Pitchers:
Dodgers: Odalis Perez 5-4, 2.92
Cubs: Greg Maddux 300-7, 3.99 (or something like that, 300 — 11, what’s the difference?)
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Pitchers:
Dodgers: Odalis Perez 5-4, 2.92
Cubs: Greg Maddux 300-7, 3.99 (or something like that, 300 — 11, what’s the difference?)
I remembered!
I can beat herpes? Thank God! And thank YOU for caring, Desipio.
I can’t wait to go on and on about the Dodgers bullpen!
Which one of us will lead the offensive attack against Odalis Perez in E-ramis’s place?
Two things: one did anyone hear Chip ask John Mahoney about being seen in public and how he handles it. Chip said Steve and him deal with this problem. What a crock of shit, I guess Chip does have to worry about getting his ass kicked. The second thing was Mahoney’s first pitch before the game. It landed a mere 20 feet short of home.
Am I out today? I thought I was removed yesterday for precautionary reasons.
This is the reason the internet was invented by Al Gore….
E-ramis we said you tweaked your groin.
TW, where’d that clip come from?
Interesting reading:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=atbatsongs/index
Huh?
http://www.foundonfloor.com/lohanslip.html
Nice work on that gif, idiot. Every time we post it’s gonna hafta reload.
Fucking brilliant.
Haha, don’t slow internet connections suck?
Cesar Izturis, SS
Steve Finley, CF
Milton Bradley, LF
Adrian Beltre, 3B
Shawn Green, RF
Hee Seop Choi, 1B
Alex Cora, 2B
Brent Mayne, C
Odalis Perez, P
Corey Patterson, CF
Ramon Martinez, 3B
Nomar Garciaparra, SS
Sammy Sosa, RF
Moises Alou, LF
Derrek Lee, 1B
Mark Grudzielanek, 2B
Paul Bako, C
Greg Maddux, P
Why aren’t I hitting second?
Hey didn’t I single-handedly beat you guys back when I was with the Diamondbacks?
Maybe Linsdsay Lohan should tweak my groin for me…
Limp Bizkit? Linkin Park? Do grown men really listen to that crap?
I have to sit today because my Bizkit is Limp.
How much longer does Dusty get a pass for batting Martinez second instead of Grudz?
Whuh? I finally gets some hits so Dbag puts Ramon in the 2 hole instead of me? I don’t understand. Am I not Dusty’s favorite anymore???
Forget that, Grud is hitting around .150 against lefties. If you’re gonna complain, complain about the fact that I have no sack so Sosa is batting fourth.
Grud goes 4 for 5 and you don’t move him up to hit second. Makes a lot of sense Dusty. Our best hitter sits out yet another big series. Lets sit when we play the Padres, Dodgers, Astros, but yet play against the Brewers, Expos, and Pirates. That’s a no brainer hey? Can you say Dusty "the Dumbass"!
No Ramirez. No Walker. Martinez 2nd. Grudz 7th. Sosa working on upping from Golden Sombrero to Golden Shower. Cubs vs. first place Dodgers. San Diego vs. gawd-awful Cinci.
Cubs will be lucky to have the Wild Card lead come Monday.
Bitches, I am the best hitter and Dusty never moves ME up! Forget Grud, what about me, dammit? Corey has somehow been getting on base, Nomar gets on base…so why can’t I bat third or fourth to drive them in?
Are we already to Hee Seop go 4 for 4 with 2 homers off Greggie? He will make us pay today.
You know, whatever left field hijinks I could come up with could not possibly be any worse than old man Mo’s. I could probably at least charge the ball, right? For crap’s sake, use me for something other than pinch hitting cuz as a PH I suck.
Remember, Greggie, when I start fouling everything off, just bean me.
CF-Patterson
2B-Grud
SS-Nomar
1B-Lee
LF-Alou
RF-Sosa
3B-Martinez
C-Gabor Bako
P-Maddux(he should be in the 8th spot, but I’ll give Dusty a break)
How hard would that be if Dusty’s head wasn’t as hard as his hard on is for playing the numbers.
