7/20 Cubs (Wood) @ Reds (Harang), 6:10pm CSN

[Rusch33]

Gerut has proven not to have any offense in the past year or so. Hes just solid defensively. I knew Dusty would jump at the chance to dropping Hairston. What a slimeball.

 

Slimeball? You're going over the line.

 

Seriously you're going over the line. What's wrong with giving him a day off during this long stretch of games without a day off in the heat and humidity. I also like how you won't acknowledge that Hairston has been struggling since Corey was sent down.

 

 

Question for you: Are you on HawkeyeReport because I think I know who you are, if so?

[Flames24Rulz]

hey we got somethin goin right now!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

A Barrettgasm here would be nice.

[OldHappyCubFan]

lol Illni, I'm happy at times, but I'm not happy unless we win 8 in a row 8) 8)

 

Hollandsworth, is so horrible I cant explain why Baker would insert him into the lineup.

[marc_foust]

A little bit of Neifury to keep the rally going!!!

[eburgcub]

good inning so far. except for todd.

[Omar]

3-run deficit..

 

Any news on Wood yet?

[E.J.]

Here comes our big RBI pinch-hitter...Jose Macias. Stupid Dusty.

[Flames24Rulz]

cut the lead in half. If we get Neifi in this inning, i think we'll have a chance at it.

[Omar]

C'mon Gremlin!

[Blueheart05]

Why are Cub fans so obsessive over "power." This team has plenty of power hitters, and not enough OBP or slap happy hitters. Pierre brings exactly to the table what this team needs.

 

Hes having an off-year, which is very unlike a Juan Pierre kind of year. The guy is simply one of the BEST leadoff hitters in all of baseball. If you take away the slow start hes had this season, he'd be imo the best leadoff hitter in baseball the past 3 years.

 

Granted hes been playing well the past 10 games or so, and I forget the stat, but I believe hes been batting .300 in that time frame. The guy is WAY better then an unknown unproven guy like Hairston.

 

Home runs don't win championships. Solid batting, and moving the runners over increase the chances of scoring. This team had 3 runners on third base last night, with one out, and coulden't even drive them home on a sac.

 

Thats what I call losing baseball.

 

I respect your opinion but this is a game thread is it possible to discontinue this debate or move it to baseball discussions? Thanks

[hawkeyecub]

Question for you: Are you on HawkeyeReport because I think I know who you are, if so?

 

Yep, Hiawatha.

[UK1679666180]

An injured Macias up to PH...

[marc_foust]

Bare Bare plates a run as well. Lets go Sergio, be a stat monger and pick up some rbi's

[Omar]

Here comes our big RBI pinch-hitter...Jose Macias. Stupid Dusty.

 

Hello?! Hairston is on the bench!!

[Flames24Rulz]

good going Macias.

[Omar]

Macias grounds out. Productive inning over.

[brinoch]

An injured Macias up to PH...

 

Who ends the inning. I really don't like Macias, either.

[Rusch33]

Question for you: Are you on HawkeyeReport because I think I know who you are, if so?

 

Yep, Hiawatha.

 

 

Ah Nice.. I'm the guy you ripped last year that snapped.

 

I'm sure you remember who I am.

[OldHappyCubFan]

Annnnnnd Macias hits a million foul balls and grounds out.

 

Dangit! :x

[marc_foust]

WTG gremlin :evil: :evil: well at least we took a chunk out of their lead lets stop em and get back at em with the meat of the lineup due up.

[moorecg]

Do we really have no one better than Macias in that spot?

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Lee homered to left field

Burnitz homered to left center field

Ramirez singled to left field

Hollandsworth grounded into a FC, 5-4, Ramirez out at second

Perez doubled down the right field line, Hollandsworth to third

Barrett flied out to right center field, Hollandsworth scored, Perez to third

Macias, pinch hitting for Mitre, grounded out to third, 5-3

 

3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base

 

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
CUBS       0 0 0 0 0 0 3        3 6 1 
Cincinnati 1 1 1 0 2 1          6 8 0 

 

Home runs: Cincinnati: Lopez (15), Dunn (25), Griffey (21)

CUBS: Lee (31), Burnitz (16)

[otis89]

Do we really have no one better than Macias in that spot?

 

Not in Dusty's mind.

[OldHappyCubFan]

Can you imagine the Cubs tied up 3-3 in the playoffs, in the ninth inning, runners on third, and Macias up to PH?

 

Worst scenario ever. Please DFA Macias.