9/12 Cubs (Hill) @ Astros (Albers) 7:05 CST WGN-9/WGN-720

[Mizzou]

Damn, Benito Santiago style. What a gun.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee caught stealing, 2-4

[SouthSideRyan]

Hill needs to be stretched out tonight. He's gotta get through 6 even if it takes him 120 pitches.

[Guest]

Awful. Not when Aramis is up to bat.

[CubmanPi]

That's the only way to see a CS with this team.

[TruffleShuffle]

are you effin kidding, how does he make that throw from his knees?

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS have been CS 6 times in their last 37 games

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Jones flied out to right field

D Lee walked

D Lee caught stealing, 2-4

Ramirez grounded out to third, 5-3

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Floyd (6)

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
R Hill        2.0  1  0  0  2  3  0  49

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Albers        3.0  4  2  2  1  2  1  55

[Little Slide Rooter]

ladies and gents, Mr. Hustle.

[TruffleShuffle]

well there was the DP ball anyway

[CubmanPi]

Between getting little sleep last night, the blood donation, and the subsequent alcohol consumption, I don't think I'm gonna make it to the end of this one.

[TruffleShuffle]

Between getting little sleep last night, the blood donation, and the subsequent alcohol consumption, I don't think I'm gonna make it to the end of this one.

 

plus do you really want to be awake to see the cubs blow this one? probably best to go to bed now before things go in the crapper.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Between getting little sleep last night, the blood donation, and the subsequent alcohol consumption, I don't think I'm gonna make it to the end of this one.

 

I'm surprised you've made it this far !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pence struck out swinging

[SouthSideRyan]

ladies and gents, Mr. Hustle.

 

They should murder him.

[Derwood]

sorry that i'm late to the party here, but THAT (kendall's at bat) was why sac bunts were so damn stupid last night

 

Sacrifice Bunts are sometimes good ideas. If Luke Scott had bunted, there would be two people in scoring position with one out. He did not and they had to give up two outs just to get the runners over.

 

You're right, and had we had runners on 1st and 2nd, no out, last night it probably would've been a good idea. But you don't sac bunt with a guy who has only 1 GIDP since he came here, is hitting .289, and doesn't strike out very often.

 

I realize that, I did not say it was a good idea with Kendall, I was saying that sacrifice bunts are not all evil.

 

Derwood didn't say they were all evil either, but okay.

 

right, i was specifically talking about bunting with Kendall. Why didn't we call that hit and run play last night?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Biggio grounded out to short, 6-3

[Vanilla Ice]

are you effin kidding, how does he make that throw from his knees?

 

Dont you mean soap droppin?

[CubmanPi]

Between getting little sleep last night, the blood donation, and the subsequent alcohol consumption, I don't think I'm gonna make it to the end of this one.

 

plus do you really want to be awake to see the cubs blow this one? probably best to go to bed now before things go in the crapper.

Yea, I really should have learned my lesson after sitting through every damned pitch last night.

[SouthSideRyan]

Great work Rich.

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm surprised the astros have hispanic heritage weekend; who knew there were a lot of hispanic people living in texas?

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Pence struck out swinging

Biggio grounded out to short, 6-3

Berkman flied out to shallow center field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Floyd (6)

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
R Hill        3.0  1  0  0  2  4  0  58

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Albers        3.0  4  2  2  1  2  1  55

[justin23iu]

Bob is 100% wrong. If this were easy I would be having a blast. As it is, I'm developing an ulcer, and there's nothing fun about that.

[CubmanPi]

Rich needs 4 more innings just like that one. This is not the night to rely on the bullpen for 4 strong innings.

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS         Houston
P/PA              4.23            4.83