9/11 Cubs (Marquis) @ Astros (Backe) 7:05 CSN

[JonnyRed]

Shouldn't there be a rule that you get a run for every 15 runners left on base?

[Mizzou]

What's the LOB count now?

807

[apete6]

WHY EFFING SWING

 

CHRIST

 

HILL NEEDS TO PITCH A CG TOMORROW, WIN OR LOSE. THIS FREAKING SUCKS.

[XZero771679666304]

DON'T TAKE YOUR BAT OFF YOUR SHOULDER, JACQUE!

 

ETA: Crap. :(

 

That was exactly what I was thinking.

[erik316wttn]

It's times like this that being able to swear on this site would be a luxury.

 

I agree.

 

Right now I could rip off a swing of profanity that could make a trucker blush.

[TMan92]

Carlos Lee coming up to put us out of our misery. Demp still out there.

[TruffleShuffle]

sweet jacque way to swing when lidge could not even come close to finding the zone.

 

don't really have a problem with swinging there, lidge had to throw a strike. That was an easy pitch to hit and he didn't do anything with it. Most good hitters would destroy that pitch.

[Outshined_One]

If we lose this would it now be in the top 5 worst defeats of the season?

 

Nah. This doesn't have the same soul-crushing edge as other games...

 

...yet.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Shouldn't there be a rule that you get a run for every 15 runners left on base?

 

More like you should automattically lose.

[E.J.]

99% chance of Lee going deep here.

[Vanilla Ice]

15 men left of base

[Sammy Sofa]

I feel exhausted because of this stupid game.

[Radar3454]

typical... hits singles all night but in a big spot, it's a can of corn to center. Time for Carlos to put one over the train.

 

line drive and can of corn is the same thing?

[Sammy Sofa]

typical... hits singles all night but in a big spot, it's a can of corn to center. Time for Carlos to put one over the train.

 

line drive and can of corn is the same thing?

 

Depends on whether or not it was hit into a beaver dam.

[XZero771679666304]

If we lose this would it now be in the top 5 worst defeats of the season?

 

Nah. This doesn't have the same soul-crushing edge as other games...

 

...yet.

 

We'd have to take another lead and lose it to qualify, IMO.

[SouthSideRyan]

sweet jacque way to swing when lidge could not even come close to finding the zone.

 

don't really have a problem with swinging there, lidge had to throw a strike. That was an easy pitch to hit and he didn't do anything with it. Most good hitters would destroy that pitch.

 

This.

[Prior4CyYoung]

have a bad feeling about this Loretta at bat.

[TMan92]

99% chance of Lee going deep here.

 

Actually, the more I think of it, it will be some scrub. To make this even worse.

[UMFan83]

If we lose this would it now be in the top 5 worst defeats of the season?

 

Nah. This doesn't have the same soul-crushing edge as other games...

 

...yet.

 

Having a RISP in the last 4 innings doesn't crush your soul?

[XZero771679666304]

I feel exhausted because of this stupid game.

 

That pretty much sums up my entire life as a Cubs fan.

[SouthSideRyan]

If we lose this would it now be in the top 5 worst defeats of the season?

 

Nah. This doesn't have the same soul-crushing edge as other games...

 

...yet.

 

We'd have to take another lead and lose it to qualify, IMO.

 

I'd probably cry.

[Prior4CyYoung]

sweet jacque way to swing when lidge could not even come close to finding the zone.

 

don't really have a problem with swinging there, lidge had to throw a strike. That was an easy pitch to hit and he didn't do anything with it. Most good hitters would destroy that pitch.

 

This.

 

ya but Jacque is not a good hitter he should have taken every pitch.

[Outshined_One]

If we lose this would it now be in the top 5 worst defeats of the season?

 

Nah. This doesn't have the same soul-crushing edge as other games...

 

...yet.

 

We'd have to take another lead and lose it to qualify, IMO.

 

That's the spirit!

 

A perpetually terrible scrub hitting the game-winning HR for the Astros would also help.

[UMFan83]

99% chance of Lee going deep here.

 

Actually, the more I think of it, it will be some scrub. To make this even worse.

 

Adam Everett again.... Broken Leg and all?

[IowaCubsFan]

Lidge had thrown 42 pitches.

 

A player with good situational awareness would have worked the hell out of a 2-0 count, knowing Lidge was done.