5/22 Cubs (Shark) @ Pirates (Liriano) 6:05 PM CT WGN/720

[Tryptamine]

Wow Rizzo, what in the hell was that?

[Andy]

Nice hack, Rizzo. Ugh.

[Hawk4Hall]

Villanueva said he is working on a beard though...so there's that.

[Hawk4Hall]

Nice hack, Rizzo. Ugh.

Rob Deer would have laid off that one.

[dfnowak]

Rizzo's been pretty bad since he received the extension

[coldsteel]

If I were keeping score at home, Pat, I would have scribbled profanity all over and jabbed holes in the paper and it would be a real mess every game.

[Hawk4Hall]

I'm still waiting for Scott Hairston to be even decent. He's been awful this season.

[Fred Hornkohl]

If I were keeping score at home, Pat, I would have scribbled profanity all over and jabbed holes in the paper and it would be a real mess every game.

 

Take 2 valium and call me in the morning, eh?

[dfnowak]

If I were keeping score at home, Pat, I would have scribbled profanity all over and jabbed holes in the paper and it would be a real mess every game.

This

[Tryptamine]

I'm not sure which is more impressive, Castillo's 37K/1BB as a hitter or Melancon's 25K/1BB as a pitcher.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Clutch strikeout, Soriano.

[dfnowak]

Don't you pinch run for Soriano here?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Don't you pinch run for Soriano here?

 

Seems like Borbon would be perfect for that role. So long as we were using him as a 6th outfielder and not something stupid like a leadoff man.

[treebird]

not a great 3-1 fastball swing in the 9th inning of a one-run game

[dfnowak]

Fake rally?

[Epsteenie]

Fake rally?

 

Do you even need to ask? Has there been a successful one all season?

[Guest]

Is it weird I'm happy it's Barney at the plate?

[Guest]

Yep.

 

Stupid slow internet

[Hairyducked Idiot]

So like I said: Outscored opponents 17-15 in the last five games. 1-4. Because Cubs.

[TruffleShuffle]

blow cubs blow.

[dfnowak]

We stinks

[Little Slide Rooter]

And over the past 2 games, Cubs hitters have 2/20 BB/K. There must be somebody in the organization that recognizes this as a bigger problem than a few bum relievers who will be gone next season if not sooner. Isn't there somebody whose job it is to, I don't know, coach the hitters?

[Hawk4Hall]

And over the past 2 games, Cubs hitters have 2/20 BB/K. There must be somebody in the organization that recognizes this as a bigger problem than a few bum relievers who will be gone next season if not sooner. Isn't there somebody whose job it is to, I don't know, coach the hitters?

They fixed that when they fired the hitting coach last season.

 

Wait a sec...... #-o

[Elrhino]

The NL really has a lot of putrid offenses. Hard to believe the Cubs aren't among the bottom 3 in runs/game. I can't imagine what it must be like to watch the Marlins regularly. Edited May 23, 2013 by Elrhino

[Little Slide Rooter]

Shark: $"@&@ @&"$& &@"!&

Theo: so. Um. Would this be a bad time to. Um. Discuss an. Um. Extension?

Shark: $&"@! &$"!? &$!?

Theo: yeah. Maybe tomorrow would be better