Re: 04/27 Cubs (Lilly) @ Nationals (Lannan) 12:35pm CDT, WGN

[C.C.]

That was quick.

[Little Slide Rooter]

thisis one of those games that make you wonder if the Cobs will ever score again.

[Magnetic Curses]

we're going to win this game, though. i'm still confident.

[illiniguy]

So who de we catch for Milwaukee? I assume they set their rotation up to face us?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS

[UMFan83]

So who de we catch for Milwaukee? I assume they set their rotation up to face us?

 

Well I believe Sheets is pitching Tuesday assuming he's healthy.

[illiniguy]

So who de we catch for Milwaukee? I assume they set their rotation up to face us?

 

Well I believe Sheets is pitching Tuesday assuming he's healthy.

Yeah I figured that was the case. I am betting we get Gallardo too.

[UMFan83]

Sheets vs. Marquis

Suppan vs. Dempster

Gallardo vs. Zambrano

 

So the Cubs will probably win 1 out of 3

[Brian]

nice hack Wily

[Fred Hornkohl]

Is that 4 straight days of our starting getting to the 6th inning?

 

Yes. That's a 6 after three straught 7's

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pena struck out swinging

[Keener98]

Only the Cubs could turn the good feelings of a 6 game win streak into bad feelings this quick. Seriously the Nats had won 6 games all year and we let them win 2?

[XZero771679666304]

So is it that you really want Theriot to keep starting and hitting 1 or 2, or are you just wanting to argue with folks pissed at a GIDP in a game thread?

i was really just highlighting the asinine logic (or lack thereof) of all the bashing for any of the team's struggles towards one particular player who has played stellar baseball so far this year.

 

the tunnel vision is strong with a significant faction of the game threaders.

 

"870 OPS? for a SS wow that's pretty goo-...oh **** it, i hate that little guy anyways"

 

Funny you should mention tunnel vision, because thats what you're using to look at his OPS.

so with his high OPS he is still detrimental to the team? thats funny as the notion of that pertaining to A-Rod has always been mocked and derided on here.

 

kind of a double standard.

 

ARod maintains his OPS thoughout the season. The two situations aren't remotely comparable. Theriot's 1 1/2 good months in 2007 had a net loss effect because the rest of the time he was terrible.

 

If Ryan has an .870 OPS this month and .600-.670 OPS's for the next two, he won't have helped the team at all. And don't try and feed me that Lou Piniella crap. We all know that Ryan will get a prolonged chance to "pull out of it" even if he starts to tank (which he will almost certainly do).

[UMFan83]

Is that 4 straight days of our starting getting to the 6th inning?

 

Yes. That's a 6 after three straught 7's

 

And yet we are in danger of being 1-3 during that run. The lesson? Pitch your starters 5 innings only.

[Fred Hornkohl]

So who de we catch for Milwaukee? I assume they set their rotation up to face us?

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.26  Tue 04/29    Milwaukee     N    -    Marquis         Sheets        
.27  Wed 04/30    Milwaukee     N    -    Dempster        Suppan        
.28  Thu 05/01    Milwaukee          -    Hill            Gallardo      

[illiniguy]

So is it that you really want Theriot to keep starting and hitting 1 or 2, or are you just wanting to argue with folks pissed at a GIDP in a game thread?

i was really just highlighting the asinine logic (or lack thereof) of all the bashing for any of the team's struggles towards one particular player who has played stellar baseball so far this year.

 

the tunnel vision is strong with a significant faction of the game threaders.

 

"870 OPS? for a SS wow that's pretty goo-...oh **** it, i hate that little guy anyways"

 

Funny you should mention tunnel vision, because thats what you're using to look at his OPS.

so with his high OPS he is still detrimental to the team? thats funny as the notion of that pertaining to A-Rod has always been mocked and derided on here.

 

kind of a double standard.

 

ARod maintains his OPS thoughout the season. The two situations aren't remotely comparable. Theriot's 1 1/2 good months in 2007 had a net loss effect because the rest of the time he was terrible.

 

If Ryan has an .870 OPS this month and .600-.670 OPS's for the next two, he won't have helped the team at all. And don't try and feed me that Lou Piniella crap. We all know that Ryan will get a prolonged chance to "pull out of it" even if he starts to tank (which he will almost certainly do).

Seems like a pretty good comparison. In most fantasy drafts those two guys go one and two.

Edited April 27, 2008 by illiniguy

[XZero771679666304]

Sheets vs. Marquis

Suppan vs. Dempster

Gallardo vs. Zambrano

 

So the Cubs will probably win 1 out of 3

 

Which is why we needed 2 of 3 here, at least.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Nieves grounded out to third, 5-3

[sneakypower]

ARod maintains his OPS thoughout the season. The two situations aren't remotely comparable. Theriot's 1 1/2 good months in 2007 had a net loss effect because the rest of the time he was terrible.

people are inferring Ryan has been detrimental with his play thus far. it is absolutely analogous.

 

If Ryan has an .870 OPS this month and .600-.670 OPS's for the next two, he won't have helped the team at all. And don't try and feed me that Lou Piniella crap. We all know that Ryan will get a prolonged chance to "pull out of it" even if he starts to tank (which he will almost certainly do).

and who makes that decision?

 

if you don't know id be glad to give hints.

[Andy]

This Marshall-as-LOOGY crap is pissing me off.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Marshll in to pitch for the CUBS

[XZero771679666304]

ARod maintains his OPS thoughout the season. The two situations aren't remotely comparable. Theriot's 1 1/2 good months in 2007 had a net loss effect because the rest of the time he was terrible.

people are inferring Ryan has been detrimental with his play thus far. it is absolutely analogous.

 

If Ryan has an .870 OPS this month and .600-.670 OPS's for the next two, he won't have helped the team at all. And don't try and feed me that Lou Piniella crap. We all know that Ryan will get a prolonged chance to "pull out of it" even if he starts to tank (which he will almost certainly do).

and who makes that decision?

 

if you don't know id be glad to give hints.

 

You are conveniently ignoring the fact that the very situation some of us are fearing HAPPENED LAST YEAR. Who made that decision? Do you need a hint?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Boone, pinch hitting for Mackowiak, walked

[Tracer Bullet]

ARod maintains his OPS thoughout the season. The two situations aren't remotely comparable. Theriot's 1 1/2 good months in 2007 had a net loss effect because the rest of the time he was terrible.

people are inferring Ryan has been detrimental with his play thus far. it is absolutely analogous.

 

No, it's not. You're going to argue that, with the way this entire offense has been clicking, Theriot's offense has really been a significant positive factor in our record? Seems to me that most of his performance has been icing.

 

And the negative plays, including a crucial error and 6/11 SB, have cost us pretty dearly recently. Those plays are fresh in people's minds. Anyway, comparing Theriot to ARod is just baiting people in a game thread when the Cubs are losing to the Nationals.

[Tracer Bullet]

Marshll in to pitch for the CUBS

 

aka - Lou over-managing. Gotta get Wuertz out of there when he's going good.