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

[E.J.]

Nice work Ted. Wake up Lee.

[vj9999]

Atta boy Teddy.

[BCVM22]

I would say that qualifies as a "shaky inning."

[TruffleShuffle]

let's get some effing runs

[Post Count Padder]

Wow

 

Thank you Lilly

[TMan92]

Great job by Lilly....Lots o pitches though.

[erik316wttn]

After 60 pitches, Lilly finally gets out of it.

 

That wasn't so hard, was it?

[Handlebar McSkullet]

\\:D/

[CubColtPacer]

Can you believe that Lilly only threw 6 more pitches than Davis that inning?

[Soul]

How many pitches was that?

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Young walked

Drew struck out swinging

Byrnes walked , Young to second

Jackson grounded into a FC, 4-6, Byrnes out at second, Young to third

Reynolds struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Arizona: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         1.0  0  0  0  1  2  0  25

 

Arizona        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Davis         1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  19

Edited October 5, 2007 by Fred Hornkohl

[Exile on Waveland]

Attaboy Lilly!

[ElectricJ]

PRAISE THE LORD!! WAKE YOU YOU MACAROONS

[TruffleShuffle]

SEASON OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111

 

QFT

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS         Arizona
P/PA              4.75            5.00

[kente777]

After 60 pitches, Lilly finally gets out of it.

 

That wasn't so hard, was it?

 

Hey, don't worry, we got Marquis for long relief if we need him.

[CubbyBanksWrigley]

let's get some effing runs

 

Cue Mike Ditka: You gotta believe, lets's go! Wake up!

[B]

wtf nice throw/catch guys

 

Yeah, I always hated those throws that stayed in the air the whole way to 1st.

[CubsBears29]

Well, Lilly got out of it, but since he threw a bunch of pitches in the 1st, he'll get pulled after 5 - no matter what - to "save him for Game 5" you know.

 

So MarMOLE better be alot better tonight that last evening.

[vj9999]

One word for 2nd inning... Soto!

[moorecg]

I would like a run or 8 so my stomach can settle down a bit.

[erik316wttn]

After 60 pitches, Lilly finally gets out of it.

 

That wasn't so hard, was it?

 

Hey, don't worry, we got Marquis for long relief if we need him.

 

Do you WANT me to hang myself?

 

Don't answer...

[kente777]

Murton will give us some patience here.

[Cubzfan64]

Why is it that only OUR hitters chase that pitch in the dirt?

 

our GM signs free swingers and our minor league coaches don't preach plate discipline

 

Absolutely true - the organizational philosophy is what causes this mess. Having 1 or 2 free swingers on a team is typical, but having a lineup full of them leads to exactly what we've seen all year long - we'll go on hot streaks and win games 10-1 and 13-2, and then turn around and get shut out 3 days in a row.

 

Free swinging breeds inconsistency and the worst thing is that a lineup of free swingers makes it too easy for a good starting pitcher to get our guys out.

 

And this doesn't look to change in the next few years either.

 

Sadly you're correct.

 

I haven't watched much baseball this year, so it's really striking when you get to the playoffs and you watch how the different team's offenses approach their turns at the plate and you can't help but see how much different the Cub hitters are in general.

 

There are some exceptions, but like I said, you just can't build an entire team or organization around filling your lineup with free swingers who just don't take control of the strikezone and make the pitchers give in to THEM for a change.

 

Not to say we might not still come back and win everything this year, but I think that approach makes it more difficult on us than it has to be.

[CubColtPacer]

Well, Lilly got out of it, but since he threw a bunch of pitches in the 1st, he'll get pulled after 5 - no matter what - to "save him for Game 5" you know.

 

So MarMOLE better be alot better tonight that last evening.

 

Lilly is pitching on regular rest in game 5, so he could go up to 115-120 pitches if he needs to tonight.

 

(I know it's mostly sarcasm, but I'm sure that has gone through the mind of a few people after last night).