04/11 CUBS (Zambrano) @ Milwaukee (Bush) 6:05 CDT, CSN TV

[GlassCow]

I guess it could have been worse.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Guzman in to pitch for the CUBS

Weeks popped out (foul) to first base

Hart walked

Braun walked , Hart to second

Cotts in to pitch for the CUBS

Fielder walked , Hart to third, Braun to second

Heilman in to pitch for the CUBS

Hardy singled to center field , Hart and Braun scored, Fielder to second

Cameron struck out swinging , Fielder caught off base, 2-6-5-4

 

2 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 1 1                  3  6  0
Milwaukee       0 0 2 1 0 0 2                  5  8  1

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Fukudome (2)

Milwaukee: Fielder (1)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      6.0  7  3  3  3  7  1 118
Guzman        0.3  0  2  2  2  0  0  13
Cotts         0.0  0  0  0  1  0  0   6
Heilman       0.7  1  0  0  0  1  0   8

 

Milwaukee      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Bush          6.3  6  3  3  2  5  1  96
DiFelice      0.7  0  0  0  0  1  0   7

[E.J.]

Cotts needs to go. He has no reason for being on this team. I don't care what hand he throws with.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Chad Gaudin is surely plastered out of his mind and having a good laugh.

[cubswin2009]

It's a shame Lou ran all of our good relievers out of town.

[Outshined_One]

Is there a no swearing policy on NSBB? I think I'm about to develop a severe case of Tourette's.

 

Your time here will be quite short if you do.

 

I assumed as much and exercised restraint. On the internet at least.

 

Thanks for clarifying.

 

Perfect way to end this cluster (expletive) of an inning!

 

We censor most swear words, so feel free. However, if you get excessive or use words to intentionally get around the filter, you'll be in some trouble.

[OleMissCub]

RALLY!!!!

 

 

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[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS       Milwaukee
P/PA              3.68            4.39
RBI%              0.13            0.21
R/BR              0.38            0.36
BA               0.231           0.296
OBP              0.286           0.424
SLG              0.385           0.481
OPS              0.670           0.906
ERA               6.43            3.86
BB/9              7.71            2.57
K/9              10.29            7.71

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It takes that many throws to get Prince Fielder? You could give him a 40-foot head start and beat him to the bag.

[rynefan]

So with this bullpen, we have to score at least 10 runs every game and the starters have to go 8 ... at least.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Getting rid of Michael Wuertz could be a big mistake.

[XZero771679666304]

Yea we won't win the division with this pen

 

The score should be 7-3 Cubs though

 

The pen looked freaking awful at this point last year as well. Something has to be done about Cotts, though. He's just too erratic.

 

I mean seriously, who doesn't feel like Cotts is going to walk people every time he comes in?

Edited April 12, 2009 by XZero77

[Careless]

It takes that many throws to get Prince Fielder? You could give him a 40-foot head start and beat him to the bag.

Which is what fontenot eventually realized

[Schwarber Fan]

Cameron struck out swinging , Fielder caught off base, 2-6-5-4

 

:D

[WTFCUBS]

COBS

[ChiCubsFan]

It takes that many throws to get Prince Fielder? You could give him a 40-foot head start and beat him to the bag.

 

he's sneaky fast

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee grounded out to short, 6-3

[Outshined_One]

Yea we won't win the division with this pen

 

The score should be 7-3 Cubs though

 

The pen look freaking awful at this point last year as well. Something has to be done about Cotts, though. He's just too erratic.

 

I mean seriously, who doesn't feel like Cotts is going to walk people every time he comes in?

 

butbutbutbutbutbutbutbutbutbut his fastball is nigh-unhittable!!!!!11 my maths proves it!

[PrimeTime]

DLee is tearin it up

[TruffleShuffle]

Getting rid of Michael Wuertz could be a big mistake.

 

lou hated him; i don't think things would be any different if we'd kept wuertz. he'd just pitch at iowa or rot at the end of the pen.

[E.J.]

I haven't seen every Lee at-bat, but he has surely become the next Moises Alou with all the ground outs to the left side of the infield.

[rynefan]

DLee is tearin it up

 

That, in addition to the bullpen BS, is getting old, too.

[witty alias]

Ridiculous

 

this team is going nowhere if they don't develop at least a mediocre bullpen

 

Cotts shouldn't be near a MLB stadium.

 

What about an offense that has been below average in 4 of 5 games against some pretty average pitching? I know it's only been 5 games, but it's only been 5 games for the bullpen too.

[chuckywang]

It takes that many throws to get Prince Fielder? You could give him a 40-foot head start and beat him to the bag.

 

I bet Koyie Hill could have tagged Fielder out before he ran to third.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 3-42 when they trail by 2 runs or more at the end of the 7th inning.

 

 

Go CUBS !!