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Thursday, May 03, 2012

Cubs (9-15) @ Reds (11-12), Thursday, May 3, 2012, 12:35pm

CHC:Ryan Dempster (35, RHP, 0-1, 1.33)
CIN:Homer Bailey (26, RHP, 1-2, 3.60)

The Primer Chimp Posted: May 03, 2012 at 09:00 AM | 23 comment(s)
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1. SouthSideRyan Posted: May 03, 2012 at 11:10 AM (#4122538)

W-L Projection: 61-101
Pythag Projection: 68-94
SRS: 11th in NL
3.5 games out of wild card

2. SouthSideRyan Posted: May 03, 2012 at 12:29 PM (#4122606)

Unreal LaHair.

3. Juilin Sandar to Conkling Speedwell (Arjun) Posted: May 03, 2012 at 12:58 PM (#4122641)

apparently this team *can* hit home runs, if it really wants to :p

4. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 01:03 PM (#4122645)

That double play the Cubs turned yesterday was one of the coolest defensive plays I've seen the team make since I started following them nearly 20 years ago.

5. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 01:07 PM (#4122647)

LaHair: 7 homers
Rest of team: 7 homers

6. SouthSideRyan Posted: May 03, 2012 at 01:57 PM (#4122703)

2 games in May, and they've got more than half their April HR total

7. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:11 PM (#4122715)

Well this sucks. This feels like a Reds walk-off.

8. Recalcitrant Nate Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:15 PM (#4122720)

Not sure there's a reason for opposing batters to swing against Marmol at this point.

9. Juilin Sandar to Conkling Speedwell (Arjun) Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:15 PM (#4122721)

Poor Ryan. He doesn't deserve this crap.

10. Kiko Sakata

Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:15 PM (#4122723)

It's time to give up on Marmol (and not just for today). It's just dumb luck at this point when the pitch lands in the strike zone.

11. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:16 PM (#4122724)

I know you have to "have faith in your closer," but Marmol is one of those guys who just doesn't have it some days and it's always obvious right away. Cub managers just seem so reluctant to get him out of there when this is the case until it's too late.

12. SouthSideRyan Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:17 PM (#4122725)

####### hell.

13. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:18 PM (#4122726)

And not that it matters if the Cubs have a competent closer, but leaving the bases loaded earlier really looms large now.

14. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:21 PM (#4122734)

The error really hurts, but good god, they probably win the game if Marmol gets pulled much sooner.

15. SouthSideRyan Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:24 PM (#4122739)

I think Dolis just won the closer job.

16. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:25 PM (#4122745)

The worst part is that the Reds are going to get credit for some great comeback, when all they needed to do was stand in the box with a bat on their shoulder.

17. Moses Taylor Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:27 PM (#4122747)

So is it time to discuss how big a mistake it was when Hendry didn't trade him last trading deadline?

18. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:30 PM (#4122751)

I dunno. He was pretty lousy last year, too. The time to trade him was after his 2010 campaign.

19. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:36 PM (#4122756)

I dunno. He was pretty lousy last year, too. The time to trade him was after his 2010 campaign.

20. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:37 PM (#4122757)

I think Dolis just won the closer job.

Well that didn't last long.

21. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:38 PM (#4122758)

Predictable. This team sucks, but there is no reason Marmol needs to be put in a save situation again. He's finished as an effective pitcher.

22. hokieneer Posted: May 03, 2012 at 02:51 PM (#4122775)

The worst part is that the Reds are going to get credit for some great comeback

Not really. There was no comeback, the Reds suck.

23. SouthSideRyan Posted: May 04, 2012 at 09:23 AM (#4123360)

I dunno. He was pretty lousy last year, too. The time to trade him was after his 2010 campaign.

No, that was the time to extend him!!

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