8/31 Cubs (Marshall) V. Astros (WANDY) 1:20CT WGN

[CubmanPi]

So Wandy and his 7.80 road ERA got out of there on how many pitches?

[bcruise]

That would've hit the scoreboard any other day.

 

Well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but it definitely would have been gone.

[Keener98]

I bet Wandy doesn't need 31 pitches.

 

For 4 innings

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

9 freakin pitches! 9!

[Mizzou]

Damn, Lee crushed that ball.

[Choonch]

Jesus, not a great start to the day. Marshall's control problems and the worst trade ever.

 

Hey who you got in the IL Mizzou game? Am I stupid for thinking U of I has a chance?

 

Yes.

Please, you guys aren't anything special.

 

And you guys are a bad football team.

 

I would stop short of saying bad. Illinois is loaded with talent and that will be enough to keep us in most games.

"Loaded with talent" and "keep us in games" don't go together.

 

Sure it does, considering the majority of that talent are freshman and sophomores.

[TysonCBulls423]

oh yeah Darius Miller is still in a 3 team race between Illinois, Louisville, and Kentucky.

[illiniguy]

That would've hit the scoreboard any other day.

 

Well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but it definitely would have been gone.

Oh please, everyone keeps saying that for Dlee. Yet, guys like Murton and Weeks hit it through the teeth of the wind. Face it his power is gone.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 7-3 with Charlie Reliford's crew on the field.

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
 4  Fri 04/06  @ Milwaukee     N   9- 3  Hill            Bush          
 5  Sat 04/07  @ Milwaukee         6- 3  Zambrano        Sheets        
 6  Sun 04/08  @ Milwaukee         4- 9  Miller          Capuano       
30  Tue 05/08    Pittsburgh    N   3- 4  Lilly           Snell         
31  Wed 05/09    Pittsburgh        1- 0  Marquis         Gorzelanny    
32  Thu 05/10    Pittsburgh        4- 6  Zambrano        Maholm        
58  Thu 06/07  @ Atlanta       N   2- 1  Hill            James         
88  Fri 07/13    Houston           6- 0  Zambrano        Jennings      
89  Sat 07/14    Houston           9- 3  Lilly           Oswalt        
90  Sun 07/15    Houston           7- 6  Marquis         Rodriguez     

 

CUBS are 1-0 (game# 88) with Greg Gibson behind home plate.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[illiniguy]

oh yeah Darius Miller is still in a 3 team race between Illinois, Louisville, and Kentucky.

Would you like to place a wager where he ends up?

[E.J.]

Hendry sure is making it seem like Trachsel is here to start. Wonder who he's going to replace in the rotation.

[Keener98]

So, is the assumption Trachsel will make that one spot start in STL and otherwise be the long guy out of the pen?

 

I quit a long time ago trying to assume and figure out exactly what the hell Hendry is doing.

 

I'm wondering, and hoping like hell, that he's got some other deal up his sleeve.

It'd be nice, but I seriously doubt that Trachsel would be more enticing bait for another team than Cherry or Moore would be. I think he just let himself get hosed by Baltimore again.

 

Hey to be fair it does look like we hosed them out of Kevin Hart for Fast Freddy. But yea there is no other deal. Hendry is supposed to be in the booth with Len and Bob today so I cant wait to hear the "Hes a veteran" "we really like him" "hes a winner" and "hes been there".

 

Well I think Ive heard most of those already during the interview, and I was also right that we got him based on his August lol.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ausmus grounded out to short, 6-3

[illiniguy]

Hendry sure is making it seem like Trachsel is here to start. Wonder who he's going to replace in the rotation.

Awesome as if this minor league offense wasn't enough of a handicap.

[TysonCBulls423]

oh yeah Darius Miller is still in a 3 team race between Illinois, Louisville, and Kentucky.

Would you like to place a wager where he ends up?

 

I'm not the betting type but I'm confident he ends up with the Illini.

 

Doesn't Lee lead this team in homers since the ASB?

[Keener98]

Hendry sure is making it seem like Trachsel is here to start. Wonder who he's going to replace in the rotation.

 

Yup hes here to start. Hell Hendry making it sound like we are going to a 6 man rotation basically.lol Hey Bob, get off your knees please.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Rodriguez grounded out to third, 5-3

[Mizzou]

Jesus, not a great start to the day. Marshall's control problems and the worst trade ever.

 

Hey who you got in the IL Mizzou game? Am I stupid for thinking U of I has a chance?

 

Yes.

Please, you guys aren't anything special.

 

And you guys are a bad football team.

 

I would stop short of saying bad. Illinois is loaded with talent and that will be enough to keep us in most games.

"Loaded with talent" and "keep us in games" don't go together.

 

Sure it does, considering the majority of that talent are freshman and sophomores.

It's all semantics, but teams that are loaded with talent don't stay in games. They dominate games.

[Mizzou]

God I hope we're not going with a 6 man rotation down the stretch.

[illiniguy]

oh yeah Darius Miller is still in a 3 team race between Illinois, Louisville, and Kentucky.

Would you like to place a wager where he ends up?

 

I'm not the betting type but I'm confident he ends up with the Illini.

 

Doesn't Lee lead this team in homers since the ASB?

Don't read the Illini board, they don't give you anywhere near the real story. From what I have heard he isn't even going to visit us now.

[Keener98]

Jesus, not a great start to the day. Marshall's control problems and the worst trade ever.

 

Hey who you got in the IL Mizzou game? Am I stupid for thinking U of I has a chance?

 

Yes.

Please, you guys aren't anything special.

 

And you guys are a bad football team.

 

I would stop short of saying bad. Illinois is loaded with talent and that will be enough to keep us in most games.

"Loaded with talent" and "keep us in games" don't go together.

 

Sure it does, considering the majority of that talent are freshman and sophomores.

It's all semantics, but teams that are loaded with talent don't stay in games. They dominate games.

 

Not when that talent is mostly freshman.

[soccer10k]

Good second inning, Sean.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Ausmus grounded out to short, 6-3

Rodriguez grounded out to third, 5-3

Pence called out on strikes

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Houston: none

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Rodriguez     1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   9

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marshall      2.0  1  1  1  3  3  0  45

[illiniguy]

Jesus, not a great start to the day. Marshall's control problems and the worst trade ever.

 

Hey who you got in the IL Mizzou game? Am I stupid for thinking U of I has a chance?

 

Yes.

Please, you guys aren't anything special.

 

And you guys are a bad football team.

 

I would stop short of saying bad. Illinois is loaded with talent and that will be enough to keep us in most games.

"Loaded with talent" and "keep us in games" don't go together.

 

Sure it does, considering the majority of that talent are freshman and sophomores.

It's all semantics, but teams that are loaded with talent don't stay in games. They dominate games.

Explain the 2004 Cubs baseball team to me.

[Keener98]

Good inning Marshall, nice comeback. Hey offense lets try seeing 10 pitches this inning ok?