21 Aug
Cub fan game thread: Aug 21, Braves at Cubs
The way I figure it, Cub fans have to know that that sort of thing is going to happen, don’t they? I mean, they’re Cub fans.
The way I figure it, Cub fans have to know that that sort of thing is going to happen, don’t they? I mean, they’re Cub fans.
You know, if only this team had that “Can-Do” Spirit… if only they had that feeling, you know, like the next guy is gonna pick them up. If only they had some kind of bond, some kind of camaraderie, that special something.. some… chutzpah… If only they had some character, then we might start winning games like yesterday’s… Shame, really.
August 21st, 2010 at 8:24 amthis is a pretty early game thread, but i dig it.
August 21st, 2010 at 8:34 amwhat will the lineup against lhp look like? please get heyward out of the 2 hole. my lineup:
August 21st, 2010 at 8:37 amprado
infante
d.lee
diaz
mccann
gonzalez
heyward
melky
you know Bobby isnt moving heyward and the top 4 are set
Infante
August 21st, 2010 at 8:41 amHeyward
Prado
Lee
Bmac
Diaz
AAG
Melky
top 5 are set, IMO
August 21st, 2010 at 8:47 amBatting Lee above McCann is stupid.
August 21st, 2010 at 9:11 amLineup SHOULD be:
Against righthanders
Prado
Heyward
Lee
Mc
A. Gon
Ankiel
Melky
Omar
against lefthanders:
Prado
Diaz
Lee
Mc
A gon
Ankiel (occasionally Melky)
Omar
Heyward (occasionally Melky)
reduces effectiveness of roogies and loogies and gets Heyward’s problems against lefthanders out of the prime OBP spots.
August 21st, 2010 at 9:27 am@6, R-L-R-R-L-R-R-S is not unreasonable against a lefty starter.
August 21st, 2010 at 9:28 amcliff, why would you want Omar’s .365/.390/.465/.855 against RHP batting 8th?
August 21st, 2010 at 9:31 amvs RHP
Infante
Heyward
Prado
Bmac
Lee
Ankiel
AAG
Melky
vs LHP
Infante
August 21st, 2010 at 9:33 amPrado
Lee
Diaz
Bmac
AAG
Heyward
Melky
All I know is that unless this team can figure out LHP soon, we’re not going to have to worry about the lineup for long. This feels like an important day for Lee, yes, even against the cubbies.
August 21st, 2010 at 9:49 amI agree. If Lee doesn’t get his act together today, he’s probably gone.
August 21st, 2010 at 10:26 amYou know, if you’re interested in meaningless races, the battle for third between the Mets and Marlins is turning into a barnburner.
August 21st, 2010 at 10:33 amwill Bobby sit Bmac today?
August 21st, 2010 at 10:40 amI was watching the game yesterday with a cubs fan and when they brought Marmol in, he talked about how Marmol will walk the bases loaded then strike out the side. He was right, minus the bases clearing triple.
He didn’t even stick around for the bottom of the ninth.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:02 amJay Mariotti arrested in LA. For a domestic disturbance, not for being Jay Mariotti, but maybe they’ll add that charge later.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:18 amAny lineup, regardless of who’s at the top, should not have Melky in it. It’s hard to understate just how bad McLouth and Melky have been this year, combined. I’ll try anyway.
According to fangraphs, which takes its (admittedly less stable) UZR ratings into account, Nate McLouth has posted a -1.3 WAR. If he was up right now that would qualify as worst in baseball. Melky Cabrera, with his -.5 WAR, currently sits as second worst in baseball. For the most part, one of these guys has been in the lineup most games this season; it’s not a stretch to say that between them we have fielded an “everyday” player. That “everyday player” has thus cost the team almost two wins, and performed collectively as one of, if not the the worst, players in baseball. Had we fielded even a league average player in lieu of those 628 plate appearances this team would be so much better.
