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1 run in 18 innings, Reds take the series
Well once again the Cubs looked like crap as they fell to the Reds 7-1. The Cubs managed to leave 16 runners on base, which is awful. So 16 runners on base and just earning one run…theres a playoff team. They proved that they are undeserving of winning the division this year.
One of the reasons the Cubs lost yesterday was because of outfielder Micah Hoffpauir. Because of him the Reds scored three runs. Two runs came off an error and another one came off of a catch he should have made.
Hoffpauir, Aramis Ramirez, and Geovany Soto all sucked. Ten of the 16 runners came from them. In one inning the Cubs had a runner on second and all three freakin popped out in the infield!
Oh by the way, there’s a reason why Hoffpauir is almost 30 years old. He’s a freakin career minor leaguer. You don’t belong in the big leagues old man. Congrats Micah, you just made my sh*t list along with Neil Cotts and Derrek Lee
I don’t even know the reason the Cubs called up Jeff Samardija, he came in yesterdays game and got shelled giving up 4 hits and 2 runs in the ninth.
Looking towards to tonight’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals I’m looking for Hoffpauir to ride the bench, hopefully for the rest of the season until Milton Bradley is healthy enough to start.
I’m looking for Kosuke Fukodome to start in Right Field and Reed Johnson to get the start in Center.
Cotts Watch: Day Three
Gave up a homerun in the eighth inning to Reds First Basemen Joey Votto.
Still on the Cubs payroll.
Reds pitch a shutout
Short and sweet before I head to the ballgame today.
Pathetic, horrible, sad, and dismal are just some words to describe the Chicago Cubs offense last night. 14 runners were left on base! How do you manage to do that?!?! Let alone to the Cincinnati Reds, Jesus. The Reds shut the Cubs out 3-0.
Chicago left their Starting Pitcher Ted Lilly down last night; he pitched a gem only giving up one run.
It’s obvious that Milton Bradley shouldn’t have been in the starting lineup going 0-4 with three strikeouts. WTF, is this the balance in the lineup that the Cubs organization promised us? Not to mention him gimping around Right Field throughout the night. There were at least two outs he should have made, and didn’t manage to do so. It’s because he can’t freakin run!
LOU BRADLEY IS HURT, PUT IN HOFFPAUIR TODAY.
Oh, I’ll make sure Lou hears me before the game starts, luckily I sit close enough. By the way Neil Cotts will hear me before the game too. Same goes for Bradley.
Oh, Bradley is 1-23 on the season.
God the Cubs suck.
Cotts Watch: Day two
He’s still on the payroll
Cotts Watch: Samardzija called up
Well I was right in my previous entry from today; Tripe A Starting Pitcher Jeff Samardzija is called up. Unfortunately, lefty releiver Neil Cotts isn’t released or demoted, but Luis Vizcaino will get sent down or cut.
I guess Samardzija has been tearing up Triple A, but its rumored that Samardzija will be coming out of the bullpen. I rather have Sean Marshall go to the bullpen, and have Samardzija be a starter.
I was also right about Milton Bradley being back in the lineup tonight.
Cubs/Reds recap, strange happenings, and Neil Cotts Watch
Finally baseball was back on last night as the Cubs pounded the Reds 7-2. They haven’t played since Saturday, I was having serious withdraws.
Looks like Rich Harden maybe falling back into form, much better, and luckily deeper outing then his previous start. Only gave up three hits and two runs. Good strike out to walk ratio at 8:2, man I love his changeup, so deceptive.
I’ve been taking a liking to Micah Hoffpauir at Right Field; he could also play First Base. I have a feeling Milton Bradley will be back in the starting lineup tonight, so it moves Hoffpauirs hitting capabilities back to the bench. At least we know if Milton Bradley isn’t able to play Right or Derrek Lee goes down at First Base, we could count on Hoffpauir to filling in at either position and do a decent job.
I really would like to know if Kosuke Fukodome will continue to his early season dominance. Last year he started off like this, but after each month passed his batting average kept on falling by an average of 30 points. But anyway he didn’t have any hits last night, but walked twice and scored two runs.
Theriot is a pretty good offensive player; I love him batting in the eighth hole. But, I have a bone to pick with him. His defense is atrocious at shortstop. Last night Lee saved Theriot twice and two balls horribly thrown to him. The coaches should really work with him on his defense, if they already aren’t.
Speaking of horrible moments like Theriots throws to first, did anybody catch the cat running onto the field? Shades of ’69. Then immediately following the stupid cat there was foul ball to hit where the Bartman play happened, shades of ’03. I had to leave the room after those back to back incidents.
I’m gonna start a fun segment on my blog called The Neil Cotts Watch. I’m sure my readers know how much I hate this guy. So let’s get it started.
Cotts Watch, Day 1:
Pinella put Cotts in the eighth inning last night, with a very comfortable lead. He basically just had one job to do and that’s get the ball over the plate, something he doesn’t know how to do. In just 0.1 innings last night he struck out one, gave up a base hit, and gave up a walk. Way to get runners on base with a good lead going!
Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry has been at the Cubs Triple A Iowa affiliate, the Iowa Cubs.