1) Morp got the link right
2) It’s Lindsey Lohan
3) Like I give a fuck if you have a slow internet connection.
4) Chuck-Unfortunately Dusty gets a pass as long as the team is playing well (ie in playoff contention). Personally, I’m already sick of him mismanaging the team. I figure he’s cost us about 6 wins so far this year (with bad lineups, pitching changes, pinch hits…)
Have you ever noticed when Baker does tweak the lineup, it is usually a negative? I wish at least one time he would just do something off the wall that makes sense. Please could you do that you chicken eating toothpicking bastard.
I object, #28! I should bat before Sosa.
Am I at least available to pinch hit? You know, after Dusty uses up Goodwin and Macias?
I’ll second your comment #4, TW. Baker has really gotten away with his mismanagement the whole year due to various injuries. He’s lost us at least 10-12 games this year. His bad lineups, double switches, pitch-hitter decisions, bullpen strategy.
PLAYING THE NUMBERS-PLAYING THE NUMBERS-PLAYING THE NUMBERS-PLAYING THE NUMBERS-PLAYING THE NUMBERS-PLAYING THE NUMBERS
WHY-WHY-WHY-WHY-WHY-WHY-WHY-WHY?
Let’s just play baseball and we’ll win games. That’s all.
2 days in a row I’ve played. Please give me about 10 days off so the fans won’t get sick of me.
But of course, Baker won’t give time off to a guy like me. I suck, why would you do that to a guy that is a horrible baseball player. You just give time off to Ramirez who is your best hitter.
On second in a blink!
Don’t worry about getting a lead, team, Dusty will have me PH in the 9th inning to win the game!
TW as PH: .133
TW as 2b: .295
Nah, we don’t miss Hollandsworth at all.
Hey Gabor … this is hero time. I need you to step up.
"It’s almost hero time. When it gets to hero time, you’ve got to do it. That’s why I did it all year long so they have strength and energy to get to this point." — Cubs manager Dusty Baker, on starting the regulars in a day game after a night game rather than resting them
from MLB.com preview of today’s game
Bako, if you want some extended time off, just get injured. Once we hear the Cubs training staff declare that you’ll be back in a week, we’ll know you’re done for the season.
How about me to fill in for Todd Windmill? I’ll come cheap.
Hi, you morans.
Thank god the Dodger’s took the bat out of Finley’s hands.
A runner on third scored with less than two outs?
Oh, wait. The Cubs aren’t batting.
That didn’t take long.
Ooh, there was my big hero moment, Dusty.
Did some say a hero? Like the sandwich? I’ll take 10 please.
See, guys, I’m awesome!
If I go 4 for 4 and Sammy goes 2 for 4, we’ll have the same average. Sam-me sucks.
Ha! Bitches!
Time to be the hero, buddy!
No longer a gladiator, buddy. Just the "Goat."
Contact’s not so bad. Put the ball in play, asswipe. Good things happen when you don’t always swing from the heels.
Asswipe.
Aaalooouuuu.
In spite of my replacement scoring, you miss me right now.
First and third, #5 hitter up.
I bet a gold glover like Pujols would have gotten to that ball.
See, guys, that’s why Grud is not batting second. The moran can’t even figure out when he’s supposed to cover 1b so there’s no way he could’ve ran the bases as wisely as I did there.
Damnit.
Looks like my work here is done. I’ll see you guys in the spring.
Sammy and Moises don’t try to kill the ball, and what happens?
Instead of the usual strikeout/popout thingy that Sam Me and Grandpa Moises specialize in, respectively, they get an infield hit and a bloop single instead.
If only Moises did that yesterday in the 11th.
Sometimes you gotta throw the bat at the ball.
Time to make you pay, Jim Hendry.