All of which leads me to beg that we keep Diaz/Hinske in LF and Ankiel in CF.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:32 am1. Infante 2B, 2. Heyward RF, 3. Prado 3B, 4. Lee 1B, 5. Diaz LF, 6. Gonzalez SS, 7. Ross C, 8. Ankiel CF, 9. Hanson RHP.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:34 amYou know, I was kind of happy for the Red Sox when they broke their curse but Sox fans have since taught me that was a mistake. I hope the Cubs suck until long after I am dead.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:37 amignoring heyward’s poor production against lhp and continuing to fill out the lineup with him in the #2 spot regardless of handedness is not smart baseball.
even without splits, heyward has been utterly horrible in august with a .558 ops.
heyward is awesome, but giving him a pass to suck it up in the 2 hole because he’s the savior of the franchise doesnt make sense. he’s done well hitting lower and infante and prado have done well hitting higher.
i dont get it. csg, you tell me the lineup is set. i ask why?
August 21st, 2010 at 11:39 amThe weird thing is White Sox fans. Cubs fans were famous for all the curse crap, and still are, while White Sox fans are harder to find than Clippers or Islanders fans. (I haven’t seen a single hot chick wearing a pink White Sox cap.) Even after they won the World Series, as far as I can tell, White Sox fans aren’t particularly insufferable, or numerous.
I totally agree with billy-jay — Cubs fans are pretty much a mortal lock to go Sox Nation on us. But isn’t it weird that the White Sox, who have been miserable for just as long, didn’t really change at all?
August 21st, 2010 at 11:42 am#20 – because its Bobby. Same reason why Chipper wasnt moved from the 3 hole when he was hitting .210 and slg less than his OBP. He’s old school and gets stuck in his ways
I dont disagree with you at all, in fact, Id like to see Heyward hitting 6th again.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:47 amI’d just like to see the team’s three best hitters (Prado, McCann, Lee) hitting somewhere in the first 4 spots, don’t really care in what order.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:49 amPeter, over the rest of the season, how much better of a performance do you expect from Derrek Lee than from Omar Infante?
August 21st, 2010 at 11:57 amre: Cubs fans
Cubs fans are idiots
August 21st, 2010 at 11:59 amI have a friend who is a White Sox fan. I’ve never even seen or heard of another.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:05 pm26
Obama
though he can’t name any of the players on the team and he isn’t a friend of yours
August 21st, 2010 at 12:06 pmI can’t reply to #27 without violating the rules. So, um, next?
August 21st, 2010 at 12:08 pm24,
August 21st, 2010 at 12:11 pmAnywhere from a little bit to a lot depending on how much the bulging disc bothers him.
Let’s take Derrek Lee to a faith healer.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:18 pmOzzie isn’t even a fan of ChiSox…
and back to Cubs fans…Bill Murray is a fan. He gets a pass for awesomeness.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:20 pmBill Murray is cool. I still hope the Cubs suck until the Earth melts.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:25 pmThere are some Chisox fans in Birmingham because the Barons are one of their farm teams. But probably fewer than Cubs fans. I’d guess sixth, after Braves-Yankees-Cubs-Dodgers-Cards.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:28 pmI know a guy from South Korea who’s a die-hard White Sox fan. Came over for college at Illinois, and the Sox were better at the time, so he picked them over the Cubs.
I really like Derrek Lee. Still not sure he’s much of an upgrade, but I like having him to cheer for.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:43 pmFriend of mine is a ChiSox fan. About six years ago, his kids were bugging him to buy a boat.
He told them he’d buy a boat when the White Sox won the World Series.
Kid’s a helluva skier by now.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:57 pmBack to worrying about next year:
How many HRs can we legitimately expect from Freeman? From Heyward?
Looking at our projected lineup, it looks like AGon and Diaz are our power bats.
Can we win with singles, doubles and walks? WIth our pitching, maybe.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:01 pmI’m not worried about next year until we’re done. And that doesn’t seem to be anytime soon.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:04 pm@36, I think that McCann fella hits the occasional dinger
August 21st, 2010 at 1:08 pmback in the days of bo jackson and frank thomas, i was a closet white sox fan.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:12 pmI miss Frank Thomas.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:15 pmIn the early ’90s, everyone was a White Sox fan.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:16 pmI was a Black Jack fan. He was almost as badass as Venters.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:18 pmOne of the reasons you have Heyward in the 2-spot is because he’s the fastest guy on the team. When he’s on base and Troy Glaus and Brian McCann or Alex Gonzalez are at the plate, he gives you better options for avoiding the doubleplay. He is also your best bet to score from 1B on a double.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:20 pmMcDowell, Big Frank, Ventura, Bo, Ozzie. The White Sox were the shizznit in the early 90s.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:21 pm44
August 21st, 2010 at 1:24 pmdon’t forget Lance Johnson. that MFer had wheels!
