5/19 Ny mets (Gee) @ Cubs (T Wood) 1:20 CDT, WGN TV

[Little Slide Rooter]

There will be a baseball game today in just over an hour. I think that the Chicago club will emerge victorious.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It would be good for the Cubs to win this game. I wish Travis Wood really was as good as his ERA this year.

[Guest]

ugh why use such an idiotic stat for stats sunday

[d_money]

Rizzos first K in 40+ ABs

[Guest]

Maybe Wood is just really good out of the stretch or something...like Hellickson.

[Elwood]

Great double play.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Maybe Wood is just really good out of the stretch or something...like Hellickson.

 

Maybe he gave up a 390 foot fly ball with two runners on and it happened to be hit to dead center.

[Guest]

Maybe Wood is just really good out of the stretch or something...like Hellickson.

 

Maybe he gave up a 390 foot fly ball with two runners on and it happened to be hit to dead center.

 

He obviously did that by design. The wind is blowing in.

[Elwood]

Maybe Wood is just really good out of the stretch or something...like Hellickson.

 

Maybe he gave up a 390 foot fly ball with two runners on and it happened to be hit to dead center.

 

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3gd4LugV1r6i3cdo1_500.jpg

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Maybe Wood is just really good out of the stretch or something...like Hellickson.

 

Maybe he gave up a 390 foot fly ball with two runners on and it happened to be hit to dead center.

 

He obviously did that by design. The wind is blowing in.

 

Lefties are crafty like that.

[Elwood]

I love Len, but that is one lousy haircut.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

This is the worst Wood's looked when I've seen him this year. Lots of hard-hit balls.

 

But he's gotten out of it so far, so no harm.

[Guest]

uh what... he looked clearly safe in real time

[Hairyducked Idiot]

1) Hustle, Sweeney.

 

2) Stop that, Bell.

 

3) Slide better

 

4) He was safe

[Tryptamine]

Umps blow yet another call. A real shocker there.

[Schwarber Fan]

What a putrid call. Umps need to go.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Terrible "slide", but he should have been safe anyway.

[sneakypower]

Adventures in Aggressive Baserunning

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Adventures in Aggressive Baserunning

 

My annoyance at the umpire for blowing the call is eclipsing my annoyance at Sweeney or Bell for taking the risk to begin with. Don't risk baserunners with no outs.

[Guest]

don't look now but luis valbuena is on pace for about a 4 win season lol (and he missed time to injury)

[Hairyducked Idiot]

don't look now but luis valbuena is on pace for a 4 win season lol

 

Valbuena and Schierholtz are going a long way toward restoring my faith in this front office's ability to find good value in cheap position players.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

We're more than a quarter of the way through the season and Wood has a 1.88 ERA with a 4.46 xFIP.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

That was off the plate and he didn't swing. Freaking umps.

[Tryptamine]

Nice strike 3 ump. Must be nice to be terrible at your job and still have all that security.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Wood with the hop! style points