Heres what I think will go down:
The Cubs will call up Starting Pitcher Jeff Samardzija, move current Starting Pitcher Sean Marshall to the bullpen to be our left handed specialist, and fade out Cotts by cutting him off the team.
Rain, rain go away
Well at least the Cardinal fans should be thankful; their team was about to be embarrassed on national television on ESPN to a huge loss to the Cubs, but thanks to rain the game has been postponed till July. Saint Louis would have dropped three in a row to Chicago, giving us sole possession of first place in the NL Central, and obviously losing the series to us.
The Cubs have tomorrow off as well, so two days rest will do some good, they have to play 20 straight games starting Tuesday against Cincinnati. This should help the bullpen, and give players like Soto and Bradley a bit more rest.
Hopefully by the time Tuesday does come around Neil Cotts will no longer be a member of the team. He came in yesterday’s game with zero outs, with the Cubs only up by a run in the seventh. Then Cotts proceeds to walk the freakin first two batters. Luckily Lou put Marmol in the game to get the Cubs out of that mess to retire the next three. Pinella left Marmol in the game too long and eventually gave up a run, and then the game went on to extra innings. Of course with my boy Ramirez hitting a walk off homerun two run bomb in the 11th inning 7-5.
On Fridays game Soriano came through with a game winning homerun in the eighth to give us the win 8-7. It’s good to see guys like Soriano and Ramirez come through late in ball games, especially to give us the lead when we really need them.
But anyway I’m calling for the Chicago Cubs organization to cut Cotts of the team immediately.
Lou should refuse to put Cotts in the game and send a message to general manager Jim Hendry that the team needs some lefties in the bullpen. Every time he puts Cotts or Heilman in the game I just know something horrible will go wrong. If the Cubs didn’t have Marmol they will have one or maybe two more losses.
It’s sad to see a team with high expectations only have one reliable member in the late innings to pitch.
5-2
Not a horrible start to the season, pretty much what I expected. Well actually I expected 7-0. I think we could blame Neil Cotts for the Cubs two losses. I’ll boo the hell out of him tomorrow.
Soriano has been on fire, four homeruns this season in 32 at bats. Ramirez has been pretty solid as well. However the most surprising player in the first week of the season has been Fukodome, where the hell did he come from? Honestly going into the season I expected him to lose his starting job to Reed Johnson. By the way, did anybody see Johnson’s game saving grand slam catch over the center field wall in Miller Park? Wow.
Speaking of “wow” moments Ted Lilly almost threw that no hitter yesterday against the Colorado Rockies. I think I may have jinxed it. I texted my buddy letting him know it was the seventh inning and Lilly was throwing the no-no. Yep, then he gave up a base hit. It ok Lilly, I’ll blame that one on myself.
Hmmm..what else.
Oh yea, did I say that Cott sucks? Nope, I didn’t so I’ll say it. YOU SUCK COTTS.
Good news is that Soto will be back in the starting behind the plate tomorrow. Hill did a pretty good job backing up the All Star, Rookie of the Year catcher. Surprising Hill batted .300 in Sotos absence.
Almost forgot. YOU SUCK TOO LEE.
Bradley will probably be out of the game tomorrow, strained groin or something like that.
Once again Marmol SHOULD be closer. I know in earlier entries I wanted Gregg, but I didn’t realize how crappy he is.
I won’t be sitting in my regular seats for tomorrows game, my uncle has those. I was able to pick up some upper deck tickets though, should be a good one.
*Side note, I read that a cat apparently walked into the Mets new ball park, Citi Field. If anybody knows the history of the ’69 Cubs, a black cat walked past Ron Santo. The Cubs had a huge lead in the Eastern division that year, and from then on out the Cubs slumped and the Mets went on to win the World Series. I don’t believe in curses and all, but hmmm, maybe karma will work things out.
First loss is always the toughest
I’m not in a very good mood. The losers lost last night in the tenth inning to apparently the godly team of the Houston Astros. Where was the Cubs potent offense I was promised? Sure Soriano hit a homerun last night, but he proved why he shouldn’t be hitting lead off, first three at bats for him last night resulted in strikeouts. You suck Soriano.
I don’t know what the senile old man was thinking last night when he forgot that we have Carlos Marmol in the pen. I don’t understand why Marmol wasn’t thrown out there last night. Screw the “awww, let him rest his arm” b.s. I don’t care if he pitched the day before or not.
By the way how the hell did Neil Cotts make the team? He sucked last year, thanks to his awfulness we lost the game. Well not just him either, but thanks to Derrick Lee too for being too afraid to break up a double play last night. Lee has to grow a set of balls. Oh yeah, you too Rameriz for trying to stretch out a single into a double and getting called out. Yeah, after Rameriz did that the next two batters reached base, could have been bases loaded with just one out. Also too Bradley for not even getting a base hit in the past two games.
Back to Marmol, I’m fuming over this one. How do you not put Marmol in after Cotts gave up the base hits in the tenth inning? Obviously if the Astros get a base hit they’ll win the game. The only person in the pen that could go out there and just shut down a team is freakin Marmol, not Gregg!!!!
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