8/10 Cardinals (Carpenter) @ Cubs (Dempster) 7:05pm ESPN

[Fred Hornkohl]

03/31 - 08/09        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Samardzija         11.3    5    2    2    4   11    0   182  3.18  8.74  0.00  0.79  1.59

[BCVM22]

Juuuuuust a bit outside.

[Careless]

Cover home when you make a pitch that wild.

[UMFan83]

I always wondered this....

 

In this situation with Dempster on deck and obviously going to stay in...the pitcher is obviously going to work around you to get to the 9 spot.

 

Would it ever make sense to intentionally expand your strike zone and swing at a possible bad pitch to bait the pitcher into giving you an actual AB? I am assuming it would make more sense if you are a better bad ball hitter.

 

 

 

 

Wow 2 outs in the basepaths this inning.

 

Anyone with some insight. I've always wondered this, and if its possible to intentionally swing at a wild pitch with 2 strikes and run to first.

 

It's possible, but you've gotta be real quick on your feet to recognize that pitch is going to the backstop.

 

I used to do the other thing you were talking about when I'd get IBBd in coed softball. Swing on the first 2 to go down 0-2 in the count. This was of course not baseball though.

 

My thing is I think guys should let infield fly rule pop ups drop. I'd figure at least 5 times a year you'd have some dumb guy getting doubled off since they don't understand the rule.

there's no point in catching them, right?

 

Well its an assumed out. The runners must tag up to advance. What SSR is saying is that once in awhile its possible to catch someone off the bag, not understanding that an out was called, and you can double them off.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Mather took third on a wild pitch

[Soul]

Here we go.

 

Dammit.

[BCVM22]

](*,)

[CubmanPi]

Not funny anymore. Time to get out of the inning.

[UMFan83]

I didn't think it was a good idea to have Jeff face Pujols for the second time of the weekend.

[kujay]

I dont know if Shark is ready for Pujols yet, and then Ludwick if he gets on. I guess we'll soon find out.

 

It's really been sink or swim with, uh, Shark. But so far he's been good, so let's see him blast a few by Albert here!

 

Or not.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pujols doubled to left field , Mather scored

[illiniguy]

Not funny anymore. Time to get out of the inning.

You knew they wouldn't go quietly.

[badger1679666666]

Woody's up in the Pen.

[Soul]

So......pitch carefully to Ludwick here for Glaus?

 

This is starting to get veeery dicey.

[BCVM22]

I got a real bad feeling here. Shark throwing gas but missing.

[UMFan83]

Crap, they are in Grand Slam range now.

[radarluv1]

I always wondered this....

 

In this situation with Dempster on deck and obviously going to stay in...the pitcher is obviously going to work around you to get to the 9 spot.

 

Would it ever make sense to intentionally expand your strike zone and swing at a possible bad pitch to bait the pitcher into giving you an actual AB? I am assuming it would make more sense if you are a better bad ball hitter.

 

 

 

 

Wow 2 outs in the basepaths this inning.

 

Anyone with some insight. I've always wondered this, and if its possible to intentionally swing at a wild pitch with 2 strikes and run to first.

 

It's possible, but you've gotta be real quick on your feet to recognize that pitch is going to the backstop.

 

I used to do the other thing you were talking about when I'd get IBBd in coed softball. Swing on the first 2 to go down 0-2 in the count. This was of course not baseball though.

 

My thing is I think guys should let infield fly rule pop ups drop. I'd figure at least 5 times a year you'd have some dumb guy getting doubled off since they don't understand the rule.

there's no point in catching them, right?

 

Well its an assumed out. The runners must tag up to advance. What SSR is saying is that once in awhile its possible to catch someone off the bag, not understanding that an out was called, and you can double them off.

what do you mean by assumed? iirc the batter is definitively called out, so theres no force. but if you drop it some moran may freak out and think they have to get to the next base.

[haubrich91]

SHARK!

[BCVM22]

HOOYAH

[badger1679666666]

Thatta boy Jeff. Way to contain it.

[kujay]

There you go Jeff!

 

Now Wood and then Marmol?

[Soul]

Greeeat pitch there, wow.

 

Damn, should've only given up one run there.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Lopez grounded out to short, 6-3

Izturis singled to left field

Izturis stole second base

Izturis took third on a wild pitch

Schumaker grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3 , Izturis holding third

Mather doubled to down the left field line , Izturis scored

Samardzija in to pitch for the CUBS

Mather took third on a wild pitch

Pujols doubled to left field , Mather scored

Ludwick struck out swinging

 

2 runs 3 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

St. Louis: none

CUBS: none

 

St. Louis      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Carpenter     5.3  6  4  2  2  2  0  66
Villone       0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   2
Thompson      0.7  2  0  0  0  0  0   9

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dempster      6.7  6  2  2  3  6  0 113
Samardzija    0.3  1  0  0  0  1  0   8

[Careless]

hard to complain when you're a rookie and the only guy you allow to get on is Pujols

[Little Slide Rooter]

Ludwick fell victim to a Shark attack. Next time, he'll get his leg bit off.