8-3: Cubs (Williams) @ Phillies (Tejeda) 6:05 CT, CSN+, 720

[Flames24Rulz]

Hairston just missed putting the Cubs on the scoreboard.

[badger1679666666]

He's walked 39 batters in 58 innings guys. Comeon.

[Jon]

I love how Hairston has decided he's a power hitter.

Which will be the #1 reason he could be out of the starting job soon. Dusty hates his HR cut.

[Flames24Rulz]

DLee's slump continues.

[Outshined_One]

I don't know if it's the guys who draw up the scouting reports, the hitting coaches, or the players themselves...but the Cubs have looked pretty bad at the plate tonight.

[Flames24Rulz]

I love how Hairston has decided he's a power hitter.

Which will be the #1 reason he could be out of the starting job soon. Dusty hates his HR cut.

 

hate to break it to Dusty, but if he thinks Hairston is the problem he's got more problems than i originally thought.

[JoshiQ]

Wow, this is a fast game. I hope the Cubs realize we are getting to the point of must-wins.

[badger1679666666]

I don't know if it's the guys who draw up the scouting reports, the hitting coaches, or the players themselves...but the Cubs have looked pretty bad at the plate tonight.

 

It's the players. They've looked bad for 2 weeks now. This guy has almost as many k's as bb's and look at what he's done to us.

[Buford T Justice]

Our scouts are horrid

[Blueheart05]

Why are you guys still watching? Im telling you just be a good guy and show your girlfriend/wife a good time cause this is only going to make you mad.

 

Not all of us are guys and we're watching because its the Cubs...

 

Sorry about assuming everyone was a guy...but 99% of the board are guys so its not something you should be insulted by.

 

No offense, but how old are you? Are you one of those old time cubs fans who are accustomed to losing?..Winning is everything. No, Im not a bandwagon fan. In fact, I was supposed to be raised a Yankees fan, but I do have the right to bitch and moan when a team if completely incompetent. This team is not fun to watch, not just this game, but in general.

 

What makes you think I'm old now that you know I'm a woman? I get upset up with the Cubs daily but I don't understand having no optimism. This team is 2.5 years removed from 90+ losses now all of a sudden the fans act like every little thing must be right. You can "bitch" all you like on bad plays but lets not live and die on every pitch.

[Outshined_One]

I don't know if it's the guys who draw up the scouting reports, the hitting coaches, or the players themselves...but the Cubs have looked pretty bad at the plate tonight.

 

It's the players. They've looked bad for 2 weeks now. This guy has almost as many k's as bb's and look at what he's done to us.

 

True, but you'd think the scouting reports would at least tell the hitters not to get too aggressive and try to work the counts...as opposed to swinging at the first pitch all the time. Or that the hitting coaches would try to make the hitter's approaches more patient and conducive to patience.

[Jon]

I don't know if it's the guys who draw up the scouting reports, the hitting coaches, or the players themselves...but the Cubs have looked pretty bad at the plate tonight.

I think it was already mentioned, but Dusty talked about the scouting report on Tejeda in the pregame show. It wasn't what the players are doing right now.

 

Should I not even start to hope that Lee gets the day off tomorrow?

[jjgman21]

this is fricken maddening.

 

not only Williams failure to cover, but before the game, I heard Dusty on the pregame with Santo. he talked about how they are facing a guy who is effectively wild. so they have a game plan to be patient and take alot of pitches.

 

so what do we see? we see Lee swing at two balls and K. we see Burnitz swing at two balls and pop up. we see Aram go out of the strikezone and K. we see Walker with a three pitch AB (one very generous called strike) and flyout on a ball. we see Neifi with a two pitch at bat flyout on a pitch over his head.

 

 

Baker blows, but sometimes your team has to execute a game plan, and tonight, it's like they aren't even trying.

 

allow me to iterate that the game plan was to take alot of pitches and work deep counts.

[Buford T Justice]

Here's Dusty's strategy "Swing early and often dude, go get 'em!!"

[chicubs]

 

What makes you think I'm old now that you know I'm a woman? I get upset up with the Cubs daily but I don't understand having no optimism. This team is 2.5 years removed from 90+ losses now all of a sudden the fans act like every little thing must be right. You can "bitch" all you like on bad plays but lets not live and die on every pitch.

 

Someone's being a wee bit sensitive -- wait am I being sexist there? I thought you were old cause I thought I saw you post something in a thread about how you had been a fan ___ so many years and so forth.

 

I CAN BE PESSIMISTIC WHEN THEY HAVENT WON IN 100 YEARS!

 

Yes, Im freakin shouting. I dont like losing whether Im actually involved or not. Thats why I and others have been successful in sports. You may be satisfied with .500. Im not.

[Outshined_One]

Pigeon sighting.

[Brian]

Pigeon sighting.

 

Did anyone else hope that it would attack Neifi?

[Outshined_One]

Pigeon sighting.

 

Did anyone else hope that it would attack Neifi?

 

Am I the only one who remembers an incident involving Jose Canseco and an owl about 10-15 years ago?

[Buford T Justice]

Do we have to try to hit homers with every swing??!!

[Brian]

OMGZ A HIT

[Flames24Rulz]

well theres a good start. Now lets please score this inning.

[Flames24Rulz]

1st and 2nd nobody out. Please dont GIDP Neifi.

[Brian]

What happened!! OH neifi's up.... DP

[Outshined_One]

GIDPerez.

[woodprior04]

I'm actually hoping Neifi strikes out, just to stay out of the DP.