NLDS Gm 2: Cubs (Lilly) at D'Backs (Davis) 9 PM TBS, 720

[OleMissCub]

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[TruffleShuffle]

Pena in to pitch for Arizona

 

How many times we made up 4 runs after the 6th?

 

CUBS are 0-26 when they trail by 4 runs or more at the end of 6 innings.

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

in other words, go to bed

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Pena in to pitch (4th), Clark in (9th) at 1b for Arizona

Theriot grounded out to first, 3-1

D Lee singled to center field

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

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Soto

Arizona: Young

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         3.3  7  6  6  4  4  1  79
Hart          1.0  0  2  2  2  2  0  12
Eyre          0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   6
Wuertz        0.7  0  0  0  0  1  0  14
Wood          1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  15

 

Arizona        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Davis         5.7  5  4  4  4  8  1 112
Cruz          0.3  1  0  0  0  1  0   9
Pena          1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  10

[weis21]

I have to get up for work at 5:00 Central . . . but for some reason I'm still watching this mess. :x

 

i always pause to look at car wrecks on the side of the road too though.

[illiniguy]

Pena in to pitch for Arizona

 

How many times we made up 4 runs after the 6th?

 

CUBS are 0-26 when they trail by 4 runs or more at the end of 6 innings.

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

in other words, go to bed

nah, enjoy it. it could be a long while before we get back.

[beersoakedivy]

I have to get up for work at 5:00 Central . . . but for some reason I'm still watching this mess. :x

 

Me too...I'm also six beers in. It's gonna be a rough morning.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Reynolds grounded out to short, 6-3 Edited October 5, 2007 by Fred Hornkohl

[Guest]

On a bright note, Kerry is looking good as of late. He could be a nice closer next year.

 

I hope Hendry brings him back for another incentive-laden deal and he stays healthy all year in the back of the pen. Trade Dempster and I'd enjoy seeing Howry-Marmol-Wood in the back end of the pen.

 

that is the best scenario. i guess its time to start talking about next year.

 

I'm such a minor league fanatic that I'm always looking at the future.

 

i think i'll try that tactic next year. at least there is always hope if you choose that avenue.

 

ps- for all the d lee hating going on for this series. if anyone is guilty of choking, it's aramis as much as lee.

 

Aramis had a few hard swings yesterday, the first one to get a hit is the least choking of those two. :P

[AFCubsFan]

It's time to pull Kerry so he can start game 3.

[CDBears1259]

Still time to chip away. Let's do this.

 

They just have too good of a bullpen.

I realize that, but even the best of pens has had a breakdown before. The Cubs just have to be patient.

 

Oh my god, you're a southerner. What the hell is up with all this optimism?

I never realized optimism was a regionally based thing. I thought southerner were generally like that.

 

Nevermind, I think the DP just sapped the optimism from me. Maybe not.

[Smack]

I have to get up for work at 5:00 Central . . . but for some reason I'm still watching this mess. :x

 

Me too...I'm also six beers in. It's gonna be a rough morning.

 

I'm at 12 with a fresh 18 pack handy. Anyone know a liver specialist?

[weis21]

just to switch up the bitching about the cubs play, how many times has TBS missed the first out of an inning. i have caught maybe 1/3 of total baseball they have aired and i have missed at least 3 or 4 outs.

[Guest]

Pena in to pitch for Arizona

 

 

How many times we made up 4 runs after the 6th?

 

CUBS are 0-26 when they trail by 4 runs or more at the end of 6 innings.

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

in other words, go to bed

nah, enjoy it. it could be a long while before we get back.

 

I hope not, don't see the NL Central improving much. Esp with Jocketty and probably TLR gone.

[TruffleShuffle]

It's time to pull Kerry so he can start game 3.

 

lol

[Illini Iceman]

On a bright note, Kerry is looking good as of late. He could be a nice closer next year.

 

I hope Hendry brings him back for another incentive-laden deal and he stays healthy all year in the back of the pen. Trade Dempster and I'd enjoy seeing Howry-Marmol-Wood in the back end of the pen.

 

that is the best scenario. i guess its time to start talking about next year.

 

I'm such a minor league fanatic that I'm always looking at the future.

 

i think i'll try that tactic next year. at least there is always hope if you choose that avenue.

 

ps- for all the d lee hating going on for this series. if anyone is guilty of choking, it's aramis as much as lee.

 

Aramis had a few hard swings yesterday, the first one to get a hit is the least choking of those two. :P

 

Lee is 2-7 with a walk. I don't really see how that is choking, but whatever.

[justin23iu]

I have to get up for work at 5:00 Central . . . but for some reason I'm still watching this mess. :x

 

i always pause to look at car wrecks on the side of the road too though.

 

Yeah, I don't know why, but for some reason I can't turn this off. I tried a little bit ago, but I came right back to it. I'm a glutton for torture, I guess.

[Guest]

It's time to pull Kerry so he can start game 3.

 

We got Z for that.

 

...

[illiniguy]

Pena in to pitch for Arizona

 

 

How many times we made up 4 runs after the 6th?

 

CUBS are 0-26 when they trail by 4 runs or more at the end of 6 innings.

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

in other words, go to bed

nah, enjoy it. it could be a long while before we get back.

 

I hope not, don't see the NL Central improving much. Esp with Jocketty and probably TLR gone.

Yeah but we have a lot of money tied up to players getting near their mid 30's. That and at some point the Brewers will fire Ned Yost.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Snyder singled to left field

[TruffleShuffle]

I hope not, don't see the NL Central improving much. Esp with Jocketty and probably TLR gone.

 

brewers will improve... probably enough to overcome yost

[Guest]

On a bright note, Kerry is looking good as of late. He could be a nice closer next year.

 

I hope Hendry brings him back for another incentive-laden deal and he stays healthy all year in the back of the pen. Trade Dempster and I'd enjoy seeing Howry-Marmol-Wood in the back end of the pen.

 

that is the best scenario. i guess its time to start talking about next year.

 

I'm such a minor league fanatic that I'm always looking at the future.

 

i think i'll try that tactic next year. at least there is always hope if you choose that avenue.

 

ps- for all the d lee hating going on for this series. if anyone is guilty of choking, it's aramis as much as lee.

 

Aramis had a few hard swings yesterday, the first one to get a hit is the least choking of those two. :P

 

Lee is 2-7 with a walk. I don't really see how that is choking, but whatever.

 

Neither has done esp. well but it's tough to label either a "choker" given how few ABs everyone gets. I was just going with the wording used.

[OleMissCub]

 

Yeah, I don't know why, but for some reason I can't turn this off. I tried a little bit ago, but I came right back to it. I'm a glutton for torture, I guess.

 

All Cubs fans are closet (or open) masochists. We all have to be.

[weis21]

I have to get up for work at 5:00 Central . . . but for some reason I'm still watching this mess. :x

 

Me too...I'm also six beers in. It's gonna be a rough morning.

 

I'm at 12 with a fresh 18 pack handy. Anyone know a liver specialist?

 

"cubs fan liver replacement superstore"

 

sounds like a reasonable establishment to me. i'd definitely need to visit.

[illiniguy]

come on augie. wake up and make your out.

[OleMissCub]

I hope not, don't see the NL Central improving much. Esp with Jocketty and probably TLR gone.

 

brewers will improve... probably enough to overcome yost

 

We'll be better hopefully with Soto playing a full year. We had a black hole at catcher for so long this season.