4/10 Cubs (Harden) @ Brewers (Looper) - 3:05 CDT WGN

[Ski]

Sure, just swing at a 3-0 count.

[Butterscup1679666578]

3-0 green light should never exist ever

[Roast]

a 3-0 count on bradley, no way?

 

 

Aaaaannnd then a fly out. damnit.

[Tryptamine]

3-0 pop out.....I could not be more frustrated with this game.

[cubswin2009]

Awesome 3-0 swinging with Aramis on deck. This team is mental.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

jesus christ derrek

that was a ball.

 

Yeah...would be a good take on 1-0...but on 3-2?

 

It was 6 inches onside with a guy who hasn't called anything out there the whole game.

[moorecg]

That sucked.

[Hall7810]

Looper's probably done.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Harden blooped a single to left field

Soriano lined out to left field

Fukudome singled to right field , Harden to second

D Lee called out on strikes

Bradley flied out to left field

 

0 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 1 0                      1  5  1
Milwaukee       1 0 1 0                        2  3  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Bradley (1)

Milwaukee: Hart (1)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        4.0  3  2  1  2  7  1  72

 

Milwaukee      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Looper        5.0  5  1  1  4  4  1   0

[CubmanPi]

Weak opp field flyout on 3-0? Nice work.

[Bixby]

Braden Freaking Looper.

[TruffleShuffle]

oh are you kidding me, that has not been a strike all afternoon, mainly because it's not a strike

 

the ump rang up hardy on a pitch that missed by a foot. if the strike zone is that inconsistent you're really rolling the dice by letting a pitch go that misses the outside corner by 3 inches.

[UMFan83]

I would have told Milton to take that, hoped he drew a walk and the Brewers brought in McClung (a lefty) to face Ramirez.

 

But then again, Aram did have reverse splits last year, so maybe that wouldn't have been the smartest thing to do.

[hotshot13422]

jesus christ derrek

that was a ball.

 

Yeah...would be a good take on 1-0...but on 3-2?

 

It was 6 inches onside with a guy who hasn't called anything out there the whole game.

 

six inches is a little much, maybe one or two

[Hall7810]

jesus christ derrek

that was a ball.

 

Yeah...would be a good take on 1-0...but on 3-2?

 

It was 6 inches onside with a guy who hasn't called anything out there the whole game.

 

JJ Hardy says hey.

[YearofDaCubs]

It always seems Looper pitches very well against us.

[haubrich91]

This team is annoying me through four games.

[Keener98]

Send the runners with Harden at 2nd Bob and Len? U kidding me? LEE U SUCK BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

???

 

harden has better speed than half the everyday players.

 

 

Speed is not everything when stealing a base, it would be a dumb decision. And I find it hard to believe Harden has better speed than half the everyday players.

[rocket]

at least nice to see the cubs work the count and get on base. even if they lose today, this approach will easily lead to another division title.

[cubbinalltheway]

jesus christ derrek

that was a ball.

 

Yeah...would be a good take on 1-0...but on 3-2?

 

It was 6 inches onside with a guy who hasn't called anything out there the whole game.

it was hardly 6 inches, come on.

 

and either way, you don't let that pitch go by with two strikes.

[rocket]

jesus christ derrek

that was a ball.

 

Yeah...would be a good take on 1-0...but on 3-2?

 

It was 6 inches onside with a guy who hasn't called anything out there the whole game.

it was hardly 6 inches, come on.

 

and either way, you don't let that pitch go by with two strikes.

 

unless of course it's for ball 4, then lee has a great eye.

 

come on.

[cubswin2009]

And Lee didn't swing at 1 pitch in that at-bat.

[UMFan83]

I'm trying to be level headed with this team this year....

 

But when they get 9 base runners in 5 innings and force the pitcher to throw 96 pitches in that time frame and only score one run, it gets frustrating.

 

If they are going to lose, I'd rather them get beat 9-3 so I can think stuff like "well we aren't going to win every day"

[rocket]

I'm trying to be level headed with this team this year....

 

But when they get 9 base runners in 5 innings and force the pitcher to throw 96 pitches in that time frame and only score one run, it gets frustrating.

 

If they are going to lose, I'd rather them get beat 9-3 so I can think stuff like "well we aren't going to win every day"

 

it makes me feel better to see them lose this way. they got on base and worked the count. no, they didn't get any big hits, but those will come, i'm not worried about that.

 

these games happen.

[Outshined_One]

They're only down a run. Back off the ledge.