Blueheart05

Mabry's AB is key. Speed up that bat.

Here! Here! He's been dominating so far. Bare hit in the back.

JJ doubles. Murton to 3B

Matty walks

Marshall with another 1-2-3 inning

Yeah, he has been impressive. Uh oh, Ronny makes a bobble.

Mabry's bat is slow.

Bare Bare with a single. That's good to see!

Murton Ks

Nice DP! Good jobe Mabes.

Santos throws the ball into RF trying to get Cedeno. Pierre scores.

SAFE

Slappy singles!

that seems pretty stupid. It must be something they do. Guzman threw a side session on Monday 4/24 right after the game and started on that next Wednesday the 26th. Again, They probably won't let him make any more pitches than they would normally allow in a side throw. Then again, he mioght not pitch at all but he did say that he's available in the pen tonight (but they said the same thing about Guzman).

If he pitches tonight, wont he go on 3-day rest? Yeah but maybe he has a regular side session 3 games before his start? I'm sure they won't let him expend too much energy.

Hill was interviewed on the pregame show. He's scheduled to pitch an inning or two tonight in relief (if needed) and to start on Thursday.

Can they pitch? We may need to find out if the rookies don't come through. :wink:

Oh good...glad they didn't waste his time... :P LOL, they were trying to warm him up before asking about his pitching. They did get him to laugh so it worked.

what'd he say? It was brief because he had to got to batting practice. B&B asked him what, if any, adjustments he's made since he struggled last year with the Cubs (because of his hot start in AAA). In response, Hill said he hadn't made any physical adjustments but he has alterted his presence on the mound. He is more confident and feels that the experiences last season will only help him have a positive transition to the MLs this season. They also had some banter about Wrigley Field and how the bad smell is indicative of bodies being buried within...

The Cubs haven't released anything officially, but Rich Hill was just talking (briefly) on The Score so, it's true.

I'm not taking anything personally. It's clear you don't subscribe to the philosophy of objectivity. I'm not crying over your attacks of Z. Nor am I taking them personally. And If that's a personal attack you need get some tougher skin. There was no attack of any kind in that post. Merely my belief that I'm glad to know you don't want to be objective when talking about Z. Yeah, I guess this wasn't personal. It wasn't. Let it go. I didn't see your post.

I'm not taking anything personally. It's clear you don't subscribe to the philosophy of objectivity. I'm not crying over your attacks of Z. Nor am I taking them personally. And If that's a personal attack you need get some tougher skin. There was no attack of any kind in that post. Merely my belief that I'm glad to know you don't want to be objective when talking about Z. Yeah, I guess this wasn't personal. It wasn't. Let it go. I was debating a player's performance and not talking about an individual poster's actions. You're the one who called me out for not being "objective" simply because we had a difference of opinion. "It" was never an issue with me.

I'm not taking anything personally. It's clear you don't subscribe to the philosophy of objectivity. I'm not crying over your attacks of Z. Nor am I taking them personally. And If that's a personal attack you need get some tougher skin. There was no attack of any kind in that post. Merely my belief that I'm glad to know you don't want to be objective when talking about Z. Yeah, I guess this wasn't personal.

After seeing his stats after today's performance, as a whole he hasn't been good. You're right. But I still take issue with your statement that he hasn't done anything all year to deserve praise. Because he has. So has Glendon Rusch. He pitched well in Pittsburgh and he pitched well for almost 5 innings in STL. Overall, both have not pitched well... Oh yeah, I wasn't exaggerating. If you look back at every game Zambrano has pitched this year, he has melted down (for lack of a better phrase) in at least one inning. Granted, a couple of times he was able to get out of trouble with minimal damage but giving up home runs and then walking the next two batters, arguing with himself or others, and having no general control does not equal a good year thus far. You really don't like Zambrano, do you? That's ridiculous. I love Zambrano's game but he hasn't been on it. He's walking too many batters and not getting groundball outs. Why do you have to question whether I like the guy just because I'm not afraid to criticize him? It's like saying you can't like someone and be objective at the same time. Your initial comments were about as FAR from objective as you can get. They were emotional and hyperbolic. Your clarification comments (Z not pitching up to his standards, Z losing control/being inconsistent) are fair and objective. Can't you see this? No, because my comments were obviously in relation to his previous performances. I wouldn't be nearly as upset if I didn't have a high bar for the guy. He's a much better pitcher than he's shown. I guess we'll just disagree on the definition of the words hyperbolic, exaggeration, fair and objective are. I guess we will have to but I will say that his numbers certainly aren't representative of anyone who's pitched well overall. Serena also brought up a good point about Maddux. Few people were defending him last April with his 3 QS and inflated ERA. For some reason, this is different... Nope, you still don't understand. No one minds the above statement. People had issues with the way you phrased your INITIAL criticism, not that there was criticism itself. Thats' fine. This is a messageboard, we're not all here to agree. You are free to describe him in the most glowing or PC terms if you choose (or not). Fair enough. And if you continue using inaccurate hyperbole I will continue to discuss that said hyperbole. What is or isn't accurate is subjective. Duh. Every opinion is subjective. Some are presented with an attempt towards objectivity. Good to know you don't subscribe to that philosophy though. First of all, leave the personal attacks for face to face conversations. Secondly, you and I don't have to agree. I don't know why you are taking it personally but I'm not going to worry about it either.

finally it comes out zambrano sucks cause he doesn't have any wins Whatever, that has nothing to do with it. Wins are a team issue. I'm glad people are happy with Z's overall success this season.