Re: Games in which the Cubs are not playing

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Stupid school gym does not have WGN. OTOH Derek Holland is fun to watch pitch. Some of te best mechanics in the league, period. Even year Beckett not so much.

[TruffleShuffle]

awesome pitcher's duel between cliff lee and matt cain:

 

lee: 9 ip, 5 h, 0 r, 0 bb, 7 k, 89 pitches/71 strikes (!!!)

cain: 9 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 4 k, 91 pitches/64 strikes

 

cain was removed for a pinch hitter in the 9th inning (he was due to lead off the inning). phillies were retired by the giants' reliever in the top of the 10th; lee has come back out for the bottom of the 10th.

[Guest]

Lee just finished the 10th inning. I'm guessing he's done because the pitcher's spot is up third this inning. He's only thrown 102 pitches so he could go another inning, though.

 

Last pitcher to go 10 innings was Aaron Harang in 2007.

[SouthSideRyan]

Lee just finished the 10th inning. I'm guessing he's done because the pitcher's spot is up third this inning. He's only thrown 102 pitches so he could go another inning, though.

 

Last pitcher to go 10 innings was Aaron Harang in 2007.

 

Cliff Lee really wishes you said someone else.

[TruffleShuffle]

Lee just finished the 10th inning. I'm guessing he's done because the pitcher's spot is up third this inning. He's only thrown 102 pitches so he could go another inning, though.

 

Last pitcher to go 10 innings was Aaron Harang in 2007.

 

would've been interesting if the first two batters had made outs, but carlos ruiz hit a leadoff double, so obviously lee had to be PH for.

 

btw, last pitcher to pitch more than 10 innings in a game was dave stewart in 1990.

 

 

another fun fact from tonight, bartolo colon threw 39 strikes in a row between the 5th and 8th innings of the oakland-seattle game.

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't think wasting an out to bunt the runner to 3rd was a great idea with Romo and Thome's respective K rates up next.

[TruffleShuffle]

I don't think wasting an out to bunt the runner to 3rd was a great idea with Romo and Thome's respective K rates up next.

 

it's freddy galvis... the guy is pretty much a wasted out. his career minor league ops was .613.

[Brian]

Lee just finished the 10th inning. I'm guessing he's done because the pitcher's spot is up third this inning. He's only thrown 102 pitches so he could go another inning, though.

 

Last pitcher to go 10 innings was Aaron Harang in 2007.

 

Cliff Lee really wishes you said someone else.

 

I remember Mark Mulder going 10 for the Cardinals... oh wait that's not any better.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Oh wow kinda sad I missed another "Cliff Lee is amazing" performance. I'll have to wait 5 more days, amirite? Anyway, in his and Halladay's case I'm pretty pissed Philly can't hit a lick. Even Soriano might sound appealing to them...maybe? Hopefully?

[Brian]

Should have let him hit and pitch the 11th.

[El Duderino]

Curtis Granderson 5-5 with three homers tonight.

[bcl412]

Phil Humber has a perfect game through 8 for the White Sox.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Phil Humber has a perfect game through 8 for the White Sox.

 

Curveball of doom!

[Rizzo Smash]

Oh hey look one of our rivals has starter who suddenly becomes good out of nowhere. Getting old.

[TruffleShuffle]

our rivals who we play 6 times a year, are the other league and aren't good.

 

plus humber was a third overall pick, it's not like he didn't have any sort of successful pedigree.

[bcl412]

I can't really consider the Sox rivals. I hated them in high school but I'm kind of over it.

[sweetpeteman]

Well, he did it, I think, but that may be talked about.

[Sammy Sofa]

That's pretty damn incredible. Good for him.

[Sammy Sofa]

our rivals who we play 6 times a year, are the other league and aren't good.

 

plus humber was a third overall pick, it's not like he didn't have any sort of successful pedigree.

 

You can't stop the meatball from rolling, and this place is packed with them lately.

[Sammy Sofa]

More impressive than Buehrle's, so at least there's that.

[bcl412]

If the batter runs instead of argues he may have beaten the throw which would have been an interesting way to have a perfect game ended.

[XZero771679666304]

More impressive than Buehrle's, so at least there's that.

 

And Hawk didn't call it, which is a big plus.

[Magnetic Curses]

i was rooting for him, it was a nice story

[Sammy Sofa]

More impressive than Buehrle's, so at least there's that.

 

And Hawk didn't call it, which is a big plus.

 

Excellent point. Subtracting the epic douchedom of Hawk, Buehrle (with Ozzie lurking) made this much more fun to watch.

[Theo]

Yeah, that was hillarious, he ran like three steps, then turned around to argue. Very odd.