7/21 Cubs (Maddux) @ Reds (Milton) 11:35 AM CSNC

[MustangMike]

I'm really liking Murton. Nice to see him take a walk so that at the very least, Maddux won't have to lead off next inning.

 

base clogger! He's been on base 5 out of his last 6 at bats!

[UMFan83]

I knew this would happen after the second game of the series. The Cubs became obsessed with homers and are trying to drive everything out of the park. Meanwhile the gopher brothers Wood and Maddux would be serving up HRs like hotcakes.

 

 

You can never win with the Cubs..

[jyoung55]

looks like HR derby just started

[Tracer Bullet]

Okay, this ump is a little strike-happy.

 

Does the ump have a big zone today? I'm listening to WGN while watching Gameday online and it seems like he's giving pitchers borderline strikes.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

grab some pine, Wily!

[TruffleShuffle]

Is that the first HR Maddux has given up since signing with the Cubs?

[jyoung55]

Okay, this ump is a little strike-happy.

 

Does the ump have a big zone today? I'm listening to WGN while watching Gameday online and it seems like he's giving pitchers borderline strikes.

 

It is hot and humid today, making it more likely that blue has a big zone.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Is that the first HR Maddux has given up since signing with the Cubs?

 

yup

[Coach C]

Another strike out.

[XZero771679666304]

Javier Valentin's Gameday pic is hideous.

[jyoung55]

Another strike out.

 

Maybe he does actually care about 3K

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

valentine down swinging. 3 more.

[Outshined_One]

I'm going through some sports columns today. Here's one from the Sports Guy's column over on ESPN:

 

An actual e-mail from Vermont reader Devin Q. two weeks ago: "What about a reality-TV show titled 'I struck out Mark Bellhorn'? You gather random, unsuspecting people from the street to see if they can strike out Bellhorn from a major league mound. As a bonus, anyone who strikes him out gets $10,000 and can then attempt to better him in the field as well for added humiliation. The pilot episode would feature a 90-year-old grandmother with two artificial hips whiffing Bellhorn with 40 mph heaters, followed by Jerry Remy showing up Bellhorn in the field."

[Coach C]

Another strike out.

 

Maybe he does actually care about 3K

 

Maybe so.

[JGalt73]

No more 2 out hits!!

[Coach C]

Come on. Enough of the 2 out hits.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

stop putting it right over the plate, maddux.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

whew

[Coach C]

There we go.

 

Come on offense. You're gonna have to score eventually.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Aurilia homered to left field

Pena struck out swinging

Valentin struck out swinging

Milton singled to right field

Freel singled to center field, Milton to second

Lopez grounded out to second, 4-3

 

1 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs: Cincinnati: Aurilia (10)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Maddux     2.0  5  1  1  0  3  1  32 

[gflore34]

Dunn, Griffey and even Kearns hitting HR's is one thing but, when someone like Aurilia hits HR's its very frustrating. Aurilia at the tail end of his career and effectiveness has what? At least two HR's and 5+ RBI's this series? What a joke!

[Omar]

C'mon Hairston!

[TruffleShuffle]

Maddux looks like he's trying to surpass the 4000 hits allowed barrier in this game... only 19 more to go!!!

[Omar]

Hairston bunts out. 1 down.

[Outshined_One]

Fool me once, shame on you...