Hee Seop-Choi! Choi! Choi!
….that’s a good omen for Greggie.
Sorry, Hee Seop, I remembered which base to throw to this time. Maybe if there had been a runner on third I would’ve gone home, missed him, and gotten you an infield single all in one.
Mr. Maddux, sir, how do you keep your pitch count so low? I usually throw 25 pitches an inning, but you throw 25 every 2 innings. What’s the secret?
You all know Nomar has only hit 2 more homers as a Cub than I have.
I don’t walk 10 runners, fool.
Grud…CURSE YOU WHITE DEVIL!
Stop talking about my "spry legs", Chip.
Sorry Grud, but you look a little bit like Beege from a distance. *sigh* How I miss him so…
Just wondering, when the Cubs tied the game in the first, was Chip relieved because that takes the vaunted Dodgers’ bullpen out of the equation for the time being?
Oh, just wait til I get to pitch. Chippy will melt into a puddle of simpering vaunted bullpen blathering goo.
I think the Tribune should hire Will Ferrell to impersonate Harry Carey during the televised games. This does several things. It gets rid of Chip. We still have a Carey in the booth — in some form. I bet the players would like him too. I don’t think he’d want to make love to the Beege, Pujols, Lassie, or the Dodgers vaunted bullpen.
Did I just say pee stain?
Who said the Cubs don’t have a good bench?
You lookin for me, Pat?
Remember when we were vaunted and Chippy loved us?
Sob. Those were the days…
You know Steve, the Cubs have one of the best benches in all of baseball. These guys would be starters for most teams.
But not this one!!
Hey, maybe I should lead off every day! I’m sure crafty Dusty is imagining this in his head right now.
See, I’m not so bad.
We would go broke if we donated 100 dollars for each time a cub pitcher gave up a walk.
Well, now that I’m suspended, our bullpen is not as vaunted either.
Hero time again, buddy.
Did I just steal second?
Stupid Cubs…they should have had Nomar bunt!
Hey, 2 times up, and I made contact both times.
Yeah, all of them managed to make contact, even Gabor. Am I just really bad?
Ramon has officially stolen Aramis’s starter spot. I mean, Ramon was with this team first, you know.
We have developed a very annoying habit of referring to team’s by their city, plural. For instance, the Milwaukees, the San Diegos, the Colorados, etc. We suck.
Chippy called us the San Diegians.
Yes, and we have developed the habit of referring to our announcers as "the idiots".
Derrek Lee was clearly out on that pitchout.
Man, I’m making the worst baserunning team in baseball look competent!
I’m announcing the news about LaTroy with great gravity because I so disapprove of his crude behavior against Pooholes and Co.
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That was funny Choi.
This is twice in three days someone has come on this site and ripped on Dusty… And it wasn’t me! What the hell is going on?
It’s been outstanding? Really, Chip? That Derrek Lee play was the first actually impressive play made today, you moran.
Allow me to translate #95: "It does not work when you try to copy something you translated into Korean on babel fish and paste it on this site, so don’t try it."
Why do I have a large Korean in my ear?
Someone has kidnapped Korey. He hasn’t struck out in 3 games!
CBS Sportsline must be going insane.
It just said Corey Patterson walked.
That can’t happen…
Corey’s walk totals aren’t bad anymore BC. Thanks for playing.
I was being sarcastic.
Haha, Cora. I hate you!
Nomar at the plate with 2 on and only one out…
Sorry, I can’t hit lefties either.
Don’t worry buddy, I knock in the runs!
I’m surprised Corey’s running this well today. I really didn’t think he’d have his legs.
;)
It’s gotta chance….
Nope.
Jayson Stark has an interesting article up regarding some of the guys who have made it through waivers and some who haven’t.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=1858619
Gail, honey. When I said I wanted to play "hide the hairbrush" I didn’t mean for you to hide it so well that you can’t find it.
I also didn’t mean for you to really hide the freakin’ hairbrush.
