murton was batting in a big spot he got two called strikes on two curveballs that didn't look to or barely hit the black and then Dempster lays a fastball right downt he black for a ball.

 

Should the Cubs have walked 11 while walking once, No, but i'm still going to be upset about the inconsistencies.

[USSoccer]

Awesome. This was a game we should have won.

 

BS You can't walk 11 guys and expect to win any game at any level.

 

Well, I was talking about the pitching matchup. But I will agree that we can't expect to win when walking 11.

[soccer10k]

Awesome. This was a game we should have won.

 

BS You can't walk 11 guys and expect to win any game at any level.

 

The Cubs pitchers didn't give up that many legitimate walks...that's the point.

 

Maybe a couple are on the ump. That still leaves 8 or 9 that are on Cubs pitching which is horrendous.

[Flames24Rulz]

Awesome. This was a game we should have won.

 

BS You can't walk 11 guys and expect to win any game at any level.

 

The Cubs pitchers didn't give up that many legitimate walks...that's the point.

 

Maybe a couple are on the ump. That still leaves 8 or 9 that are on Cubs pitching which is horrendous.

 

Exactly.

 

And that's all the insurance the Mets need. Dempster hasn't done anything since he's come off the DL.

[UMFan83]

Does this stat indicate that the Cubs can't beat .500 teams?

 

Cubs are 32-23 against teams below .500 and 25-28 against teams above .500 if we lose this game.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Green doubled to left field , Delgado scored

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Crap. I don't think we can score two off of Wagner.

[Elrhino]

Dreaded leadoff walk.

 

Stop walking people you stupid idiots.

 

Maybe you should watch the game and see that Demp struck him out.

 

Yes, let's blame the ump the whole game. After all, they're just out to get us.

Where in the hell should Ryan have put one on 2-2 to get the called strike 3 on David Wright?

 

I'm not saying that it wasn't a bad call, but come on. Blaming the ump for losing the game? Our pitchers walked 11 batters today. Last I checked, that's really bad.

He struck out the guy. You know how much difference a leadoff walk makes as opposed to one out with no one on. Plus he has called many pitches against us. Jones had a 3-0 pitch above his letters called a strike. He walks he also scores on Kendall's double

 

The Cubs are just flat out lucky that they are even in the game at that point for the call to even matter. When you only score 2 runs and walk 11 guys in a game, you should be blown out.

Edited August 3, 2007 by Elrhino

[Omar]

Talk about bad luck.

[da bears]

so the bullpen for the second consecutive day manages to put the game away for the other team. ugh. see ya tomorrow.

[ConstableRabbit]

Embarrassing.

[illiniguy]

why did we pitch to Green with first base open.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Gotay singled to left field , Green scored

[illiniguy]

so the bullpen for the second consecutive day manages to put the game away for the other team. ugh. see ya tomorrow.

Good thing we didn't use Wood.

Maine will kick our ass tomorrrow.

[moorecg]

Crap. I don't think we can score two off of Wagner.

 

Probably not 3 either.