08/03 CUBS (Garza) @ Pittsburgh (Morton) 6:05 CDT, CSN+ TV

[InconspicuousZ28]

Marmol puts the first man on. Nothing new here.

[UMFan83]

I know its not at all true, but I feel like Marmol walks the first batter he faces every single time.

 

[expletive] this ump

 

"How does he still have a job?" - Bob

[Illini Iceman]

Ball 3 looked like a clear strike.

[Irrelevant Dude]

What the hell???

[Careless]

Brenly says "oh, man, how does this guy still have a job?" (talking about home plate ump)

 

Well, Bob, it's impossible to fire a member of the umpire's union.

[UMFan83]

Marmol puts the first man on. Nothing new here.

 

What can you do when you throw it over the heart of the plate with 2 strikes and they call it a ball?

[Careless]

Marmol puts the first man on. Nothing new here.

He did strike him out first.

[Illini Iceman]

Giving up an out there seems pretty dumb.

[Soul]

Brenly: "how does this guy still have a job?"

 

 

Pitch zone shows it near the heart of the plate, a little up & out but clearly, clearly a strike.

 

 

Then Marmol hits him.

[UMFan83]

There was a time with Marmol where having the tying run on 2nd with 1 out wouldnt really faze me at all

[InconspicuousZ28]

Marmol puts the first man on. Nothing new here.

He did strike him out first.

 

I'll take you guys' word for it, I'm stuck listening to the game. Keith sure didn't like the call, though.

[TruffleShuffle]

bob davidson is such a dick.

[UMFan83]

LOL

 

"Well we might as well put pitch trax away for the night with Bob Davidson behind the plate"

[Soul]

Marmol puts the first man on. Nothing new here.

He did strike him out first.

 

I'll take you guys' word for it, I'm stuck listening to the game. Keith sure didn't like the call, though.

 

I mean it was beyond ridiculous.

[Illini Iceman]

Strike 2 was the same pitch the ump called a ball (correctly) two pitches earlier.

[Soul]

LOL

 

"Well we might as well put pitch trax away for the night with Bob Davidson behind the plate"

 

Hah. Brenly just doesn't give a damn. Awesome.

[TruffleShuffle]

Strike 2 was the same pitch the ump called a ball (correctly) two pitches earlier.

 

gameday says marmol threw 8, maybe 9 strikes to alvarez.

[Sammy Sofa]

DON'T PISS ME OFF, CEDENO.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh [expletive], it's Doumit.

[Illini Iceman]

Yay

[InconspicuousZ28]

Hell yeah. Nice to be able to remind the Bucs that they're still the Bucs. Even if the Cubs suck badly this year.

[Sammy Sofa]

OH MY GOD, 4 WINS IN A ROW. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!

[Soul]

Damn. I kind of wanted to see one more blown call, to hear Brenly mumble more isht under his breath.

[UMFan83]

Nice. It's getting to the point where I can enjoy when this team plays well because I have such low expectations that it's nice when they play over their heads.

[NCCubFan]

Well, Bob, it's impossible to fire a member of the umpire's union.

That BS needs to be changed. An incompetent umpire shouldn't be able to hide behind union membership and continue to act like he's bigger than the game. If they can't fire him they at least need to fine and suspend his ass.