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

[Outshined_One]

1st and 2nd, 1 out for the Pirates.

[Little Slide Rooter]

ATTN D-Lee: If your going to get caught looking at a perfectly good pitch, that your decision, but dont give the ump an attitude because you screwed up.

 

it was low

 

Not low enought to stand there with the bat on his shouder.

[Outshined_One]

Wow, nice bit of hitting there, Clifferton.

[Drew Doughty]

ATTN D-Lee: If your going to get caught looking at a perfectly good pitch, that your decision, but dont give the ump an attitude because you screwed up.

 

it was low

 

Not low enought to stand there with the bat on his shouder.

 

um, if it was out of the zone, yes it was.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Basehit for Floyd!

 

Ok, a HR by Ramirez would be nice here.

[Keener98]

Wow Grandpa actually hit one hard fair, its amazing

[TruffleShuffle]

hard hit ball by floyd in fair territory, shocking

[Sammy Sofa]

Aramis' numbers are very pretty.

[Outshined_One]

Patton's not starting Game 2. Albers is starting in his spot.

[Sammy Sofa]

THAT wasn't outside?

[TruffleShuffle]

ATTN D-Lee: If your going to get caught looking at a perfectly good pitch, that your decision, but dont give the ump an attitude because you screwed up.

 

it was low

 

Not low enought to stand there with the bat on his shouder.

 

ok so just swing at balls outside the strike zone, that's what the cubs have been doing for years... hasn't really worked out

[Keener98]

Theriot getting the night off tomorrow with Cedeno playing

[UMFan83]

Man if Backe can hit that low and outside spot all game he's going to be very effective tonight because the ump is calling that terrible pitch.

[BigSlick]

Floyd, with his shiny .330 SLG is doing surprisingly well in the 4 spot.

 

Depending on how Ramirez does, we might wanna consider keeping him there. :lol:

[UMFan83]

Blah

[Sammy Sofa]

My God, this park is tiny.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Patton will not start tomorrow night according to the Astros announcers; Matt Albers will start in his place.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Cubs squander an early opportunity, but thats OK.

[Sammy Sofa]

Man if Backe can hit that low and outside spot all game he's going to be very effective tonight because the ump is calling that terrible pitch.

 

No kidding. He already forced Aramis to swing at some garbage.

[BigSlick]

Theriot getting the night off tomorrow with Cedeno playing

 

Before people go nuts about how bad Cedeno is, please keep this in mind.

 

He's not Izturis.

[Schwarber Fan]

I'll do some inning summaries...

 

Top 1st:

 

Alfonso Soriano strikes out swinging

Ryan Theriot walks

Derrek Lee called out on strikes

Cliff Floyd singles to CF, Theriot to third

Aramis Ramirez flies out to RF

 

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB

 

Cubs 0, Astros 0

[Sammy Sofa]

Theriot getting the night off tomorrow with Cedeno playing

 

Before people go nuts about how bad Cedeno is, please keep this in mind.

 

He's not Izturis.

 

And so long as DeRosa or Murton are batting 2nd instead of him, go for it.

[Schwarber Fan]

Patton will not start tomorrow night according to the Astros announcers; Matt Albers will start in his place.

 

So Wandy on Thursday??

[UMFan83]

Pirates squander another opportunity. Still 1-0 after 5

[Outshined_One]

Cubs squander an early opportunity, but thats OK.

 

Kind of like being a lumberjack!