7/1 Cubs (Wells) @ Pirates (Vasquez) 6:05, CSN

[Butterscup1679666578]

Promising night from Fuku and Soto. Nice to see Fuld come in and get a few hits too. Let's finish this thing off.

[Brian]

Maybe Randy Wells will be our pity all star?

[Roast]

Maybe Randy Wells will be our pity all star?

Lee has got to be it at this point.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Maybe Randy Wells will be our pity all star?

Lee has got to be it at this point.

 

Lilly deserves some love too

[Outshined_One]

Maybe Randy Wells will be our pity all star?

Lee has got to be it at this point.

 

He's been good, but the NL is loaded at 1B this season. I think we have a better shot at Lilly getting a nod.

[RedFlash]

Maybe Randy Wells will be our pity all star?

Lee has got to be it at this point.

 

Prolly not. Fielder/Pujols and Gonzalez from San Diego will prolly be the first basemens on the NL team. I suspect the Cubs representative could be Ted Lilly.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Maybe Randy Wells will be our pity all star?

Lee has got to be it at this point.

I would say it is between Lee and Theriot, with Lee being only slightly more deserving

[squally1313]

Maybe Randy Wells will be our pity all star?

Lee has got to be it at this point.

I highly doubt he makes it with all the first basemen putting up better numbers so far. Just makes it too hard to manage. It's got to be Lilly, just because you can throw him (or not throw him) whenever.

 

Also, I was starting to feel really confident about this game until I realized that Wells was pitching and our bullpen hates him...

[Brian]

crappy marmol again

[Roast]

That's true. The NL is stacked 1B wise, but outside of Lee I don't know anyone that really deserves it. Lilly I suppose.

[UMFan83]

Oh no, it's Marmol.

 

I would have rather they brought him in for his next appearance when we have a big lead to have some low pressure confidence building, but I guess these days a 3 run lead is like a blowout.

[Irrelevant Dude]

[Also, I was starting to feel really confident about this game until I realized that Wells was pitching and our bullpen hates him...

And here we go...

Edited July 2, 2009 by Irrelevant Dude

[Outshined_One]

Get the pen up.

 

Now.

[Sammy Sofa]

Pull Marmol now.

[Hall7810]

ah yes, HBP on a 1-2 slider.

[Brian]

plz get back soon Angel.

[JonJayCutler]

So why when Rich Hill has control problems we send him down and eventually trade him but we let Marmol work through it?

[Derwood]

yay, bad Marmol is back

[Irrelevant Dude]

yay, bad Marmol is back

Yet somehow it feels as if he never left.

[Roast]

So why when Rich Hill has control problems we send him down and eventually trade him but we let Marmol work through it?

Because was once probably the best reliever in baseball. And it wasn't that long ago.

[squally1313]

So why when Rich Hill has control problems we send him down and eventually trade him but we let Marmol work through it?

Besides the fact that Marmol's control problems make 2008 Hill look like Maddux in comparison

 

Edit: Maybe it was about even. Also, forgot about the waivers thing. Also, Marmol does have more of a track record. Bottom line: I'm an idiot. Just as a high school pitcher who literally only pitched because I could throw strikes consistently, control problems really bother me.

Edited July 2, 2009 by squally1313

[weis21]

So why when Rich Hill has control problems we send him down and eventually trade him but we let Marmol work through it?

Marmol wouldn't pass through waivers and he won't get any better by sitting on the bench.

[CyHawk_Cub]

A Sori-esque swing by Sanchez

[ChiCubsfan0502]

Nice inning, Carlos. Glad they didn't pull him.

[Roast]

Nice job, Marmol. Pitch like that all the time.