04/18 Pittsburgh (Snell) @ CUBS (Hill) 1:20pm, WGN TV

[illiniguy]

Hey look what I found in my glove.

[UMFan83]

It's just too bad we don't have a leadoff guy to get on at a .350 clip, steal bases 71% of the time he attempts them, and play perfect "small ball"

 

Oh whoops, I'm not in the White Sox thread anymore.

[illiniguy]

I'm glad we are playing the Pirates. Every other team would have scored the pitcher that inning.

You need to watch the Giants play.

 

touche

Actually don't it's painful. They make me wish I didn't have EI.

[El Ridda]

Ram is not right...hasn't been all year. What is strange is that he the best protection he has ever had...

[Elrhino]

Gotta be frustrating for a Pirates fan watching your player make a grab like that when they make habit of botching even the most routine of defensive plays.

[UMFan83]

Ram is not right...hasn't been all year. What is strange is that he the best protection he has ever had...

 

He'll be fine. He's still hitting for power, and with a couple of 3-5 games, he'll be back into the .270's range.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Ram is not right...hasn't been all year. What is strange is that he the best protection he has ever had...

 

line-up protection is a baseball myth, much like the clutch hitter

[Jake]

Gotta be frustrating for a Pirates fan watching your player make a grab like that when they make habit of botching even the most routine of defensive plays.

:banghead:

[bcl412]

Ram is not right...hasn't been all year. What is strange is that he the best protection he has ever had...

 

He'll be fine. He's still hitting for power, and with a couple of 3-5 games, he'll be back into the .270's range.

 

He seems to be getting on base ok.

[bcl412]

Gotta be frustrating for a Pirates fan

:banghead:

[Jake]

why pitching change?

[Brian]

don't like this move.

[CoolHandLuke]

why pitching change?

 

Lou is babying Rich.

[soapy]

Hill only at 75 pitches. Strange move.

[bcl412]

What!? Hill has been pitching pretty well this game and Lieber struggled yesterday. I don't like this move.

[El Ridda]

Gotta be frustrating for a Pirates fan watching your player make a grab like that when they make habit of botching even the most routine of defensive plays.

 

 

 

I have no doubt. What I don't like is his K's, which are unusual for him.

[Tyrant]

How many pitches had Rich thrown?

[brinoch]

Probably because Hill was beginning to tire and Lou didn't want him to struggle against Bay/Nady. Just a guess.

[Andy]

why pitching change?

 

Lou is babying Rich.

We have 12 guys in the pen, and Lieber and Marshall haven't done much recently, and Rich is a guy whose success is often related to his confidence. I'm not applauding the move but I certainly understand it.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

How many pitches had Rich thrown?

82, 46 were strikes

[bcl412]

why pitching change?

 

Lou is babying Rich.

We have 12 guys in the pen, and Lieber and Marshall haven't done much recently, and Rich is a guy whose success is often related to his confidence. I'm not applauding the move but I certainly understand it.

 

I understand it too, I just don't like it.

[Tyrant]

Not a huge fan of the move. I appreciate that Lou is trying to get Hill out on a positive note, but I would have gone another inning.

[Butterscup1679666578]

boy, i hope this doesnt go to extras. using out long reliever for 2 outs...

[bcl412]

Wait, when did LaRussa start managing the Cubs?

[UMFan83]

What in the hell is going on?