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

[JWCUB]

Is it a tight strike zone or is Marshall just off today?

[Keener98]

Is it a tight strike zone or is Marshall just off today?

 

he was off in the 2st but looked good in the 2nd

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez singled to center field

[CUBZ99]

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

 

Pat and Ron seem to think there is going to be a 6 man rotation also. Is there an injury that nobody knows about? Common sense would tell you that you would want your best pitchers on the mound as frequently as possible, not spread their starts out even further.

[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.

Explain the 2004 Cubs baseball team to me.

http://www.zonersports.com/wp-content/1089/1600/dusty_baker5.jpg

[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.

http://www.zonersports.com/wp-content/1089/1600/dusty_baker5.jpg

Touche.

Isn't Zook a questionable game coach?

[TysonCBulls423]

Atleast we got Jereme Richmond...for now

[Fred Hornkohl]

Monroe grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Ramirez out at second

[E.J.]

Monroe has been awesome for us so far.

[illiniguy]

Atleast we got Jereme Richmond...for now

LOL. Not if you read his latest interviews. I would say odds are he won't play for us either.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

damn you monroe

[Fred Hornkohl]

Murton singled to right field

[illiniguy]

damn you monroe

on the bright side Murton is really starting to hit though.

[PrimeTime]

Monroe has been awesome for us so far.

 

Im sick of Hendrys thinking where he thinks he can take these crappy players and then just becuse they come to the Cubs they will magically become superstars..He just did it again with Traschel

[Keener98]

And Murton continues to hit. Hes going to be pushing a .900 OPS since his call up real soon, but yet hes relegated to spot starts and pinch hitting. While our regular RF hasnt sniffed a .900 OPS the entire year.

[windycityfan]

He just did it again with Traschel

 

Care to elaborate?

[E.J.]

Monroe has been awesome for us so far.

 

Im sick of Hendrys thinking where he thinks he can take these crappy players and then just becuse they come to the Cubs they will magically become superstars..He just did it again with Traschel

 

Yeah, it'd be nice if he actually traded for a decent player not over the age of 34 once in a while. He's been trading for crap hoping it turns into gold lately.

[TysonCBulls423]

Atleast we got Jereme Richmond...for now

LOL. Not if you read his latest interviews. I would say odds are he won't play for us either.

 

"Jereme is committed to the University of Illinois," Bill Richmond said. "I hear it a lot, and people can say and do what they want to, but Jereme is going to Illinois. He'll be there at Illinois on October 12th for midnight madness."

[illiniguy]

Why does it seem like all the other teams outfielders are playing in the gap?

[UMFan83]

Monroe has been awesome for us so far.

 

Im sick of Hendrys thinking where he thinks he can take these crappy players and then just becuse they come to the Cubs they will magically become superstars..He just did it again with Traschel

 

It's like he thinks he works for the Cardinals

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Ramirez singled to center field

Monroe grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Ramirez out at second

Murton singled to right field

Blanco lined out to right field

 

0 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 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  2  0

 

Home runs:

Houston: none

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Rodriguez     2.0  2  0  0  0  0  0  25

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marshall      2.0  1  1  1  3  3  0  46

[Banedon]

He just did it again with Traschel

 

Care to elaborate?

 

Go look in the transactions forum.

[RegulusBlue]

Atleast we got Jereme Richmond...for now

LOL. Not if you read his latest interviews. I would say odds are he won't play for us either.

 

Incorrect. As of today, his father has stated all the rumors are false. If you choose to go on believing otherwise, I cannot stop you.

 

InsideIllini and IlliniBoard are garbage when things are going badly, as they are right now. Rivals is the only place with a consistent flow of new news and interviews, both national and U of I.

[illiniguy]

Atleast we got Jereme Richmond...for now

LOL. Not if you read his latest interviews. I would say odds are he won't play for us either.

 

"Jereme is committed to the University of Illinois," Bill Richmond said. "I hear it a lot, and people can say and do what they want to, but Jereme is going to Illinois. He'll be there at Illinois on October 12th for midnight madness."

Ok,

"All is well, I am 100%committed to Illinois. Goodnight." Eric Gordon

[PrimeTime]

He just did it again with Traschel

 

Care to elaborate?

 

He's been trading for crap hoping it turns into gold lately.

 

EJ said it dead on with what I meant