If I wanted to date somebody this clueless, I’d go back to the sistas.
Boo!
I hate the wind here. I’m going to sign with the Dodgers. It’s never windy there.
I’m swollen and discolored.
What would Cubs’ pitcher’s ERAs be if they had a left fielder who actually could catch a flyball or field one rolling along the grass?
And did Chip just say that the Cardinals are the "swing" team? So many jokes.
He’s right though, they’re the only team in the Central who plays a team outside the NL Central in the final days of the seasons. Because the Cubs are playing longtime NL Central foe Atlanta…
Shut up, Mo, you’re playing every day for the rest of the season anyway.
Go ahead and sign weeth the Dodgers, buddy. Wee don’t neeed you here. I am the star here!
And yes, I wrote "the seasons" because I’m a moran.
Whee, my defense! Dusty, can you dig it?
Nice play by Gruddy there, it’s rare you see a guy take nine steps and only cover six feet to his right.
Earlier Chip referred to Hee Seop as a "former Dodger" and now Steve keeps referring to the trade deadline as "draft day."
Three runs will win this f***ing ball game.
If Craig Kilborn is leaving the Late Late Show, does that mean "Old School 2" is right around the corner? And if so, can Gruddy and Moises try out for the role of Blue?
Ooh, we’ll just hit right at Mo or Grud and this inning should never end.
I’m healthier than E-ramis’ groin.
I’m in the bullpen ready to go. If I inheriate your runners Greggie, they will score.
Screw it, I’ve given Grudzielanek two grounders and it’s been two hits and a run. I’ll just screw this assmunch out.
How come I’m healthy? Is there no God?
Chip just said, "The Cubs bullpen is in activity."
Inactivity would be nice.
This is where I win the game and pay you bitches back!
Choi will hurt you. He’s so much better than Lee.
Yeah, I can see why you all missed the big Chinaman.
Shut it, Choi. My fielders may suck, but I’m still good.
I think I’ll cork Sam-me’s bat, so that he’ll miss another couple weeks and I’ll get to move up in the order.
Why the hell is Chip doing a radio call while on TV? Only Jim Durham could do that and not sound like a fart in a bathtub.
Why no bring Mercker to pitch me? I hit raggy arm like him very hard.
Hee Seop very sad.
A fart in a bathtub is called a, "Burt."
Sammy’s using a bat made entirely of cork right now.
Nice pitched game Greggie. Now you know how I feel? We need to get you a run this inning so you’ll get that no decision instead of a loss.
If we lose this game 2-1 I’m calling my agent. You bitches can do nothing without me.
Sammy’s bat matches his head, then, I guess.
I’ll never get tired of watching every one of our hitters try and pull every lefty.
And as I write this, Moises singles to left.
And Chip wonders if Moises will try and stretch it to two. Moises couldn’t have gotten to second in that if he was driving a Cadillac.
Can you every get a double? That’s two days in a row you made a wide turn and stayed at first.
Idiots! Alou should have bunted himself to second!
If Greggie says "I’m done" and Mercker’s the only guy warming up in the bullpen I hope he looks down, see’s Mercker and then tells Dusty, "But so’s he. So I’ll stay in."
I’m sorry I can’t field, but there’s a single, okay? It would possibly be a double if I weren’t so damn slow but pay no attention to that.
Gotta love ’em.
I can score from here.
On a homer.
Logical move to hit Barrett for Bako. Baker doesn’t know logic though.
Time for me to prove my worth.
Today, I cement my legend.
…they don’t.
Logic would dictate that I’m due.
Perhaps Bako can trade the wet newspaper he’s using to bat for a real one.
Seriously, when was the last time he hit a ball hard. Even a foul ball?
This is exactly why we can’t win games like this. You can’t count on a guy like Bako to get you a big hit. Baker is a big jackass once again.
I’m due, too.
But that means nothing.
