8/14 StL Cardinals (Morris) @ Cubs (Prior) 7:05 ESPN

[CubsHawks25]

Nomar-CPatt-Hank White due up.... sounds like at least 1!

[CubfaninCA]

Too bad Morris didn't sprain his ankle so bad he was done for the year after coming down with that WEAK bouncer from Burnitz......

 

 

GO GET GRIFFEY!!!!!! (Lawton/Murton in LF, KG in CF and Corey in RF)

 

I like the idea of Lawton, Griffey and Corey. Put a fork in Burnitz.

 

I like it too... Maybe if we can pull off a miracle and sweep the 'Stros, Hendry will make a big move like that....

 

Why do I always get my hopes up???

 

I'm liking how that series shapes up. Rodriguez v. Rusch. Hopefully Wood gets in there. Maddux v. Petitte and Z v. Oswalt. Thankfully we skip Clemens. :D

[Omar]

Blanco singles.

[CubfaninCA]

Prior w/ 69 pitches in 4 innings. Cmon at least make 7 innings against this scrub lineup Prior! Pitch like the ace you were billed to be. Save Kerry for tomorrow.

[CubsHawks25]

Nomar-CPatt-Hank White due up.... sounds like at least 1!

 

............ the next time around, I meant. :oops:

 

 

They did get at least 1 hit though! :P

[Omar]

Prior grounds out.

[CubsHawks25]

Is Mark even trying up there? I KNOW he's better with the bat than he's shown his 1st two times AB.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Garciaparra popped out to first base

Patterson grounded out to first, unassisted

Blanco singled to left field

Prior grounded into a FC, 5-4, Blanco out at second

 

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

 

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
St. Louis  0 1 0 0              1 4 0 
CUBS       0 2 0 0              2 6 0 

 

Home runs: St. Louis: Mahoney (1), CUBS: Patterson (12)

[Omar]

Is Mark even trying up there? I KNOW he's better with the bat than he's shown his 1st two times AB.

 

He's a pitcher. Your expectations shouldn't be too high unless Dontrelle Willis or Jason Marquis are batting.

[CubsHawks25]

If Mahoney ends up with a extra-base hit after that pop foul dropped..... grrrr.

[CubsHawks25]

That was strike 3. :roll:

[Fred Hornkohl]

Is Mark even trying up there? I KNOW he's better with the bat than he's shown his 1st two times AB.

 

He's just in a slump right now. :wink:

 

04/04 - 08/13      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Prior              31    5    7    1    0    0    8    1    2   11  0.226  0.273  0.258  0.531

[Outshined_One]

Wow, Morgan actually had a decent diatribe on the Cubs and their starters. I'm semi-impressed.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Wow, Morgan actually had a decent diatribe on the Cubs and their starters. I'm semi-impressed.

 

I'm not. He started with the "Cubs need to change their approach" and then proceeded to neither say what was wrong or what needs to be done.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wow, Morgan actually had a decent diatribe on the Cubs and their starters. I'm semi-impressed.

 

If you saw my big truck.... you'd be semi-impressed. :wink:

[Omar]

Mark down 3-1, and comes back to strike Morris out.

[CubsHawks25]

Walked Eckstein.

 

That's despicable.

[cjbucks]

Jody Davis singing the stretch tonight. Wonder if anyone will sing Jody......Jody Davis!!

[lowest]

my GOD eckstein is annoying.

[Outshined_One]

I now fully understand why my friend who's a fan of the Texas Rangers was cackling after the Cardinals acquired Eckstein.

[Coach C]

Hit and run foiled.

[CubsHawks25]

Walker's the man on D tonight.

 

A couple ATIM balls and a nice leap to end Mark's dangerous 1st.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Mahoney flied out to right field

Morris struck out

Eckstein walked

Rodriguez lined out to second base

 

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

 

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
St. Louis  0 1 0 0 0            1 4 0 
CUBS       0 2 0 0              2 6 0 

 

Home runs: St. Louis: Mahoney (1), CUBS: Patterson (12)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Prior      5.0  4  1  1  3  5  1  93 

[Outshined_One]

Is it me or has TLR had a chemical peal recently?

 

...what? :P

[Omar]

Lawton homers! First homer as a Cub! WOO!!!