4/4 Cubs (Wood) @ Pittsburgh (McDonald) 11:35 AM CT WGN/720

[UMFan83]

Cubs try to score some runs and maybe win a series as well.

 

Cubs lineup:

 

DeJesus CF

Castro SS

Rizzo 1B

Soriano LF

Schierholtz RF

Navarro C

Valbuena 3B

Lillibridge 2B

Wood P

 

In the words of the immortal Ron Santo "Sounds like a winner!"

[jersey cubs fan]

Yay rubber game.

 

 

 

Wood is the third starter? That's not encouraging.

[Guest]

Yay rubber game.

 

 

 

Wood is the third starter? That's not encouraging.

 

I thought the same thing. It'll look so much better when Garza is back.

 

Not counting on anything from Baker, though.

[Jake]

Marte 7

Martin 2

McCutchen 8

Sanchez 3

Alvarez 5

Walker 4

Tabata 9

Barmes 6

McDonald 1

[jersey cubs fan]

the immortal Ron Santo

 

Didn't he die?

[Guest]

the immortal Ron Santo

 

Didn't he die?

too soon

[Tracer Bullet]

the immortal Ron Santo

 

Didn't he die?

too soon

 

I don't know. He battled a lot but I think it was probably time for him to go.

[Omar]

Pirates v. Wood

                    PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Andrew McCutchen    17 11  1  1  0  0   3  4  3 .091 .353 .182  .535  0  1   1   1         0
Clint Barmes        15 13  1  0  0  0   0  1  3 .077 .200 .077  .277  0  0   0   1         0
Starling Marte       9  8  2  0  1  1   3  1  2 .250 .333 .875 1.208  0  0   0   0         0
Gaby Sanchez         9  7  1  0  0  0   0  2  1 .143 .333 .143  .476  0  0   0   0         0
Jose Tabata          8  7  2  2  0  0   1  1  0 .286 .375 .571  .946  0  0   0   0         0
Neil Walker          8  7  3  1  0  0   1  1  2 .429 .500 .571 1.071  0  0   0   0         0
Pedro Alvarez        7  7  1  1  0  0   0  0  4 .143 .143 .286  .429  0  0   0   0         1
Josh Harrison        7  7  2  0  1  0   0  0  0 .286 .286 .571  .857  0  0   0   0         0
Michael McKenry      6  5  2  0  0  0   0  1  1 .400 .500 .400  .900  0  0   0   0         0
Garrett Jones        5  5  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Russell Martin       3  3  1  0  0  0   1  0  1 .333 .333 .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
John McDonald        2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Wandy Rodriguez      2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jonathan Sanchez     2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  2 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Travis Snider        2  2  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .500 .500 .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
A.J. Burnett         1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total              103 89 17  5  2  1   9 11 20 .191 .291 .326  .617  0  1   1   2         1

 

Cubs v. McDonald

                     PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Starlin Castro       17 16  5  0  0  1   2  1  2 .313 .353 .500  .853  0  0   0   0         0
Alfonso Soriano      13 12  2  0  0  2   3  1  6 .167 .231 .667  .897  0  0   1   0         0
Nate Schierholtz     11 10  3  0  0  1   3  1  1 .300 .364 .600  .964  0  0   1   0         0
David DeJesus         9  7  3  2  0  0   2  2  1 .429 .556 .714 1.270  0  0   0   0         0
Luis Valbuena         9  6  1  1  0  0   1  2  1 .167 .333 .333  .667  0  1   1   0         1
Anthony Rizzo         8  6  1  0  0  0   0  1  1 .167 .375 .167  .542  0  0   0   1         0
Welington Castillo    3  3  1  1  0  0   0  0  0 .333 .333 .667 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Dioner Navarro        3  3  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jeff Samardzija       3  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  1  0   0   0         0
Dave Sappelt          3  2  0  0  0  0   0  1  0 .000 .333 .000  .333  0  0   0   0         0
Steve Clevenger       2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Alberto Gonzalez      1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0                       0  1  0   0   0         0
Scott Hairston        1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total                83 70 16  4  0  4  11  9 14 .229 .321 .457  .778  2  1   3   1         1

[Jake]

Where's Fred these days ?

