Thoughts on todays game vs the Astros?

[balls amp strikes]

what did everyone think of the comeback?

 

p.s. marquis sucks!

[SABR Gamer]

what did everyone think of the comeback?

 

p.s. marquis sucks!

 

 

We can win even when Soriano and Ramirez are doing absolutely nothing.

 

Lets ship Marquis to a deserted island.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Theres a lot of them. They're all in the game thread.

[JimSorgi]

The only thing these Cubs have on the Astros is better baseball players.

[TruffleShuffle]

i think we should continue to try scoring more runs than the opposing team. if we can do that, we will win more baseball games.

[Little Slide Rooter]

The only thing these Cubs have on the Astros is better baseball players.

 

But only one that really matters. Im of course refering to the 2008 ROY/MVP/Gold Glover.

[PrimeTime]

So I missed the whole game besides the 9th inning..What all happened? I'm going to guess Marquis pitched like garbage and Howry still blows..Is Soriano still batting .50? I seen the Kouske play..I think Fuku is something more than a man but less than a God...What a stud

[Post Count Padder]

My thoughts are:

 

-Marquis sucks

-Johnson was a nice last second addition

-FUKUDOME

-WTF is up with Howry?

[imb]

Today's game was a perfect example of the stupid overreaction of some people to four games.

 

All it took was one game for Derrek Lee to up his average to .364 and his OPS to 1.091. Soriano and Ramirez are a hot week away from respectability. Everyone needs to chill.

[TruffleShuffle]

we need to fast forward to a month from now so that howry can be good. i like reliable the reliable 1-2-3 bob, not the early-season batting practice bob

[radarluv1]

what did fuku do, other than the rbi triple? wasnt able to watch

[Little Slide Rooter]

what did fuku do, other than the rbi triple? wasnt able to watch

 

Made the world a better place.

[TruffleShuffle]

Today's game was a perfect example of the stupid overreaction of some people to four games.

 

All it took was one game for Derrek Lee to up his average to .364 and his OPS to 1.091. Soriano and Ramirez are a hot week away from respectability. Everyone needs to chill.

 

plus, did people not pay any attention last year? soriano gets in stretches where he cannot hit a beach ball, and then will mash for a week.

[hardcorecubfan]

i think we should continue to try scoring more runs than the opposing team. if we can do that, we will win more baseball games.

 

Dusty, is that you??

[Bote McBoteface]

what did fuku do, other than the rbi triple? wasnt able to watch

 

Made a nice catch and got a bunt single.

[Outshined_One]

what did fuku do, other than the rbi triple? wasnt able to watch

 

Made a nice catch and got a bunt single.

 

That bunt single was a thing of beauty. Brad Ausmus waved his hand at it in disgust when it died on the infield grass between Wigginton, Oswalt, and himself.

[Keener98]

Bob Howry needs to stop coming into games that are close until he gets straightened out. I understand he gets better as the season goes along, but using him right now in close games is a detriment to this team. Bring him in when we are up big, or down big, but no more seeing action in 1-2 run games until he gets straightend out.

[balls amp strikes]

what did fuku do, other than the rbi triple? wasnt able to watch

 

Made the world a better place.

 

 

true words.

[Jehrico]

what did fuku do, other than the rbi triple? wasnt able to watch

 

Made the world a better place.

Didn't he cure cancer and defeat religious extremism in this game?

[Illini Iceman]

what did fuku do, other than the rbi triple? wasnt able to watch

 

Do some people not realize there are sites on this crazy thing called the world wide web that give recaps of games, box scores, video highlights and such?

[Soul]

Bob Howry needs to stop coming into games that are close until he gets straightened out. I understand he gets better as the season goes along, but using him right now in close games is a detriment to this team. Bring him in when we are up big, or down big, but no more seeing action in 1-2 run games until he gets straightend out.

 

I know. But the fear is if we only use him in a limited way, he'll never get straightened out. I *hate* how long it takes Howry to get going.

 

Bob needs to change his offseason preparation. This is ridiculous. There's a solid reliever in there somewhere. It's crap to have to wait until July to see it.

[SABR Gamer]

what did fuku do, other than the rbi triple? wasnt able to watch

 

Do some people not realize there are sites on this crazy thing called the world wide web that give recaps of games, box scores, video highlights and such?

 

Yeah...it gets kind of annoying....look up the box score. Cubs.com is a good place for this.

[imb]

Bob Howry needs to stop coming into games that are close until he gets straightened out. I understand he gets better as the season goes along, but using him right now in close games is a detriment to this team. Bring him in when we are up big, or down big, but no more seeing action in 1-2 run games until he gets straightend out.

 

He came in with a 3-run lead. You've got to let him get out on the mound and straighten himself out, and if you're not going to do it in three run games, when are you going to do it.

[Keener98]

Bob Howry needs to stop coming into games that are close until he gets straightened out. I understand he gets better as the season goes along, but using him right now in close games is a detriment to this team. Bring him in when we are up big, or down big, but no more seeing action in 1-2 run games until he gets straightend out.

 

He came in with a 3-run lead. You've got to let him get out on the mound and straighten himself out, and if you're not going to do it in three run games, when are you going to do it.

 

Ah, I thought it was a 2 run lead, my mistake. Well hopefully the Cubs offense wakes up and can be up by 4+ so Howry can get things straightened out, because right now he is terrible.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Bob Howry needs to stop coming into games that are close until he gets straightened out. I understand he gets better as the season goes along, but using him right now in close games is a detriment to this team. Bring him in when we are up big, or down big, but no more seeing action in 1-2 run games until he gets straightend out.

 

He came in with a 3-run lead. You've got to let him get out on the mound and straighten himself out, and if you're not going to do it in three run games, when are you going to do it.

 

Ah, I thought it was a 2 run lead, my mistake. Well hopefully the Cubs offense wakes up and can be up by 4+ so Howry can get things straightened out, because right now he is terrible.

 

In general, you're right; the offense needs to start producing more. But in today's case, there's not much more they could have done. They scored 8 runs. Howry and Marquis should both be thankful. Speaking of, my main thought from today's game is that it sucks that our 9th best starter is in our rotation.