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I don't know if you necessarily DFA Howry, but something has to give. You can't keep pitching him in late-inning, high-pressure situations.

 

I know it was only one outing, but I think I'd actually trust Samardzija more than I trust Howry. At least his fastball can blow hitters away, plus he has a pretty good splitter and slider. I'm not saying I'd make Samardzija a primary 8th inning guy, but Howry gives me absolutely no confidence anytime he takes the mound.

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Truffle hatehatehates Cotts.

 

i hate him because he doesn't throw enough strikes and isn't a good pitcher. i gave you reasons why i don't like him pitching for the cubs; reasons that were better than "i hate his stupid face"

 

Eyre was very good until he got hurt again.

 

eyre's WHIP as a cub: 1.484, 1.796, 1.455. bob howry's ERA in his "oh my God DFA him season": 1.367

 

And Gaudin has been good as a Cub too.

 

yes, over about 7 innings. his career WHIP is 1.513, which isn't good for a guy who played half his games in a very large park. his numbers have been a little better as a reliever, though a WHIP of 1.42 and K-rate of 5.8 per 9 IP is hardly impressive for a relief pitcher.

 

Cotts has been fine, he's not early season Marmol, but I don't know what your expectations are for what, our 4th, 5th, 6th best reliever?

 

Eyre was fantastic til he had one bad outing, didn't pitch for a week(probably because he was nursing that injury), had another bad outing proving he was hurt, then went on the DL. Eyre prior to getting hurt

 

Using Gaudin's career numbers is ridiculous, considering he hit MLB at age 20 and spent 2/3 of his career thus far as a starter. He's been quite good as a reliever this year, and it's carried over since becoming a Cub. He's 25, so his improvement is more than logical.

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Maybe we should look into the possibility of scoring some runs so that Howry can give up 4 and we can still get the W :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Cotts has been fine, he's not early season Marmol, but I don't know what your expectations are for what, our 4th, 5th, 6th best reliever?

 

Eyre was fantastic til he had one bad outing, didn't pitch for a week(probably because he was nursing that injury), had another bad outing proving he was hurt, then went on the DL. Eyre prior to getting hurt

 

Using Gaudin's career numbers is ridiculous, considering he hit MLB at age 20 and spent 2/3 of his career thus far as a starter. He's been quite good as a reliever this year, and it's carried over since becoming a Cub. He's 25, so his improvement is more than logical.

 

as is usually the case, i'm judging players on more than what they've done this season. that's especially important when considering cotts and eyre, as their sample sizes at the big-league level are quite small this year.

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Truffle hatehatehates Cotts.

 

i hate him because he doesn't throw enough strikes and isn't a good pitcher. i gave you reasons why i don't like him pitching for the cubs; reasons that were better than "i hate his stupid face"

 

Eyre was very good until he got hurt again.

 

eyre's WHIP as a cub: 1.484, 1.796, 1.455. bob howry's ERA in his "oh my God DFA him season": 1.367

 

And Gaudin has been good as a Cub too.

 

yes, over about 7 innings. his career WHIP is 1.513, which isn't good for a guy who played half his games in a very large park. his numbers have been a little better as a reliever, though a WHIP of 1.42 and K-rate of 5.8 per 9 IP is hardly impressive for a relief pitcher.

Eyre's numbers are skewed from when our stupid commissioner wouldn't let him take his meds, and he got hammered the first half of last year.

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I don't know if you necessarily DFA Howry, but something has to give. You can't keep pitching him in late-inning, high-pressure situations.

I agree with the suggestion someone made on the last page to DL him then.

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I would like Lou Piniella to explain why Scott Eyre is on this team right now. Hes now been up for 4 games, and has yet to see the field. Why in the hell he would bring in Howry yesterday allowing them to pinch hit Hermida is beyond me, and I believe another LH batter followed Hermida. If Eyre is still hurt(which I find hard to believe since he has warmed up) then put him back on the DL, but if hes not hurt, then its absolutely unjustified to have Eyre up here for 4 days and not use him. Howry needs to be relegated to mop up duty for awhile plain and simple, but Lous bullpen usage may just kill this team.
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Cubs just regain the lead against the Brewers and Sabathia is out of the game, and Lou trots in Howry. Me no likey. :(
I felt sick to my stomach when his name first graced the screen. Why the hell is Howry back out there yet Eyre can't get in a game? I'd put Eyre in there to face Branyan before I let Howry finish that inning.

 

If you look at where hitters hot zones are and where Howry is pitching them, he's pitching them right where they like their pitches. It's amazing he got the first two hitters out, it's not amazing he gave up the lead to Russell freaking Branyan.

 

WTF Lou?

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And....

 

Right on cue

I got that post up before Branyan went deep...argh!

 

Somebody pull a Tonya Harding on Howry already!

 

On the flip side, hopefully Gagne will be pitching next...

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Somebody pull a Tonya Harding on Howry already!
Better still, an O.J. Simpson. With a Harding he'd eventually be able to come back.
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Somebody pull a Tonya Harding on Howry already!
Better still, an O.J. Simpson. With a Harding he'd eventually be able to come back.

With someone else, and that'd be fine with me.

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Somebody pull a Tonya Harding on Howry already!
Better still, an O.J. Simpson. With a Harding he'd eventually be able to come back.

 

i dont think we should be seriously talking about murdering bob howry

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Somebody pull a Tonya Harding on Howry already!
Better still, an O.J. Simpson. With a Harding he'd eventually be able to come back.

 

i dont think we should be seriously talking about murdering bob howry

OJ didn't kill anyone

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Somebody pull a Tonya Harding on Howry already!
Better still, an O.J. Simpson. With a Harding he'd eventually be able to come back.

 

i dont think we should be seriously talking about murdering bob howry

OJ didn't kill anyone

If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit.
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Somebody pull a Tonya Harding on Howry already!
Better still, an O.J. Simpson. With a Harding he'd eventually be able to come back.

 

i dont think we should be seriously talking about murdering bob howry

OJ didn't kill anyone

If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit.

Mustabeen Chewbacca.

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Somebody pull a Tonya Harding on Howry already!
Better still, an O.J. Simpson. With a Harding he'd eventually be able to come back.

 

i dont think we should be seriously talking about murdering bob howry

im OK with it

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http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080729-kosuke-fukudome-chicago-cubs,1,4146175.story

 

LOL..Bottom of article , Lou says Howry is " unlucky "..Says he'll continue to use him in late inning situations..Give me a freakin break Lou..The guy is washed up and past his prime..He throws 90 mph straight fastballs and no other pitch..What a joke..Unlucky? How about he just plain sucks..Looks like were gonna blow quite a few more games tis year..

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http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080729-kosuke-fukudome-chicago-cubs,1,4146175.story

 

LOL..Bottom of article , Lou says Howry is " unlucky "..Says he'll continue to use him in late inning situations..Give me a freakin break Lou..The guy is washed up and past his prime..He throws 90 mph straight fastballs and no other pitch..What a joke..Unlucky? How about he just plain sucks..Looks like were gonna blow quite a few more games tis year..

wow.

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