4/1 CUBS (Samardzija) @ PIT (Burnett) 12:35 WGN

[bukie]

I do so love National Jump to Conclusions week, where every pitch and every AB is amplified about 10x because of the volatile overall numbers early on.

[Sammy Sofa]

Nate Schierholtz refuses to stay off base.

[BeerHere]

Is Marmol warming up?

[Guest]

Is Marmol warming up?

 

Yes.

[jersey cubs fan]

val not buena enough

[Hairyducked Idiot]

so.... fuji or marmol in the 9th?

 

It will be Marmol. It should be Fujikawa. You can't convince me Marmol is one of our top two relievers right now.

[bukie]

Valbuena says [expletive] you and your deep counts.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

@ESPNChiCubs Schierholtz has reached first base 4 diff ways..hit, walk, HBP, E-6

 

That's like the Ryan Theriot cycle.

[Schwarber Fan]

Valbuena says [expletive] you and your deep counts.

 

Instead he makes solid contact which he does a lot more than he's given credit for.

[Guest]

I'm scared.

 

Hold me.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I do so love National Jump to Conclusions week, where every pitch and every AB is amplified about 10x because of the volatile overall numbers early on.

 

True, but so far this game has gone remarkably according to plan. Pretty much everyone is doing what you'd want or expect.

[Old Style]

Damn. Thought that one was outta here.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

So does Marmol still have to buy Bosio wine if he shakes off?

[Sammy Sofa]

Valbuena says [expletive] you and your deep counts.

 

Instead he makes solid contact which he does a lot more than he's given credit for.

 

Man, good thing he gets points or something for trying real hard.

 

Again, like the deep count thing, it doesn't really amount to much for him.

[Guest]

so.... fuji or marmol in the 9th?

 

It will be Marmol. It should be Fujikawa. You can't convince me Marmol is one of our top two relievers right now.

 

With a three run lead and nobody on, do you really need your best reliever?

 

 

That said, I am scared.

[BleacherBadger]

So does Marmol still have to buy Bosio wine if he shakes off?

 

From a spring training fluff article, yes

[Little Slide Rooter]

Love: Shark

Like: 1-5

OK with: 6 spot

Could do without: 7-8 spots

[dfnowak]

I'd have Fujikawa warmed up just in case.

[Cubswin11]

Marmol's got this guys

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Thank you, Garrett Jones. Holy crap.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

so.... fuji or marmol in the 9th?

 

It will be Marmol. It should be Fujikawa. You can't convince me Marmol is one of our top two relievers right now.

 

With a three run lead and nobody on, do you really need your best reliever?

 

 

That said, I am scared.

 

Good point. Fangraphs has the Leverage Index of this inning starting at something pretty tiny.

 

But I really, really don't want Marmol to blow this. And he's trying. He bounced ball four in there.

[mookie]

Jones just got embarrassed.

[bukie]

That is one way to not let McCutchen beat you.

[manbearcub]

The Carlos Marmol era can not end soon enough.

[Cubswin11]

DANGER ZONE