9/15 Game 1: Cubs (Lilly) @ Cards (Looper) 12:10 CDT WGN/720

[BigSlick]

Every team's announcers are homers. I think Len and Bob for sure have their homer moments, but what do you expect?

I'm not the one who brought homer announcers into the discussion.

 

That would be me. Because you're announcers fail to do their job when they are down in a game.

[Careless]

Soriano is like the mafia, every time you are ready to absolutely hate him, he hits a big homer and pulls you back in.

That's something I've never heard about the mafia

[inari]

Ball three to Jimmy Edmonds looked fine to me...

[Fred Hornkohl]

Edmonds walked

[BigSlick]

Soriano is like the mafia, every time you are ready to absolutely hate him, he hits a big homer and pulls you back in.

That's something I've never heard about the mafia

 

Replace homer with cocaine.

[KyHen]

Every team's announcers are homers. I think Len and Bob for sure have their homer moments, but what do you expect?

I'm not the one who brought homer announcers into the discussion.

 

That would be me. Because you're announcers fail to do their job when they are down in a game.

And I conceded the point and stated an opinion of my own, and then everyone got overly-defensive.

 

Let's drop it. This is going nowhere.

[Roast]

Jesus marmol, K's are much less scary.

[apete6]

Note: I still hate Soriano's stupid hop when he catches the ball.

 

Homers=good

 

Stupid hop=bad

[justin23iu]

I had to switch over to FSN Midwest to hear the sad sad super-homer Cardinals announcers mope.

 

SUCK IT CARDINALS

Unfortunately my FSN is blacked out here so I can only listen to the the commentators on "Superhomer: WGN."

 

Len and Bob aren't homers.

I think they are, but we're not going to get anywhere arguing this so I'll stop.

 

Every team's announcers are homers. I think Len and Bob for sure have their homer moments, but what do you expect?

 

I never understand the "homers" argument when it comes to local broadcasters. They're broadcasting the games to an audience mostly made up of fans of the team. Shouldn't they try to cater to their interests? Now some guys (Hawk Harrelson) go overboard, but what in the world is wrong with local announcers being homers?

[SouthSideRyan]

Bob already said it(though I said it first), but that was a great play by Soto, never hesitated, went right after the ball and made a great throw. Kendall probably does the same thing chasing after it right away, but he doesn't get the throw I'm thinking.

 

Nice inning Carlos.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Marmol in to pitch for the CUBS

Pujols flied out to deep center field

Ankiel, pinch hitting for Luwdick, struck out swinging , 2-3

Edmonds walked

Molina flied out to deep left field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2                3  4  2
St. Louis       2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                2  4  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Soriano (26)

St. Louis: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         6.0  4  2  2  2  4  0 107
Wood          1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  16
Marmol        1.0  0  0  0  1  1  0  12

 

St. Louis      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Looper        7.0  3  1  1  2  5  0 114
Franklin      1.0  1  2  2  0  0  1  20

[bcruise]

So who takes the ball in the bottom of the 9th?

[Omar]

Jesus marmol, K's are much less scary.

 

That strikeout that got past Soto was pretty scary.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 69-3 when they lead after 8 innings

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

[KyHen]

Piniella said that Dempster is still the closer, right?

[justin23iu]

Bob already said it(though I said it first), but that was a great play by Soto, never hesitated, went right after the ball and made a great throw. Kendall probably does the same thing chasing after it right away, but he doesn't get the throw I'm thinking.

 

Nice inning Carlos.

 

Way to criticize a guy based on a hypothetical situation. That's fair.

[Omar]

CUBS are 69-3 when they lead after 8 innings

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

Finally an encouraging stat !!

[Roast]

Piniella said that Dempster is still the closer, right?

 

He said that prior to the game, yes. At least, Len and Bob said that he said that before the game...

[BCVM22]

Marmol threw 12 pitches in the 8th. I say send him out for the 9th with Demp warming just in case.

[Prior4CyYoung]

Jesus marmol, K's are much less scary.

 

That strikeout that got past Soto was pretty scary.

 

that whole inning was scary.

[KyHen]

Piniella said that Dempster is still the closer, right?

 

He said that prior to the game, yes. At least, Len and Bob said that he said that before the game...

Thanks.

 

I thought I heard them say that but I wasn't sure.

 

...er, he's warming up as I type this. Guess that answers my question.

[inari]

Marmol was quick and efficient... I'm all for another inning.

[Little Slide Rooter]

CUBS are 69-3 when they lead after 8 innings

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

That sounds like a bigger jinx than Len and Bob stating that has yet to homer this season.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Flores in to pitch for St. Louis

[BigSlick]

CUBS are 69-3 when they lead after 8 innings

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

I remember all 3 of these losses.

 

And they all sucked soooo bad.