8/8 Idiots (Z) @ Astros (Oswalt) 7:05 PM WGN

[Fred Hornkohl]

Moehler in to pitch for Houston

[Sosa21MVP]

I see I did not miss much the past hour or so. :lol:

 

If nothing else, the Bears start exhibition play on Saturday AMIRITE?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Floyd singled to center field

[Handlebar McSkullet]

i am so frustrated, and angry, I almost cant breathe

[CubmanPi]

For some good news about Cubs baseball, this morning I scored tickets in the front row behind home plate for the series opener in San Francisco.

 

btw.... what day is it I'm supposed to meet you in SF ??

You didn't sound too optimistic about making it out here. As of about nine hours ago, there were actually two more seats available in the same row. Two more guys were supposed to make the trip with me that day, but the price tag scared them off.

[CubmanPi]

What the crap, Floyd? This is what, the first time tonight you've had a plate appearance in a completely pointless situation? Get the hell off the team.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

I see I did not miss much the past hour or so. :lol:

 

If nothing else, the Bears start exhibition play on Saturday AMIRITE?

 

yes

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeRosa grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Floyd out at second

[Sosa21MVP]

Swept by the Houston expletives. For real. Wow. Speechless. Absolutely speechless.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Moehler in to pitch for Houston

Floyd singled to center field

DeRosa grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Floyd out at second

Fontenot grounded out to second, 4-3

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0              2 12  1
Houston         0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0                8 11  0

 

W: Oswalt (12-6)

S: none

L: Zambrano (14-8)

 

T: 3:07

A: 41,655

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Houston: Biggio (8), Berkman (20), Ausmus (3)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      5.7  8  7  7  3  6  2 113
Eyre          0.0  1  0  0  2  0  0  15
Wuertz        1.3  1  1  1  0  1  1  23
Gallagher     1.0  1  0  0  1  0  0  23

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Oswalt        6.0  6  0  0  4  4  0 108
Borkowski     0.3  2  1  1  0  0  0  10
Miller        0.7  0  0  0  1  0  0  13
Albers        1.0  3  1  1  0  0  0  19
Moehler       1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  11

[CubmanPi]

Sweet Jebus that was pathetic. All of a sudden, I'm really glad I can't make it to Colorado for this series.

 

Quick, someone get the next game thread up.

[RegulusBlue]

Get used to it.

 

This team is poorly run, poorly constructed, and its showing.

 

This ship's taking on water, boys.

[JonnyRed]

Let's hope we leave the crap play in steaming Houston and right the ship in the high altitude of Colorado. The good news is that the Brewers suck right along with us this week and we're still 1 measly game out.

 

GO CUBS!

[InconspicuousZ28]

Another game where the Cobs out-hit the opponent but still manage to get beat by 4 runs. Outstanding.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wednesday 08 August 2007

CUBS @ Houston

19:05

 

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0              2 12  1
Houston         0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0                8 11  0



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Theriot       ss       5   1   3   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jones         cf       4   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
D Lee         1b       3   0   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Floyd         rf       4   0   1   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
DeRosa        3b       5   0   2   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0
Fontenot      2b       5   0   1   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
Murton        lf       4   0   2   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K Hill        c        3   0   1   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zambrano      p        3   0   0   0   0   3   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eyre          p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wuertz        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pie           ph       1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gallagher     p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                37   2  12   2   5   4  28   0   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0



Houston
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Biggio        2b       5   1   1   1   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
Albers        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moehler       p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lamb          3b       5   1   1   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Berkman       1b       3   2   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
C Lee         lf       4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Borkowski     p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Miller        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Burke         2b       1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Scott         rf       3   0   1   3   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
Lane          cf       5   0   0   0   0   2   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bruntlett     ss       3   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ausmus        c        3   1   1   1   0   1   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
Oswalt        p        2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Palmeiro      ph-lf    1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                35   8  11   8   6   7  14   0   0   1   0   0   3   1   3   0   0



CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Zambrano         5.7   8   7   7   3   6   2  113
Eyre             0.0   1   0   0   2   0   0   15
Wuertz           1.3   1   1   1   0   1   1   23
Gallagher        1.0   1   0   0   1   0   0   23

totals           8.0  11   8   8   6   7   3  174


Houston
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Oswalt           6.0   6   0   0   4   4   0  108
Borkowski        0.3   2   1   1   0   0   0   10
Miller           0.7   0   0   0   1   0   0   13
Albers           1.0   3   1   1   0   0   0   19
Moehler          1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0   11

totals           9.0  12   2   2   5   4   0  161



Home runs:
CUBS: none
Houston: Biggio (8), Berkman (20), Ausmus (3)

W: Oswalt (12-6)
S: none
L: Zambrano (14-8)

T: 3:10
A: 41,655

[A New Era]

So it's back to "sucky cubs" then?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Gotta feel sorry for Vance.... making the trip all the way to Houston, then having to endure this crap !!! Worse than the Texas trip !!

[CubmanPi]

Gotta feel sorry for Vance.... making the trip all the way to Houston, then having to endure this crap !!! Worse than the Texas trip !!

With a record like that this season, it's about time his mother grounded him.

[TysonCBulls423]

I haven't seen JimSorgi in a while and he's on que for the next one? Since I'm on deck should I start the next one or should we wait?

[CubColtPacer]

The strange thing about this game is that if you looked at the box score, you would have thought the Cubs would have scored a lot of runs

 

Theriot: 3 for 5

Jones: 2 for 4, 2B, BB

Lee: 0 for 3, 2 BB

Floyd: 1 for 4, 1 BB

DeRosa: 2 for 5, 1 2B

Fontenot: 1 for 5

Murton: 2 for 4

Hill: 1 for 3, 1 BB

 

So of the 8 positional players, every single player got on base at least once. 7 of the 8 players got on at least twice (everybody except Fontenot), and Theriot and Jones got on 3 times each.

To have 17 baserunners and only manage 2 runs is very, very hard to do. It takes bad power and very bad luck on when hits are distributed, and the Cubs had both tonight.

[E.J.]

I love the fact that we lost 8-2, but we had more hits on the night. Yay powerful lineup!

[Guest]

I haven't seen JimSorgi in a while and he's on que for the next one? Since I'm on deck should I start the next one or should we wait?

 

Jim Sorgi has til midnight CT. Then, it'd be superb if someone could spot start.

[Andy]

Cliff Floyd wasn't even running in RF tonight. Time for a Murton/Pie/Jones outfield. Seriously, I was incensed on that triple watching him just trudge along as it flew a few feet over his head where anyone who had the use of their legs could make the play.

[Omar]

Cliff Floyd wasn't even running in RF tonight. Time for a Murton/Pie/Jones outfield. Seriously, I was incensed on that triple watching him just trudge along as it flew a few feet over his head where anyone who had the use of their legs could make the play.

 

I really hope we didn't bring up E-Patt to rot on the bench.

[Cynosure]

At least they scored more than one run this time!