Bleed Cubbie Blue

1 out :(

Even with no one on base, Hoff should have been the PH.

Weird, weird decisions by Lou today.

give us a rocket, sori

Emelie - May 17, 2009 reply

good call!

zevkalman - May 17, 2009 reply

Cubs have been acting like it's a getaway day.

Which is strange, because they put up a very good lineup — but the decisions to go with Ascanio in a (then) close game, and to let Fontenot bat for himself as the tying run with Hoff sitting on the bench…. it all seems very un-Lou-like. If there were ever a time to go for the jugular, that was it.

Well, PH and the top of the order coming up. Maybe Lee can cap off his huge day with a bases clearing triple for the cycle and the win or something.

ascanio hurt himself with the Hit batsmen

if not for those, we have a tie game

VegasCubFan - May 17, 2009 reply

HOME RUN!!!

As good as this team has been the last few years....

We seem to have made a habit of making mediocre or rookie pitchers look good. Today is “Exhibit A.”

SORI DINGER!!

don't call it a comeback

FONZIE! 6-4 now!

thank you, sori! thank you very much!

Emelie - May 17, 2009 reply

good call Em!

CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) - May 17, 2009 reply

yesssssssss

rally rally rally rally

is sue here?

yes

what did you mean by the "iowa" distinction when you suggested pork chops

Did you read

what I posted? I don’t know where the Iowa distinction came from. It’s a chop cut to 1 to 1 1/4 " thick and has always been called an Iowa Chop. Don’t know what else to tell you.

Theriot lines out to tejada

DAMN!

RoboDome

Emelie - May 17, 2009 reply

He's been.

So good so far.

everything happens with 2 outs

Red Wings score

That sucks.

aaarggghhh

3-2 12:21

Gibbon Jockey - May 17, 2009 reply

Mercy call by the ump on 3-0

Tejada drops the ball

Fukodome on first

Dome singles. DLee up.

CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) - May 17, 2009 reply

DOME SINGLE!!!

tying run to the plate..

Lee's gotta get pissed

Lee's got to let it come to him.

He’s seeing the ball well today.

Come on D. LEE!!

TYING RUN AT THE PLATE IN DLEEEEEEE

this is what Lee is paid the big bucks for

VegasCubFan - May 17, 2009 reply

0-2 count

It's been his day so far -- he's seeing it....

that's right...4 hits.

zevkalman - May 17, 2009 reply

BASE HIT!!

D-Lee singles

Winning run is Milton Bradley

nothin wrong with a single there

Come on Milton.

Pay back MLB for that BS suspension.

OK, time for Bradley to make up for some lost time.

Uncle Milty up. Tater time!

Come on Gameboard.

CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) - May 17, 2009 reply

Wow!

Lee is 4-for-5 on the day now?? someone pinch me..

well Milton, no better time to show Cubbie Nation that you've arrived

BASE HIT!!

Kosuke scores!

Lee at first

tying run

Nice.

Wow, strange base running, but effective

Quade held him

then gave him the wave after the LF bumbled it.

F-dome had his head down after picking up the initial sign.

Oh well, he still scored.

Gibbon Jockey - May 17, 2009 reply

Milton comes through with a RBI single!!

Single! Astros 6, Cubs 5

Dome in!!!!!!!

One more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that was so awkward

and so awesome. seems like something got lost in translation there hahah

Quade gave him the stop sign then started to wave him home.

Acapulco Taco Pie - May 17, 2009 reply

Come on Geo

Alright Papa Bear

earn our love once again!

hahaha so people are gonna run with "Papa Bear" now, huh?

If it's good enough for The Riot

then it’s good enough for me

i'm still on the fence

Soto continue this hitting!

please Geo...please

+1

Geo can do this - he's hitting well lately

Red Wings score again

:-(

Boo Red Wings.

jeepers

hope this was a wake up call

biggest game of the series on Tues.

Gibbon Jockey - May 17, 2009 reply

damnit, hope this isn't a sign of things to come in this series

I think if things look ugly in Chi

Then we should worry

2-1 count

God this would suck so hard if he fails here

Cant' think like that. Time for contact.

FULL COUNT!!!

heart in my throat

Geo lines out :(

Shit.

ouch that hurts

nice try though

He's been hitting it SO HARD

and right at them.

(And no, I don’t care that she said it.)

Bah.

He's racking up hits lately.

Geo 8 hits in his last 7 games, and has raised his average 30 points in that time. That being said, yes, he has left some hits on the table with some unlucky “atom” balls – right at ’em. But still, encouraging.

I agree.

Would have been sweet for that one to be a foot right though. sigh

They gave it a great run in the 9th.

It makes me more ticked off about how they completely rolled over in the 8th. All those baserunners, and we found time for ABs for Fontenot AND Miles, but not Hoffpauir?!

That's not what bugs me.

2 HBP much?

Well, yes, there was no reason to bring in Ascanio.

But that’s not a strategy failing, as much as it’s just a player failing to execute. I have more of an issue with Micah sitting on the bench while Fontenot gets that AB in the 8th.

Fontenot may or may not be able to play every day in this league, but the fact is, he has completely stopped hitting at the moment, and should not have been up in that situation.