Who’s the umpire at first base? Odalis definitely had Grudzielanek on that pitch out.
If Maddux really is done, they might as well have put Barrett in to hit there.
Did I clear waivers?
Now if Maddux doesn’t pitch this inning, Baker is so much an ignorant asshole. With his logic and stupidity, I’d say Mercker comes in.
Well, Gabor has come through with some big hits for us in the past! Or something. Which one’s Gabor, again?
We are going to be responsible for keeping the Cubs from the playoffs
C’mon, you guys have watched enough Dusty ball…he’s going to double switch and Barrett will lead off next inning with the pitcher moving into the 8th spot.
Ain’t it Colon Blow time?
This is serious, guys. I got up in the dugout and everything!
Since Perez is a lefty, you know who will pitch hit. Macias will hit righty. We wouldn’t want to use Ramirez here would we. He could get on and we could pitch run with Goodwin. I’d hate to waste Goodwin’s bat.
Can Ron hit the fracking mute button on his mic when he makes those groans?
So fracking annoying!
That’s right, #166. Plus, we might need a lefty pinch hitter later on and you know I’d rather use Goodwin than Walker!
We’ll be tied with you by the end of the day!
We’ll be ahead of you by Monday.
But still behind the Pads.
Obviously, Odalis Perez will be exhausted after spending this time on the basepaths.
Can I pitch now????
My ERA will not go up this inning, however Greggie sorry about your luck.
You can watch us on ESPN and Fox (and Fox’s redheaded stepchild FX)
We’ll be watching too!
I’d much rather Maddux try and get out of this jam himself. We all know what kind of job Mercker does when he inherits somebody else’s runners. The Dodgers will score 3 here. Mercker will get the third out, however it will 5-1 after this inning.
Chuck calling somebody annoying…
Dusty got Bako out just in time.
No way does Bako even try to catch that throw and get hit.
Who the HELL IS THIS MAN?
AND PLEASE DON’T GO AWAY!!!!
Isn’t it sad that some of you fools wanted to get rid of me for that hack Beltran.
Maybe I’ll hang out on the third base line
How many times have you seen it when a guy gets plowed under to end one inning and then leads off the next?
Egads! What Barrett did there looked so dangerous!!
There are some bad third base coaches in this league.
I’ve got millions of little Coreys floating around in me right now. ‘
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Did I just do it again? Test my arm, bitches!
What has gotten into this kid? Farns needs to buy him a hooker for his birthday and for his play. Oh, maybe Farns should just let him have his girlfriend.
Don’t forget the person who makes a game saving throw hits right after!
Keep running on me, bitches!
Don’t you get cable?
:::How many times have you seen it when a guy gets plowed under to end one inning and then leads off the next?:::
11% of the time.
You just know Digger’s looking at the Cubs’ team thinking, man my son-in-law would never give up a hit to these hacks.
Do you like apples?
That throw will mean nothing if I don’t let you get run #2
I can’t believe he blew me off for Ben Afflack.
At what point during this interview does Danny Ainge dribble the length of the field for the game winning layup?
…Gag Me on his way….
Keep bitching about me hitting second today.
I’m taking Duaner Sanchez deep if Tracy brings him in.
What the hell’s a Duaner?
I’m the Cubs in their last 7 Nomar filled games if we can’t get another run
Two hits, a walk, and a stolen base. Looks like you’ll have a couple more days off Eramis.
Digger Phelps is using me
We’re coming for ya, Chippy!
Actually, 199, we’ll need at least 2.
Nice on the George Mitterwald reference.
That was not as deep as I had envisioned.
Like my Alou imitation? But in true Nomar style, I at least made contact.
Check swing roller? Jeez, geezer Alou’s rubbed off on me.
Hey I can’t hit a HR everyday bitches
I’ve had a lot to say in the last minute
I’ll bet the fucking Cubs fans steal Gagne’s hat.
Hey guys, I lead off next inning!
Dusty’s pressing me if he’s leaving Mercker out there.
