8/13: Gm1 Cubs (Marquis) @ Braves (Morton) 12:10p CDT WGN

[Irrelevant Dude]

You don't pull your starter after 5 1/3 innings with a 6 run lead and the bottom of the order coming up.

 

Unless he's planning on extending Harden in the 2nd due to his extra rest and the fact that his last start was "only" 93 pitches.

He better not be planning on extending Harden until October.

[Guest]

Why Shark here? Why not Howry?

[jersey cubs fan]

Why is Shark warming up?

 

I'm guessing Lou hopes to get three innings out of him.

[UMFan83]

Was that Ronny Cedeno popup really worth killing your pen in game 1 of a DH?

[Guest]

Why not Gaudin here? Howry?

[Choonch]

Eff, I really hate Lou sometimes.

[CubColtPacer]

If Jeff comes in, I want him to pitch the last 3 innings.

 

That might be what he's doing here. Pitch him 3 innings in preparation for a possible start on Sunday.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Looks like weve gotten well into there bullpen full of guys Ive never heard of and probably never will again.

[Irrelevant Dude]

So, what's the roster move after today's game to give us another bullpen arm?

[TruffleShuffle]

the cubs carry 12 pitchers and have been off the last 2 days. this isn't great bullpen usage but it's hardly "killing the bullpen."

[Hall7810]

Did he at least leave Cedeno in?

[BCVM22]

That might be what he's doing here. Pitch him 3 innings in preparation for a possible start on Sunday.

 

That would put him on only 3 days rest for said start.

[Old Style]

I just don't get Lou sometimes. :-k

[jersey cubs fan]

So, what's the roster move after today's game to give us another bullpen arm?

 

Might not need one. If things work out as planned, you can go with Shark the rest of this game, then Harden/Marshall/Wood or Marmol. Then tomorrow you have Gaudin/Howry/Cotts/Wood or Marmol fresh.

 

You might see a Samardzija/Marshall piggyback on Sunday.

[BCVM22]

That was some sick movement on the strikeout pitch to Blanco.

[TruffleShuffle]

That might be what he's doing here. Pitch him 3 innings in preparation for a possible start on Sunday.

 

That would put him on only 3 days rest for said start.

 

yeah but he'd have thrown something like 40 or 50 pitches three days ago. not a big deal.

[ConstableRabbit]

Shark + Otto = Me hearing a lot of "GOOOOOOOD ole' country hard ball"

[Irrelevant Dude]

Great inning... How many pitches was that?

[C.C.]

Great inning... How many pitches was that?

 

9

[Guest]

That was quick.

[jersey cubs fan]

Great inning... How many pitches was that?

 

 

9

[Banedon]

So does this mean no Samardja starting on Sunday? I hope that's the case.

[PrimeTime]

Piniella likes bringin his boy Howry in only when the game is on the line so he can blow it

[C.C.]

Hopefully he'll have Howry pitch the next two innings.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Piniella likes bringin his boy Howry in only when the game is on the line so he can blow it

How is he supposed to pick up a win otherwise?