6/04 Cubs (Big Z) @ Stros (Paulino) 7:05 PM WGN/XM187/AM560

[J.R.]

The pitch count is going to be a bitch.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Zambrano looks like feces tonight. It's going to be a long night for me in Houston.

[Wolfgangbucks]

Nice to see Z back in the rotation........... would be even better to see him in someone elses rotation.......... I swear he is a nut case

[muntjack]

Nah, I still think we win this one, though it might be ugly.

[Wolfgangbucks]

Nah, I still think we win this one, though it might be ugly.

 

No chance - Paulino is 0-7. He will hold us to 5 hits over 8 innings.....................

[haubrich91]

Good lord Theriot.

[big_shooter17]

On 3-1 with the worst hitter up, the take sign has to be given to the batter.

[cheapseats]

So Lou calls for Z to sac bunt.

 

Egnius.

[InconspicuousZ28]

Was there any doubt that Ramirez would be an out in that spot? Nope.

[Wolfgangbucks]

So Lou calls for Z to sac bunt.

 

Egnius.

 

Yep and if the 18m man could have executed it we would at least have a 1-1 tie...................

[J.R.]

~30 pitches left in the tank.

[J.R.]

Nice of Houston to help us out.

[J.R.]

Just got the wind knocked out ... right?

[hardcorecubfan]

as a wrestling referee I give Houston 2 for a takedown on Castro.

[Andy]

Boy, someone really wants every top Cubs prospect to get hurt. That scared me.

[J.R.]

CASTRO IS ALL GRIT

[NotSoSober]

nice hustle by castro, and not that it matters since byrd came through, but how is he not awarded home?

 

go away theriot

[J.R.]

[expletive] Lee.

[imb]

So Lou calls for Z to sac bunt.

 

Egnius.

 

Yep and if the 18m man could have executed it we would at least have a 1-1 tie...................

 

it would be really cool if lou, after 4 years or whatever, knew the strengths and weaknesses of players that have been on his team the entire time he's been here

[J.R.]

Not a disaster for Z by any means, but what does it matter when the gnomes outnumber the runs?

[imb]

jesus christ this team is just bad

[Sammy Sofa]

jesus christ this team is just bad

 

Very.

[illiniguy]

jesus christ this team is just bad

The good news is we are gonna get a nice draft pick out of this year. And if we actually offer arbitration to Lee we could have a ton of picks next year.

[Andy]

jesus christ this team is just bad

The good news is we are gonna get a nice draft pick out of this year. And if we actually offer arbitration to Lee we could have a ton of picks next year.

C'mon, we're not going to do something intelligent like that.

[Sammy Sofa]

Pick, shmick; it's easy for a good baseball team to still have excellent draft picks. Unless there's another Strasburg or Bryce Harper out there, the draft offers little silver lining.