I might show up today
Whoo, I got to one! Steve Stone is an idiot, though. A "great day defensively"? Derrek Lee made a good play. Corey and Barrett did good. Me and the everyone else? Meh.
That Gagne guy isn’t so good, I remember him blowing a save for me last year.
Chip said that the home plate ump would be telling Barrett to get in front of those balls because Barrett’s got more padding than the ump.
Let’s see:
Both have facemasks and helmets.
Both have chest protectors.
Both have shin guards.
Both have steel tipped shoes.
Sounds like a draw.
And yes, I love Nomar, but he can only go about three steps either way.
I’ve got more padding than anybody!
WHO THE HELL IS THIS GUY?!?!?!?!?!?!
We really want to give the Cubs a chance to tie it, apparently.
I am worth $3 million a year alone
The Cubs must idolize the Dodgers for being just as dumb as they are, and yet still in first place.
One of these days they’ll stop running on Corey.
Come on, you can run on 67 percent of the OF at will. You don’t have to get that greedy.
Yep, I suck. Ya’ll were right all along.
Guess who is starting to figure it out…
Was this Beltre guy not paying attention last inning?
Here’s your chance for a rally Cubs. I’m the Bob Scanlan of the Dodgers. Just try not to hurt yourselves racing to the bat rack.
Great Patterson has figured "it" out, meanwhile Alou and Sosa appear to have gotten Alzeimers and can’t even remember what "it" is.
I’ve proved all day that those :30 baseball updates are easy to botch, completely.
Yeah we always hit well vs. the scrubs
3-0
RED LIGHT.
I only threw 17 pitches yesterday, but only 7 were strikes.
6-4-3
or
4-6-3?
Dreifort has no idea where I am.
You mean you can get to first base without swinging?
Why did I even bother?
Yeah, bring this guy back next year.
Those pesky rallies!!
Does that answer your question?
It’s over.
This team is so lame.
How the hell did Maddux get #300 with this team? Time to get the boys.
Adios!
Sure we couldn’t hit the great Darren Driefort (5.81 ERA on the road) but I’m sure we’ll get a couple of runs off Gagne.
Maybe I should make up for my dumb fielding by getting on base to start off the 9th inning.
Um, what happens if Kerry’s suspension comes down after the game today?
Who the hell am I?
Who knows, I probably get the start. I bet Dusty forgot about Kerry’s suspension again.
Then you’ll pitch again tomorrow Glendon! Don Drysdale would have.
Oh my god.
I just pissed all over that ball.
Don’t be tough on Mo, it’s hard to switch from infield to outfield.
What?
Moises has always played left field? Oh, I guess he just really sucks, then.
Someone buy me seats in the LF bleachers so I can take out Alou. What a moran. 5 straight balls – I think I will swing. I am worthless as Sammy.
Well, that was fun. Thanks Mo for a stellar performance down the stretch. I’ll be inserting my head in the gas oven now. Enjoy the ninth!
Please euthanize me.
Play me in left already. Who cares if I’m brutal? Can’t be any worse than Alou.
So are the fans chanting "Alou" at him?
We deserve a competent left fielder, don’t we?
I just don’t trust your glove Todd. I’m all about good defense.
Bases loaded? Looks like it’s time for me to put on the cape…
I wonder what sorry-ass excuse Baker will use to defend his beloved veteran players after today’s game. Get DuBois up from Iowa. At least he’ll give a goddamn effort.
Hahaha. Well, we forfeit.
I hit the cutoff man which neither Sosa or Alou could do. Not quite Superman, but competent. Which on this team looks like Superman anyway.
How did he even throw strikes? He might as well just walked the run in? Do we have anybody out of the bullpen that can throw strikes?
Does anyone have a loaded gun for the Farns so he can end it for himself!
No. 261, when you say you are "the Farns," can you at least stay in character?
See the performance by No. 259.
