5/2 Cubs (Hill) @ Cardinals (Wainwright) 7:15 PM CDT WGN/720

[DiamondMind]

lulllllz zambrano pinch hitting

[UMFan83]

My goodness, does every bad swing have to be a referendum on Pie's entire career?

 

Well it seems like we are having this "referendum" nearly every AB.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

why is Felix Pie a major league baseball player?

 

Why is Alfonso Soriano one?

 

Small. Sample. Sizes.

[DiamondMind]

My goodness, does every bad swing have to be a referendum on Pie's entire career?

 

Well it seems like we are having this "referendum" nearly every AB.

 

exactly

[Magnetic Curses]

This is not Lou's doing. You can't let Hill walk the park like he's done all year. He's been bad since ST.

 

Now call me a Hill basher...

 

there's just no proof that he's been bad. he's walked a lot of guys, but he's been rather good.

 

No I'm sure what he just did was bad

 

no, i'm sure his .671 OPS against says he's been good.

 

18 walks in 19 innings is terrible, regardless of his OPS against.

 

actually, ops against takes into account how many people make outs against him.

 

You seriously believe that pitcher who is walking a batter an inning is doing a good job?

 

 

you seriously base your opinion of a pitcher on how many people he walks?

 

incredibly stupid.

 

Yeah, I'm stupid.

 

Where did I say that is where I base my opinion entirely?

 

Hill has been bad because he has had control problems. He does not have the velocity to work around that. When his curveball is off teams can sit on his fastball, which as I said, isn't fast enough to blow guys away. He also lacks a third pitch to use when he is in situations like this. That is what gets him in trouble.

 

Better?

 

you said he's been bad since spring training and based your argument on walk rate. that's what i took issue with, and i'm sorry for characterizing your post as stupid, but that was my reaction to that rationale.

[weatherdood]

Z's had the most disciplined AB out of any hitter we've sent up this game

[illiniguy]

Anybody else think Lou is smoking Opium?

[BCVM22]

lol PH single for Z

[DiamondMind]

why is Felix Pie a major league baseball player?

 

Why is Alfonso Soriano one?

 

Small. Sample. Sizes.

 

To hell with sample sizes. He sucks, I say, he sucks!!!

[Andy]

Haha, way to go Z.

 

Never mind, Fonzie up. DP.

[UMFan83]

Soriano GIDP.

[Wilson A2000]

Bob claims there's only a couple of ways to get to Pie when he's down 2 strikes. LOL. Only a couple ways???? I'm fairly certain he'd swing at a throw to 2nd.

 

Ha! Those pick off throws to second can be quite deceptive.

[Flames24Rulz]

Anybody else think Lou is smoking Opium?

 

Going senile is nothing people should be laughing at.

[CubsGM]

Z!

*Looks at Soriano on deck*

:banghead:

[Garage Party]

Zambrano had a better at-bat than Pie did, but that's because the umpires want Pie to fail.

[CubinNY]

And now pinch hitting with our best pitcher.

 

Lou is out TLRing TLR.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

My goodness, does every bad swing have to be a referendum on Pie's entire career?

 

Well it seems like we are having this "referendum" nearly every AB.

 

Last two weeks: .263 .348 .421

 

Took Cubs fans about half that long to fall in love with Reed Johnson.

[E.J.]

Soriano up with runners on base. I'm guessing a pop up is coming.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Wanna bet Sori K's??

[BigSlick]

Hey Soriano, don't suck please

[DiamondMind]

And now pinch hitting with our best pitcher.

 

Lou is out TLRing TLR.

 

hey, this is the national league after all

[Wilson A2000]

I wouldn't throw Soriano a fastball. No need for a 2B or left fielder either.

[illiniguy]

and the one guy who wont get the runner in is up.

[E.J.]

Ha. Soriano looked good on that curve ball.

[DiamondMind]

I think Soriano and Felix need to quit hanging out, neither of them can hit a curveball to save their life