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

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm pretty satisfied playing a guy the day after he goes 4-4

 

I'd love to see some study that shows whether guys who go 4-4 are likely to hit better than their normal numbers the next day.

 

I know, for a sort of similar example, basketball players who have hit a high number of shots in a row are not more likely to hit their next shot than if they've missed a large number in a row.

[E.J.]

Fuji apples are good. Go Cubs.

[PrimeTime]

Our leftys freakin suck

[big_shooter17]

Already looks like more of the same from Richy boy.

[PrimeTime]

LOL Walk..Youe piece of garbage

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Looks like Hill still can't throw a strike.

[swordsman]

4 pitch walk to Bucks lead-off hitter.

[E.J.]

Haha. Great start Rich.

[Andy]

Mental midget Rich Hill walks McLouth on four pitches not even close to the plate.

[Rob]

He has absolutely no control over his fastball.

[Andy]

Maybe 7 years from now Rich can come back as a big-time slugging outfielder.

 

Oh, never mind, we're not the Cardinals, that kind of thing doesn't happen here.

 

At least now he's thrown a couple strikes.

[Jake]

Walking nate was a good idea. Rivas will hit into a DP.

[Rob]

Mental midget Rich Hill walks McLouth on four pitches not even close to the plate.

 

"Mental midget" seems like a bit much for one of our best starters last season.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Hmm.

 

Take a pitcher out of the rotation for one bad start, put him back in a week later, act surprised when his control is an issue.

[swordsman]

FYI - Ronnie has seen a round house. definately. No question. A house that is round. A round house.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Nice pick-off play!

[abuck1220]

is he missing big time? ball one to rivas showed as right down the middle on gamecast and so did ball two to sanchez.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Pickoff, made it to second but seemed to pop up off the bag into the air, and Theriot grittily kept the tag on.

[Andy]

Mental midget Rich Hill walks McLouth on four pitches not even close to the plate.

 

"Mental midget" seems like a bit much for one of our best starters last season.

Partially tongue in cheek for all the times that name was used on him last year.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Rich settled down nicely after the lead-off walk.

[anabiono]

today is the day boys

 

rich hill returns to form

 

hopefully lilly's day comes in his next start

[WilcoFan]

Hmm.

 

Take a pitcher out of the rotation for one bad start, put him back in a week later, act surprised when his control is an issue.

 

because his control was SOOOO good before he got skipped. Sure.

[E.J.]

is he missing big time? ball one to rivas showed as right down the middle on gamecast and so did ball two to sanchez.

 

He's hitting with his curveball, but his fastball wasn't close to the strike zone most of the time. His first 4 pitches of the game were nowhere near the strikezone.

[Andy]

Good job by the leadoff batter.

[PrimeTime]

Our top 2 in the order are awsome