8/3 Bucs(Snell) @ Cubs(Z!) - 1:20 WGN TV

[Flames24Rulz]

No strikeouts for Shark. Makes me want to puke. Send him back to Iowa.

[Soul]

i love that lou is willing to take z out after 80 pitches after 2 big pitch counts. something dusty would never ever do.

 

Why send Z out to warm up if you're going to pull him because of prior long outings?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

At this stage of the season, it's probably a good idea to get our SP's out early when the bullpen is good and rested.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Brewers lose!

[rocket]

i love that lou is willing to take z out after 80 pitches after 2 big pitch counts. something dusty would never ever do.

 

Why send Z out to warm up if you're going to pull him because of prior long outings?

 

to give shark more time to warm up.

[ChiCubsfan0502]

Brewers lose!!! Bahahaha, Brewers lose. Time to extend out to 5 again and hopefully 6 on the Cardinals. 8-)

[Soul]

i love that lou is willing to take z out after 80 pitches after 2 big pitch counts. something dusty would never ever do.

 

Why send Z out to warm up if you're going to pull him because of prior long outings?

 

to give shark more time to warm up.

 

Alright. I'm going to remain positive on this one and conclude it's just a good move by Lou.

[TruffleShuffle]

yeah, lou could have gotten to the mound faster if he had walked on his hands, he was obviously stalling

 

we used to do this in high school swim meets, swim a really, really slow relay to let one of our best swimmers recover from his relay swim as he was in the next event. i was in that slow relay my freshman year and would swim something like a 1:30 for a 50 yard backstroke, then later in the meet i would swim the 100 back in like 1:05. other coaches used to get so pissed at us, but hey, it helped us win and wasn't against the rules.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Time to extend out to 5 again and hopefully 6 on the Cardinals. 8-)

 

That would be fantastic!

 

Magic number reduced by one...and hopefully by two at the end of this game.

[BigSlick]

I never understand how Soriano just whiffs on fastballs, isn't that all you ever look for, Fonzie? How can you miss them?

[Soul]

Know what? His real name doesn't even matter. He's Jim Beam to me. :P

[CuseCubFan69]

Sori looked like he shortened his 0-2 swing on that one.

[BigSlick]

I'm O.K. running here because hell, its 2 outs, we got a guy that can actually run on first, and theres like no way we score without getting him to second

 

 

well it doesn't matter Theriot K's

[CuseCubFan69]

Know what? His real name doesn't even matter. He's Jim Beam to me. :P

 

I played in the Jim Beam bowl, does that count? We had to do a shot of JB every time we gave up a TD...that was a fun day.

[BCVM22]

Nasty.

[BigSlick]

I really hate this Ump, he's missing some super obvious strike calls

[BCVM22]

I really hate this Ump, he's missing some super obvious strike calls

 

Like the one just now. Holy crap, blue.

[Outshined_One]

I really hate this Ump, he's missing some super obvious strike calls

 

Like the one just now. Holy crap, blue.

 

He's not giving anyone anything on the outside corner with right handed hitters.

[BCVM22]

What crap. He has the guy struck out on a beautiful pitch and the only person who doesn't see it is the guy whose job it is to call it.

[BigSlick]

Well, yeah, lots of ballplayers can get basehits if you give them 5 strikes

 

EDIT: Now don't do something silly and walk him here

[BigSlick]

God this ump sucks

 

Can we please just get out of this inning?

[Outshined_One]

Well, yeah, lots of ballplayers can get basehits if you give them 5 strikes

 

EDIT: Now don't do something silly and walk him here

 

He did something silly.

[BCVM22]

Crap. Time to get racky-tacked by another Pirates scrub.

[inari]

Uh oh.

[CuseCubFan69]

I'm not too thrilled with an ump making his own calls up but as long as he's consistent the whole game and with both teams, I'd be ok with it.