09/05 Cincinnati (Willis) @ CUBS (Garza) 1:20 CDT, WGN TV

[Garwilly]

Dontrelle Willis (0-4) ERA = 4.10, WHIP = 1.466

 

vs.

 

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/28528.png&w=350&h=254 Matt Garza (7-10) ERA = 3.64, WHIP = 1.320

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

(Posted at Fred's request, photos from my phone are tricky.)

[Old Style]

I get to watch the game, so that means the Cubs are going to lose. Sorry, Matt Garza.

[Schwarber Fan]

that Red making his ML debut will have 3 hits minimum.

[Careless]

the ump definitely would have called Reed out if they'd bothered to tag him. lol

[SouthSideRyan]

that Red making his ML debut will have 3 hits minimum.

 

Only off by 3.

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

This Garza fellow ain't bad. He's pitching closer to the ~3.5 ERA i thought he'd put up, and he's progressed as a pitcher despite being too something to do so. The loss of The Prospects was disheartening, but he seems like a coup for Los Cubs.

[SouthSideRyan]

Wow, Hak-Ju Lee was awful after his promotion to AA.

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

Wow, Hak-Ju Lee was awful after his promotion to AA.

 

Chris Archer still has no clue how to walk less than 5 guys per 9 (except for that one time) too. I still am stunned at how that guy went from throw in arm to top prospect in the Cubs system in the blink of an eye without anyone questioning a whole bunch of questionable aspects in his game (he's not all that big despite a listed height of 6'3", his control sucks, his command is average to a little above when he's on).

 

I do think he'll make an excellent high leverage reliever in the long run (maybe even closer) because his stuff when it's on is nasty and he's got a very confident makeup. His ceiling as a starter was and is overrated.