Any lineup, regardless of who’s at the top, should not have Melky in it.
This of course is the problem with having a terrible April is that it drags down your numbers for the year and means folks who aren’t paying attention will never update their talking points.
Hinske on the other hand got off to a hot start, hasn’t really hit since May but no one has really noticed so he gets a pass.
I enjoy our ‘all arm’ outfield of Melk-Ankiel-Heyward. We should see a lot of it against RHP.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:29 pmI have noticed, Robert.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:29 pmHinske gets a pass because of the gigantic tattoo.
That’s my take, anyway. YMMV.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:31 pmI hate Hinske because he’s got a weight problem and doesn’t even act like he’s ashamed of it.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:39 pmI am thoroughly impressed with Lance Johnson’s wiki..
August 21st, 2010 at 1:43 pmLed league five times in triples. Golly!
@49:
I can’t imagine how you feel about Melky.
August 21st, 2010 at 1:53 pmVery nice.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:08 pm@52:
Yeah, that’s really cool.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:15 pmHow about the fact that Melky playes the outfield like a little leaguer. I don’t mean one of these all-star little league teams you see on TV, I am talking the kid you put in right and hope nobody hits the ball that way.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:17 pm54- There’s also the fact that he ACTS like the kid who plays in Little League only because the rules say everyone has to.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:18 pmsomething I learned in little league is that no matter where you stick that kid who can’t catch for s***, the ball always seems to find him in the bottom of the 6th and … ball game.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:21 pmPizza didn’t taste as good after the game when you’re sitting next to the little jerk who blew it.
In other news, we actually won last night. Just sayin’.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:24 pmJavy Vazquez was throwing an 88 MPH fastball today.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:24 pmI would argue that all of the comments on Melky’s defense mentioned above apply to Hinske.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:26 pmI saw some clown arguing earlier that Vazquez’s shitty season was because he went back to the AL. I’m not denying that going from the NL to the AL is tougher for pitchers, but his dead arm was completely ignored. I wanted to crawl through my phone and punch him.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:27 pmVazquez looked absolutely lost, both on the mound and in the dugout afterwards.
Tip of the cap to you, Mr. Wren.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:27 pmNobody’s putting Hinske in center. Or bringing him in as a defensive replacement.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:28 pm58- Vazquez gave up eight hits and four runs before being pulled after the first batter of the fourth inning. Only question is where and how serious the injury is.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:28 pm@59:
Except Hinske also plays 1B. You don’t have to move much for that.
Also: awesome tattoo. What’s Melky got?
(I’m not entirely sure that I want to know)
August 21st, 2010 at 2:28 pmSpeaking of Javy Vazquez…
You gotta see this HR Russell Branyan hit off him today. Supposedly, it’s the longest one so far in the new Yankee Stadium. Top deck in RF. A blast.
In the following video, the ball goes out of the camera’s range, but you can still see how hard he hit it.
http://tinyurl.com/2f9vwev
August 21st, 2010 at 2:34 pmJavy has thrown a total of 10 1/3 IP over his last 3 starts (including today), giving up 21 hits (5 HR), 7 BB and 12 ER. Ouch.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:35 pmMelky actually runs a lot like Jeffy did/does — he looks like he’s running hard, but if you could take a long view you could see he’s not covering much ground.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:35 pmRecap may or may not be delayed. It’ll be up some time tonight.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:37 pm@62 That is true. Maybe Bobby is still fooled by the name “Melky”. He sounds like he should be a scrappy, speedy little guy, not a bowling ball with a chin strap.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:37 pmAlso, he physically resembles Andruw, and that might fool Bobby, too.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:43 pmububba,
That clip makes me sad. I still like Javy. I do like seeing the Yankees fail, though.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:44 pmLOL -> player to be named later
August 21st, 2010 at 3:01 pm88 is fast for Vasquez, he was 85-86 his last two starts
August 21st, 2010 at 3:09 pmMy XM doesn’t seem to want to work for some reason today, does anybody have a radio link for us non-Atlantans ?
