8/09 Cubs (Wells) @ Rockies (Hammel) 2:10 WGN

[UMFan83]

Ground rule doubles suck. I wish there was a way to change the rule to make it fair. Like umpires discretion or something but that would never happen.

[OleMissCub]

that was the most epic FukuCopter at bat I've ever seen from him.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Theriot lined out to first base

Bradley grounded an IF single to second base

D Lee flied out to shallow center field

Fox doubled (ground rule) to right field , Bradley to third

Fukudome struck out swinging

 

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  2  0
Colorado                                       0  0  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Colorado: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wells         0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0

 

Colorado       IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Hammel        1.0  2  0  0  0  1  0  12

[UMFan83]

Jake Fox had been hitting .179/.242/.500/.742 in his last 15 games before that double.

[Fred Hornkohl]

St. Louis      2  7
Pittsburgh     3

Milwaukee      0
Houston        2  4

Cincinnati     0
San Francisco  0  3:05

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 26-7 when they score in the first inning.... 32-43 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[laurens]

This guy looks very, very hittable.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fowler walked

[NotSoSober]

This guy looks very, very hittable.

Which means we'll be leaving a ton of people on base today.

[UMFan83]

Cubs leadoff hitters only get paid if they swing at the first pitch.

 

I like how we all get pissed when someone swings at the first pitch and makes an out, but if they get a hit we congratulate them for jumping all over the first pitch.

 

Never seen anyone applaud first pitch swinging.

 

Really? I have. Swinging at the first pitch by itself is not a bad thing, but if its a trend that's not working, it can be really bad. There are different scenarios depending on scouting reports, placement in the order, how the pitcher fared against the previous hitter, etc.

[UMFan83]

I either hate this zone, or I hate this camera angle, because 3/4 pitches in that leadoff walk looked borderline.

[Andy]

I fear Len and Bob jinxing Randy by talking him up so much.

[UMFan83]

Strikes please.

[Andy]

And here we go.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Gonalez grounded an IF single to the pitcher , Fowler to second

[UMFan83]

What the hell was that Wells? Not very athletic are you

[UMFan83]

So far just about everything that's happened in this game has pissed me off.

[UMFan83]

Pirates had a runner on second with 0 outs, and of course now its a runner on 1st with 2 outs.

[transplanted_suburbanite]

Cubs leadoff hitters only get paid if they swing at the first pitch.

 

I like how we all get pissed when someone swings at the first pitch and makes an out, but if they get a hit we congratulate them for jumping all over the first pitch.

 

Never seen anyone applaud first pitch swinging.

 

Really? I have. Swinging at the first pitch by itself is not a bad thing, but if its a trend that's not working, it can be really bad. There are different scenarios depending on scouting reports, placement in the order, how the pitcher fared against the previous hitter, etc.

 

Agreed. However, it seems when the Cubs do it there is no such strategy involved. Just impatience. Soriano leadoff homers were fun but I like to see the pitcher leave the inning with more than 5 pitches.

[UMFan83]

1-0 Rockies, 2nd and 3rd 0 outs

[Andy]

Sweet.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Helton singled to left field , Fowler scored, Gonzalez to third, Helton took second base on a throwing error, E7

[UMFan83]

How about an out?

 

If we can get out of this inning down 3, I'll be happy.

[OleMissCub]

Tulo has one of the cooler chants in the MLB

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS have committed an error in each of their last 5 games

CUBS are 19-33 when they commit one or more errors.... 39-17 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!