5/24 Cubs (Marquis) @ Pirates (Dumatrait) 6:05 WGN

[CubmanPi]

. . . DLee out of the game for the double switch? looouuuu...

[17 Seconds]

Annnnnddddddddd Derrek Lee is out of the game. Neat

[wekse]

wtf, blanco?

 

god damn lou is [expletive].

Edited May 25, 2008 by wekse

[Outshined_One]

That double switch brought a smile to Dusty's face.

[Vanilla Ice]

too close

[haubrich91]

Whew.

 

SCORE PLEASE.

[E.J.]

Lou is dumber that rocks. Way to take Lee out of the game for freaking Blanco. Why not just use Z as a pinch hitter? He's a better hitter than Blanco anyway. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.

[TMan92]

Double switch out Derek Lee for our backup catcher. Pure genius.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I asked how Eyre looked this year and I got

 

Fat and White, Shaky and Effective and DL'ed. Now thats a scouting report!!

 

LOL @ Lou walking

 

And the composite of those pretty much sums it up.

[CubmanPi]

That double switch brought a smile to Dusty's face.

When I heard Blanco's name, I thought Soto was done. Maybe Soto will sac bunt to complete the homage

[splintersag]

Lou :lol:

 

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8164406

League poised to come down hard on slow play

 

Managers and pitching coaches, start your engines.

 

"A lot of them take the most leisurely strolls you can imagine out to the mound," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, Major League Baseball's executive vice president of baseball operations. "We're going to ask them to jog out there unless there is some physical ailment that would cause them not to."

 

That means you, Lou Piniella. And you, Charlie Manuel. And Joe Torre, please submit a doctor's note to prove that you underwent knee-replacement surgery last December.

 

Maybe he's protesting of some sort. :lol:

[BigSlick]

Ugh, why double switch out your best hitter

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE TWELVETH INNING

 

Rivas flied out to left field

McLouth singled to center field

Bay grounded an IF single to shortstop , McLouth to second

Eyre in to pitch for the CUBS

LaRoche called out on strikes

Wuertz in (3rd) to pitch, Blanco in (6th) at 1b for the CUBS

Michaels grounded into a FC, 5-4, Bay out at second

 

0 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2        R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0        4 11  0
Pittsburgh      0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0          4 12  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Pittsburgh: Bay (12)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marquis       5.3  7  3  3  3  2  1  85
Howry         1.7  2  0  0  0  1  0  14
Marmol        1.0  0  0  0  1  3  0  17
Wood          2.0  1  1  1  1  2  0  34
Lieber        1.3  2  0  0  0  1  0  27
Eyre          0.3  0  0  0  0  1  0   0
Wuertz        0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0   3

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dumatrait     5.7  5  1  1  3  2  0 104
Osoria        0.3  0  0  0  0  1  0   3
Marte         1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  13
Yates         1.0  3  3  3  2  1  0  27
Capps         3.0  2  0  0  0  2  0  32
Grabow        1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  18

[Vanilla Ice]

Geovany Soto

 

just to beat all of you

[CubColtPacer]

Lou is dumber that rocks. Way to take Lee out of the game for freaking Blanco. Why not just use Z as a pinch hitter? He's a better hitter than Blanco anyway. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.

 

Because then Wuertz would have to come out of the game, and the Cubs need to have him pitch multiple innings.

 

The pitcher's spot was due up 3rd the next inning. You either have Wuertz bat for himself (which does pretty severe damage to you scoring in the 13th) or you double switch, take your best hitter out, and hope that you win it before he has too many turns at bat. Lou's gambling and trying to win it in the next 2 innings.

[Outshined_One]

Ugh, why double switch out your best hitter

 

Inane comment, inane comment, comment that might be sarcasm, but no one knows for sure, dude.

[OleMissCub]

Well Vance, it looks like it is going to be a battle to the death tomorrow.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto walked

[haubrich91]

Good start.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Lets put in Gallagher to pinch run and have Lilly play catcher next inning.

[BigSlick]

STOP BUNTING

[Outshined_One]

Let him hit, Lou.

[cheapseats]

I'd hit and run here.

[Butterscup1679666578]

bunting with fuku is dumb.

[Vanilla Ice]

I'd hit and run here.

I hope this was supposed to be in green font