UMFan83

I feel bad too ... for you being a Michigan fan Your mom

I feel bad...Soto really doesn't deserve to make the team.

can't use up your whole bench when it looks like it could go extras Why not? You dont have to worry about the pitcher hitting, and you essentially have all your best guys out there. move Edmonds to center, Kosuke to right, DeRosa to 2nd Soto to catch. You do have to worry about the pitcher hitting. Soto would have had to come in to catch, so the Cubs would have lost the privilege of using the DH for the rest of the game. The pitcher would be slotted into the 8th slot. From what it sounds like, Johnson's bunt had a 30% or better chance of succeeding. Normally, that's not very good odds. But when you need 1 to tie like that and a runner on 3rd (making a single a much better outcome than it normally is), it's better to try it than to continue batting against a tough closer. Actually I would say its close to 50-60%. The bunt was really well timed, but hit a little too hard. Longoria had to make a pretty great barehanded grab/throw, and Aybar had to catch it on a long bounce and hold on with Reed about to run into him in order to make the play.

Are you sure it didn't come down to Floyd hitting a HR, and Reed Johnson getting thrown out at 3B?

Agreed. I believe the Cubs will leave TB with 2 wins. I'll settle for 1 and a .500 road trip. Hmm, you've certainly turned over a new leaf the past couple of weeks. I agree with you 100%. I'm only expecting to win 1 of 3, but I'll take a .500 road trip against the likes of Toronto and Tampa. I wasn't expecting to win this game, so I'm not too upset about it. The Cardinals' loss definitely took the sting out of this one. It always stings a little bit when you accept a loss, only to see a fake rally and see how close your team was to tieing it. But then I realize that we are 19 games over .500 and in first place :)

That 9th inning had so many chances -Soto's hit is a double most games -The second passed ball hit the backstop perfectly -Took an absolutely perfect play to get Reed out

Me too. I don't think I like him too much. Our minor leaguers haven't helped us the way they did last year.

I HATE fake rallys

That was exciting. I'm not even mad he did that.

What the hell would Lou do if they tied?

And he didn't. Hoff should goto AAA. Sorry.

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Wow Hoff is way overmatched.

We are going to rely on Hoffpauir? Over Edmonds? Ugh. I hate Jim Edmonds. HATE Jim Edmonds, but I think he's a much better choice here.

Moral victories

Should have been 3-2 :(

Thats why he came in for D

To the 9th in St. Louis.....2-1 Royals.

Bittersweet moment for you Ping?

Almost never losing for a 5 week period will give you that sort of confidence.

I hate playing teams like this. They remind me of playing Arizona last year...they win with all these plays that piss me off.

HR KC! As if on cue!

The Cubs should bring Marmol in...just because I'm drinking and I want to see him.

Would you trade the Rays pitchers for the Cubs straight up? Z Demp Lilly Marquis Gallagher Wood Marmol Howry Eyre Wuertz Cotts Lieber for Kazmir Garza Shields Sonnenstein Jackson Balfour Howell Hammel Wheeler Percival Whoever else

Cards don't score in the 7th....to the 8th 1-1