4/10 Cubs (Wood) vs. Pirates (Cole) 1:20 CT WGN-TV

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Welp, 3-6 with 4 one run losses and a 2 run loss.

 

2-4 against the Pirates. All 4 losses by a run. Two of the losses in extra innings. In 2 of the losses we blew a late lead (once in the 7th and once in the 11th), in the other 2 losses, the go ahead scored in the 8th inning or later.

 

Pirates are lucky ass bitches

 

If we fielded this exact roster but were the Cardinals, we'd be 7-2 right now.

[Hawk4Hall]

How does Bonifacio hit .450 over a 50 PA stretch and only have 2 RBIs?

My guess is because the bottom of the order sucks and he hits leadoff.

[UMFan83]

Fake rally score: 4 stars/5

 

Loading the bases was a nice touch

 

I would go 5/5 for the simple fact that one of our worst hitters managed to get on base to bring up the hitter with the highest BA on the team.

[Crack Wilson]

How does Bonifacio hit .450 over a 50 PA stretch and only have 2 RBIs?

Umm....not clutch?

[ConstableRabbit]

Seriously though... STOP [expletive] BUNTING.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Fake rally score: 4 stars/5

 

Loading the bases was a nice touch

 

I would go 5/5 for the simple fact that one of our worst hitters managed to get on base to bring up the hitter with the highest BA on the team.

 

Bonifacio actually is a crappy hitter, though.

 

It's gonna be hard to go 5/5 because you need to have your really good hitters choke, and do we even have any of those?

[UMFan83]

How does Bonifacio hit .450 over a 50 PA stretch and only have 2 RBIs?

My guess is because the bottom of the order sucks and he hits leadoff.

 

Yeah I was going to make an unclutch joke, but then I looked up his splits and saw that only 7 of his 41 PA coming into the game were with runners in scoring position, and in those 7 PA he had 2 hits and a walk (and both of those RBIs).

[UMFan83]

Fake rally score: 4 stars/5

 

Loading the bases was a nice touch

 

I would go 5/5 for the simple fact that one of our worst hitters managed to get on base to bring up the hitter with the highest BA on the team.

 

Bonifacio actually is a crappy hitter, though.

 

It's gonna be hard to go 5/5 because you need to have your really good hitters choke, and do we even have any of those?

 

Multiple valid points. I rescind my star.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Basically our fake rallies are capped at 4.5 starts until Baez comes up. And he's never going to not hit the walk-off.

[Castros trade value]

Nothing new here. Same old crap, different day and year.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

http://www.ctech.ca/Darklords/images/2010/Denied!.gif

[KingCubsFan]

Basically our fake rallies are capped at 4.5 starts until Baez comes up. And he's never going to not hit the walk-off.

He's either going to hit a walk-off or strike out. There will be nothing in between.

[Guest]

How does Bonifacio hit .450 over a 50 PA stretch and only have 2 RBIs?

My guess is because the bottom of the order sucks and he hits leadoff.

 

Yeah I was going to make an unclutch joke, but then I looked up his splits and saw that only 7 of his 41 PA coming into the game were with runners in scoring position, and in those 7 PA he had 2 hits and a walk (and both of those RBIs).

 

Are you really surprised that he hasn't come up often with RISP?

 

He's the leadoff hitter and this team is short on good hitters...

[Guest]

There are multiple people on this team that think Castro's name is Starling. That includes Renteria and Ruggiano.

[SouthSideRyan]

This guy walking by was talking to his friend about how they just picked up schlitter before the season from the Phillies....

 

Not that I ever want to defend idiots at Cubs games, but it's at least not totally out of his ass. We got him from the Phils for Eyre, and then they had him via a waiver claim from some other team, before he was returned to us due to injury.

[SouthSideRyan]

Seriously though... STOP [expletive] BUNTING.

 

How does this guy get hired by this front office?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Seriously though... STOP [expletive] BUNTING.

 

How does this guy get hired by this front office?

 

This front office is a lot more meatbally than I would have guessed. We bring in a lot of grit.

[Schwarber Fan]

All Russell had to do was keep Alvarez in the park and he couldn't do that. Amazing.

 

Also, I would've been OK with LVB bunting right away, but after being ahead in the count? Jesus.

 

Team couldn't get less lucky.

[wekim81]

There are multiple people on this team that think Castro's name is Starling. That includes Renteria and Ruggiano.

yeah Coomer's got to cut that [expletive] out. It bothers me. Like it bothers me the way Pat pronounces Lincecum. Keith mispronounced some things consistently last year that drove me insane too.

[Sammy Sofa]

Flipping channels and the Cubs are on WGN?! They have been showing so few games lately I assumed there was no coverage today. (since there WAS yesterday)

 

Maybe it's lucky for me as the Cubbies are behind. (no wager)

 

But tell me: Is WGN going to carry games like they used to?

 

What in God's name are you.