August 21st, 2010 at 3:15 pmOn a related note, does anyone have any idea where there’s a stream of the Fox broadcast? I’m blacked out on MLB.tv.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:15 pmCome on DLee!
August 21st, 2010 at 3:18 pmso, are cubs fans pulling for the braves in the postseason? if so, that’s HUGE!
August 21st, 2010 at 3:18 pmLee’s HitZone box on gamecast is entirely shaded in red
August 21st, 2010 at 3:19 pmMoronCarver on DLee: “He reeks of class.” Shut up.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:19 pmdang, thought Lee had that one
August 21st, 2010 at 3:19 pmi pulled a chip there. i thought that was gone off the bat.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:19 pmSWING AND A DRIVE! BELTED LEFT!….and Colvin tracks it down.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:20 pmWay to be prepared for your job, McCarver. So far we’ve had “Martin” (pronounced in traditional English) Prado and Matt “Dee-az.”
August 21st, 2010 at 3:22 pmThat ball looked really good off of Lee’s bat. I thought it was five rows deep at least.
EDIT: I muted the TV after the “reeks of class” comment.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:23 pmdoes mccarver even try to pronouce people’s names correct? such a dick.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:24 pmhow in the world is that ruled a double?
August 21st, 2010 at 3:25 pmMoronCarver is far too important to bother with these peons’ names.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:25 pmIt always kinda annoys me whenever Jon Miller overdoes it with the pronunciation. But pretty much anything McCarver does is guaranteed to annoy me.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:25 pmFor those missing a radio link,
mms://70.155.124.242:8080
has the game today.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:26 pmMcCarver just pronounced the word ‘featuring’ as ‘feeching.’
August 21st, 2010 at 3:27 pmTommy looks like the guy from Modern Family with that beard.
AAR – I don’t like McCarver, but Jon Miller’s over-enunciation obsession drives me insane.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:28 pmIs that a recurring link, or does it change on a game by game basis
August 21st, 2010 at 3:28 pmGoddam this fucking defense so much. He was out at home, and out at second.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pmLITTLE LEAGUERS!
August 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pmfail!
August 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pmCue the Benny Hill theme.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pmThere’s a reason we used to call them “Prados.”
August 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pm“Excellent baserunning by Aramis” ? Are you kidding Tim? Prado had him dead to rights at 2nd with a competent throw.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pmspike, NO chance he was out at home
August 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pmLOL
August 21st, 2010 at 3:31 pmTomas, major major props. I appreciate the link very much.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:31 pmAnd Derrek Lee is doing his best to fit in.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:31 pmthat really should be the 3rd error this inning
August 21st, 2010 at 3:31 pmHey guys, we’re just following the script. Fall behind a run or two early, then come back in the last at bat.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:32 pmI hope FOX is at least fulfilling a diversity requirement by letting McCarver ruin baseball.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:32 pmEnjoy the gifts, Cubbies.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:32 pmBraves Infielders=Keystone Cops. Wow, what atrocious fielding.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:33 pmhow does Tommy get charged with 2 ER there?
Diaz booted one, Prado threw one in the OF, and Infante threw one wide of 1st
August 21st, 2010 at 3:33 pmIf Diaz comes up with that ball in LF, they may not score this inning.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:33 pmThat’s unofficial. Probably one will be changed to “unearned”, though really both should.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:35 pmBoth of the Cubs’ runs can be traced to Diaz’s fumbling in LF. If Fukudome is held to a single, Aramis’ single sends him to 2nd and he very likely can’t score on Tyler Colvin’s infield single. I guess those are the breaks sometimes…
August 21st, 2010 at 3:35 pmLooks like Hanson just doesn’t know how to win. (by win I mean get his team to play defense)
August 21st, 2010 at 3:35 pmFord Key to the Game: Braves- Keep Pretending You’re At Home.
This reminds me of Andy Van Slyke’s quote, “On the road, when you go downstairs for coffee in your underwear, they throw you out of the kitchen.”
August 21st, 2010 at 3:36 pm!!! A walk in the first half of the game!
