…in the last few weeks about taking a fresh approach to starting rotations, focusing more on pitch counts than innings pitched. So for a high pitch count/high strikeout pitcher like Harden, you’d always have a long man ready to go to pitch the middle innings. It makes sense to me.
BTW Drew, I hope I didn’t come off as combative. That wasn’t my intent. Just trying to get a better understand of where you were coming from, and you did make some good points.
Friend of mine’s father is next door neighbors w/ Massets dad. He got us tix last year. Sat behind the plate a few rows behind Jen Patterson (Jen Jen the engine) formerly of 670 the Score.
Let's keep the lead thread.
sue369 - September 11, 2009
+1
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Heilman is back...
Oh jeez.
chilango2 - September 11, 2009
that's like winning $1000 in the lottery (on one ticket) and turning around and buying $1000 worth
of lottery tickets with the winnings. Normally things won’t turn out well.
Quit when you are ahead.
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
Amen.
chilango2 - September 11, 2009
glad he proved us wrong!
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
No Gregg thread
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
Heilman still in.
Caridad and Da Gorz up in bullpen.
daver - September 11, 2009
look out below!!
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Fan Cam A++++++++++++
The Beatles always get an A
Cubbiegoon - September 11, 2009
big K
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Two innings of Heilman is pushing the envelope but per previous post
makes A LOT more sense than when Stevens was put in .
Doggie Stalker - September 11, 2009
Have to admit, it is odd.
And now Gorzelanny is up – I guess Lou doesn’t see him as a long man.
daver - September 11, 2009
when your starter only goes 4, bull pen is way exposed
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
I still say: Not if you have a long man at the ready.
daver - September 11, 2009
twss
You are right, but Lou doesn’t seem to do that
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Yeah, he's never seemed too keen on the long man concept.
daver - September 11, 2009
He kind of used Marshall
Like that last year, in tandem with Harden
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Seems like he could've used Marshall or Gorzelanny like that today.
daver - September 11, 2009
I wonder if either of those guys
Is stretched out anymore to be a several-innings pitcher. Maybe Gorzo.
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Caridad was a long reliever
for exactly one outing. Then Lou folded him into the usual rotation of one inning outings
Illicat - September 11, 2009
Article on Rangers pitching rebirth in ESPN magazine
Notes that Jason Jennings is the official “emergency” pitcher. Wow they actually have a plan for that situation. What a concept.
Doggie Stalker - September 11, 2009
Yeah, there was a good article on SI.com...
…in the last few weeks about taking a fresh approach to starting rotations, focusing more on pitch counts than innings pitched. So for a high pitch count/high strikeout pitcher like Harden, you’d always have a long man ready to go to pitch the middle innings. It makes sense to me.
daver - September 11, 2009
Count me as surprised
That somebody actually reads ESPN magazine. I subscribed for a year, and it was mostly useless fluff.
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Fire Lou thread?
Kidding Drew!
Mapmaker - September 11, 2009
Heilman back-to-back K's?!?!?!?!
Cubbiegoon - September 11, 2009
The earth must've stopped revolving around the Sun, or something like that
chilango2 - September 11, 2009
"Here come's the sun. do da do do"
Cubbiegoon - September 11, 2009
score? inning?
drewishdrewid - September 11, 2009
5-4, 6.2 innings top of 7
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
reply fail see below
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
5-4 top 7
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Moving on thread
And yes, lets keep the lead!
BTW Drew, I hope I didn’t come off as combative. That wasn’t my intent. Just trying to get a better understand of where you were coming from, and you did make some good points.
Craig in South Bend - September 11, 2009
no, it's fine.
:D
drewishdrewid - September 11, 2009
Heilman k's the side
Cubbiegoon - September 11, 2009
Who? did what?
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Heilman Ks the side for TWO scorless innings.
brian custer, you may enter the game thread!
daver - September 11, 2009
Holy mother of crap. Three Ks.
chilango2 - September 11, 2009
Heilman is fully krausened(sp?) today
Itchy - September 11, 2009
wow, haven't heard that in a long time
sure is good to to see it again. Great job there, Aaron!
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
sniff, sniff...when the season began, I wanted to call him Fully K...sniff, sniff
daver - September 11, 2009
there, there. here, take a sip of this Old Style...
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
I can piss in my own cup can drink it
But thank you anyway!
