4/4 - Astros (Sampson) @ Cobs (1Pitch Rich), 1:20 PM CT, CSN

[beersoakedivy]

It's April no July. STOP SWINGING FOR THE FENCES!!! Edited April 4, 2008 by beersoakedivy

[VanceJergins]

It really seems like you have to try to be this bad.

[chuckywang]

At least Sampson is no longer facing the minimum. Look on the bright side.

[Post Count Padder]

On the bright side, once we hit June, Soto's gonna be going yard left and right.

i would think so

[Derwood]

It's April no July? STOP SWINGING FOR THE FENCES

 

only the Cubs can't hit HR in april. Houston had no trouble

[Post Count Padder]

1 down

[TruffleShuffle]

i was kinda hoping that we were done with the whole "rich hill pitches pretty well, but nobody hits for the cubs and they lose a low-scoring game" thing last year, but apparently we're gonna keep it going right on into 2008

[Guest]

What's up with every throw ARam makes being low?

[Bote McBoteface]

If I was the manager of another team, I would just bring up my least impressive AAA pitcher to pitch against the Cubs.

 

 

 

and I would win.

[Derwood]

What's up with every throw ARam makes being low?

 

he's not hustling the throw over

[Post Count Padder]

That scared me a little

[Post Count Padder]

What's up with every throw ARam makes being low?

 

he's not hustling the throw over

Doesn't have enough GRIT

[BigSlick]

i was kinda hoping that we were done with the whole "rich hill pitches pretty well, but nobody hits for the cubs and they lose a low-scoring game" thing last year, but apparently we're gonna keep it going right on into 2008

We really shouldn't be surprised. This is pretty much teh same lineup as last year except with Kosuke, so why would we expect it to suddenly start hitting now because he came?

 

I mean he's hitting, but no one else is doing anything, which is typical.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

What's up with every throw ARam makes being low?

he's strategically getting it under the jet stream to avoid wicked movement

[Post Count Padder]

Fukucatch

 

 

Nice inning, Rich

[CoolHandLuke]

Gun slow or Rich slow? I'll admit I haven't been paying super close attention, but the fastest reading I have seen on a Rich Hill fastball has been 87.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Ok, enough of the crap. Let's hit this sonovabitch!

[VanceJergins]

i was kinda hoping that we were done with the whole "rich hill pitches pretty well, but nobody hits for the cubs and they lose a low-scoring game" thing last year, but apparently we're gonna keep it going right on into 2008

We really shouldn't be surprised. This is pretty much teh same lineup as last year except with Kosuke, so why would we expect it to suddenly start hitting now because he came?

 

I mean he's hitting, but no one else is doing anything, which is typical.

 

Soto and Pie.

[BigSlick]

Sampson only has 45 pitches into the 6th inning

 

jesus

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[BigSlick]

i was kinda hoping that we were done with the whole "rich hill pitches pretty well, but nobody hits for the cubs and they lose a low-scoring game" thing last year, but apparently we're gonna keep it going right on into 2008

We really shouldn't be surprised. This is pretty much teh same lineup as last year except with Kosuke, so why would we expect it to suddenly start hitting now because he came?

 

I mean he's hitting, but no one else is doing anything, which is typical.

 

Soto and Pie.

Pretty much just Soto, why would we expect Pie to be any better than Jacque Jones?

[beersoakedivy]

Ok, enough of the crap. Let's hit this sonovabitch!

 

I'm with you, but outside of Fukudome I have little faith.

[Drew Doughty]

Gun slow or Rich slow? I'll admit I haven't been paying super close attention, but the fastest reading I have seen on a Rich Hill fastball has been 87.

 

i've seen at least one over 90, but mostly around 88 or 89. i haven't paid attention to his velocity since the first two innings though.

[TruffleShuffle]

i was kinda hoping that we were done with the whole "rich hill pitches pretty well, but nobody hits for the cubs and they lose a low-scoring game" thing last year, but apparently we're gonna keep it going right on into 2008

We really shouldn't be surprised. This is pretty much teh same lineup as last year except with Kosuke, so why would we expect it to suddenly start hitting now because he came?

 

I mean he's hitting, but no one else is doing anything, which is typical.

 

people hit for some of the other pitchers. there's a reason he only won 11 games, and it's not because he had a bad year or got hurt a lot

[back2backjax]

what are the odds that piniella will ever turn in the following lineup?

 

theriot

fukudome

lee

ramirez

soriano

derosa

soto

pie

 

are the odds of that happening correlated to the odds of soriano not whining about not leading off?

[BigSlick]

i was kinda hoping that we were done with the whole "rich hill pitches pretty well, but nobody hits for the cubs and they lose a low-scoring game" thing last year, but apparently we're gonna keep it going right on into 2008

We really shouldn't be surprised. This is pretty much teh same lineup as last year except with Kosuke, so why would we expect it to suddenly start hitting now because he came?

 

I mean he's hitting, but no one else is doing anything, which is typical.

 

Soto and Pie.

Pretty much just Soto, why would we expect Pie to be any better than Jacque Jones?

Prove me wrong, right now.