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Jacque Jones vs de la rosa foul 0-1 offspeed high 1-1 Catcher visits mound fouled one off the ankle 1-2 fastball chin high 2-2 swing and a miss away (dropped 3rd strike, tag out) K for Jones 2 out, men on 2nd and 3rd.

De Rosa vs. de la Rosa high chopper to 3B. DeRosa is out at 1B easily, runners advance to 2B and 3B. 1 out.

Theriot vs de la rosa offspeed outside corner 0-1 basehit lined over second base Pie stops at 2nd. Pie at 2B, Theriot at 1B, 0 outs

Pie vs. de la rosa ball 1-0 ball 2-0 ball low 3-0 fastball inside corner 3-1 outside corner 3-2 fouled into the plate 3-2 fastball way high Walk Pie on 1st, no outs, Theriot up.

Yup, obviously.

Very nice play by Theriot at 3B to retire the side.

Dang. Weak broken bat basehit. Unlucky. Lilly almost got out of this inning unscathed.

Attack the post and not the poster, please. :roll:

That's uh... an interesting plate appearance. I guess the umps are feeling creative today? You can do the pbp, smartass.

de la rosa vs blanco ball 1-0 fastball outer half looking 1-1 offspeed pulled foul 1-2 fly out to shallow RF Side retired. 1-0 Cubs after 1 and 1/2.

de la rosa vs cedeno strike 0-1 fastball way up 1-1 inside corner 1-2 curve inside inner half Strike Out for Ronny 2 down, Coats on 2nd.

de la rosa vs. coats ball 1-0 ball low inside 2-0 Coats doubles on fastball inner half to right-center, hitting the warning track then the wall RBI Coats. Man on 2nd, 1 out. 1-0 Cubs

De la Rosa vs. Ward swing and miss 91 mph fastball 0-1 curve 71 mph inside 1-1 fastball inside corner low 1-2 (bull call) ball outside low 2-2 strike called low inside (another bull call) K looking. This ump's zone sucks.

De la Rosa vs. Kinkade ball 1-0 ball 2-0 ball outside 3-0 strike 3-1 check swing foul 2-2 ball check swing outside WALK man on 1st, no outs.

Smooth, but not uber efficient. He's wasted a few pitches trying to get the K, but he's gotten a few groundouts.

For a flyball pitcher, Lilly sure is getting a lot of grounders.

Lilly vs. Brown Curve - huge hack and miss 0-1 Curve outside 1-1 Ball 2-1 Fastball away swing and miss 2-2 Curveball away - groundout to 2B Side retired, no runs scored. 0-0 after 1 inning.

Lilly vs. Sweeney Ball 1-0 Fastball 1-1 Fastball outside 2-1 Fastball outside 3-1 Lined to Cedeno (SS) 2 out, men on 2nd and 3rd.

Sanders doubles down the 3B line. Runners at 2nd and 3rd, 1 out.

Cedeno, wth. You can make that play.

Way to take some pitches, Jacque. That was a horrible pitch to swing at.

I read that Maddux told Marquis (being pretty close friends from what I understand) to pay close attention to what Rothschild has to say, and that he has much respect for Rothschild as well. Again, I really don't pin the blame of the pitching staff woes of the past few years on Larry. I blame Dusty for his perceived overrulings of Larry's opinions/decisions. That's odd because last year I heard rumors that Maddux didn't think highly of Rothschild at all key word - rumors.

I read that Maddux told Marquis (being pretty close friends from what I understand) to pay close attention to what Rothschild has to say, and that he has much respect for Rothschild as well. Again, I really don't pin the blame of the pitching staff woes of the past few years on Larry. I blame Dusty for his perceived overrulings of Larry's opinions/decisions. Running guys out there consistently for 100+ pitches wasn't Larry's idea. That's the manager. That's why I'm reserving judgement :wink: One thing that puzzles me a little though...if Dusty really did override him as much as we all think, I'm surprised he opted to stay here and work with Dusty again instead of going to Detroit. Makes you wonder if Hendry spoke to him and Rothschild knew way before anyone else that Dusty's time was about to come to an end. If I were Rothschild, there's no way I would have come back to be an assistant under him again. Not only that but he shunned a multi-year contract with the Tigers. He stayed b/c of his relationships with current Cubs pitchers. People may not like Larry for whatever reason, but it seems to be the consensus around baseball that he's a damned fine pitching coach. I know theirs been some rumors about Larry not being liked by Cubs pitchers, but they're just that - rumors. Guys like Maddux, Wood, Prior, Hill, Eyre, Howry, and Clement are all on record saying how much they think of Rothschild. When Maddux shows you love, you know you're good to go. I don't know anyone who knows more about throwing the rock as Maddux does.

I read that Maddux told Marquis (being pretty close friends from what I understand) to pay close attention to what Rothschild has to say, and that he has much respect for Rothschild as well. Again, I really don't pin the blame of the pitching staff woes of the past few years on Larry. I blame Dusty for his perceived overrulings of Larry's opinions/decisions. Running guys out there consistently for 100+ pitches wasn't Larry's idea. That's the manager.

Cedeno has shown fine range. It's the routine plays he's struggled with more than anything, and that too can be rectified with regular playing time. Cedeno has shown more pop in his bat. I can't really define the managing style of Tracy in LA, but we know that Dusty preached aggressiveness, which in my opinion, stunted Cedeno's development at the plate. This may be the case with Izturis as well, but the only year he had more than 40 walks was when he was leading off for the Dodgers in 2004. I agree with you about Cedeno. Dusty/Clines really had him struggling. some of that might have been Ronny's work ethic and some of that might have been the coaching philosophy/coaching work ethic. Cedeno is a much better player than he was last season. I think he'd do well under Lou's staff, which seems to stress repetition and hard work. That's all Ronny needs to become consistent. Looking at Izturis's trends, he's improving fairly steadily in terms of plate discipline. http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs.aspx?playerid=656&position=3BSS&page=3&type=full http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs.aspx?playerid=656&position=3BSS&page=5&type=full