5/16 - Pirates (Gorzelanny) @ Cubs (Gallagher) 1:20PM WGN

[imb]

very excited about this hot streak

 

agreed... I really took it badly when we started losing again. If we can build up a nice 15 over .500 cushion, I can calm down and not let day to day affairs affect me.

 

If we get 15 games over .500, I might lose my mind

[illiniguy]

What is being overlooked is that Gallagher's stuff has looked electric at times today. That is more exciting to me than Soriano's and Geo's awesomeness.

 

DLee is a very good defensive first baseman.

I wish he would miss more bats though. Oh man Bay just ticked off Soto.

[illiniguy]

very excited about this hot streak

 

agreed... I really took it badly when we started losing again. If we can build up a nice 15 over .500 cushion, I can calm down and not let day to day affairs affect me.

 

If we get 15 games over .500, I might lose my mind

I figure with our luck we will and Houston and St. Louis will be a game and two back.

[Andy]

What is being overlooked is that Gallagher's stuff has looked electric at times today. That is more exciting to me than Soriano's and Geo's awesomeness.

 

DLee is a very good defensive first baseman.

I wish he would miss more bats though. Oh man Bay just ticked off Soto.

Geo's going to hit one 800 feet over Bay's head for sport.

[cubbyvirus00]

Why wont Houston just go away?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

already at 53 pitches through 3

[Hairyducked Idiot]

very excited about this hot streak

 

agreed... I really took it badly when we started losing again. If we can build up a nice 15 over .500 cushion, I can calm down and not let day to day affairs affect me.

 

If we get 15 games over .500, I might lose my mind

 

In a few hours we'll be 2/3rds of the way there.

 

PECOTA-projections laid over current results puts us at an average of 95 wins at this point.

[illiniguy]

Why wont Houston just go away?

Lance Berkman became Babe Ruth this offseason.

[Sammy Sofa]

Gallgher has looked pretty good today...his array of pitches is very impressive. Less walks = more gooder, of course, but more than a few of those balls have been real borderline pitches that a more established pitcher would likely have called in his favor. He's not looking wild at all.

[brinoch]

What is being overlooked is that Gallagher's stuff has looked electric at times today. That is more exciting to me than Soriano's and Geo's awesomeness.

 

DLee is a very good defensive first baseman.

I wish he would miss more bats though. Oh man Bay just ticked off Soto.

 

What'd he do? Do we need to internet thrash Jake for Bay's behavior?

[ChiCubsFan]

What is being overlooked is that Gallagher's stuff has looked electric at times today. That is more exciting to me than Soriano's and Geo's awesomeness.

 

DLee is a very good defensive first baseman.

I wish he would miss more bats though. Oh man Bay just ticked off Soto.

 

Me too. But his curve ball has been very impressive. Absolutely froze a few hitters already today.

[EhDubya]

Soriano is on pace for 9 homeruns this game. Pretty sure that would be a record.

8, they won't bat in the 9th

 

They will once Fox gets in the game to pitch the 8th and gives up 16 runs, leading to a 9th inning walk-off for Sori.

[Sammy Sofa]

Damn, Lee and Aram wanna go yard so bad.

[ctcf]

very excited about this hot streak

 

agreed... I really took it badly when we started losing again. If we can build up a nice 15 over .500 cushion, I can calm down and not let day to day affairs affect me.

 

If we get 15 games over .500, I might lose my mind

 

In a few hours we'll be 2/3rds of the way there.

 

PECOTA-projections laid over current results puts us at an average of 95 wins at this point.

 

I'd have such crazy expectations if that happened.

 

So if this keeps up I'd actually be pretty ok with pulling Sean after 5/6 IP.

[BigSlick]

Last 3 Cubs batters retired on 3 pitches, thats kinda lame

 

Its not like we need them to do much anyway

[ctcf]

Ah, I was just starting to miss walks... Thanks Geo

[UMFan83]

An analysis of Gallagher's strikes the first 3 innings:

 

Strike Looking: 11 pitches

Foul ball: 9 pitches

Put into play: 9 pitches

Strike Swinging: 1 pitch

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Ronny must like hitting with 2 strikes

[ctcf]

An analysis of Gallagher's strikes the first 3 innings:

 

Strike Looking: 11 pitches

Foul ball: 9 pitches

Put into play: 9 pitches

Strike Swinging: 1 pitch

 

Not very encouraging...

[UMFan83]

An analysis of Gallagher's strikes the first 3 innings:

 

Strike Looking: 11 pitches

Foul ball: 9 pitches

Put into play: 9 pitches

Strike Swinging: 1 pitch

 

Not very encouraging...

 

Like I said, I'm just worried the Pirates are taking a lot of pitches to force Gallagher to keep coming at them. Luckily, he hasn't been throwing a lot of balls. But you gotta figure the second or third time around the Pirates lineup is not going to be good once they get a good read on his pitches.

[SouthSideRyan]

With Sean's pitch count he won't make it deep into the Pirates lineup 3 times.

 

And that sentence was horribly written.

[CubInOK]

WE JUST HAD AN INNING WHERE WE SCORED 0 RUNS!!1 WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TEAM!?!?!?!/!?!?!1

[UMFan83]

WE JUST HAD AN INNING WHERE WE SCORED 0 RUNS!!1 WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TEAM!?!?!?!/!?!?!1

 

This is the longest Gorzelanny has gone in any of his 3 starts against the Cubs this year.

[illiniguy]

WE JUST HAD AN INNING WHERE WE SCORED 0 RUNS!!1 WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TEAM!?!?!?!/!?!?!1

 

This is the longest Gorzelanny has gone in any of his 3 starts against the Cubs this year.

He is dealing.

[E.J.]

Haha. Woody rubbing some pine tar on his pitching fingers.