8/29 Dodgers (Houlton) vs. Cubs (Williams), 7:05pm CSN, ESPN

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The big "W" stand for:

 

Williams

 

Wellemeyer

 

Wuertz

 

Walk

 

Does that mean Woody is definitely going to pitch today (and walk a few)?

[frostwyrm]

Very good showcase game for Burnie. It's starting to look like we can actually get some value for him now.

[Fred Hornkohl]

The big "W" stand for:

 

Williams

 

Wellemeyer

 

Wuertz

 

Walk

 

Does that mean Woody is definitely going to pitch today (and walk a few)?

 

Wood's had his control problems from time to time too. Who knows ?

[frostwyrm]

The salary of a utility player isn't necessarily an indicator of his real worth to a team. I stand by my belief that Hollandsworth has value and that some team(s) would like to have him.

 

 

No doubt someone would take him if he could be had at a VERY low price. IMO whatever junk we could get for Holla is not worth wasting AB's on him.

Edited August 30, 2005 by frostwyrm

[J.R.]

Fellas, don't let the offseason pass without acquiring an HD set. I've had the monitor for awhile, but only recently got actual HD programming coming in, and tonight's my first look at Wrigley.

 

Dude, even Dusty looks good on this ...

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Burnitz homered to right center field

Garciaparra grounded out to short, 6-3

Hollandsworth struck out swinging

N Perez hit a bunt single to first base

Brazoban in to pitch for Los Angeles

Barrett grounded out to short, 6-3

 

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home run: CUBS: Burnitz (20 & 21), Garciaparra (3), Walker (10)

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fellas, don't let the offseason pass without acquiring an HD set. I've had the monitor for awhile, but only recently got actual HD programming coming in, and tonight's my first look at Wrigley.

 

Dude, even Dusty looks good on this ...

 

No, electronic device could be that good !!! :wink:

[Blueheart05]

TWalk homers

 

8-3

 

I hope Hendry trades him.

 

Agreed but does that mean Hairston is our everyday second baseman next year?

 

I was being sarcastic. It would be a waste of resources for the Cubs to trade him and make another hole on the team. Hairston isn't healthy enough to play everyday.

 

I dont know... Walker has a great bat but his defense (along with Nomar and Aramis) is shaky at best. He also has limited range. If the Cubs have the opportunity to get a more defensive oriented infield (at short and second) then I think they should move in that direction. This team has to improve defensively.

 

Improving IF defense is all well and good, but the offense is easily the biggest weakness of this team. Walker brings more to this team in his offense than he takes away with his defense - trading him away and creating another hole would be counter-intuitive.

 

Only 4 more solo HRs to tie the game, guys!

 

I'm not so certain that Walker's offense has outweighed his lack of defensive prowess especially when you consider he was disabled for part of the season. The Cubs need to strengthen their infield defense; they are near the bottom in DP's and high on the list of errors. All that results in extra outs and extra pitches.

 

Having said that, I agree that the team lacks offense therefore, it behooves Hendry to find a legitimate LF (and possibly a new RF if Burny doesn't return). I'd much rather have a less powerful infield if they are steady defensively.

[Blueheart05]

The salary of a utility player isn't necessarily an indicator of his real worth to a team. I stand by my belief that Hollandsworth has value and that some team(s) would like to have him.

 

 

No doubt someone would take him if he could be had at a VERY low price. IMO whatever junk we could get for Holla is not worth wasting AB's on him.

 

I'm not sure what you mean by wasting AB's. The deadline is in 2 days and the Cubs are only playing for pride at the moment. They better try and get what they can by showcasing as many players as possible...

[Derwood]

Since there is little good to come from this season, I am now rooting for individual players and unsual box scores.

 

My dream tonight is to lose 8-7 while hitting 7 solo homers.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Since there is little good to come from this season, I am now rooting for individual players and unsual box scores.