[Smack]

Where's Fred these days ?

 

Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June

In a Kenworth pullin' logs

Cab over Pete with a reefer on

And a Jimmy haulin' hogs

We is headin' for bear on I-one-oh

'Bout a mile outta Shaky Town

I says, "Big Ben, this here's Rubber Duck.

And I'm about to put the hammer down."

 

'Cause we got a little ol' convoy

Rockin' through the night.

Yeah, we got a little ol' convoy,

Ain't she a beautiful sight?

Come on and join our convoy

Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.

We gonna roll this truckin' convoy

'Cross the U-S-A.

Convoy!

[Smack]

the immortal Ron Santo

 

Didn't he die?

 

hahaha

[Andy]

Cubs v. McDonald

                     PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Starlin Castro       17 16  5  0  0  1   2  1  2 .313 .353 .500  .853  0  0   0   0         0
Alfonso Soriano      13 12  2  0  0  2   3  1  6 .167 .231 .667  .897  0  0   1   0         0
Nate Schierholtz     11 10  3  0  0  1   3  1  1 .300 .364 .600  .964  0  0   1   0         0
David DeJesus         9  7  3  2  0  0   2  2  1 .429 .556 .714 1.270  0  0   0   0         0
Luis Valbuena         9  6  1  1  0  0   1  2  1 .167 .333 .333  .667  0  1   1   0         1
Anthony Rizzo         8  6  1  0  0  0   0  1  1 .167 .375 .167  .542  0  0   0   1         0
Welington Castillo    3  3  1  1  0  0   0  0  0 .333 .333 .667 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Dioner Navarro        3  3  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jeff Samardzija       3  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  1  0   0   0         0
Dave Sappelt          3  2  0  0  0  0   0  1  0 .000 .333 .000  .333  0  0   0   0         0
Steve Clevenger       2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Alberto Gonzalez      1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0                       0  1  0   0   0         0
Scott Hairston        1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total                83 70 16  4  0  4  11  9 14 .229 .321 .457  .778  2  1   3   1         1

Those first few lines look promising.

[Jake]

Where's Fred these days ?

 

Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June

In a Kenworth pullin' logs

Cab over Pete with a reefer on

And a Jimmy haulin' hogs

We is headin' for bear on I-one-oh

'Bout a mile outta Shaky Town

I says, "Big Ben, this here's Rubber Duck.

And I'm about to put the hammer down."

 

'Cause we got a little ol' convoy

Rockin' through the night.

Yeah, we got a little ol' convoy,

Ain't she a beautiful sight?

Come on and join our convoy

Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.

We gonna roll this truckin' convoy

'Cross the U-S-A.

Convoy!

That's never stopped him from posting before.

[illiniguy]

the immortal Ron Santo

 

Didn't he die?

too soon

 

I don't know. He battled a lot but I think it was probably time for him to go.

You "smart" cub fans are the best.

[Guest]

the immortal Ron Santo

 

Didn't he die?

too soon

 

I don't know. He battled a lot but I think it was probably time for him to go.

You "smart" cub fans are the best.

I don't get it.

[sneakypower]

it appears Castro's helmet was in a fire

[jersey cubs fan]

yay leadoff walks

[jersey cubs fan]

now just make sure he doesn't get into scoring position

[jersey cubs fan]

this dude likes the lazy junk ball

[UMFan83]

I like the things Deshaies says but for some reason to me he sounds too much like Dave Otto. I'm sure I'll get used to it when I don't hear dumb things being said constantly.

[bcl412]

So many weak hit fly balls.

[Guest]

WTF? It's still early in the damn morning. Way too early for baseball.

[Andy]

It really is quite hard to conceive of a scenario where we score runs from the bottom five spots in the lineup.

[MWV]

The shift lives!

 

3B to the right of 2B.

 

I really wish the broadcast would show more of the defensive alignment and less of batters/pitchers grimacing and spitting.

 

Nice catch by Schierholtz.

[wastra]

It really is quite hard to conceive of a scenario where we score runs from the bottom five spots in the lineup.

 

 

Don't be so melodramatic. It's a simple matter of one HBP followed by three consecutive balks.