Mike Martin - September 11, 2009
Was that the real Aaron Heilman
Or was it bizarro Aaron. Did you see any cracks on his face?
shifafaontheside - September 11, 2009
I will now eat my desk
malicedoom - September 11, 2009
It it made out of cake?
santoswoodenlegs - September 11, 2009
Cake desks...hm, I like that.
daver - September 11, 2009
Be good. I'll catch up tomorrow. Keep the lead. Adieu
chilango2 - September 11, 2009
Late
Craig in South Bend - September 11, 2009
Later!
daver - September 11, 2009
Sooo...
Craig in South Bend - September 11, 2009
do we have a nickname for Caridad?
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
I hope he's not esMAILIN it in!
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Like Lou?
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
very nice, very nice
daver - September 11, 2009
Thanks!
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
No nickname, but we have this:
daver - September 11, 2009
I like this
and how he pitches
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Yeah, I have a good feeling about Caridad.
daver - September 11, 2009
Kevin Barker - COME ON DOWN to pinch hit for the Reds!!!
daver - September 11, 2009
Caridad-Better than Gregg?
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
Nice inning from Caridad
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Y'know Caridad spelled backward is "Dadirac."
daver - September 11, 2009
I just got a bad image from that
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
how about cardiac caridad?
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
That's Gregg
Zeke - September 11, 2009
Wrigley field wind report?
What is it doing today?
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
crying mary
santoswoodenlegs - September 11, 2009
Rec'd
Mike Martin - September 11, 2009
And the jacks?
Where are the jacks? What about the clowns?
hokie316 - September 11, 2009
The clowns are to the left and right of me.
santoswoodenlegs - September 11, 2009
I got jokers to my right
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Great, now I have to cut off somebody's ear.
daver - September 11, 2009
don't forget the gasoline.
Bill Potter - September 11, 2009
+1
Reservoir Dogs referece
Cubbiefaithful - September 11, 2009
You must be stuck.
santoswoodenlegs - September 11, 2009
slightly blowing in, balls aren't carrying well
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Cost Lee and Hoff
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
The Massett hound is in
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
OT: little piece of trivia
Friend of mine’s father is next door neighbors w/ Massets dad. He got us tix last year. Sat behind the plate a few rows behind Jen Patterson (Jen Jen the engine) formerly of 670 the Score.
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
Scales!!!
Cubbiegoon - September 11, 2009
oxygen for ARam!
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
The Substitute!!!
RBI double! Cubs up 6-4!!!
daver - September 11, 2009
I think Scales is...scrappy
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
That's a word used to describe Miles by sportswriters
I use it without the S.
Mike Martin - September 11, 2009
Scales!
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Skipped do and went right to re
Cubbiefaithful - September 11, 2009
Is that so?
daver - September 11, 2009
Reds right fielder McDonald on playing at Wrigley: "I'm not lovin' it!"
daver - September 11, 2009
LOL
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
lol
sue369 - September 11, 2009
LOL
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Do it again Geo!!!
sue369 - September 11, 2009
Alright, well it's happy hour in the Eastern Time Zone (and Indiana)
and as such, I must depart.
Let’s close this out, and have a good weekend everyone.
Bill Potter - September 11, 2009
bye Trey
sue369 - September 11, 2009
have two for me!
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
Good luck, Carlos!
Gotta leave work – go Cubs!
daver - September 11, 2009
Pitch well Carlos.
sue369 - September 11, 2009
Scales continues to show how much better he is than Miles.
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
How many PH is that this season for Scales
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
Yahoo says 10.
Urbanfury - September 11, 2009
Thats really good for someone they buried at AAA for most of the year.
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
Okay, guys, I'm here for the ninth!
Vermont Cubs Fan - September 11, 2009
we need the help!
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
bring the good Marmol
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Marmol K
Urbanfury - September 11, 2009
hit
infield single
KedzieKid - September 11, 2009
Nice play Theriot
How bout Blanco comes in for defense?
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
it seemed that aRam didn't pick that ball up off the bat
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
Theriot seems to be getting worse at SS as the season goes on.
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
Something above average something.
santoswoodenlegs - September 11, 2009
DFA DFA!
Ace Venom - September 11, 2009
punctuation fail
Ace Venom - September 11, 2009
Fucking Votto on deck!
He kills us
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
Not today.
sue369 - September 11, 2009
So much for the DP
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
DP opportunity back!
Sadly.
