8-2: Cubs (Z!) @ Phillies (Padilla) 6:05 CT, CSN, WGN 720

[badger1679666666]

My lungs do not appreciate Dempster right now.

 

 

Was he really pumped after that strikeout for those with a TV?

 

 

Mitch Dempster. Phew.

[YearofDaCubs]

Dempster has balls of steel. Why is Burnitz stil behind Lee? it should be ARam, especialy now that they are walking Lee a lot. Baker needs to make that move. Good game. Great win!

[XZero771679666304]

It ended with a win, but there is no excuse for Dusty not getting someone up as soon as Dempster walked his second batter. None.

[Chris]

Cubs win, Dusty's still in trouble

[Guancous]

The Cubs stole that win like Watergate. 1-0 in the Lawton era.

[katway]

Wow! I can put the ice cream back in the fridge. No need to drown my Cubby sorrows. Wow!

[abuck1220]

good to see lawton up on the top step of the dugout pumping his fist on the bell k.

 

one of these days dempster is gonna blow a really, really, really big game.

[B]

Anyone up in the pen? Why in Dempster still in there if this is clearly not his day?

 

5 words, in no particular order.

 

Is. Baker. Idiot. Dusty. An.

 

Do you really have to ask that?

[IowaCubsFan]

That was freakin' ridiculous. Perhaps if this team had a productive offense, or a manager that could set a lineup properly, we wouldn't have to sweat out games like this.

[Roast]

Holy crap. I got back just in time to see him walk in that run. Holy crap. That was scary.

[Chris]

I'll get the thread up for tomorrow's game thread in the next hour or so

[Outshined_One]

Z is the player of the game. He was pretty much the reason we won today.

 

Everyone else...well, yeah.

[erik316wttn]

Wow! I can put the ice cream back in the fridge. No need to drown my Cubby sorrows. Wow!

 

Most people use liquor.

[katway]

Anyone up in the pen? Why in Dempster still in there if this is clearly not his day?

 

5 words, in no particular order.

 

Is. Baker. Idiot. Dusty. An.

 

Do you really have to ask that?

 

No. Didn't need to ask... I know the answer, but just needed to confirm this wasn't a nightmare.

[E.J.]

Mets just tied the game against the Brewers in the 7th. There's a man on 2nd with 2 outs. 7-7.

[badger1679666666]

It ended with a win, but there is no excuse for Dusty not getting someone up as soon as Dempster walked his second batter. None.

 

I disagree 100 percent. There almost NO managers that will pull their closer. What kind of message of confidence does that send him? All Closers will blow games, it just happens. You can't have someone ready at the first sign of trouble.

 

I bet that means an enormous amount to Dempster.

 

I can't believe the number of you that would pull your closer who has been lights out pretty much at his first sign of trouble.

 

Dusty is dumb, but not for this reason.

 

Am I the only one who think that?

[lowest]

oh man....wow.

im waiting for the day this team makes it easy for themselves. not sure it'll happen, but i'll wait nonetheless.

 

burny and demp must have been absolutely wetting themselves.

[Blueheart05]

Anyone up in the pen? Why in Dempster still in there if this is clearly not his day?

 

5 words, in no particular order.

 

Is. Baker. Idiot. Dusty. An.

 

Novoa was throwing. Brenley made a good point, we were going to win or lose with Dempster. You dont want to bring the young guy into that mess with no margin for error.

[Coach C]

Washington lost to the Dodgers, 5-4.

Brewers are beating the Mets, 7-6 in the 7th.

Cardinals are beating the Marlins, 3-1 in the 7th.

Arizona beating the Astros, 1-0 in the 2nd.

[E.J.]

Haha. Reyes AVG for the Mets is .280. His OBP is .303. That's awful. :D

[B]

Anyone up in the pen? Why in Dempster still in there if this is clearly not his day?

 

He's your closer. For bettter or worse.

 

 

I'm smoking cigarettes like it's my job right now.

 

I hate smoking, but I am forced to secondhand smoke about 2 packs/day. I ride around with this old dude at work, and he smokes constantly. Doesn't even roll his window down. He just flicks his ashes in the floor of the truck.

[Blueheart05]

It ended with a win, but there is no excuse for Dusty not getting someone up as soon as Dempster walked his second batter. None.

 

I disagree 100 percent. There almost NO managers that will pull their closer. What kind of message of confidence does that send him? All Closers will blow games, it just happens. You can't have someone ready at the first sign of trouble.

 

I bet that means an enormous amount to Dempster.

 

I can't believe the number of you that would pull your closer who has been lights out pretty much at his first sign of trouble.

 

Dusty is dumb, but not for this reason.

 

 

Am I the only one who think that?

 

True! That was Demp's game. Dusty had to let him get out of it.

Edited August 3, 2005 by Blueheart05

[E.J.]

Washington lost to the Dodgers, 5-4.

Brewers are beating the Mets, 7-6 in the 7th.

Cardinals are beating the Marlins, 3-1 in the 7th.

Arizona beating the Astros, 1-0 in the 2nd.

 

Mets just tied up the game. They're going to the top of the 8th tied at 7.

[CubsFanNJ]

A win is a win - and Dempster needs to get experience in every possible situation as a closer. He's now had his Mitch Williams experience. Let's hope it doesn't happen again. But.....Oy!.....it will, we know it will.

[Coach C]

It ended with a win, but there is no excuse for Dusty not getting someone up as soon as Dempster walked his second batter. None.

 

I disagree 100 percent. There almost NO managers that will pull their closer. What kind of message of confidence does that send him? All Closers will blow games, it just happens. You can't have someone ready at the first sign of trouble.

 

I bet that means an enormous amount to Dempster.

 

I can't believe the number of you that would pull your closer who has been lights out pretty much at his first sign of trouble.

 

Dusty is dumb, but not for this reason.

 

Am I the only one who think that?

 

Nope. I agree with you there. Schilling had trouble today aganist the Royals, yet Francona didn't pull him. He let him pitch through it.