4/2 Brewers (Suppan) vs Cubs (Lilly) 1:20 pm CSN

[UMFan83]

This is completely disgusting. I haven't seen baseball this bad since the playoffs last year.

 

This will be the 6th straight game that counts that we've lost.

[CoolHandLuke]

ARE YOU READY FOR LAST PLACE CUBBIES!?!?!

 

 

how are we only 2 game out of first place?

 

 

I don't know!!!! Based on what I am seeing, we should be at least 10 games out by now....

[Omar]

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z307/Cubs4life421/colbertscared2.jpg

[weis21]

why was the defense not brought in on that last one?

[Brian]

It wouldn't be Cubs baseball if they weren't horrible in April.

[Omar]

why was the defense not brought in on that last one?

 

... who cares?

[illiniguy]

Well DLee is getting hit next half.

[weis21]

This is comical, I'm out.

[jersey cubs fan]

why was the defense not brought in on that last one?

 

You're down 3 with 6 outs to go, they'd rather get the out and get out of the inning alive than risk the big inning.

[C.C.]

How many times are we going to hit these guys?

[PrimeTime]

Now we get to see howry throw 89 mph straight fastballs down the middle of the plate

[weis21]

why was the defense not brought in on that last one?

 

... who cares?

 

good point

[UMFan83]

It wouldn't be Cubs baseball if they weren't horrible in April.

 

And October*

 

 

 

*if applicable.

[bcruise]

Nice effort getting out of the way of that, Prince.

[justlikethecubs]

well after Fielder gets hit for the second time by a lefty, I am done. I am heading home and I will hold out a small hope that the Cubs are playing better baseball by the time I visit Chicago in late April.

[Butterscup1679666578]

so which reliever gets to come in and suck now?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

This game we look horrible. I'm trying to avoid over reacting, but after May, our schedule gets harder. Two games isn't a big deal, but if we don't turn it around by the end of the weekend, I will be concerned.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't understand why you'd be willing to use Howry now, but not to start the inning, when they were down "just" 3 and had 4 straight RH bats coming to the plate.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Im sick of playing against good teams. Cant we just play the Giants again tommorow? Wait, no they have good young pitching. How about the Nats?

[Omar]

I hope Lou Piniella blows up in the press conference.

[laurens]

Oh man, this is aweful...

[RedFlash]

The overreation needs to simmer down---.

 

Why do people get all up in arms over fans getting upset over slow starts? It's the same thing every year. Slow start, MAN THIS SUCKS, hey calm down it's early, mediocre finish. Oh wait, it's too late.

 

Why can't Cubs fans, of all fans, get jumpy over the opening series? What's the big freaking deal? Saying this needs to stop isn't going to stop it.

 

Slow starts doesn't happen to the Cubs every yr. The Cubs got off to a 5-3 START in 2006, and finished April 13-10. In 2005, the Cubs fiish April with a 12-11 record. In 2004, the Cubs finished April 13-9. In 2003, the Cubs had their worst April (between 2003-2008) going 8-16. I'll give you the fact these starts aren't blistering, BUT....there not slow starts either. So, IMO the slow starts are individual players, not the team, per se.

 

I am concern, but then I realize there are 160 MORE GAMES left in the season, and my concern subsides. I won't turn on my concern-o-meter till atleast June.

Edited April 2, 2008 by RedFlash

[jersey cubs fan]

I hope Lou Piniella blows up in the press conference.

 

I don't. That gimmick isn't going to work every time they look ugly.

[Sammy Sofa]

I hope Lou Piniella blows up.

 

Fixed.

[CoolHandLuke]

This game we look horrible. I'm trying to avoid over reacting, but after May, our schedule gets harder. Two games isn't a big deal, but if we don't turn it around by the end of the weekend, I will be concerned.

 

Imo its time to back up the truck now.