 

My dream tonight is to lose 8-7 while hitting 7 solo homers.

 

Wouldn't it more fun to hit 9 solo homers, just the same ?

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Cruz popped out to shallow left field

Brazoban struck out swinging

A Perez struck out swinging

 

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

 

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

 

Home run: CUBS: Burnitz (20 & 21), Garciaparra (3), Walker (10)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Williams   1.7  5  6  5  3  0  0  45 
Wellemeyer 3.3  3  2  2  3  0  0  54 
Wuertz     2.0  1  0  0  1  4  0  39 

[Derwood]

Since there is little good to come from this season, I am now rooting for individual players and unsual box scores.

 

My dream tonight is to lose 8-7 while hitting 7 solo homers.

 

Wouldn't it more fun to hit 9 solo homers, just the same ?

 

No, because hitting 7 and losing would truly prove that hitting a lot of long balls isn't necessarily the key to winning baseball (as the Reds and Rangers can also attest)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Oh good, Woody is warming up in the pen less than 48 hours before surgery.

[Fred Hornkohl]

No, because hitting 7 and losing would truly prove that hitting a lot of long balls isn't necessarily the key to winning baseball (as the Reds and Rangers can also attest)

 

Yeah.... but are you sure ?? :wink:

[Blueheart05]

Oh good, Woody is warming up in the pen less than 48 hours before surgery.

 

Yeah, Hendry said he'd be available tonight. I'd actually like to see him one last time before he's shut down.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Repko in cf (1st), Valentin from lf to 3b, Werth from cf to lf for Los Angeles

Patterson, pinch hitting for Wuertz, struck out swinging

Hairston popped out (foul) to the catcher

Walker flied out to right field

 

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

 

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

 

Home run: CUBS: Burnitz (20 & 21), Garciaparra (3), Walker (10)

[Derwood]

No, because hitting 7 and losing would truly prove that hitting a lot of long balls isn't necessarily the key to winning baseball (as the Reds and Rangers can also attest)

 

Yeah.... but are you sure ?? :wink:

 

Ha. Well if nothing else it would show how pathetic the team OBP is.

[Flames24Rulz]

Oh good, Woody is warming up in the pen less than 48 hours before surgery.

 

Yeah, Hendry said he'd be available tonight. I'd actually like to see him one last time before he's shut down.

 

one question...why?

[Derwood]

ONLY the Cubs could possibly have this logic: "Our $12 million pitcher needs arthroscopic surgery to clean out his shoulder, and we've deemed it necessary to shut him down for the year in order to get it fixed for next year, but let's just squeeze one more inning out of him before he packs his bags."

[Blueheart05]

Oh good, Woody is warming up in the pen less than 48 hours before surgery.

 

Yeah, Hendry said he'd be available tonight. I'd actually like to see him one last time before he's shut down.

 

one question...why?

 

Because he's been exciting out of the bullpen.

[Blueheart05]

Very efficient 1-2-3 inning for Wood

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Wood in to pitch (6th), Patterson in cf, Hairston from cf to lf for the CUBS

Robles flied out to left field

Kent flied out to right field

Valentin struck out swinging

 

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

 

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

 

Home run: CUBS: Burnitz (20 & 21), Garciaparra (3), Walker (10)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Williams   1.7  5  6  5  3  0  0  45 
Wellemeyer 3.3  3  2  2  3  0  0  54 
Wuertz     2.0  1  0  0  1  4  0  39 
Wood       1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  06 

[Derwood]

C'mon Lee! Let's hit solo shot #5!

[Flames24Rulz]

Oh good, Woody is warming up in the pen less than 48 hours before surgery.

 

Yeah, Hendry said he'd be available tonight. I'd actually like to see him one last time before he's shut down.

 

one question...why?

 

Because he's been exciting out of the bullpen.

 

yes he is, but it just seems very stupid to me why a guy would pitch not even 2 days before he has surgery. He better not be out there for the 9th...