8/17 Cubs (Lilly) @ Padres (Correia) 9:05 WCIU

[Schwarber Fan]

Here comes the flyout to the warning track

[Careless]

So he walks Aramis, walks Fox on 4 pitches, and fontenot swings at the first two pitches, which are balls?

[Ryne Ween]

Foxymophandlemama walks, Fontenot Code up.

[Schwarber Fan]

He can't throw a strike, so go ahead and swing at the first 2 pitches

 

good idea

[erik316wttn]

He can't throw a strike, so go ahead and swing at the first 2 pitches

 

good idea

 

I can't remember a team, even some of Dusty's teams, who let struggling pitchers off the hook more than we do. It's maddening.

[Ryne Ween]

Red light please.

[BCVM22]

Damn it to hell.

[E.J.]

Cobs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Only the CUBS.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Next scoring chance - 8th Inning.

[Keener98]

:banghead:

[E.J.]

I wish I could quit you Cobs.

[MADD_DOG_31]

Gonna take 2 balks in an inning to think about scoring

[UMFan83]

Why can't we score in this damn ballpark? Didn't we get shutout 2 times and held to 1 run in another game the last series here in May?

[Ballgame64]

How do you swing at a first pitch breaking ball down and in after the pitcher walks a guy on 4 pitches to load the bases. Ridiculous approach by Fontenot. He should have made the pitcher throw a strike before swinging, unless it was a fastball right down the middle.

 

Come on Bob. You rip Bradley and Soriano constantly but say nothing about Fontenot's horrible approach on the first two pitches.

Edited August 18, 2009 by Ballgame64

[Schwarber Fan]

Last time I was slated to travel to Cooperstown the next morning, the Cubs game the night before lasted 18 innings

 

I can see a 1-0 loss in 18 on an Eckstein walkoff

[NotSoSober]

I've forgotten how hilarious it is to listen to Santo call a game.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Why can't we score in this damn ballpark? Didn't we get shutout 2 times and held to 1 run in another game the last series here in May?

 

CUBS' season series vs. San Diego this year (3-3) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.32  Tue 05/12    San Diego     N   6- 2  Harden          Peavy         
.33  Wed 05/13    San Diego     N   6- 4  Lilly           Young         
.34  Thu 05/14    San Diego        11- 3  Dempster        Gaudin        
.40  Fri 05/22  @ San Diego     N   0- 4  Zambrano        Peavy         
.41  Sat 05/23  @ San Diego     N   1- 3  Wells           Geer          
.42  Sun 05/24  @ San Diego         2- 7  Lilly           Young         
117  Mon 08/17  @ San Diego     N    -    Lilly           Correia       
118  Tue 08/18  @ San Diego     N    -    Dempster        Carillo       
119  Wed 08/19  @ San Diego     N    -    Wells           Latos         

[Flames24Rulz]

Mike Fontenot sort of sucks at baseball.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I've forgotten how hilarious it is to listen to Santo call a game.

He actually went on this trip?

[Sammys Boombox]

How do you swing at a first pitch breaking ball down and in after the pitcher walks a guy on 4 pitches to load the bases. Ridiculous approach by Fontenot. He should have made the pitcher throw a strike before swinging, unless it was a fastball right down the middle.

 

He should have been taking a strike before he swung at anything. The guy was all over the place, not just walking guys.

[Aaron Miles Davis]

The dominoes are beginning to fall. I fully expect Matt Holliday to hit a go ahead 2 run shot in Los Angeles any minute now probably right when the Padres take the lead.

[Andy]

Here's where Lilly gives up one run and we lose 1-0.

[Sammys Boombox]

And Ankiel hits a two-run HR. 3-2 STL. Great.

[circlecitycub]

I hate Ankiel