Mizzou

I have no problem with Dome hitting 6th if Soto is hitting 5th. But behind Reed Johnson? Really?

There were runners on first and second with one out. Lou brought Eyre in to face LaRoche. After LaRoche struck out, Lou decided to bring Wuertz in to try to get the next guy out and end the inning. Since he only had Wuertz and Ascanio left, Lou had to use Wuertz for more than 1 inning. Wuertz was due up 3rd the next inning, so the only way to keep Wuertz from batting was to doubleswitch. Blanco was the last guy remaining on the bench, and based on where the Cubs were in the lineup (they had just finished with Ramirez the previous inning) Lee was the only candidate to be replaced. Lou gambled that the Cubs could score before they got all the way back around to Lee's spot. The mistake lies in bringing in Wuertz, not the double switch. If you let Eyre pitch to one more batter, you can then pinch-hit for him the next inning and then bring in Wuertz. Once Lou pulled Eyre, the double switch made sense, but I'd rather gamble that Eyre can get the next batter out then be forced into that decision. I actually thought that the decision to bunt with Blanco was a poor one. He had walked the previous two hitters. Blanco is better against left-handers than right-handers. It was a 1-0 count. I'd let him take a strike (showing bunt) and hope that the pitcher either continues to be wild or attempts to groove one over expecting the bunt attempt. Thanks for the thorough explanation. So basically it was Lou overmanaging, like he's been doing more and more lately. I'm still a fan of his, but he's starting to wear on me.

Wait, Lou double switched Lee out of the game? I wasnt able to watch the end of the game. Why the hell did he do that?

I can't see Lou moving Theriot down as long as he's hitting this well. And what's up with all these old Pirates players, yet no mention of this guy... http://www.baseballcardproject.com/Topps/Stadium-Club/1993/496.jpg

I think your son could go 3/4 against Marquis with two home runs at this point. :lol: Bobby Bonilla just went yard. It was a three run homer. Marquis gave up a double to Sid Bream and a walk to Doug Drabek earlier in the inning. Gotta love a Sid Bream reference. He might've had the worst knees in the history of baseball.

You mean with his head down? What's obnoxious about not staring at your home runs and simply trotting around the bases?

Big Z had 4 hits? Haha, that's so awesome. That's gotta be the first time he's done that in his career.

no...he needs a day off and duke is a lefty Why does he need a day off? He just had one yesterday. And Dome hits lefties just fine anyways. Bruce?

Gallagher sucks, get him back to Iowa.

Sean, you might want to pay attention to the runners. Jesus, that jump was unreal.

There are black people in Alaska, you know. And Gallagher continues the suckage.

What a fat piece of $@%@

Nice going Gallagher. Way to protect that 3 run lead.

Nice to see Edmonds in the bottom of the order if he has to be in it.

Yeah, make a train noise after you win a baseball game. How [expletive] is that?

DeRo looked like crap that at bat. And it's down to Fontenot.

Well, he is hitting .500 against Valverde. In two at bats.

!!! x10 Eh, he's worse than Z, but not by much. But he's our psycho so we love him. Precisely. I don't mind guys with crazy mannerisms and passion. I do mind guys who incessantly whine and complain. Z's obviously animated, but I don't think he's anywhere near Valverde's level.

Wow, way to take a walk Jimmy. Now watch him get picked off.

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There's not a player in baseball that I hate watching more than Jose Valverde. His over the top actions really piss me off.

I run to the store with the Cubs up 2-0. I get back 15 minutes later and we're down 4-2. What the hell happened?

It's not too big of a deal, but why are Edmonds and DeRosa not switched in the batting order?

Interesting fact: the Cubs are currently on pace to set the all time NL single season team walk record. Yes, the Cubs.

Can someone provide a quick scouting report on Ascanio for those of us who don't know much about him? Thanks.