5/21 Cubs (Garza) @ Pirates (Rodriguez) 6:05 CDT, CSN TV

[InconspicuousZ28]

Oh, this should be good.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Will Starlin Castro reach 2.0 fWAR this year?

[Epsteenie]

Castro now hitting .267/.297/.380

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

With a .313 babip.

[Epsteenie]

With a .313 babip.

 

.305 now

[Sammy Sofa]

See, this is when average would be great.

[Elwood]

We stinks.

[Guest]

Turned on the radio just in time to hear the grand slam.

 

How did Garza look?

[dfnowak]

See, this is when average would be great.

Imagine the Cubs record if they just had an average bullpen

[Guest]

Will Starlin Castro reach 2.0 fWAR this year?

 

Doubtful

[SouthSideRyan]

Will Starlin Castro reach 2.0 fWAR this year?

 

Doubtful

 

Sarcasm?

[Sammy Sofa]

Turned on the radio just in time to hear the grand slam.

 

How did Garza look?

 

Pretty good; touched 92-93 seemingly pretty regularly, had decent movement/command and managed the inside of the plate pretty well. Ran into some full counts more than you'd like, but struck out (I think) 6 and took a no-no into the 5th. All in all he looked good, plus he hit a 2-RBI double.

[Sammy Sofa]

Great night for Darwin.

[Hawk4Hall]

Was impressed by Garza tonight. He looked pretty darn good.

 

Poop on the offense and the bullpen.

[Sammy Sofa]

I'll take it; thanks, Castro.

 

Hero time, Rizzo. Give Starlin Fan a heart attack.

[Elwood]

They're really committing to this fake rally.

[Guest]

Turned on the radio just in time to hear the grand slam.

 

How did Garza look?

 

Pretty good; touched 92-93 seemingly pretty regularly, had decent movement/command and managed the inside of the plate pretty well. Ran into some full counts more than you'd like, but struck out (I think) 6 and took a no-no into the 5th. All in all he looked good, plus he hit a 2-RBI double.

 

Nice!

[Sammy Sofa]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge.

[TruffleShuffle]

boooooooooooooo

[Little Slide Rooter]

So that would be 1 BB/9 K for Cubs hitters, 6 BB/5 K for Pirates hitters. Pretty much sums it up.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Turned on the radio just in time to hear the grand slam.

 

How did Garza look?

 

@BleacherNation 2h

 

MT @DannyKnoblerCBS: Cubs have to be thrilled with Garza tonight. Asked scout there if he was as good as the numbers: "Yes. 3 plus pitches."

[Guest]

Shades of Mike Quade with Sveum's use of Russell tonight.

[Guest]

I've had it with Dale's misuse of the bullpen long ago. This man

 

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/coldsteel73/bobbyv_zps9db32ebc.jpg

 

knows how to get the most from his players and can come in to lead the Cubs to their rightful place

 

Yeah, sure worked well last year for Boston.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Granted, Shawn Camp and Hector Rondon were largely responsible for taking a big, steaming [expletive] in Cubs fans and Matt Garza's cornflakes last night, but the 1/9 BB/K from Cubs hitters is far more disturbing. Camp can be cut anytime, and if nothing else, he'll be gone next season. The pen can be revamped if necessary. However the lack of plate discipline is something that plagues the entire organization from top to bottom.

[jersey cubs fan]

You know, of all the new "friendly rivalries" I've made with friends since coming out East, the Cubs/Pirates one was the only one where they seemingly dominated, but have since become the dominated.

 

I do not like this.