7/5 Cubs (TRL) at Red Birds (KML) 2:55 FOX/WGN Radio XM188

[UMFan83]

I hate that I am scared to know that Marmol is coming in for the 8th. Please keep the FB down Carlos and throw your slider for strikes

[Careless]

oh my, how slow is edmonds?

[CubsGM]

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[CubsNSkers07]

wow he is slow that sucks. He hustles to get to third, that wasn't even that deep for Edmonds to be tagging should've held him.

[cubbyvirus00]

Santo making zero sense in the broadcast booth

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Edmonds, RUN HARD

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeRosa flied out to right field , Edmonds out at home, 9,2, Soto to second

[illiniguy]

Should of took his head off.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fontenot walked (intentionally)

[CubsNSkers07]

who's PH I hope the Cardinal killer Daryle Ward is please to kill the Cardinals again!

[rawaction]

A mentally fragile guy probably would have given up more than 2 there.

 

Maybe, maybe not.

 

Still doesn't sway my opinion of his mental approach to the game.

 

Nameless whispers aren't going to change mine.

 

Of course not, it also includes a topic most on this board choose to ignore or refuse plays a role in the game.

 

I hope you don't lump me in with that. I certainly recognize the major role scouting plays in the game from minors through the majors, and that mental makeup is a part of that. I just happen to be one who thinks most of those with the poor makeup are those that are weeded out by the time they hit the majors.

 

It's not going to make or break a player b/c his problems are when he gets angry with himself and he's good enough often to pitch w/out getting pissed. But, he's not very poised espec. for a SP.

 

I agree that Ted isn't the most mentally stable pitcher on the mound. Zambrano gets a lot of publicity for his antics, but Lilly has just as big of a temper when he makes mistakes. I think it has gotten a lot better though. In Toronto, he had big issues with his emotions.

[UMFan83]

Wow he's slow. Damn I would have liked another this inning.

[chuckywang]

C'mon Ward .. make that out at home moot.

[CubsNSkers07]

Come on Ward this is why your on the team to get big hits in clutch situations extend this lead please!

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

Man, I love Aramis about as much as it's possible for a straight man to love another man.

Maybe you have never heard the tale of So Taguchi and Tony LaRussa.

 

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Edited July 5, 2008 by RonnieWooWooSanto

[illiniguy]

Wow he's slow. Damn I would have liked another this inning.

innin isnt over yet.

[treebird]

jesus christ i wish more players would just wipe catchers the f out when they do that. run that on sportscenter for a few weeks and the whole "blocking the plate without the ball" thing would just go away.

 

also edmonds is real slow.

[CubsNSkers07]

Jeez that was a pitch that Ward should've hammered

[SouthSideRyan]

A mentally fragile guy probably would have given up more than 2 there.

 

Maybe, maybe not.

 

Still doesn't sway my opinion of his mental approach to the game.

 

Nameless whispers aren't going to change mine.

 

Of course not, it also includes a topic most on this board choose to ignore or refuse plays a role in the game.

 

I hope you don't lump me in with that. I certainly recognize the major role scouting plays in the game from minors through the majors, and that mental makeup is a part of that. I just happen to be one who thinks most of those with the poor makeup are those that are weeded out by the time they hit the majors.

 

It's not going to make or break a player b/c his problems are when he gets angry with himself and he's good enough often to pitch w/out getting pissed. But, he's not very poised espec. for a SP.

 

My problem is it seems like such a fine line between a "this guy doesn't care about baseball, he's not fully dedicated" and "this guys gets upset over every mistake and overthrows because of it"

[CubsGM]

Should be 5-2.

Maybe we should have put Reed in

[illiniguy]

Man, I love Aramis about as much as it's possible for a straight man to love another man.

Maybe you have never heard the tale of So Taguchi and Tony LaRussa.

 

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Tony had a quote about how neat So was, and were Tony a woman, how he would date So.

[ArthurVandalay]

I know this is late, but Aramis should never wear his pants down again.

[UK1679666180]

Let's hope Marmol is on top of the ball and his balance is good.

[rawaction]

It's stupid to walk Fontenot there.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Franklin in to pitch for St. Louis

D Lee doubled to down the left field line

Ramirez homered to left field , D Lee scored

Edmonds walked

Soto blooped a single to left field , Edmonds to third

DeRosa flied out to right field , Edmonds out at home, 9,2, Soto to second

Fontenot walked (intentionally)

Ward, pinch hitting for Cotts, popped out to shortstop

 

2 runs 3 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2                4  9  0
St. Louis       0 0 0 0 0 2 0                  2  7  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: DeRosa (11), Ramirez (15)

St. Louis: Ankiel (18)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         6.0  7  2  2  1  5  1  90
Cotts         1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0  13

 

St. Louis      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lohse         7.0  6  2  2  2  5  1 111
Franklin      0.0  2  2  2  1  0  1  12
McClellan     1.0  1  0  0  1  0  0   8