5/3 Cubs (Dempster) @ Reds (Bailey) 11:35 AM CSN

[bukie]

Once again, Marmol's slider has been the least effective pitch of any Cub reliever so far this year.

[PrimeTime]

Wow...So hard resisting punching the computer monitor at work right now..

[KingCubsFan]

so he just doesn't throw fastballs anymore?

Sometimes he's better at locating his slider instead of his fastball. Of course, in this instance, he can't locate either one.

[jersey cubs fan]

too late to switch him back to catcher?

[BeerHere]

Marmol has absolutely no control. Three walks. The error certainly didn't help either but OMG Marmol is terrible.

[Fast Freddie Bynum]

What happened on the Stewart play?

[Guest]

wish he'd hurry up and tear his UCL already

[BleacherBadger]

Ryan Dempster has a 0.95 era in 4 starts and is 0-1 and the cubs are soon to be 0-4 in those games

[Hendrys Ghost]

Zero.

Trade.

Value.

[bcl412]

Dominate a team for 8 innings but because Marmol sucks it's a very, very possible loss. Ugh.

[wastra]

I think Luwick would have been instantly cut had he even THOUGHT about swinging at that pitch.

 

He had zero intention of EVER taking teh bat off his shoulder in that at bat, and marmol couldn't hit the broad side of a battleship.

[jersey cubs fan]

The Reds walkoff games are the worst thing in baseball

[bukie]

In comes Dolis, who can't strike anybody out, when the Cubs really need a strikeout.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I love that because of the baseball thinking that a certain pitcher must be used in the ninth, that we are going to lose a game that we had no business losing.

[SouthSideRyan]

What happened on the Stewart play?

 

Sidestepped the ball and whiffed on it.

[CincyCubsFan]

I'm not interested in giving Marmol a chance to "rebuild" his "trade value." DFA him immediately following this debacle. Good riddance.

[PrimeTime]

No outs. Bases loaded. Just [expletive] great.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think Luwick would have been instantly cut had he even THOUGHT about swinging at that pitch.

 

By Dusty? No, he'd forgive that.

[BeerHere]

What happened on the Stewart play?

 

Grounder right to him, he made a break for the bag in a clear attempt to get the lead runner and potentially turn two. He missed the ball and it went into left. Terrible play at a time when his pitcher needed him most.

[JonnyRed]

I NEVER want to see Carlos "crap-my-pants" Marmol take the mound again!

 

Dempster pitches his tail off and this chump comes in to blow it in less than 5 minutes...

[Banedon]

Was this Marmol's last shot as closer?

[Guest]

Was this Marmol's last shot as closer?

 

We can only hope.

[jersey cubs fan]

I love that because of the baseball thinking that a certain pitcher must be used in the ninth, that we are going to lose a game that we had no business losing.

 

And you know nothing but trouble comes about when you let the balls think for you.

[Guest]

Was this Marmol's last shot as closer?

 

I hope it was his last shot as a pitcher.

[bukie]

Was this Marmol's last shot as closer?

A 50% success rate isn't ideal for these situations.