Where have you gone, Michael Wuertz?

[bhogg]

Would the person that kidnapped Michael Weurtz and replaced him with a terrible pitcher, please please please return him to the Cubs ASAP??

[Magnetic Curses]

pronounced "wuerzt".

[Guest]

Would the person that kidnapped Michael Weurtz and replaced him with a terrible pitcher, please please please return him to the Cubs ASAP??

Why? Because he gave up two ground balls that a shortstop with range might have gotten to? :D

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Wuertz gave up two ground balls which is exactly what you want. They were hit harder than you'd like, and where a ground ball is hit is pretty much out of a pitcher's control.

[Mizzou]

Wuertz gave up two ground balls which is exactly what you want. They were hit harder than you'd like, and where a ground ball is hit is pretty much out of a pitcher's control.

Gotta disagree with you there. Ground ball, line drive, fly ball... no matter what it is, if the ball is smoked, like the hits Wuertz gave up, he's not pitching well.

[bhogg]

He's not pitched well his last 3 or so outings. Very un weurtz like.

[SouthSideRyan]

Wuertz's career numbers in April and May are much worse than the rest of the season.

[abuck1220]

those may have been groundballs in that they hit the ground, but those were ropes.

 

wuertz seems like he's either lights out or horrendous with little in between.

[bring stone back]

Wuertz gave up two ground balls which is exactly what you want. They were hit harder than you'd like, and where a ground ball is hit is pretty much out of a pitcher's control.

 

That's like saying Pitcher X is a fly ball pitcher - sure they were hit harder than you'd like and went over the fence and not in the outfielder's glove but he can't control that.

 

Wuertz is getting crushed right now.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Wuertz gave up two ground balls which is exactly what you want. They were hit harder than you'd like, and where a ground ball is hit is pretty much out of a pitcher's control.

those balls had hair on them

[forbez18]

He needs to locate his pitches better. It looks like he is just throwing the ball and he either falls behind or offers it right down the middle. The movement is still there, but when you can't locate it allows hitters to sit for the middle part of the plate.

[jersey cubs fan]

Wuertz gave up two ground balls which is exactly what you want. They were hit harder than you'd like, and where a ground ball is hit is pretty much out of a pitcher's control.

 

That's like saying Pitcher X is a fly ball pitcher - sure they were hit harder than you'd like and went over the fence and not in the outfielder's glove but he can't control that.

 

Wuertz is getting crushed right now.

 

Not really. Flyball pitcher = bad, groundball = good.

[CuseCubFan69]

The Cub nation turns it's lonely eyes to you.

[haubrich91]

Hopefully he is just starting out slow.

[Sammy Sofa]

Slow-low-low.

[XZero771679666304]

Wuertz and Howry need to find midseason form soon, or Marmol's arm is going to fall off.

 

 

Having said that, I am confident they both will.

[17 Seconds]

those may have been groundballs in that they hit the ground, but those were ropes.

 

Were you watching on gameday or something? Only one was hit on the ground. The other was a line drive and both of them were smoked.

 

Edit: I quoted the wrong post.

Edited April 25, 2008 by 17 Seconds

[VanceJergins]

those may have been groundballs in that they hit the ground, but those were ropes.

 

Were you watching on gameday or something? Only one was hit on the ground. The other was a line drive and both of them were smoked.

 

What do you mean they were hit softly? They were hit hard.

[javy knows my name]

those may have been groundballs in that they hit the ground, but those were ropes.

 

Were you watching on gameday or something? Only one was hit on the ground. The other was a line drive and both of them were smoked.

 

What do you mean they were hit softly? They were hit hard.

Where does it say anything about them getting hit softly? I see adjectives like "line drive" and "smoked"

[17 Seconds]

those may have been groundballs in that they hit the ground, but those were ropes.

 

Were you watching on gameday or something? Only one was hit on the ground. The other was a line drive and both of them were smoked.

 

What do you mean they were hit softly? They were hit hard.

 

Huh? I said they were hit hard.

[CuseCubFan69]

These other relievers are killing Marmol by not doing their job.

[Illini Iceman]

These other relievers are killing Marmol by not doing their job.

 

If Wood had closed out the game Wednesday they wouldn't have needed to use Marmol and may have been able to use him Thursday to hold Colorado down and maybe the Cubs wind up winning the game.

 

(Of course, I guess you could also say if Corpas has closed out the game in the top of the inning Wednesday then the Cubs would have lost that one for sure so assuming that closers should never blow a save is probably asking a bit much.)

[bring stone back]

Wuertz gave up two ground balls which is exactly what you want. They were hit harder than you'd like, and where a ground ball is hit is pretty much out of a pitcher's control.

 

That's like saying Pitcher X is a fly ball pitcher - sure they were hit harder than you'd like and went over the fence and not in the outfielder's glove but he can't control that.

 

Wuertz is getting crushed right now.

 

Not really. Flyball pitcher = bad, groundball = good.

 

which is not relevant to this discussion and not the question. The fact is Wuertz is getting drilled and you can't just ignore it because he's a groundball pitcher.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Wuertz gave up two ground balls which is exactly what you want. They were hit harder than you'd like, and where a ground ball is hit is pretty much out of a pitcher's control.

 

That's like saying Pitcher X is a fly ball pitcher - sure they were hit harder than you'd like and went over the fence and not in the outfielder's glove but he can't control that.

 

Wuertz is getting crushed right now.

 

Not really. Flyball pitcher = bad, groundball = good.

 

which is not relevant to this discussion and not the question. The fact is Wuertz is getting drilled and you can't just ignore it because he's a groundball pitcher.

 

He didn't say that Wuertz is a groundball pitcher, he said that "he gave up two groundballs, which is exactly what you want".

[VanceJergins]

those may have been groundballs in that they hit the ground, but those were ropes.

 

Were you watching on gameday or something? Only one was hit on the ground. The other was a line drive and both of them were smoked.

 

What do you mean they were hit softly? They were hit hard.

Where does it say anything about them getting hit softly? I see adjectives like "line drive" and "smoked"

 

Read the two messages I replied to back to back and maybe you'll figure it out.