8/31 Phillies (Moyer) @ Cubs (Marshall ) - 1:20 CT WGN TV

[ChiCubsFan]

Not to get all pessimistic, but the Phillies have outplayed us this series to this point.

 

How, may I ask, did you determine that?

We've been outpitched, and gotten lucky a few games.

 

How did we get lucky? What was lucky about our wins? Yeah, we fell behind and had to come back, but I wouldn't call that luck. If you're referring to the blown calls, those have gone both ways. We've outhit the Phillies in 2 out of 3 games so far and drawn more walks in 2 out of 3 as well. So how have we've been outpitched?

[DivineBovine]

Lee and Aram have already started flailing at outside pitches as a result.

[UMFan83]

This game is not going to end well.

[ChiCubsFan]

what the hell? that wasn't close to being a strike.

[Guest]

Moyer blows ARam away with an 83 mph fastball.

[Careless]

Bring on the automated ball/strike calls

[Little Slide Rooter]

Can we please not get shut down by another mediocre starter? The Pirates are NOT going ti beat Sabathia. Not gonna happen.

[DivineBovine]

Bring on the automated ball/strike calls

 

Seriously, I'm actually 100% for it. The home plate ump can drastically change a game, even if he's consistent. A ball or strike shouldn't be subjective. If we have the technology, we should use it.

[Ski]

Yeah, I'm not going to pay attention to this game. If I come home later and found that we've won the game, great. But I'm not holding my breath.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Lee, DeRosa, and Fukudome almost with a 3 Stooges moment there.

[Outshined_One]

Sean, learn how to freaking hustle.

[UMFan83]

What the hell Marshall?

[Careless]

Was Marshall trying there?

 

I know he's slow, but that was pathetic

[Andy]

Games like this make you wonder how we got to be the best team in baseball. We look horrible.

[Ski]

Okay Phillies, no 2 out clutch hits please.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Marshalls just plain outmatched here. Bad team to go with a spot starter against.

[Andy]

Marshall now not getting the call that Moyer's getting.

[UMFan83]

LOL, I absolutely love the fact that the Pirates number 6 hitter is bunting over a runner after a leadoff single.

[Andy]

Good pitch to get out of that. Crowd was behind him, too. Let's get some freakin runs.

[Outshined_One]

Games like this make you wonder how we got to be the best team in baseball. We look horrible.

 

That kind of happens when you're throwing your 6th starter out in front of one of the best offenses in baseball.

[BigSlick]

Games like this make you wonder how we got to be the best team in baseball. We look horrible.

You could take 10-12 games a season from the best team in baseball and show them to someone and that person would think the team would have won 54 games or something

 

Its no big deal

[BigSlick]

Good pitch to get out of that. Crowd was behind him, too. Let's get some freakin runs.

LOL at that second part. We aren't scoring anything until the 6th inning minimum

[Ski]

I wish that someone in baseball would call out umps for bad calls, inconsistant strike zones, etc. It seems that we don't have a game where everyone isn't complaining.

[UMFan83]

C'mon 2-0 pitch over the plate, you should be ripping that into the gap not staring at it

[Careless]

Ball 1 to fuk is a much better pitch than several of those earlier strikes to RHers