08/07 Cincinnati (Volquez) @ CUBS (Wells) 12:05 CDT, CSN TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/mlb/players/65/6401.jpg Edinson Volquez (2-1) ERA = 6.35, WHIP = 1.88

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/mlb/players/65/28943.jpg Randy David Wells (6-5) ERA = 4.40, WHIP = 1.43

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Schwarber Fan]

RF Fukudome

SS Castro

1B Lee

3B Ramirez

CF Byrd

LF Soriano

2B DeWitt

C Hill

P Wells

[Little Slide Rooter]

I think my give-a-[expletive]-o-meter finally hit 0.

[muntjack]

Q: How to spark struggling offense? A: Sit best hitter on team two days after an off day.

[Schwarber Fan]

Q: How to spark struggling offense? A: Sit best hitter on team two days after an off day.

 

at this point, it doesn't matter, but Starlin's hitting 2nd.

[PrimeTime]

Starlin just got hosed by a shitty ump call

[muntjack]

Q: How to spark struggling offense? A: Sit best hitter on team two days after an off day.

 

at this point, it doesn't matter, but Starlin's hitting 2nd.

 

 

No one loves Castro more than I do, but Soto has been more productive.

[muntjack]

Not swinging the bat has to be Koyie's best move in this spot.

[Schwarber Fan]

just the thought of Brenneman hooting and hollering over that catch makes me wanna shoot myself.

[illiniguy]

just the thought of Brenneman hooting and hollering over that catch makes me wanna shoot myself.

I don't hate him, he's a fan of his team. I just don't get why he hates us. We've been awful for about 50 years really, give or take a season or six. Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to hate the Cardinals?

[imb]

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[mul21]

just the thought of Brenneman hooting and hollering over that catch makes me wanna shoot myself.

I don't hate him, he's a fan of his team. I just don't get why he hates us. We've been awful for about 50 years really, give or take a season or six. Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to hate the Cardinals?

 

Yeah, but unlike the Cardinal fans, Cub fans have most/all their teeth and money to travel to Cincinnati and take over their park every time we play them.

[Fred Hornkohl]

How may sterling pitching performances by their staff can one team waste ??

[erik316wttn]

How may sterling pitching performances by their staff can one team waste ??

 

This offense really is frustrating.

 

Although it looks like we developed a decent back of the rotation starter out of pretty much nowhere, so at least there's that.

[Schwarber Fan]

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2161/lobsl.jpg

[The Hot Dog Guy]

does Lou understand that this Wells cant bunt???

 

i guess he doesnt and we waste PH opprotunity and the inning...

 

and im late to the part but tell me again why Soto is sitting?

 

Edit: Then you leave a tired Wells in there to face Stubbs, who does beter against righties than lefties.. with Marshall in the pen

[Fred Hornkohl]

To answer my own question.......

 

CUBS record when they allow 3 or fewer runs in the game

 

Year    W   L   Pct
2010   30  20  .600
2009   56  20  .737
2008   57  16  .781
2007   66  10  .868
2006   41  16  .719
2005   60  12  .833
2004   66  15  .805

[Schwarber Fan]

man... this will be a classic fake rally here.

[illiniguy]

I can't wait until Derrek Lee is gone.

[Fred Hornkohl]

[sigh]

[Schwarber Fan]

it's relevant in this case...

 

ONLY

 

THE

 

CUBS

[The Hot Dog Guy]

not a very good AB by Byrd at the end.....

 

at least this hurts St Louis

[Geech]

Nice to see Fukudome with a great performance.

[SouthSideRyan]

How may sterling pitching performances by their staff can one team waste ??

 

This offense really is frustrating.

 

Although it looks like we developed a decent back of the rotation starter out of pretty much nowhere, so at least there's that.

 

Wells?? He's more than a decent back of the rotation starter

[Guest]

Teams with more than one starter better than Randy Wells this year:

 

Cardinals

Phillies

Marlins

Angels

 

The end.