7/28 D'Backs (Halsey) @ Cubs (Williams) 1:20 CT, CSN Chi

[Outshined_One]

I only remember one time the fake to third, throw to first actually worked. Sosa got caught off first.

 

Why am I not surprised?

[mhuber92211]

San Diego has Nevin catching today. That will teach him not to accept the trade.

 

They did that the day after he rejected the deal too

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

I only remember one time the fake to third, throw to first actually worked. Sosa got caught off first.

 

Why am I not surprised?

 

I'd have figured it'd be Alou.

[UMFan83]

Say what you want about our offense, but I'd be pretty pissed if I was a DBacks fan right about now :)

[Blueheart05]

YES!!! We escaped!!!

 

Edit: Did anyone else get pleasure in not allowing Mark and Thom to call a run coming home?

Edited July 28, 2005 by Blueheart05

[Outshined_One]

What a wacky inning.

 

Wow.

[ZZ Thorn]

Whew. Ohman has been money recently. Seemed like Williams pitched pretty well too.

[XZero771679666304]

Sliding into first is the stupidist thing ever.

[JGalt73]

Ok.

 

Diamondbacks offense, vs Cubs Offense. Who wins?

 

Both are equally pathetic.

 

Cubs lead by 22 runs this season. They also have a BA that is .018 above the D-backs and a SLG that is .038 above. The D-Backs have a slight (.002) advantage in OBP. I'd say the Cubs offense is better.

 

You know what I don't get? We are ahead of the White Sox in OBP, SLG, and BA, but they have seriously outscored us. What's up with that?

 

Sorry for this in the middle of a game thread, but... A bit of luck and timely hitting? BP's combined stat of equivalent average accounts for hitting and baserunning and can be converted into equivalent runs. By this metric the Cubs are a better offense (7th in ML), but have scored 23 fewer runs than expected. The Sox have the 2nd worst EQA in the ML, but have scored 23 runs more than they should have with that offense. This is part of the explanation - though execution may play some role!

[Coach C]

Wow. That was way too close.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Clark grounded out to second, 4-3

Green tripled to center field

Cintron walked

Snyder walked, Cintron to second

Ohman in to pitch (8th), Gerut in at lf (9th) for the CUBS

Halsey grounded (bunt) into a FC, 1-2, Green out at home, Cintron to third, Snyder to second

Counsell grounded out to frst, 3-1

 

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

 

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

 

Home runs: Arizona: Tracy (14)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Williams   5.3  7  1  1  4  4  1 120 
Ohman      0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0  09 

[XZero771679666304]

Whew. Ohman has been money recently. Seemed like Williams pitched pretty well too.

Williams didn't have much control out there today, and he maximized what he did have pretty well.

[eburgcub]

Wow.. great to get out of that. Now lets get some runs!!!

[barrettismyidol]

We keep trying to give the game away but the DBacks won't take it!

[Bergy92]

I just got in to see the score....offense horrible today or what?

 

Now why take out Murton? I just don't get it - double switch this early in the game...I guess Murton hasn't done anything today than to once again get a hit.

[ryno-mvp23]

I only remember one time the fake to third, throw to first actually worked. Sosa got caught off first.

 

Why am I not surprised?

 

I'd have figured it'd be Alou.

 

 

seriously....that's funny

[imb]

does anyone know why gerut is in? i mean, seriously, can anyone explain this? did dusty forget that Halsey is a lefty?

 

YOU SHUT UP IDIOT, GERUT IS AWESOME AND WILL PROBABLY GET A DOUBLE

Edited July 28, 2005 by Bunts Lick Butts

[bukie]

We keep trying to give the game away but the DBacks won't take it!

 

Don't you usually have to own something before you give it away? :)

 

The Cubs aren't exactly stating their case for this game in the first place.

[Outshined_One]

About time Gerut got a hit.

[badger1679666666]

Doubleswitch with Gerut in for Murton

 

:roll: :evil:

 

It's a smart move, he double switched for the last guy to hit.

 

What's the eye roll about? I'm one of the biggest dusty critics here, but who would you like him to have switched out?

[mhuber92211]

WTG Jody Gerut! Finaly breaks out of the ofer Cubs!

[XZero771679666304]

Gerut takes some pitches and ropes a double to left. Nice to see.

[Coach C]

Jody with a double!

[Bergy92]

I just got in to see the score....offense horrible today or what?

 

Now why take out Murton? I just don't get it - double switch this early in the game...I guess Murton hasn't done anything today than to once again get a hit.

 

I guess I take that back...I guess that Omen is so valuable that we could not just pinchhit for him...

[bukie]

does anyone know why gerut is in? i mean, seriously, can anyone explain this? did dusty forget that Halsey is a lefty?

 

That double helps the cause, for certain.