August 21st, 2010 at 3:36 pm“Looks like Hanson just doesn’t know how to win. (by win I mean get his team to play defense)”
Or hit.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:37 pmWagner: “Until I don’t show up next year, nobody’s going to believe me. Brett Favre’s f—–ed it up for everybody.”
August 21st, 2010 at 3:38 pmYou know what this game needs? Deion.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:38 pm116- Where’d you see that quote? I like it.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:39 pmWagner says he’s no Favre — he’s retiring. Period. | Atlanta Braves.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:40 pmhe doesnt hold back at all, I like that about him…
“Me and my family have made plans for retirement,” he said. “I don’t need it anymore. I’m tired of the expectations, tired of the criticism, tired of people who never played trying to tell me how to play.
“And I enjoy my family, unlike [some others]. So I want to be there for them. I want to get to see them play ball, and be a dad.”
“I didn’t come into this season just to play it,” Wagner it. “I’ve played at a high level for my whole career, and I expect it. I don’t expect to suck. Even if I decided to play next year, I’m still not going to say, gee, it’s alright if a suck. I couldn’t live with that.”
August 21st, 2010 at 3:43 pmChip Carey and Tim McCarver: “If you don’t get to [Tommy Hanson] in the first inning, you don’t get to him at all.”
Hanson ERA by inning:
1st: 2.16
2nd: 8.03
3rd: 2.62
4th: 3.86
5th: 4.15
I’m so glad these guys take so much pride in their jobs.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:46 pmwait, are both Chip and McCarver covering this game? How has all television as we know it not imploded and ceased to exist?
August 21st, 2010 at 3:49 pmUm, so who wanted to get Heyward out of the 2 spot against the lefty?
August 21st, 2010 at 3:54 pmNo, sorry. McCarver quoted Chip. And yes, my head almost exploded.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:57 pm*sigh* new faces, same results.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:58 pmDamnit Tommy… walking Castro to start the inning is a very poor idea.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:03 pmfukudome started the inning and grounded out, but walking two to get to Aramis is a horrible idea.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:06 pmAnd a second walk in front of Ramirez is an even worse one.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:06 pmDammit Tommy.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:06 pmcan we trade derrek lee for aramis?
August 21st, 2010 at 4:08 pmWell, I stand by my “walk are bad” position regardless.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:08 pmI think the Cyborg’s gonna want this one erased from his bubble memory.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:10 pmThey haven’t hit a ball hard, yet, I don’t think, but this is the price you pay for walks and bad defense.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:10 pmSoooo…. basically nothing has gone right so far.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:10 pmthis is awful, might as well go cut grass
August 21st, 2010 at 4:13 pmI was hoping for a good showing today, after the debacle at the dealership today. Ugh. Two Towers on DVD, here I come!
August 21st, 2010 at 4:15 pmGo Nats.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:16 pmafter watching Diaz loaf there again, Im done
August 21st, 2010 at 4:18 pmtime to go buy some camouflage pants for the first time in my life.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:24 pmSSS, but this Lee thing is troubling.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:46 pmGood lord. It’s like they are trying to screw stuff up now.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:53 pmThe Braves are now “credited” with two errors where they really should have four or five.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:58 pmTim McCarver getting the Braves franchise names wrong. 1898 was the beaneaters, doofus.
Nice hit Alex.
/And now McCarver corrects himself.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:03 pmDiory of an AAAA hitter, so to speak.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:09 pmspike, that made me laugh. Perfect name for a book.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:37 pmWill the Cubs give another game away? And if so, will the Braves be willing to accept it?
August 21st, 2010 at 5:43 pmYou know who I trust with the bases loaded? Melky Cabrera.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:45 pmJust turned on the game for the Aramis Ramirez single off O’Flaherty. Was Hanson’s command bad today?
August 21st, 2010 at 5:45 pmresilient? or silent?
August 21st, 2010 at 5:45 pmMelky really takes some terrible swings at some terrible pitches.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:47 pmThanks a bunch for proving me right, Melky.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:47 pmWell, no DP, so better than we expected from the Melkiest Man in the World.
Now it’s the Folk Hero’s time to shine!
August 21st, 2010 at 5:47 pmi just can’t like melky…i’m sorry. i know its reactionary, but i cant help it.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:47 pmThat 3-0 pitch was not a strike.
Edit: Fine with me, though!
