6/7 Cubs (Z!) at Dodgers (Lowe), 2:55 pm, FOX, WGN 720

[Butterscup1679666578]

Cubs play for one run and get it.

 

Heaven forbid we play for big innings.

 

with fontenot and johnson, we werent going to get a big inning.

 

now if lou wouldve played dero and edmonds...

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Fukudome walked

Soto singled to right field , Fukudome to second

Fontenot sacrificed, 5-4, Fukudome to third, Soto to second

Johnson grounded out to short, 6-3 , Fukudome scored, Soto holding second

Zambrano struck out swinging

 

1 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0 1                      1  1  0
Los Angeles     0 0 0 0                        0  5  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Los Angeles: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      4.0  5  0  0  1  4  0  60

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lowe          5.0  1  1  1  2  3  0  64

[BCVM22]

These idiots need to shut up about Jason Giambi's man-thong.

[rawaction]

Just when the inning gets good, we voluntarily give up an out.

 

](*,)

 

Yep, Lowe had thrown 5 of the first 6 pitches out of the zone and left one up for the first hit. With a LH hitter at the plate, who Lowe has bad splits against. He was as hittable right there for Fontenot as he will probably be all day.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Cubs play for one run and get it.

 

Heaven forbid we play for big innings.

 

with fontenot and johnson, we werent going to get a big inning.

 

now if lou wouldve played dero and edmonds...

 

The difference between the batters isn't that big.

 

There's still a 1/3 chance that Fontenot gets on base, in which case a multiple-run inning is very likely.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Just when the inning gets good, we voluntarily give up an out.

 

](*,)

 

Yep, Lowe had thrown 5 of the first 6 pitches out of the zone and left one up for the first hit. With a LH hitter at the plate, who Lowe has bad splits against. He was as hittable right there for Fontenot as he will probably be all day.

 

So Fontenot would have grounded out, Johnson could have hit the same weak grounder with a guy on 2nd, and Z would have struck out?

 

I'll happily take the run and hope Z continues his domination of Dodger stadium.

Edited June 7, 2008 by Little Slide Rooter

[CubColtPacer]

Cubs play for one run and get it.

 

Heaven forbid we play for big innings.

 

one is better than none. Sinker baller that had given up only 1 hit, double play was very predictable.

 

Agreed. Don't mind the bunt there because you have two ground ball hitters up there against a ground ball pitcher. Add to that Fontenot has been struggling lately and Johnson is batting against a right-hander. All of those make playing for 1-2 and staying out of the double play a pretty good option. I believe that's also the one situation where sac bunting increases your run expectancy even in an average situation, and that was a much better than average situation for bunting.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lowe grounded out to first, 3-1

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I feel like all the times as Bears fan where we'd get an early field goal and I'd just hope the defense made it held up.

[erik316wttn]

I feel like all the times as Bears fan where we'd get an early field goal and I'd just hope the defense made it held up.

 

Ha ha. Bears fan. :lol:

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pierre flied out to left field

[erik316wttn]

Z is a very lucky man after that. That could have been tragic.

[BCVM22]

Good lord.

[Butterscup1679666578]

jesus. good job Z.

[Hall7810]

WOW

[erik316wttn]

No talent required there. That was simply self defense.

[OleMissCub]

http://s133702574.onlinehome.us/pictures/blog/crappedmypants.jpg

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Lowe grounded out to first, 3-1

Pierre flied out to left field

Ethier lined out to the pitcher

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0 1                      1  1  0
Los Angeles     0 0 0 0 0                      0  5  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Los Angeles: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      5.0  5  0  0  1  4  0  73

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lowe          5.0  1  1  1  2  3  0  64

[erik316wttn]

http://s133702574.onlinehome.us/pictures/blog/crappedmypants.jpg

 

I LOL'ed.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Soriano.

[rawaction]

Cubs play for one run and get it.

 

Heaven forbid we play for big innings.

 

one is better than none. Sinker baller that had given up only 1 hit, double play was very predictable.

 

Agreed. Don't mind the bunt there because you have two ground ball hitters up there against a ground ball pitcher. Add to that Fontenot has been struggling lately and Johnson is batting against a right-hander. All of those make playing for 1-2 and staying out of the double play a pretty good option. I believe that's also the one situation where sac bunting increases your run expectancy even in an average situation, and that was a much better than average situation for bunting.

 

If you play for 1 run, the best you are gonna do is score 1 run. Cubs had hit 6 GBs to that point and none of them found a hole. Odds are everything they hit on the ground isn't going to be fielded and fielded cleanly at that. LH hitters have had success off of Lowe, Fontenot is one of 2 in the lineup. Lowe had just walked a man on 5 pitches and gave up a line drive single, the first in the game.

[BCVM22]

Sorianooooo

[erik316wttn]

SORIANOWNED!

[CubInOK]

Soribomb

[Butterscup1679666578]

SORIANO!!!