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

[BCVM22]

God dammit. Nice substitution, Lou!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Restarting Firefox brought back MLB.TV.

 

Just in time to see Miles GIDP. Dumb dumb dumb, Lou.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Coffey in to pitch for Milwaukee

Fontenot doubled to down the right field line

Theriot grounded out to second, 4-3 , Fontenot to third

K. Hill hit by pitch

Miles, pinch hitting for Marmol, grounded into a DP, , 6-4-3, K Hill out at second

 

0 runs 1 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 2 0 0                3  9  1
Milwaukee       1 0 1 0 0 0 0                  2  3  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Bradley (1), K Hill (1)

Milwaukee: Hart (1)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        6.0  3  2  1  2 10  1  96
Heilman       0.3  0  0  0  1  0  0   8
Cotts         0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   3
Marmol        0.7  0  0  0  1  0  0  16

 

Milwaukee      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Looper        5.0  5  1  1  4  4  1  97
McClung       2.0  3  2  2  1  2  1  38
Coffey        1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  14

[XZero771679666304]

Of course. I'm really not liking Lou's non-personnel decision making so far. At all.

[CHCinIC]

ugh. everyone saw that coming

[cubbinalltheway]

why in the hell would miles bat there?

 

a) hoffpauir... enough said

b) gathright is you want speed

c) now your emergency catcher is done

 

seriously, wtf lou?

[Cynosure]

Just got home and saw the box score and this is what I have to say:

 

RICH HARDEN

 

KOSUKE FUKUDOME

 

MILTON BRADLEY

 

GEOV.... KOYIE HILL

 

MIKE FONTENOT

 

RYAN THERIOT

[Hall7810]

I like how Lou throws his hands up in the dugout, like he doesn't have control over the situation.

[Guest]

Aaron Miles is 1 for 6 with 1k off Coffey in his career.

 

Anybody else have any bright ideas why he'd choose Miles?

 

He flipped a coin?

[woodprior04]

Lou's an idiot

[Soul]

And now Marmol is out of the game, which greatly increases the chance that the Crew will tie/win.

 

NICE MOVE LOU.

[mikeyt34]

Ok, can we all agree that was Lou's biggest blunder so far this year? I love Lou, but geez. Miles over Hoffpauir? Is something wrong with Micah? Anyone know?

[E.J.]

Aaron Miles is 1 for 6 with 1k off Coffey in his career.

 

Anybody else have any bright ideas why he'd choose Miles?

 

He flipped a coin?

 

He used Dusty's dice.

[cubbinalltheway]

why in the hell would miles bat there?

 

a) hoffpauir... enough said

b) gathright is you want speed

c) now your emergency catcher is done

 

seriously, wtf lou?

i would honestly rather leave marmol in, even if i knew he would K on three pitches. now we get... marshall as our setup man. just a stupid decision on so many levels.

[Tryptamine]

Lou has been nothing short of awful this year. That was just inexcusable. Combined with the dozen or so mistakes in game two and I'm not feeling real good about the Cub's coach.

[David]

inexcusable decision

[cubswin2009]

Should have just used Marmol there. He would have done better.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Marshall in to pitch for the CUBS

[TruffleShuffle]

since we're trying to let the brewers win the game, just put in vizcaino in to face fielder.

[Soul]

Yeah what the hell. Just let Marmol strikeout.

 

Even that would have been better than Miles.

 

The only possible explanation was a squeeze, which Macha sensed -- but never happened.

 

Total crap move by Lou. If we lose, the loss is on him.

[cheapseats]

Lou threw up his hands because Hill missed the hit and run sign.

[Rob]

Please get Gooz and Gregg warm... and let Vizcaino rot.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Please let Marshall pitch the full inning. If you make one competent decision today, Lou, leave Marshall in for the whole 8th, or even bring in Guzman if you need someone to finish the 8th.

[UMFan83]

why in the hell would miles bat there?

 

a) hoffpauir... enough said

b) gathright is you want speed

c) now your emergency catcher is done

 

seriously, wtf lou?

 

I would have batted miles but squeezed the run home. In a dp situation with a batter I dont trust to get a sac fly it makes sense.

[Keener98]

Ok we are 4 games into the season, and Im thinking its about time to bump the Lous an idiot thread from last year...Anybody agree, or should I just start a new one because its going to get plenty of use