5/15: Cubs (Maholm) @ Cards (Lohse) 12:45 CDT CSN

[Careless]

Barney tagged out at first and tripped on first, but he looks fine.

[Guest]

Come on, Cardenas.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 5-1 when they score 6 runs or more.... 10-19 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

OK.... here we go !!

[Careless]

Dolis just missed getting killed on that hit.

[Careless]

2 or 3 throws from his knees for Stewart today.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Ian makes his own luck in the field.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It's not Dolis' fault he keeps being put in these situations, but he's really not good enough to be a high-leverage reliever.

[Rizzo Smash]

What a series for Dale Sveum.

[Careless]

Barney almost had that. Damn

[Guest]

Damnit.

 

We just cannot win 3 in a row.

[kujay]

Well [expletive].

[Guest]

Of course it's [expletive] Molina.

 

The Cards announcers totally called that also. The said often times he takes a pitch well inside then guesses that the pitcher is going back outside and shoots a ball up the middle or to the right side. And that's exactly what happened.

[SouthSideRyan]

I hope he gets hepatitis from his Chinese character tatoos

[SouthSideRyan]

I hope he gets hepatitis from his Chinese character tatoos

 

I should clarify, I hope he dies from the hepatitis.

[SouthSideRyan]

I hope he gets hepatitis from his Chinese character tatoos

 

I should clarify, I hope he dies from the hepatitis.

 

Tonight.

[Guest]

I hope he gets hepatitis from his Chinese character tatoos

 

I should clarify, I hope he dies from the hepatitis.

 

Tonight.

 

How about like now?

[Guest]

Damnit.

 

We just cannot win 3 in a row.

 

Cubs, Twins and Padres are the only teams without a three-game winning streak this year.

[Guest]

It's getting about time to give more of Wood's late innings to Bowden. He can't be counted on in high leverage spots as long as he's spotting the opponent a walk or two every outing.

[SouthSideRyan]

I hope he gets hepatitis from his Chinese character tatoos

 

I should clarify, I hope he dies from the hepatitis.

 

Tonight.

 

How about like now?

 

Sorry for being a compassionate individual David.

[UMFan83]

All 4 pitchers who pitched for the Cubs blew a lead or allowed the Cardinals to take the lead.

 

Maholm blows a 3-0 lead and then allows the go-ahead run

Wood blows a 5-4 lead

Russell blows a 5-5 tie

Dollis blows a 6-6 tie

 

Not very clutch today. Oh well.

[bukie]

The bullpen is back to being the worst in baseball. By a decent margin, now.

[Ballgame64]

Barney almost had that. Damn

I haven't seen the play, but a friend said it would have been a routine grounder if Barney wasn't playing up the middle. I know there have been a lot of plays in the Cubs favor, but when the opposing player hits away from the shift, it seems to be a scoring play. Personally, I have a hard time believing Molina pulls that ball that much, especially late in the game with runners on base.

 

Anyway, based on in-game decisions by Sveum, I sure hope the front office can pick young talent better than they picked the manager.

[bukie]

Barney almost had that. Damn

I haven't seen the play, but a friend said it would have been a routine grounder if Barney wasn't playing up the middle. I know there have been a lot of plays in the Cubs favor, but when the opposing player hits away from the shift, it seems to be a scoring play. Personally, I have a hard time believing Molina pulls that ball that much, especially late in the game with runners on base.

 

Anyway, based on in-game decisions by Sveum, I sure hope the front office can pick young talent better than they picked the manager.

The shifts have saved the Cubs a lot more runs than they've cost them. Complain about all the outs freely given up, not the ones he's actually saved through efficient defense and baserunning.

[KingCubsFan]

The bullpen is back to being the worst in baseball. By a decent margin, now.

It's too bad, because the team would be around .500 with a decent bullpen.