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QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ May 18, 2005 -> 07:25 PM) i like the lineup they have for today but i think id rather have everett over dye Why?

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ May 18, 2005 -> 07:15 PM) im surprised were starting to hit drese pretty good, usually hes pretty tough, hes a good warmup for the cubs staff Drese has been awful this season. I'm beginning to think last year was a fluke for him.

For some reason, I have more confidence with Uribe up with RISP than anyone else. Even though he's the king of the pop up to 2nd base, I still think he's dangerous in those situations.

I'm happy they walked Everett there. Everyone knows how much he's struggled in that particular situation lately.

Wohoo! Great job Dye.

You wont see AJP walk twice in a game very often.

Please no DP here AJP! This is a situation in which he was real bad last season with the Giants.

Does it seem like we never try a hit-and-run?

Meanwhile, D. Ward botches a grounder, and the Cubs have comeback to take the lead again in the 9th against Mesa.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 18, 2005 -> 06:57 PM) Not even close on Pods Look at Drese's slid-step. He's extremely quick to the plate. Also, Barajas has a very quick release.

Hey Ozzie, Drese has a slide-step. That's now 3 of our last 5 outs made on the bases. That's not Ozzieball.....that's Stupidball.

ENOUGH OZZIE!

QUOTE(ptatc @ May 18, 2005 -> 06:45 PM) Everybody told me I was over reacting when I complained about this in ST. We needed to work on base running then and we still need to work on it. I was mad when Pods got picked off twice last week in one game, but that's a lot more understandable than guys like Everett and AJP getting picked off.

AJP getting picked off looks to have cost us a run. Hopefully, Buehrle can continue to blank the Rangers.

We have got to stop making outs on the bases. There's a difference between being aggressive, and playing dumb baseball.

What a fantastic throw by Uribe!

Terrible inning there by our hitters. Swinging at balls a foot off the plate is not a good recipe for success.

Good job by Buehrle overcoming just a terrible non-called 3rd strike against Tex.

Umpire screws Buehrle on a pitch that clearly got a lot of the plate, and Texas gets two straight hits after it.

I'm honestly convinced that one of the main reasons for Rowand swinging good right now is that he's no longer hitting behind guys like PK, Dye and Everett. Those guys don't have near the quality at-bats that Pods and Iguchi do. Thus, when Rowand gets to the plate, he's able to see more pitches before he hits and is in a better frame of mind.

Any word on lineups? I have a feeling Ozzie won't start Pods today.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ May 17, 2005 -> 04:18 AM) You gotta hand it to the faithful out there. Kong has done nothing but dissappoint in the clutch and yet they give him all they can cheering for him. One of these days he's gonna have to start giving them something to cheer about. Actually, he had a huge 2 RBI single on Friday night that gave us the lead for good. PK has plenty of company in the non-clutch room this year (Everett, Timo, Crede).

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ May 17, 2005 -> 03:19 AM) I called that long ago and everyone jumped down my throat about it. I would say its nice to be vindicated but not when its like this. Nuke....I thought it was you who said that, and I agreed with you. It will continue to get ugly for El Duque pitching at the Cell with warm weather if he doesn't start to get a shread of command.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 17, 2005 -> 03:14 AM) His GIDP was a killer tonight. What pissed me off is Everett's stupid 2 strike swing on that DP. He knew he needed to hit a flyball, but if you look at the replay, he basically just guided the ball right to the SS. That's just not very smart baseball.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ May 17, 2005 -> 03:15 AM) Here's the thing about the pitching -- we KNEW we'd get this out of Hernandez when we signed him. That's why we got him cheap. I still think it was a good signing, don't get me wrong. But he's our 4th or 5th starter, definitely 5th if durability plays into it. I think we just have to endure this. El Duque was hanging by a thread in nearly every start he had this year. It's just a matter of time before his 6 IP, 2 ER games become 5 IP, 5 ER.