August 21st, 2010 at 5:49 pmHe is unbelievable.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:49 pmFOLK HERO!
August 21st, 2010 at 5:50 pmBROOKS!!
August 21st, 2010 at 5:50 pmWow. Brooks is incredible.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:50 pmIntentionally walking Omar to get to Jason Heyward…
C’mon, rook.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:50 pmwalking infante to get to heyward. time to shine again j-hey!
August 21st, 2010 at 5:50 pmIBB to get to Heyward. This strikes me as… unwise.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:51 pmFolk Hero is unbelievable.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:51 pmI think I’ll get my guitar and write a Brooks Conrad folk song and put it on youtube.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:52 pmBrooks Conrad: great Atlanta Brave, or greatest Atlanta Brave?
August 21st, 2010 at 5:52 pmcan someone please tell me when the last time jason swung at a first pitch.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:52 pmBases loaded for Marrrrrteeeeen!
August 21st, 2010 at 5:53 pmLOL Heyward didn’t try to get out of the way
August 21st, 2010 at 5:53 pmHanson’s command was a little off, but not horrible. He got to nibbling and that killed him in the inning where he walked the first two guys.
They got some dunkers and the defense has been embarrassing.
Jeez, are we gonna win this game, too?
August 21st, 2010 at 5:54 pmGood acting job by Jason.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:54 pmHeyward didn’t try to get out of the way, but he was considering swinging, so that’s not all that surprising.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:54 pmAw shoot.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:55 pmI sure wish Martin had been looking for that first-pitch curve.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:55 pmDAMMIT, PRADO
August 21st, 2010 at 5:57 pmDAMMIT, PRADO
August 21st, 2010 at 5:57 pmHey, uh… was Kyle Farnsworth actually good today?
August 21st, 2010 at 5:58 pmAlex, he was pitching in a seemingly meaningless four run ballgame at the time. Of course he pitched a perfect inning.
August 21st, 2010 at 5:59 pmBrooks with runners in scoring position this year (counting today): 361/ 465/ 667. All three of those averages would lead the National League by at least 40 points.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:00 pmI wonder how much of Jonny Venters’ awesomeness is Wagner’s doing.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:02 pmSo, does Marmol come in again?
August 21st, 2010 at 6:02 pmWith the bases loaded this year, Brooks Conrad is 4-9, with a single, a double, two homers, and 11 RBI.
Like I said, I’m nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:02 pmDerrek Lee reaches for the first time as a Brave. Woo hoo.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:05 pmDon’t swing, Hinske!
August 21st, 2010 at 6:06 pmThat’s his second walk tonight, Brian.
Manny’s return could complicate Dodgers’ roster: Torre literally admits that they don’t want to call up Manny because they don’t want to take anyone off the roster. Get it done, Wren!
August 21st, 2010 at 6:06 pmThink he walked in his last AB.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:06 pmDon’t swing, AAG!
August 21st, 2010 at 6:07 pmThis guy hasn’t thrown a strike yet.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:07 pmOops.
How dare Marmol throw strikes to AAG!
August 21st, 2010 at 6:09 pmDamn.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:11 pmCan’t win them all, I guess.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:11 pmThis is all Brooks’ fault. He should have hit a grand slam.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:12 pmStrasburg against Kendrick in the Phillies game. Go Strasburg!
August 21st, 2010 at 6:12 pmStill not sure why Wren hasn’t gotten someone more useful than McCann. He sucks!
August 21st, 2010 at 6:13 pmMarmol now has 105 Ks in 57.2 innings. That’s good for a K/9 of 16.4.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:18 pmMelky getting back in the doghouse
August 21st, 2010 at 6:18 pmKendrick walks in a run in the top of the 1st. He seems to be getting squeezed. Fine by me.
And I-Rod singles in two more.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:21 pmWell….. uh… Go nats
Edit: Kendrick’s given up 3 in the top of the first.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:21 pmIvan Rodriguez with an RBI single, 3-0 Nats.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:22 pmNatinals up 3-0 still in the first inning.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:22 pmRecapped. Someone whack Aramis Ramirez for me.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:24 pmAce Chutley with a terrific diving stop, throws out Willie Harris at first, so the Nats only get 3 runs.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:25 pm