The Farns talks about himself in third person, dude! The Farns is awesome! Wanna buy the Farns a beer after the game?
I know if I throw my fastball down the middle that no one can hit it. I know that.
You deserve this blow up. I can’t believe we haven’t learned our lesson with Farnsworthless.
So, are we going to get an out this inning?
Or are we just going to go to church to pray that we can somehow win the next two games to rescue a 3-3 homestand?
No. 265 wasn’t me, dude. I don’t deserve this. I deserve to have an easier summer. Last year was so laid back, dude.
Maybe I should play the white guys in the cold weather…
WOOHOO! WE GOT AN OUT!
Please, please don’t slit me!
…Why am I playing first base?
Well, the inning ends. We gave up six runs.
At least we won’t be 13-22 in one-run games now at the end of this one.
You wanna complain? I AM playing you!
Can anyone answer me this? Why do we need Farnsworthless to make the playoffs. That sorry bastard shouldn’t even make the playoff roster if per chance we get to the playoffs. We’ve been putting up with him for over 5 years now. Enough is enough. These coaches and management need to get real about Farns, there is no potential there. Not on the Cubs- Face reality. He’s just one guy. I think you would serve the Cub fans right by getting rid of this guy. I can’t believe Dusty and Hendry aren’t sick of Kyle’s play yet. It’s the same old bullshit over and over again. Year in and year out. This guy deserves nothing less then to never pitch in a Cub uniform again. Remember Antonio Alfonseca last year. Ring any bells at all. Baker benched that fat bastard and didn’t pitch him at the end of the season. Result, we made the playoffs without him. Dusty needs to do the same thing with Farnsworthless. People are tired of booing this guy in Chicago. It’s getting old.
There are going to be a lot of attempts at me this inning
No. 273, I’m dumber than most bags of hammers buy I do know to put my own name in here.
Yeah, what punishment it’ll be to not let me pitch again in Chicago. It’ll really show me when the Cubs release my dumpy ass and the Genius has me close games at Busch Memorial Urinal Cake next year.
I know I’m having a shitty year, but who in the bullpen outside of Jon Leicester has done the job?
Frank Beltran?
Maybe we can go 2-4. We love making it tough on ourselves. That’s our fearless leader Baker’s motto.
Farnsworth with the bases loaded and no outs…because why even give your team a chance?
There is no real solution to the Farnsworth problem. Yeah, Dusty could bench him, but what other choices does he have? Leicester? He’s done well, but he hasn’t done as well in the last couple performances. Plus he’s a rookie…
You have Rusch, and you don’t know when his deal with the Devil is going to end. It could have been today for all we know.
Hawkins is probably an average closer. Borowski may not come back, and even if he does he sucked whenever he pitched earlier this season.
Mercker and Remlinger are what they are. Lefties who can’t get lefties out and have been very fortunate to not be hit and scored upon more so far this season.
No. 275, why do we give two bits where Farnsworthless goes, especially to St. Louis? This guy is horrible and you will see that next year when we are all rejoicing his departure from Chicago. There is nothing to jeez about this guy. There will be jeez however when everybody blows their wad with no more Farnsworthless.
They said good riddance to me also.
No. 279, I’m tired of you ripping off my schtick. I come up with clever terms like Ron Garden(variety)hire (in response to MacPhail actually interviewing that no-talent numbnuts before hiring baseball genius Don Baylor), Dick Jauron(imo), and other names that make me the first-class ass-clown that I am.
Kyle Farnsworth(less) was saved in my computer at the Tribune before I departed in a huff.
Anyway, thought I’d stop by and say hello, and probably invoke some Skippy Handleman references.
Answer me this people regarding Farns- Did everybody enjoy his performance today? There’s a lot of potential there wouldn’t you say? Do people really enjoy booing him all the time at Wrigley or on the road for that matter.
Remember when he blew those games early on in St. Louis this year? He never did recover from that. How many games has this guy actually performed well in when the game mattered? Not to damn many.
