5/12 Cubs (Wood) @ Cardinals (Lyons) - 7:10 pm, CSN/ESPN

[ConstableRabbit]

This is outstanding.

[Sammys Boombox]

I really wish Rizzo had a better game, but at least Castro hit well.

 

He was actually pretty solid. Results don't tell you everything.

[bukie]

Rondon in to try to preserve the narrow margin (he's pitched once since the last game vs StL.)

[ScrubMD]

I really wish Rizzo had a better game, but at least Castro hit well.

 

He was actually pretty solid. Results don't tell you everything.

 

I don't understand why it's considered a fielder's choice and counts as an out if they don't record an out.

[bukie]

17-5 will have to do, then.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!

 

http://njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/10036/Cubs%20W%20Flag.jpg

 

:yahoo: :clapping: =D> \:D/ =D> :clapping: :yahoo:

[Hairyducked Idiot]

lol run differential

[Guest]

we may lose the next two games, but I bet we pythagorean win this series.

[Fred Hornkohl]

we may lose the next two games, but I bet we pythagorean win this series.

 

Yeah, and all of that plus $1.89 will buy you a cup of coffee down at the Flying J.

[Irrelevant Dude]

we may lose the next two games, but I bet we pythagorean win this series.

Yeah, we're still in contention for the pythagorean playoffs.

[Andy]

17 runs is the most the Cubs have scored since August 14, 2009.

 

So yes, this is the highest scoring game in the Theo era.

Was at that game. Teed the hell off on Charlie Morton. So much fun.

[Old Style]

I really wish Rizzo had a better game, but at least Castro hit well.

 

He was actually pretty solid. Results don't tell you everything.

 

I don't understand why it's considered a fielder's choice and counts as an out if they don't record an out.

Why does Rizzo deserve a hit? He could have easily been thrown out had the fielder decided to throw to first.

[neely crenshaw]

offense is makes this game fun...

[ScrubMD]

I really wish Rizzo had a better game, but at least Castro hit well.

 

He was actually pretty solid. Results don't tell you everything.

 

I don't understand why it's considered a fielder's choice and counts as an out if they don't record an out.

Why does Rizzo deserve a hit? He could have easily been thrown out had the fielder decided to throw to first.

 

He hit the ball, the defense (without making an error) was not able to record an out. It should at least be scored the same as a sacrifice.

[Guest]

Getting a hit is a guilty until proven innocent process, that's the why.

 

Really though, we should probably just junk sacrifices, fielder's choices, and errors. In the meantime, that's clearly a fielder's choice. Rizzo would have been out with ordinary effort, but the fielder chose to try and get another runner out instead. The fact that he was unsuccessful makes no difference in terms of evaluating Rizzo's performance on the play.

[ScrubMD]

It just doesn't seem right to me when players are charged with an out when they don't make an out. Life's not fair, I guess.

[jersey cubs fan]

It just doesn't seem right to me when players are charged with an out when they don't make an out. Life's not fair, I guess.

 

Would it be fair to the pitcher to charge him with giving up a hit when he didn't?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Really though, we should probably just junk sacrifices, fielder's choices, and errors.

 

That pretty much covers it.

[Guest]

It just doesn't seem right to me when players are charged with an out when they don't make an out. Life's not fair, I guess.

 

but the point is that he did make an out, he caused another baserunner to make an out. would charge the out to the baserunner and take hit away from him?

[jersey cubs fan]

Really though, we should probably just junk sacrifices,

 

That pretty much covers it.

 

Then what would TBFIB be able to use to prove how great they are by applauding?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Really though, we should probably just junk sacrifices,

 

That pretty much covers it.

 

Then what would TBFIB be able to use to prove how great they are by applauding?

 

Productive outs, beanballs and DUIs.

[ScrubMD]

It just doesn't seem right to me when players are charged with an out when they don't make an out. Life's not fair, I guess.

 

Would it be fair to the pitcher to charge him with giving up a hit when he didn't?

 

More fair. It was his team that wasn't able to record an out. Seeing-eye grounders and bloop singles suck for the pitcher, too, but no out is recorded. I don't lose any sleep over this or anything, I just didn't realize till last night that it still counted as a fielder's choice if they don't get an out. Seemed weird to me.

[ScrubMD]

It just doesn't seem right to me when players are charged with an out when they don't make an out. Life's not fair, I guess.

 

but the point is that he did make an out, he caused another baserunner to make an out. would charge the out to the baserunner and take hit away from him?

 

I'm talking about last night when the throw was late and they didn't the out at home.

[ScrubMD]

Honestly, I wouldn't have noticed or cared if it had been someone like Barney. I just want Rizzo to have a .900 OPS. The ruling is situationally unfair.

[Guest]

It just doesn't seem right to me when players are charged with an out when they don't make an out. Life's not fair, I guess.

 

but the point is that he did make an out, he caused another baserunner to make an out. would charge the out to the baserunner and take hit away from him?

 

I'm talking about last night when the throw was late and they didn't the out at home.

 

oh, sorry, my bad