5/5 San Francisco (Lincecum) @ Cubs (Marshall) 1:20 (CT) CSN

[Keener98]

Nice inning!...Tyler Reed? why?

[coldsteel]

Ha, this is actually a good game.

[fromthestretch]

leaving lincecum in with 98 pitches?

 

He threw 123 two starts ago.

[manbearcub]

Marshall is going 9. we need to score here.

[Butterscup1679666578]

id like to see aramis PH for scales this inning

[jersey cubs fan]

Is it me, or does Lou call the hit and run the most when Lee's at the plate?

 

It's not you. It's because of the 575 DPs that Derrek grounded into last year.

 

I always figured that Lee grounded into those because Lou called them all the freaking time.

 

It's hard to ground into a DP on a hit and run. The only way you really can is if the hit ball goes directly to the guy covering the bag. It does make the lineout DP and strike-em-out-throw-em-out more likely though.

[Butterscup1679666578]

leaving lincecum in with 98 pitches?

 

He threw 123 two starts ago.

 

more reason to not try and kill him.

[kujay]

What a great job by Marshall. Since Lou doesn't care whether they win or lose this game, at least Marshall got things under control and kept Lou from burning through the pen and hurting our chances the rest of the week.

[C.C.]

Just need to scrape together a run here. We got three innings to do it.

[Outshined_One]

http://www.icanhasforce.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/star-wars-darth-vader-sense.jpg

 

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[Wheelimus]

I'm late to the game. Has someone already said "forfeit lineup"?

[kujay]

I'm late to the game. Has someone already said "forfeit lineup"?

 

Nope.

[jersey cubs fan]

id like to see aramis PH for scales this inning

 

Let the guy have his full start.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Marshall has just been cruising since that rough 1st inning. He is really becoming a solid major league pitcher.

 

If we dont score the next 2 innings, hopefully Lou lines up Soriano-Theriot-Ramirez-Bradley-Soto for the 9th.

[Outshined_One]

It's hard to ground into a DP on a hit and run. The only way you really can is if the hit ball goes directly to the guy covering the bag. It does make the lineout DP and strike-em-out-throw-em-out more likely though.

 

The hit and run forces hitters to make contact with bad pitches. The lead runner is never going at full speed on the hit and run (always has to slow down and look back) and any relatively well-hit ball to the left side should be able to get the lead runner. Lee's problem is that he always ends up pulling garbage on a hit and run right to the SS or the 3B to start the double play. He doesn't have the speed to make it a close play at 1B, either.

[Keener98]

Nice little rip from Scales, Ive liked what Ive seen so far.

[Little Slide Rooter]

id like to see aramis PH for scales this inning

 

Let the guy have his full start.

 

Save him for Willie Mays Hayes.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Nice little rip from Scales, Ive liked what Ive seen so far.

 

Especially the fact that hes not Joey Gathright.

[Wheelimus]

I'm late to the game. Has someone already said "forfeit lineup"?

 

Nope.

 

Sweet!

 

Forfeit lineup

 

Though I won't be too hard on poor Bobby Scales getting a start. The guy put in the years to really savor the moment.

[Schwarber Fan]

F Winn

[Outshined_One]

Though I won't be too hard on poor Bobby Scales getting a start. The guy put in the years to really savor the moment.

 

He got his first hit and a great defensive play. The guy must be on cloud nine right now.

[jersey cubs fan]

It's hard to ground into a DP on a hit and run. The only way you really can is if the hit ball goes directly to the guy covering the bag. It does make the lineout DP and strike-em-out-throw-em-out more likely though.

 

The hit and run forces hitters to make contact with bad pitches. The lead runner is never going at full speed on the hit and run (always has to slow down and look back) and any relatively well-hit ball to the left side should be able to get the lead runner. Lee's problem is that he always ends up pulling garbage on a hit and run right to the SS or the 3B to start the double play. He doesn't have the speed to make it a close play at 1B, either.

 

A ground ball on a hit and run is very rarely turned into a DP. It's very difficult to pull off. Most of the time they won't even try to get the lead guy, they will just throw to first.

[Keener98]

It's hard to ground into a DP on a hit and run. The only way you really can is if the hit ball goes directly to the guy covering the bag. It does make the lineout DP and strike-em-out-throw-em-out more likely though.

 

The hit and run forces hitters to make contact with bad pitches. The lead runner is never going at full speed on the hit and run (always has to slow down and look back) and any relatively well-hit ball to the left side should be able to get the lead runner. Lee's problem is that he always ends up pulling garbage on a hit and run right to the SS or the 3B to start the double play. He doesn't have the speed to make it a close play at 1B, either.

 

 

But when Lou calls for the hit and run with Lee its almost always a 3-2 count so if its a strike he should be swinging anyways, and if its a ball let it go.

[killthegoat06]

Any chance we send Gathright down Friday and not scales?

[Wheelimus]

Any chance we send Gathright down Friday and not scales?

 

But he'd have to pass through waivers!!!!

 

Uh, yeah, I see no detriment or risk of losing him. :-))