4/22 Dodgers (Billingsley) @ Cubs (Coleman) 1:20 p.m., WGN

[IUBrian]

I'm all for giving Quade the benefit of the doubt to start the year but good God, what's he doing to Jeff Stevens right now?! This pitch count is insane!

 

fortunately it's jeff stevens.

 

 

#FACT

[Fred Hornkohl]

Byrd tripled to left field

[CubmanPi]

It's 9-1, bottom of the 6th?

 

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=280530116

 

Just gonna throw this out there...

[ctcf]

I'm all for giving Quade the benefit of the doubt to start the year but good God, what's he doing to Jeff Stevens right now?! This pitch count is insane!

 

It's Jeff Stevens...

[TruffleShuffle]

I'm all for giving Quade the benefit of the doubt to start the year but good God, what's he doing to Jeff Stevens right now?! This pitch count is insane!

 

It's Jeff Stevens...

 

I'm all for giving Quade the benefit of the doubt to start the year but good God, what's he doing to Jeff Stevens right now?! This pitch count is insane!

 

fortunately it's jeff stevens.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Ramirez flied out to center field

Pena grounded out to second, 4-3

Byrd tripled to left field

Soriano struck out swinging

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Los Angeles: Uribe (2)

CUBS: none

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Billingsley   6.0  3  1  0  3  3  0  93

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Coleman       2.7  6  6  6  4  4  0  90
Stevens       3.3  1  3  3  6  2  1  89

[Fred Hornkohl]

      Los Angeles        CUBS
P/PA          5.26        3.72
RBI%          0.36        0.00
R/BR          0.53        0.17
BA           0.304       0.136
OBP          0.531       0.240
SLG          0.478       0.227
OPS          1.010       0.467
ERA           0.00       11.57
BB/9          4.50       12.86
K/9           4.50        7.71

[Fred Hornkohl]

Washington     0
Pittsburgh     0  ppd

Arizona        0
NY Mets        0  6:10

Colorado       0
Florida        0  6:10

Houston        0
Milwaukee      0  7:10

Cincinnati     0
St. Louis      0  7:15

Philadelphia   0
San Diego      0  9:05

Atlanta        0
San Francisco  0  9:15

white sox      0
Detroit        0  6:05

[CubColtPacer]

I'm all for giving Quade the benefit of the doubt to start the year but good God, what's he doing to Jeff Stevens right now?! This pitch count is insane!

 

It's Jeff Stevens...

 

Ugh...I don't care. A manager is supposed to help protect the health of his players. He shouldn't take gross negligence with somebody's arm just because they're unimportant to the team. 89 pitches for a pitcher coming off 1 day rest from a 2 inning outing who is also not stretched out is cruel. There's nothing the player can do at that point besides go out and do his job and its not right.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Grabow in (7th) to pitch, Colvin in (4th) at lf, DeeWitt in (9th) at 3b for the CUBS

[TruffleShuffle]

I'm all for giving Quade the benefit of the doubt to start the year but good God, what's he doing to Jeff Stevens right now?! This pitch count is insane!

 

It's Jeff Stevens...

 

Ugh...I don't care. A manager is supposed to help protect the health of his players. He shouldn't take gross negligence with somebody's arm just because they're unimportant to the team. 89 pitches for a pitcher coming off 1 day rest from a 2 inning outing who is also not stretched out is cruel. There's nothing the player can do at that point besides go out and do his job and its not right.

 

i'm torn, because the alternative is using players who can actually contribute to the success of this year's team, and is it really better to be piling up innings on the arms of a kerry wood or a carlos marmol because jeff stevens is getting tired?

[ctcf]

I'm all for giving Quade the benefit of the doubt to start the year but good God, what's he doing to Jeff Stevens right now?! This pitch count is insane!

 

It's Jeff Stevens...

 

I'm all for giving Quade the benefit of the doubt to start the year but good God, what's he doing to Jeff Stevens right now?! This pitch count is insane!

 

fortunately it's jeff stevens.

 

http://i.imgur.com/X3a8u.jpg

Edited April 22, 2011 by ctcf

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Grabow in (7th) to pitch, Colvin in (4th) at lf, DeeWitt in (9th) at 3b for the CUBS

Ellis flied out to center field

Billingsley struck out swinging

Carroll popped out to shortstop

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Los Angeles: Uribe (2)

CUBS: none

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Billingsley   6.0  3  1  0  3  3  0  93

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Coleman       2.7  6  6  6  4  4  0  90
Stevens       3.3  1  3  3  6  2  1  89
Grabow        1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  10

[TruffleShuffle]

nice to see grabow can get people out when we're down by 8.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto lined out to right field

DeWitt singled to right field

Fukudome singled to right field, DeWitt to second

[CUBZ99]

nice to see grabow can get people out when we're down by 8.

 

At least he has some use.

[HossmanGT]

Jay Jackson, your table is ready.

 

Assuming his velocity is back after last night's performance, I hope he gets the callup for Tuesday night. We need some serious help in the 4/5 spot right now and he may give us the best chance to bridge the gap until Wells/Cashner come back.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Barney singled to center field, DeWitt scored, Fukudome to second

[TruffleShuffle]

Jay Jackson, your table is ready.

 

Assuming his velocity is back after last night's performance, I hope he gets the callup for Tuesday night. We need some serious help in the 4/5 spot right now and he may give us the best chance to bridge the gap until Wells/Cashner come back.

 

i don't. he still might be a pretty good prospect (was adequate last year at age 22 in a hitter's league) and is still overcoming a tired arm or something along those lines. you don't need him coming up with the risk of getting knocked around and losing confidence. just bite the bullet, start coleman and hope the other team hits the ball at our fielders.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Castro grounded an IF single to first base, Fukudome to third, Barney to second

[Schwarber Fan]

Make it interesting, Aramis.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Don't stop now boys.

[Guest]

A slam here would certainly make things interesting.

[CubColtPacer]

Jay Jackson, your table is ready.

 

Assuming his velocity is back after last night's performance, I hope he gets the callup for Tuesday night. We need some serious help in the 4/5 spot right now and he may give us the best chance to bridge the gap until Wells/Cashner come back.

 

i don't. he still might be a pretty good prospect (was adequate last year at age 22 in a hitter's league) and is still overcoming a tired arm or something along those lines. you don't need him coming up with the risk of getting knocked around and losing confidence. just bite the bullet, start coleman and hope the other team hits the ball at our fielders.

 

It isn't Coleman's spot they're speculating on. He's safe for a while I suspect. It's Russell's. But I would agree that Jackson definitely needs more time before subjecting him to the major leagues for the first time. Let him build up some more arm strength first. If Wells/Cashner still aren't back after 2/3 more starts then I'd at least start to consider it.

[Schwarber Fan]

Make it interesting, Aramis.

 

erm, Colvin?