8/5 Cubs (Hill) @ Mets (Glavine) 6:10 CT on WGN

[Brian]

Where was ball 2???? (down the middle)

[Sarcastic]

Satan, if you help the Cubs win this game, you can have OldHappyCubFan's soul.

[Blueheart05]

Game going to extras in Philly

 

1-1

[Brian]

I still can't believe we lucked out of facing Pedro this year. Not like it takes a pitcher of his caliber to beat this team anyways.

[Blueheart05]

Even though it wasn't a save opportunity, I like that Dempster was able to wiggle off the hook without them scoring. Edited August 6, 2005 by Blueheart05

[Brian]

WE'RE STILL IN SLAM RANGE BABY

[Blueheart05]

This game would have been a lot more interesting if Glendon could have held them down.

 

Overall, the bullpen looked good.

 

Burnitz looks really bad at the plate...

[USSoccer]

and we roll over quietly.

 

this game was doomed after Reyes' easy out popup dropped behind Walker in the first. They looked completely indifferent.

[NYF]

gotta be an embarrasing sito for Wood. time the 10M, resident 'china doll' gets a dose of humility/ reality...

 

That's one way to think about it but I think he's a gamer. He decided to forgo his ego and pitch out of the 'pen when he could have asked to be shut down.

 

'gamer' my...

 

go get 'em Murton...

 

 

Wood is injury prone but how can you argue that he wants to be hurt or doesnt want to pitch? The guy's heart can't be measured by physical limitations. I'm sure he'd love to make 30+ starts a year.

 

if Wood was a true 'gamer', he'd pitch through real pain. this "twinge in my shoulder/ elbow/ back/" is laughable. it's one thing for a young pitcher to think about his future when the big payday is far off. quite another for K-Woody, when he's being paid far more than he's worth, and will EVER make again.

 

my point is that there is no reason for Wood to keep shutting himself down because of a "twinge". you're being paid to pitch. take the ball, and suck it up son...

 

 

He's had a cortisone shot this year. You don't get that unless you are in extreme pain... That's the problem, I think Kerry has been pitching (quietly) through pain for years. The same can be said this year; When you look back to his last start in Cincy, Rothschild and the trainer were tipped off by his change in velocity (they knew something was wrong) but when they visited him at the mound he didnt want to admit to the problem... He would have at the least, completed the inning but they correctly took him out instead of risking further damage. Even Steve Stone, one of his most ardent critics, says that Kerry is a tough guy who wants to pitch

 

Cortisone is is an anti-inflamatory drug. nothing more, nothing less. the use of Cortisone has less than nothing to do with Wood being a 'Gamer' or 'playing thru pain'...

 

what speaks volumes to this sito is the fact that multiple MRI's have turned up NOTHING wrong with Wood's shoulder. hence the move to the pen, and Hendry's obvious warning by said move...

 

IMHO, of course...

[SwisherSweet]

Just for the record, I don't want Burnitz back next year.

[Brian]

What a joke.

[Brian]

at least Barrett had a good game.

[Blueheart05]

gotta be an embarrasing sito for Wood. time the 10M, resident 'china doll' gets a dose of humility/ reality...

 

That's one way to think about it but I think he's a gamer. He decided to forgo his ego and pitch out of the 'pen when he could have asked to be shut down.

 

'gamer' my...

 

go get 'em Murton...

 

 

Wood is injury prone but how can you argue that he wants to be hurt or doesnt want to pitch? The guy's heart can't be measured by physical limitations. I'm sure he'd love to make 30+ starts a year.

 

if Wood was a true 'gamer', he'd pitch through real pain. this "twinge in my shoulder/ elbow/ back/" is laughable. it's one thing for a young pitcher to think about his future when the big payday is far off. quite another for K-Woody, when he's being paid far more than he's worth, and will EVER make again.

 

my point is that there is no reason for Wood to keep shutting himself down because of a "twinge". you're being paid to pitch. take the ball, and suck it up son...

 

 

He's had a cortisone shot this year. You don't get that unless you are in extreme pain... That's the problem, I think Kerry has been pitching (quietly) through pain for years. The same can be said this year; When you look back to his last start in Cincy, Rothschild and the trainer were tipped off by his change in velocity (they knew something was wrong) but when they visited him at the mound he didnt want to admit to the problem... He would have at the least, completed the inning but they correctly took him out instead of risking further damage. Even Steve Stone, one of his most ardent critics, says that Kerry is a tough guy who wants to pitch

 

Cortisone is is an anti-inflamatory drug. nothing more, nothing less. the use of Cortisone has less than nothing to do with Wood being a 'Gamer' or 'playing thru pain'...

 

what speaks volumes to this sito is the fact that multiple MRI's have turned up NOTHING wrong with Wood's shoulder. hence the move to the pen, and Hendry's obvious warning by said move...

 

IMHO, of course...

 

 

Obviously, you didnt follow the reports, the shot of cortisone was accompanied by a numbing agent to mask the pain. They shut him down in the days immediately following the shot so that it would wear off before his next pitching assignment...He will also have off season surgery. An MRI doesn't reveal every problem but then again, you knew that...

[otis89]

at least Barrett had a good game.

 

Not to mention Wood and Williamson.

[dalgreen]

Million dollar question:

 

How do the Cardinals score 5 runs against John Smoltz with guys like Nunez, Rodriguez, Diaz and Taguchi in the lineup tonight?

[Chris]

The MRI did reveal nothing, that is, if inflammation is nothing.

[USSoccer]

at least Barrett had a good game.

 

Not to mention Wood and Williamson.

 

Aramis played pretty well. 2-4, 1 rbi, 1 run.

[Flames24Rulz]

what Brenly said is 100% right. This team needs to come out and play baseball early because we are playing behind early and often.

 

Did anyone else see the dugout? Everyone looked confused and shocked...this team is definitely going in the wrong direction...

[Blueheart05]

In other news, unless the Phillies rally, the Cubs will be looking up at the Brewers. MIL scored 2 in the top of the 10th :roll:

[SwisherSweet]

Brewers up 3-1! 4th place! Woohoo!

[Brian]

This team needs a complete overall, I don't think many other teams would stick with Dusty & his staff this long.

[erik316wttn]

This team needs a complete overall, I don't think many other teams would stick with Dusty & his staff this long.

 

But this isn't "other teams". This is the Chicago Cubs, laughingstock of baseball for most of the past 97 years or so.

 

If Hendry cannot see the damage that Dusty has done/is doing to this team, I sincerely think he should make an appointment to check for brain damage. Maybe he hurt more than just his knee with that tumble down the stairs he took a while back.

[dalgreen]

and we roll over quietly.

 

this game was doomed after Reyes' easy out popup dropped behind Walker in the first. They looked completely indifferent.

 

I guess I'll call it a lot stronger than you. This game was doomed after Walker let the ball drop behind him. I won't bring up the dumb play with him trying to make an off balance throw to home. But that's fundamentals again. You are taught to go after every ball hard until you hear the outfielder call you off. If you're going to give up on it, then don't go out after it.

[NYF]

the Cubs are willing to eat 18M worth of Sammy money, but can't justify firing the (arguably) worst field manager in the game during the year?

 

Dusty will be fired at the close of the Season. There is no way for this team to go forward otherwise...

[Omar]

Looks like that may be my last start of the year. I was really looking forward to a good streak because Wood, Williamson, and Garciaparra came back. :cry: