We've scored 2 runs our last 2 games. The pitching is about the only thing to get excited about, when your offense is this bad most nights you're not going to win much.

 

Having an NL line up with Beckham, Nix, and pitcher obviously isn't our strong suit.

Prediction: Cubs win 1-0.

Fixed.

f*** this team. Can't score a single runner with bases loaded and no outs.

Seriously, what's the point of having Kotsay on the bench if you're not going to have him hit against one of the toughest righties on the planet?

Lefties hit .116 off of Marmol. Righties actually hit .180 against him.

Do you support my nickname of the Bust Brothers for him and Beckham?

Well I hate nicknames in general and I'm not giving up on Beckham just yet but it's really tough to stay optimistic about Carlos he does nothing well, some things horribly and hasn't shown any signs of improvement, he's definitely in bust territory.

Having an NL line up with Beckham, Nix, and pitcher obviously isn't our strong suit.

The pitcher's spot was our only hit tonight.

If players just stood at the plate against Marmol and didn't move their bats he'd be out of baseball.

Having an NL line up with Beckham, Nix, and pitcher obviously isn't our strong suit.

 

And Jones and Quentin.

I don't know who was more useless there... Lexi or PK....

I don't know who was more useless there... Lexi or PK....

Alexei.

 

And it wasn't really close.

Lefties hit .116 off of Marmol. Righties actually hit .180 against him.

 

Of course...but then you have to consider how some of our guys are against sliders. I wasn't too upset Quentin was left to bat, as he has slider speed bat sometimes. Alexei had no chance against him.

I don't know who was more useless there... Lexi or PK....

 

Alexei didn't even come close to making contact.

Well congrats to Floyd for pitching his ass off. For a 3 hit, 1 run effort you get an L.

Lefties hit .116 off of Marmol. Righties actually hit .180 against him.

For his career there's a near .100 point advantage for lefties in OPS and looking at individual matchups I like Kotsay against Marmol over both Ramirez and Quentin.

BTW northside and others....do you see why we keep saying that the NL sucks at hitting?

All Alexie had to do was put it in play. Konerko's approach was not very patient like usual and Q- pops everything up! I wish AJ was up right there.

 

Kudos to Gavin for pitching one hell of a ballgame! We at least won the series. The Twins seem to be coming back down to earth here. We need to win another 4 in a row before we face Strasburg.

BTW northside and others....do you see why we keep saying that the NL sucks at hitting?

I wish I could come out of this series thinking "at least our pitchers had good outings, maybe they're turning it around".

 

Instead, I'm thinking "well, at least our pitchers can beat NL lineups" and it really doesn't impress me as much.

It's always fun watching our approach in Backe in Game 4.

 

Here is my problem with the 9th.

 

If Ramirez is up there to bunt then why no PH Lillibridge to bunt as Ramirez is as fundamentally as bad a hitter as there is in baseball.

 

It just sucks that chad tracey beat them.

Well at least we didn't get no hit there.. thanks Juan!

If this was AJP's last game, I want to say that his pitch calling this series was absolutely phenomenal.

If players just stood at the plate against Marmol and didn't move their bats he'd be out of baseball.

 

 

Thank you for saying this! I have no idea why hitters don't just take pitches against him.

Here is my problem with the 9th.

 

If Ramirez is up there to bunt then why no PH Lillibridge to bunt as Ramirez is as fundamentally as bad a hitter as there is in baseball.

 

It just sucks that chad tracey beat them.

Lillibridge wasn't a very fundamentally good hitter when we saw him last year either.

If this was AJP's last game, I want to say that his pitch calling this series was absolutely phenomenal.

 

Minus the first pitch fastball to Tracy after Soriano's double.

f*** this team. Can't score a single runner with bases loaded and no outs.

It was 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Alexei K'd then Rios was IBB'd . Konerko had based loaded 1 out .

If this was AJP's last game, I want to say that his pitch calling this series was absolutely phenomenal.

 

 

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