I remember hearing either Steve Stone or Ed Farmer say that you could go to the plate without a bat and most of the time count on him throwing 4 balls before he throws 3 strikes.

The biggest problem is that the ump bails him out as much as anyone I've seen not named Greg Maddux.

The biggest problem is that the ump bails him out as much as anyone I've seen not named Greg Maddux.

 

Yay, you're on the Marmol has a 30 inch plate bandwagon with me! Never seen someone who gets the benefit of the call on the slider as much as he does.

Yay, you're on the Marmol has a 30 inch plate bandwagon with me! Never seen someone who gets the benefit of the call on the slider as much as he does.

 

He really goes to the "Is catching the front corner of the plate, instead of passing over the whole plate" debate for being a strike.

He really goes to the "Is catching the front corner of the plate, instead of passing over the whole plate" debate for being a strike.

 

That's the thing though, it seems he gets credit for when it crosses the plate a strike as well as when it ends up behind the plate as a strike.

Went to the Cubs game on the company dime with all the interns, what a s***ty game to watch. That was truly pathetic by both sides.

He really goes to the "Is catching the front corner of the plate, instead of passing over the whole plate" debate for being a strike.

Uh, that's not a debate

Marmol replaced as Cubs closer. I guess he isnt the best ever.

Welcome back Zambrano.

 

I think Stanton hit that ball 440.

Welcome back Zambrano.

 

I think Stanton hit that ball 440.

 

Cheap oppo shot.

Welcome back Zambrano.

 

I think Stanton hit that ball 440.

His oppo power is magnificent.

Going to watch Doc operate on the Cub tonight. Hope the rainforest weather goes away...

Rodrigo Lopez >>>> Roy Halladay

 

Doc pulled a Zambrano there, drink some fluids man, stay hydrated!

Yeah, wasn't too pleased to see that going down.

Doc looked really bad, just totally off. I was pretty surprised to see his numbers when the temp is 90 degrees and higher, his era goes a full run higher

Maybe Halladay is the opposite of Alexei Ramirez?

 

 

Maybe Halladay is the opposite of Alexei Ramirez?

Dusty Baker said it best...

Watched 9th inning of Cubs game tonight. Holy cow, tons of Phillies fans at Wrigley.

It was like that Monday night too. The redline car I was in after the game was probably 80/20 Phillies fans. Made for a nice environment.

Dempster's thrown 64 pitches and given up 5 ERs in 2 innings. Good day for it, too.

7-0, Keith Moreland has been insistent that the Cubs are coming back any minute now since about the 2nd inning. He's kind of difficult to listen to.

I went to the game today for a company outing. We were on one of the rooftops. I swear, nobody there was actually watching the game. I know nobody cares since the Cubs suck, but seriously, you're at a baseball game, at least take a damn peak.

 

I did enjoy the free food and booze though.

I went to the game today for a company outing. We were on one of the rooftops. I swear, nobody there was actually watching the game. I know nobody cares since the Cubs suck, but seriously, you're at a baseball game, at least take a damn peak.

 

In other news, water is still wet.

 

I went to the game today for a company outing. We were on one of the rooftops. I swear, nobody there was actually watching the game. I know nobody cares since the Cubs suck, but seriously, you're at a baseball game, at least take a damn peak.

 

I did enjoy the free food and booze though.

If I was on the rooftops that's pretty close to what I would be probably. I assume the view isn't that great and with unlimited food and booze well, I would be getting hammered (not at a company event of course).

 

I went last week to a Cubs game and was honestly the only one in the upper deck that could tell what was a good hit and what was just a pop up. I know it's a bit harder to tell up there, but seriously you should be able to read the difference between a shallow pop up and something going close to the warning track.

If I was on the rooftops that's pretty close to what I would be probably. I assume the view isn't that great and with unlimited food and booze well, I would be getting hammered (not at a company event of course).

 

I went last week to a Cubs game and was honestly the only one in the upper deck that could tell what was a good hit and what was just a pop up. I know it's a bit harder to tell up there, but seriously you should be able to read the difference between a shallow pop up and something going close to the warning track.

 

It's easy to tell by just watching how the fielders react.

It's easy to tell by just watching how the fielders react.

 

One of the main reasons that I can no longer stand Hawk. Screaming for an obvious popup to stretch is just annoying. Look at the outfielder camp 15 feet away from the track and you can see it easily.