UMFan83

Yup, Reds will be a thorn in our side for awhile probably. But then again, so will the Brewers. Unfortunately, our farm is embarrassingly bad right now, so we'll have to keep spending to keep up.

If you look at the recent schedule for the Cubs, the last game the Cubs were really out of and had no chance of winning was on May 7th, when Lieber served up batting practice to the Reds. Since then, a stretch of 23 games, usually 1-2 bad pitches led to a Cubs loss. Obviously we've gotten some breaks in the games we won, but if a few things went differently, we could be on a 23 game winning streak. 5/13 - Cubs have a 3-0 lead, Marquis gives up 4 runs in the 4th, including a Greene 3 run bomb, and the rains started coming down, stifling all offense. Cubs lose 4-3 5/17 - Marmol uncharacteristically gives up a 2 run HR to McLouth in the 9th inning. The Cubs have a rally, scoring a run, and having the tying run on base with 2 outs as Lee gets decent wood on the ball and flys out to the opposite field warning track to end the game. Cubs lose 7-6 5/20 - The Cubs had a 2-0 lead, and Dempster was very good save one inning. In that inning, 1 pitch to Hunter Pence, deposited into the RF stands for a grand slam was the difference as neither team did much from there. Cubs lose 4-2 5/21 - The Cubs shot out to a 3-0 first inning lead, and that was all the offense would do, as Gallagher gave up 4 runs in the 4th, including a 3 run HR to Carlos Lee. Cubs lose 5-3. 5/24 - Soriano picked off 2nd in the 9th for what could have been an insurance run, Wood blows the save in the 9th, Cubs lose in 14, 5-4 5/25 - Soriano drops the game ending pop fly to allow the tying run to score. Cubs lose 6-5 The rest have been W's. Overall the run differential in the 6 losses we've had is 31-23. That's just amazing. Obviously these types of losses happen from time to time to every team, but when those are all the losses you've had in a 23 game stretch, it makes you wonder.

I see Geo as a threat to Geo's ROY chances.

Man if Cedeno can't even get consistent ABs with a 10th player added its criminal.

Ryan Church was the one that got away for me. I really wanted him 2 offseasons ago.

From the admin of their forum Which is why they have a 21 page thread about whether the Cubs are legitimate or not. You know, the thread that you posted the above comment in.

Yeah. 140 max for Soto, I think. I'd really rather him not play in more than 130-135, but we all know that's not going to happen. We need to. Soto is probably tiring a bit from going almost every day. Plus its not like Blanco has been horrible this year. He's hitting .350 or so in a limited sample size.

Soto hitting .219 (18-82) since May 5th

That play scared me for a second until I realized that Soriano plays LF not RF

As awesome as Soriano is, Glenallen Hill has more awesomeness in his pinky finger than Soriano does in his whole body. Uhhhhhhhhh...what? Hill had an awesome homer, but Soriano is actually, y'know, useful. Hey Hill wasn't worthless. .271/.321/.482 lifetime line isn't that shabby. What were his Cubs' numbers? Almost positive they were better than his career numbers as a whole, but I am not sure how I can get those splits. Anyone know?

Yeah so I know the batter has a better shot to do good things when the ball ends up in the strike zone, but you might want to place the ball into that zone a few times Eyre.

Am I crazy? Didn't that land in the back of the bleachers? Whoops! I didn't see it clearly enough I guess.

As awesome as Soriano is, Glenallen Hill has more awesomeness in his pinky finger than Soriano does in his whole body. Uhhhhhhhhh...what? Hill had an awesome homer, but Soriano is actually, y'know, useful. Hey Hill wasn't worthless. .271/.321/.482 lifetime line isn't that shabby.

As awesome as Soriano is, Glenallen Hill has more awesomeness in his pinky finger than Soriano does in his whole body. I'm sure you meant steroids, not awesomeness.

I think thats only the second ball the Cubs have hit onto Waveland this year. Not positive though.

Yay Corpas in!

This bears repeating. Until the bottom of the inning..

Gabe Gross (yes that Gabe Gross) with the walkoff for the Rays in the 10th, Rays take 3 of 4 from the White Sox, 2 of them being on walkoffs.

What a horrible strike call. I'll take it though!

Good thing Marmol is completely unavailable today.

So umm please throw strikes.

The curse of the relief pitcher. Like the offensive lineman or the defensive defenseman, you are only noticed when you don't succeed. Unless you are amazing like Marmol

Seriously, stop ending innings DeRosa. No kidding....Big wind-blown HR aside of course. I just meant that by ending the ending hes the easy choice for a double switch.

Wuertz either looks really good or really bad out there. Today? Really bad so far...

I hate Spilboroghs. He scares me here.