8/6 Cubs(Hill) @ Astros(Rodriguez) 7:05 P.M. CT CSN

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Apparently Murton will turn to dust if he makes contact with a pitch thrown by a RHP.

[Drew Doughty]

Murton must feel like Dusty is still managing this team.

 

why would he feel that way? dusty actually played him.

[C.C.]

haha. Murton taken down for Fontenot. Classic.

 

Same results.

[Schwarber Fan]

so, fontenot is an outfielder now?

 

beware of JOCK

[TMan92]

5 Ks in a row. Sweet.

[jjgman21]

please jim, i beseach you, make a trade.

 

But, but Cedeno and Murton tore it up at Iowa, isn't that enough? The Cubs, the only team in Baseball with guys who tear up the minor leagues but, can't manage to hit their weight in the big leagues.

 

consistent

 

playing

 

time

 

The Cubs can't afford to let these guys "settle in" to MLB in the heat of a pennant race. They're ready of they're not.

 

Cedeno is one thing, but give Murton a week's playing time and he would do just fine. can they afford to? I would think they wouldn't lose much whether it were Fontenot, Floyd, Pagan, or whoever who lost the playing time.

[Alfonso Soriano]

Give me a break.

[Magnetic Curses]

pagan on 3?

[Schwarber Fan]

LOL @ 5 straight Cub K's

[E.J.]

A half an inning until we start hearing the "tip your cap" comments.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

apparently the strike zone is the entire backstop

[TruffleShuffle]

okay so pagan can hit against righties but murton can't? got it.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

someone give these guys some greenies

[98navigator]

Fielder and Braun have gone deep tonight...

 

Fielder and Braun have a combined 52 HR.

 

To get to 53 HR for the Cubs you need to combine Soriano, Ramirez, Lee, and DeRosa.

 

 

The Cubs and Brewers both have 52 losses... The problem with the Brewers is that over 46% of their offense is homerun dependent.

 

home runs are a statistic largely devoid of luck. hitting w/risp isn't.

 

That's fine but when a team (like the Brewers) can't score many runs without the benefit of homeruns it isn't an advantage. As I said, both teams have 52 losses yet, the Brewers have hit 152 homeruns to the Cubs 88.

[Alfonso Soriano]

WOO!

GO COBS!

6 STRAIGHT STRIKEOUTS

[CUBZ99]

haha. Murton taken down for Fontenot. Classic.

 

Same results.

 

Lou was trying to keep Murton's confidence high by letting Fontenot get credit for that K.

[C.C.]

I'm still calling for a CLEE walkoff...

[jjgman21]

please stop swinging at pitches out of the strikezone.

[aerosmith21]

game over 6 strikeouts in a row.

[TMan92]

Qualls was obscene. Let's bring in Ohman and end this thing. I need to go to sleep.

[Guest]

Murton must feel like Dusty is still managing this team.

 

Dusty treated Murton much, much better.

[Schwarber Fan]

6 straight Cub K's

 

once Howry, Demspter, Eyre, or Ohman come in - Cubs lose

[Magnetic Curses]

11 pitches, wow.

[TruffleShuffle]

what a train wreck

[E.J.]

So who's got Carlos Lee walk-off homerun in the pool tonight?