8/9 Cardinals (Wellemeyer) @ Cubs (Z!) 2:55 CDT FOX

[Andy]

There is really no reason to pitch to Ludwick or Pujols with Lopez hitting behind them. Might as well IBB both of them provided there's one or none on when they come up.

[BigSlick]

ryan ludwick trails only rick ankiel in my "most hated baseball player" rankings.

Ryan Braun and Nate McClouth

 

Can I make fun of Ludwick for looking inbred? I really don't like that long necked donkey

[Andy]

p.s., the #5 hitters for the cubs and cardinals today were released earlier this year by the padres and nationals.

Also, one is good and one isn't.

[Guest]

Cubs are going to beat Wellemeyer around today. The one run is nothing to worry about.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano singled to left field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
runners on        159   20   51    6    1    1   29   19   11  0.321  0.398  0.390  0.788  0.340  3.55  0.077  0.160

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 56-31 when they don't allow any runs in the first inning.... 14-15 when they do

CUBS are 48-15 when they score first in the game.... 22-31 when they don't

 

 

GO CUBS !!

 

So you're saying we're gonna need Demp to net us a series win tomorrow night.

 

.... or maybe I'm saying we need to do the unlikely today??

[imb]

odds of a strike em out throw em out are high

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot flied out to left center field , Soriano to second

[BCVM22]

Sorihustle

[imb]

really good tag by soriano

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee              AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
scoring pos       115   19   35    8    0    1   47   13   20  0.304  0.364  0.400  0.764  0.362  4.02  0.059  0.258

[Guest]

Theriot hit that ball just about as far as he could.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee grounded out to third, 5-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
scoring pos       103   17   30    8    0    5   49   18   15  0.291  0.403  0.515  0.918  0.301  3.91  0.112  0.277

[BigSlick]

another bad at bat by Lee, take strike one down the middle then HACK HACK HACK

[BCVM22]

Z better get the benefit of this joke of a strike zone too.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Soriano singled to left field

Theriot flied out to left center field , Soriano to second

D Lee grounded out to third, 5-3

A Ramirez flied out to center field

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

St. Louis: none

CUBS: none

 

St. Louis      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wellemeyer    1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  21

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      1.0  2  1  1  0  2  0  18

[BigSlick]

please god let it be one of those days where we clobber balls right at fielders

 

it has been a while since one of those, i just can't miss the frustration of it all

[Fred Hornkohl]

             St. Louis            CUBS
P/PA              3.60            5.25

[TruffleShuffle]

hit the ball farther so that it goes over the outfield wall.

[imb]

i was thinkin about this other day do you think if maybe we gave them all longer bats theyd stop swingin and missin so much just somethin to think about

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wind is blowing 13 mph left to right, and Edmonds is up next inning.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Glaus popped out (foul) to the catcher

[TruffleShuffle]

0-30 against the cubs