5/17 - Pirates (Duke) @ Cubs (Zambrano) 12:05PM CSN & 720

[Schwarber Fan]

Reed!

[witty alias]

Why pitch to the #8 hitter with a man on 2nd and 2 out? Walk him, get the pitcher and worry about next inning when you get there. The pitcher might knock one in once in every 25-30 ABs or so, but I would walk the #8 hitter every time.

 

In most cases, yes, but Z is one of the few pitchers who isn't an automatic out.

 

 

I was too slow with my post. I was talking about the Cubs pitching to Bixler with Duke on deck.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

19-pitch inning for Duke going into the Zambrano at-bat.

 

He needs to just not DP and give Soriano a chance.

[UMFan83]

Wow, Z that is hilarious.

[Careless]

Aww Z

[erik316wttn]

Dammit Z.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Zambrano popped out (bunt) to the pitcher

[Jon]

Carlos may not want to try that again.

[laurens]

ok, bring it on Sori!

[erik316wttn]

SORIANO!!!

 

3-1 CUBS!

[Jon]

Hahaha. Nice defense, Bay.

[haubrich91]

YES!

 

SORIANO IS A MONSTER!

[SABR Gamer]

The Pirates BLOW at defense.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Bwahahaha. That was a sweet chest save by Bay out there.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano doubled to left field , DeRosa & Reed scored

[laurens]

Good god, Sori is red hot!!

[Careless]

what the heck, bay?

[erik316wttn]

Soriano drinks Bay's milkshake.

 

He drinks it up!

[Schwarber Fan]

SORIANO is amazing

[TysonCBulls423]

On an unrelated note, I heard something rather intesting the other day when I was watching the Sox play the Angels (yes I know...why am I watching the Sox? Nothing else was on at the time.)

 

Anyways, Hawk started talking about hitting situations and said when a batter is up 3-0 in the count and he swings at the next pitch, regardless of where it is, that the batter will walk more often that taking 3-0.

 

SOSO!

[inari]

That was a little hilarious.

[erik316wttn]

Good god, Sori is red hot!!

 

The last Cub I saw get THIS hot was when Sammy would get hot every summer for about 3 weeks.

[haubrich91]

Nice slap hit by Riot.

 

Come on Lee!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot singled to right field , Soriano to third

[UMFan83]

Lee is up...inning over.

 

 

(please jinx him)