Urbanfury - September 11, 2009
Marmol
Still the wild man.
KedzieKid - September 11, 2009
I'm in a seminar right now
Ace Venom - September 11, 2009
Goodbye lead!
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
Way to stay positive.
PS Votto is on my fantasy team but he is BENCHED for the series.
Doggie Stalker - September 11, 2009
Really?
sue369 - September 11, 2009
ya rly
For the sake of all that is good, I will not post the owl pictures.
Ace Venom - September 11, 2009
I like that picture.
sue369 - September 11, 2009
But I'm too lazy to get them
So use your imagination.
Ace Venom - September 11, 2009
I did when
you posted about it.
sue369 - September 11, 2009
Shut up!
sue369 - September 11, 2009
Try it again with more feeling
Use a swear word or two.
Ace Venom - September 11, 2009
Naw, I'm felling
pretty mellow this afternoon. ;-)
sue369 - September 11, 2009
situation
runners on 1st & 2nd one out.
KedzieKid - September 11, 2009
Keep the faith brothas
shifafaontheside - September 11, 2009
there is a squirrel in the on deck circle that has ron amused
crowd gives it an ovation.
Ross - September 11, 2009
It was funny running
through the Reds dugout.
sue369 - September 11, 2009
Dusty was probably going to use it as a pinch runner...
He named it Macias.
Ross - September 11, 2009
hee
sue369 - September 11, 2009
SQUIRREL!
Urbanfury - September 11, 2009
That animal has more range than Miles
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
Same height though
Mapmaker - September 11, 2009
probably
taller too
KedzieKid - September 11, 2009
bigger stride & inseam on that squirrel
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
Votto
K’s!!!!
KedzieKid - September 11, 2009
Whew
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
In the words of Marv Albert...
YESSSSS!
shifafaontheside - September 11, 2009
Sit down, Votto!
Vermont Cubs Fan - September 11, 2009
I'm out, will listen to the win mobile!
BleedsbluinMI - September 11, 2009
In the immortal words of John Crease
FINISH HIM!
Craig in South Bend - September 11, 2009
Liu Kang wins
FATALITY
Ace Venom - September 11, 2009
Crease?
TJ11 - September 11, 2009
John Crease
lead instructor of Cobra Kai Karate in whatever part of CA Karate Kid took place in.
Craig in South Bend - September 11, 2009
CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!
sue369 - September 11, 2009
Cubs win
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
Marmol
Cubs Win….
KedzieKid - September 11, 2009
Whoooo!
CUBS WIN!
Urbanfury - September 11, 2009
Fly it!
W
vonde6 - September 11, 2009
Alright
Cubs Win!
wallrock - September 11, 2009
4 IN A ROW!
Cubbiegoon - September 11, 2009
and heilman didnt blow it!
jesus christos - September 11, 2009
FLY IT!!!!!!
Vermont Cubs Fan - September 11, 2009
CUBS WIN!!! CUBS WIN!!! CUBS WIN!!! FLY IT!!!
Jimmyeatworld - September 11, 2009
Vermont Cubs Fan - September 11, 2009
Love this.
sue369 - September 11, 2009
Dude!
Itchy - September 11, 2009
Beating Dusty Baker pleases me
Ross - September 11, 2009
and your winning pitcher is JEFF STEVENS
Doggie Stalker - September 11, 2009
I knew it!
He gave up the dinger in the hopes of getting the win!
(removes tinfoil hat)
Cubbiefaithful - September 11, 2009
I TOLD YOU!
drewishdrewid - September 11, 2009
Jeff "the Vulture" Stevens
Ross - September 11, 2009
santoswoodenlegs - September 11, 2009
outstanding!
LAcarl519 - September 11, 2009
How long have you been waiting to use that ?
I nominate Blanco as Venus Fly Trap.
Doggie Stalker - September 11, 2009
Geovany Soto has...
Vermont Cubs Fan - September 11, 2009
::sigh:: he sure does
sue369 - September 11, 2009
a month too late
but ill take it
jesus christos - September 11, 2009
lexmarklover - September 11, 2009
Since Drew's not around here....
Vermont Cubs Fan - September 11, 2009
gotta go with the improved version
drewishdrewid - September 11, 2009
For you, Drew!
Vermont Cubs Fan - September 11, 2009
cutie
sue369 - September 11, 2009
aw.
that’s cool. Thanks for doing that.
drewishdrewid - September 11, 2009
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