5/25 Dodgers (Kershaw) @ Cubs (Dempster) 7:05 CSN

[Wilson A2000]

marmol has 46 strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched, or 17.5 strikeouts per 9 innings. that is ridiculous.

 

Most for an NL reliever.

 

What if he ended the year with the most K's in baseball. Is that possible?

[sneakypower]

marmol has 46 strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched, or 17.5 strikeouts per 9 innings. that is ridiculous.

 

Most for an NL reliever.

that's more than SPs Johnny Cueto (55 IP), Randy Wells (56), Kuroda (59), Billingsley (52), Cain (59), Nolasco (58), Price (59), Burnett (58), Sheets (55), just to name a few

 

he's so ridiculous

[Sammy Sofa]

Realistic shot for the Cubs to get the sweep if Lee keeps hitting and with Gorz and Lilly going back to back. The Dodgers have been hot, but they're one of the worst teams against LH starters.

[TruffleShuffle]

marmol has 46 strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched, or 17.5 strikeouts per 9 innings. that is ridiculous.

 

Most for an NL reliever.

 

What if he ended the year with the most K's in baseball. Is that possible?

 

not really. even if lou abused the hell out of him and he pitched 100 innings, he'd only end up with 194 strikeouts. the last time that a pitcher led a league with fewer than 200 strikeouts (not including strike years) was 1980 (len barker led the AL with 187 K's).

 

last year lincecum struck out 261 batters and 6 other pitchers struck out more than 194 batters. if lincecum died i'd maybe give marmol a 0.1% chance of leading the league in K's.

[Keener98]

Realistic shot for the Cubs to get the sweep if Lee keeps hitting and with Gorz and Lilly going back to back. The Dodgers have been hot, but they're one of the worst teams against LH starters.

 

Way to jinx it!

[Outshined_One]

Meanwhile, this team is only 2 games under .500.

 

What the hell.

[Sammy Sofa]

Realistic shot for the Cubs to get the sweep if Lee keeps hitting and with Gorz and Lilly going back to back. The Dodgers have been hot, but they're one of the worst teams against LH starters.

 

Way to jinx it!

 

I FEAR NO JINX.

 

Wow, I had no idea Dempster had such horrible tattoos.

[Bote McBoteface]

Maybe this season will be a lot like the 2007 season, where we suck so bad early that we all give up, and then we go out and decide to win the division.

[Andy]

marmol has 46 strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched, or 17.5 strikeouts per 9 innings. that is ridiculous.

 

Most for an NL reliever.

 

What if he ended the year with the most K's in baseball. Is that possible?

 

not really. even if lou abused the hell out of him and he pitched 100 innings, he'd only end up with 194 strikeouts. the last time that a pitcher led a league with fewer than 200 strikeouts (not including strike years) was 1980 (len barker led the AL with 187 K's).

 

last year lincecum struck out 261 batters and 6 other pitchers struck out more than 194 batters. if lincecum died i'd maybe give marmol a 0.1% chance of leading the league in K's.

I recall in mid-June 2008 he was hanging around the NL leaders in K's but he was pitching a ton and firing up an absolutely unmaintainable K rate.

[jersey cubs fan]

Realistic shot for the Cubs to get the sweep if Lee keeps hitting and with Gorz and Lilly going back to back. The Dodgers have been hot, but they're one of the worst teams against LH starters.

 

Way to jinx it!

 

I FEAR NO JINX.

 

Wow, I had no idea Dempster had such horrible tattoos.

 

And were those completely uneven sized arms or was the camera angle just funky?

[Sammy Sofa]

Realistic shot for the Cubs to get the sweep if Lee keeps hitting and with Gorz and Lilly going back to back. The Dodgers have been hot, but they're one of the worst teams against LH starters.

 

Way to jinx it!

 

I FEAR NO JINX.

 

Wow, I had no idea Dempster had such horrible tattoos.

 

And were those completely uneven sized arms or was the camera angle just funky?

 

Yeah, I really just want Dempster to never appear with those guns unleashed ever again.