4/23 Meh (Dempster) vs Brewers (Suppan) 7:10p WGN, XM187

[InconspicuousZ28]

LOL. That was so Cub-like.

[JoshiQ]

I'm glad we got the run, but man, we suck at baserunning.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee picked off first base, Fukudome scored, D Lee to third on a throwing error, E6

[Sammy Sofa]

Chad Tracy has no place on this damn team.

 

Sure he does. It's ridiculous people are acting like a bench guy who has barely played this year needs to be gone after 16 games. Has he not looked go so far? Obviously, and he just had a crappy AB right now, but it's not worth it getting worked up over him being on the team at this point.

This at bat was actually not nearly as bad as all of the rest of the ones he's had so far this year. There's just got to be a better option.

 

For what? He's not serving a very critical role on the team. He's the 24th guy, and we're only 17 games into the season.

[Roast]

I'll take it. Should've gotten more.

[Little Slide Rooter]

There is absolutely no excuse to not have Soriano and Soto in there tonight. This desperate attempt to have an alternating R-L lineup is so absurd.

 

I think Ramirez should be there as well. As cold as he is, Suppan is the type of pither that he can heat up against.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Theriot doubled to center field

Fukudome doubled to right center field , Theriot scored

D Lee grounded an IF single to third base , Fukudome holding second

Tracy flied out to shallow left field

Byrd flied out to right field , Fukudome to third

D Lee picked off first base, Fukudome scored, D Lee to third on a throwing error, E6

Colvin flied out to center field

 

2 runs 3 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            2                              2  3  0
Milwaukee                                      0  0  1

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Milwaukee: none

 

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

 

Milwaukee      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Suppan        1.0  3  2  1  0  0  0  23

[Fred Hornkohl]

San Diego      4
Cincinnati     0  4

Pittsburgh     0
Houston        0  1

St. Louis      0
San Francisco  0  10:15

[Sammy Sofa]

There is absolutely no excuse to not have Soriano and Soto in there tonight. This desperate attempt to have an alternating R-L lineup is so absurd.

 

I think Ramirez should be there as well. As cold as he is, Suppan is the type of pither that he can heat up against.

 

If anything there's a good chance he'd look even worse by pressing even more because he's "supposed" to clobber a pitcher like this.

Edited April 24, 2010 by Sammy Sofa

[chuckywang]

I think Escobar could have actually tagged Lee before Fukudome crossed the plate.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 4-4 when they score first in the game.... 2-6 when they don't

CUBS are 0-3 when they score in the first inning.... 6-7 when they don't

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Roast]

Chad Tracy has no place on this damn team.

 

Sure he does. It's ridiculous people are acting like a bench guy who has barely played this year needs to be gone after 16 games. Has he not looked go so far? Obviously, and he just had a crappy AB right now, but it's not worth it getting worked up over him being on the team at this point.

This at bat was actually not nearly as bad as all of the rest of the ones he's had so far this year. There's just got to be a better option.

 

For what? He's not serving a very critical role on the team. He's the 24th guy, and we're only 17 games into the season.

Just because he's a bench player doesn't mean we have to pretend his godawful at-bats are okay. Particularly when Lou insists on leaving aram out of the lineup for two days in a row.

[Schwarber Fan]

There is absolutely no excuse to not have Soriano and Soto in there tonight. This desperate attempt to have an alternating R-L lineup is so absurd.

 

I think Ramirez should be there as well. As cold as he is, Suppan is the type of pither that he can heat up against.

 

Doubtful.

 

But, Chad Tracy can!!

[Little Slide Rooter]

Chad Tracy has no place on this damn team.

 

Sure he does. It's ridiculous people are acting like a bench guy who has barely played this year needs to be gone after 16 games. Has he not looked go so far? Obviously, and he just had a crappy AB right now, but it's not worth it getting worked up over him being on the team at this point.

This at bat was actually not nearly as bad as all of the rest of the ones he's had so far this year. There's just got to be a better option.

 

For what? He's not serving a very critical role on the team. He's the 24th guy, and we're only 17 games into the season.

 

The good thing about Tracy is it gives us an easy guy to dump if we do decide to bring up Castro. That way, the Cajuns can platoon at 2B and let Baker be your super sub.

[Roast]

CUBS are 0-3 when they score in the first inning.... 6-7 when they don't

:shock:

 

Very Cob-ish.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Weeks grounded an IF single to third base

[Sammy Sofa]

Chad Tracy has no place on this damn team.

 

Sure he does. It's ridiculous people are acting like a bench guy who has barely played this year needs to be gone after 16 games. Has he not looked go so far? Obviously, and he just had a crappy AB right now, but it's not worth it getting worked up over him being on the team at this point.

This at bat was actually not nearly as bad as all of the rest of the ones he's had so far this year. There's just got to be a better option.

 

For what? He's not serving a very critical role on the team. He's the 24th guy, and we're only 17 games into the season.

Just because he's a bench player doesn't mean we have to pretend his godawful at-bats are okay. Particularly when Lou insists on leaving aram out of the lineup for two days in a row.

 

Again, 17 games into the season and he's only had 9 AB. Replacing him should not be anywhere near the top of the Cubs' priority list. He's not making or breaking this team.

Edited April 24, 2010 by Sammy Sofa

[Roast]

Good thing that went foul. Nice throw, Hill.

[Little Slide Rooter]

It amateur night for both teams of defense.

[Garwilly]

Thats more like it

[Fred Hornkohl]

Gomez popped out (foul) to first base

[Sammy Sofa]

The good thing about Tracy is it gives us an easy guy to dump if we do decide to bring up Castro. That way, the Cajuns can platoon at 2B and let Baker be your super sub.

 

Good point.

[illiniguy]

Only problem I have with the lineup tonight is Soto being behind some really poor hitters.

[Schwarber Fan]

Only problem I have with the lineup tonight is Soto being behind some really poor hitters.

 

Soto is not playing.

[illiniguy]

Only problem I have with the lineup tonight is Soto being behind some really poor hitters.

 

Soto is not playing.

Oh I thought that Bob said Soto threw the ball into centerfield. My bad. Nice role Cajuns.