8/5 Astros (Rodriguez) @ Cubs (Harden) - 1:20 CSN

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'm hoping that Lee and Ramirez failing to get the run in from third in the sixth doesn't come back to haunt us as well.

[abuck1220]

not quite as bad as letting howry face russell branyan...but still pretty damn bad.

[Keener98]

I think we DFA'd the wrong guy

i'm legitimately pissed we dfa's eyre

 

i'm not... he's been pretty lousy since the cubs signed him, so it's really not a loss.

 

 

See his 2nd half stats last year, and tell me what is lousy about that.

[Derwood]

howry has given up runs in 5 of his last 8 outings

[cubs121]

If we lose this game on that call it's total bS. That's the worst call i've ever witnessed at a big league game. Who the crap doesn't tell HOWRY, Piniella whoever whats going on???? I mean DLee is supposed to be a team leader do you not remind your pitcher and manager what this guy has done to us??? SO soapdropping CUBS!!!!!

that was the worst call ever! worst! how more obvious does it have to be? YOU DO NOT PITCH TO LEE IN THAT SITUATION!! YOU DO NOT!!

[OleMissCub]

Randy Hundley has one of the greatest catcher freakouts on a play at the plate when he started jumping up and down screaming at the umpire. I tried to make a gif of it once, but wasn't able to for whatever reason. It'd be a perfect gif for times like now.

[kujay]

Good start Reed...

[Soul]

And the stupidity continues with Johnson facing a RHP

 

:D

 

I'm glad the wrong decision worked out... 8-)

 

Yeah it's only a single. Watch us strand him dammit.

[big_shooter17]

maybe after today lou will stop pitching howry in close and late situations.

 

lol yeah right

 

I am fairly certain that Lou will now think that Howry has to come around next time. He thinks that the law of averages mean that he will pitch good soon even though the reality is that this outing is actually a good Howry outing.

[Banedon]

If we lose this game on that call it's total bS. That's the worst call i've ever witnessed at a big league game. Who the crap doesn't tell HOWRY, Piniella whoever whats going on???? I mean DLee is supposed to be a team leader do you not remind your pitcher and manager what this guy has done to us??? SO soapdropping CUBS!!!!!

 

 

LOL...look...I agree the decision was awful, but come on. Lee should tell Piniella what to do? That's possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

[Mizzou]

Bob effing Howry strikes again. Should've DFA'ed him. What a waste of space.

[David]

And the stupidity continues with Johnson facing a RHP

 

have some crow

 

 

I only eat crow when I'm wrong.

[David]

2nd and 3rd nobody out!

[killthegoat06]

YEAH HUNTER PENCE

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

We better get some damn runs here!

[Derwood]

Offense is picking Howry up, which means he's gonna get a free pass

[WTFCUBS]

Frustrating that ours stay in the park. Edited August 5, 2008 by WTFCUBS

[inari]

I'm hoping that Lee and Ramirez failing to get the run in from third in the sixth doesn't come back to haunt us as well.

 

Well, we'd be threatening to take the lead on a sac fly here if they had done it, so...

[Soul]

If we lose this game on that call it's total bS. That's the worst call i've ever witnessed at a big league game. Who the crap doesn't tell HOWRY, Piniella whoever whats going on???? I mean DLee is supposed to be a team leader do you not remind your pitcher and manager what this guy has done to us??? SO soapdropping CUBS!!!!!

 

 

LOL...look...I agree the decision was awful, but come on. Lee should tell Piniella what to do? That's possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

 

I'll tell him though. Just let me into that post game press conference.

[Keener98]

That's on Piniella. Open base and you pitch to the biggest Cubs killer of all time? Brilliant!

 

Its also on Howry

 

Lou put him in position to fail.

 

Howry is a Major League pitcher whos job is to get tough rightys out late in the game. Lou screwed up, but its Howrys job to get guys like Carlos Lee out

 

and he hasn't been doing it, so why is he in the game there? not to mention why are you pitching to a very good hitter who crushes against the cubs when you have a pretty lousy hitter behind him?

 

Hey I agree its a bad decision, but Howry gets equal blame as well. Why would you throw a fastball up and over the plate? They both suck

[abuck1220]

If we lose this game on that call it's total bS. That's the worst call i've ever witnessed at a big league game. Who the crap doesn't tell HOWRY, Piniella whoever whats going on???? I mean DLee is supposed to be a team leader do you not remind your pitcher and manager what this guy has done to us??? SO soapdropping CUBS!!!!!

 

 

LOL...look...I agree the decision was awful, but come on. Lee should tell Piniella what to do? That's possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

 

that is great.

[cubs121]

WTH???

[David]

If we lose this game on that call it's total bS. That's the worst call i've ever witnessed at a big league game. Who the crap doesn't tell HOWRY, Piniella whoever whats going on???? I mean DLee is supposed to be a team leader do you not remind your pitcher and manager what this guy has done to us??? SO soapdropping CUBS!!!!!

 

 

LOL...look...I agree the decision was awful, but come on. Lee should tell Piniella what to do? That's possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

 

Hah, I didn't even catch that.... that is pretty ridiculous

[Banedon]

PH Fontenot please.

[big_shooter17]

Stranding time!!! That or if they come in, Howry has an opportunity for a very well earned win.