06/10 CUBS (Wood) @ Pittsburgh (Liriano) 6:05 CDT, CSN TV

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Ruggiano was so stunned Barney hit a double he couldn't score from first with two outs?

 

Or did he get called out for not hustling?

 

It hit the little jut-out thing and bounced right back to short left. He would have been out by 45 feet.

[cl smooth]

is there a reason why luis valbuena isn't in the lineup every day?

[TruffleShuffle]

i know that batting average is overrated, but hitting .150 in june is pretty [expletive] bad.

[Ballgame64]

Ruggiano was so stunned Barney hit a double he couldn't score from first with two outs?

 

Or did he get called out for not hustling?

The ball didn't travel too far, it was right down the 3rd base line and hit the stands.

[Gilby]

Great at-bat there by Mike Olt. How is he still here?

He looks totally lost at the plate. Too bad the Cubs don't have someone in the minors...

 

I don't think I've ever seen someone hope the pitch is going to be a ball more than Olt did there.

[Guest]

Ruggiano was so stunned Barney hit a double he couldn't score from first with two outs?

 

Or did he get called out for not hustling?

 

It hit the little jut-out thing and bounced right back to short left. He would have been out by 45 feet.

man, I hate having to follow on gameday

[Hairyducked Idiot]

That was fun to see after listening to 150 seconds of the Pirates' announcers fellating Marte for his baserunning.

[Guest]

So did Liriano get hurt or what?

[Gilby]

So did Liriano get hurt or what?

 

Yeah looked like a non-arm thing. Back maybe.

[sneakypower]

So did Liriano get hurt or what?

tweaked his back or something

 

seemed pretty precautionary that they pulled him

[Guest]

So did Liriano get hurt or what?

tweaked his back or something

 

seemed pretty precautionary that they pulled him

I was really counting on more than 4.5 points vs the Cubs in roadkill

[Elwood]

http://i58.tinypic.com/fllt7d.jpg

[Ballgame64]

I assume Bonifacio knows he doesn't have to swing on the 3-2 pitch.

 

Man, that was a heck of an effort by Olt. If Rizzo stretched toward the throw they might have had McCutcheon.

[Sammy Sofa]

http://i58.tinypic.com/fllt7d.jpg

 

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[sneakypower]

hahahaha that's great

[Sammys Boombox]

Valbuena hits for Olt.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

holy crap, that is terrifying.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Hooray runs

[sneakypower]

took one pitch for Valbuena to just about outpace about an entire month's worth of production for Olt

[Andy]

No Olt + Valbuena = good things

[Sammy Sofa]

Hooray for Valbuena.

 

So what the [expletive] was up with Olt? Did he ever actually have a good stretch or did he just effectively luck into some home runs off of some juicy pitches? I tire of him and wish to see him cast into the sea.

[Ballgame64]

Valbuena with a 2rbi double pinch hitting for Olt in the 6th inning. While I don't blame Renteria for making the move, it is a pretty sad commentary on Olt. They almost have to send him down.

[Gilby]

Not only does Olt suck, but I'm kind of interested to see how Valbuena does vs lefties, as he's still a potential long term answer.

[sneakypower]

Hooray for Valbuena.

 

So what the [expletive] was up with Olt? Did he ever actually have a good stretch or did he just effectively luck into some home runs off of some juicy pitches? I tire of him and wish to see him cast into the sea.

he literally can only hit fastballs and now after hitting a few for HRs, he sees (relatively) none

[ScrubMD]

I was about to bitch about Olt not being replaced when the LHP left the game. Well done, Renteria (although, duh).