You can say well we don’t have anybody else. We shouldn’t use Leicester becasue he’s a rookie, we shouldn’t use Dempster because he just got off the DL, you shouldn’t use Rusch becasue you might need him to start when Wood and Prior get cramps, we shouldn’t use Remlinger or Mercker for whatever reason.
But the fact of the matter is, why not use these guys anyway. They could have done just as bad as Kyle. But Baker always seems to manage to go with Farns in those bad situations. He’s just not a gamer. Will he be in the future? He hasn’t been and he won’t-Bottom Line.
No. 282, cheer up, it’s just a game. I never get that broken up over the Cubs.
Oh, wait, it says here that I do…
275/282,
It was a tough situation, no doubt, but there was no reason to let it get that bad today. All Farnsworth had to do was to get outs. Even if the Dodgers had scored once or twice, it’s easier to come back from two or three instead of seven. Of course, with Gagne the Cubs’ chances wouldn’t have been high but it was zero once it got to 8-1.
I agree with you that Farnsworth has been given too many chances as the set-up guy. Either give him the chance to close, which is what he says he wants to do, or ship him out.
However, there is really nobody else on this team that can do the job, IMO. I think we are stuck with Farnsworth where he is in the bullpen, barring an injury to Hawkins.
OK guys, I am outta here. Maybe Los Angeles will treat me better next April.
Hey, guess what, Grud is about as bad a fielder as I am and has no range.
Dusty is going to rest me tomorrow so the infield will be made up of Ramon, Nomar, Grud and Walker. Should be…interesting.
I will play tomorrow.
I am a supporter of what B.C. has to say. He speaks common sense, especially about Farnsworthless.
…I’m an assclown…
Are you guys forgetting how hard it is to find serviceable arms in the MLB? I might not be the pinnacle of relievers, but I’d probably would be many teams’ best option coming out of the bullpen immediately.
You guys can fucking bitch all you want about me, but how much would you bitch about whoever the Cubs would sign to replace me?
While I whine to the fans about booing me, I still find time to strikeout in my first at bat today
Farnsworthless
It’s not my fault. Dusty’s the one who brought me in with a runner on. Like I wasn’t gonna walk the first batter.
Farnsworth:
0.1 IP (Yes, he did actually get somebody out)
2 ER
1 BB
1 HBP
10 pitches
Yikes. Again.
I’m Farnsworth’s ERA this August
Don’t forget to mention that the out was a hard line drive right at Grud. I’m sure Chip is still talking about the missed double play the previous inning. Kind of depressing that one guy in the Dodger pen got 6 outs, and it took almost our entire bullpen to get 1 out.
So how do you like Kyle now after that great performance once again today? I’m the one guy that was doing all the bitching about Farnsworthless on Friday’s debacle. Yes, some of you assholes were getting all over me about jumping Kyle’s worthless ass.
Number one today, Dusty Baker is a dumbass for using this piece of shit. Number two, Farnworthless has been such a loser every since we have had him. Didn’t I say on Friday people are getting sick and tired of booing this asshole. Then WGN shows the sorry bastard crying in the dugout like he gives a shit that he lost us yet another game in his pathetic career.
I’m sorry, but everybody has been riding a guy like Paul Bako for being such a piece of shit. Well guess what, he’s had company all year long with Farnsworth. Baker being the dumbass coach he is, continues to trust in assholes like this.
With ignorant leadership like Baker, this season will end early with no playoff hopes in Oct. You want to continue to torture the fine fans of Chicago with the likes of Bako and Farnsworthless, fine Baker, you will be jobless in the next year or two. We’ll give you a San Francisco treat you’ll never forget about you pathetic fuck.
What the hell is this?
We’re the gay shortstops club!
Maybe Hendry can go out and sign a guy who’s having a pretty good season for next year.
You know, a good middle reliever, a guy who might have stats like this:
3-2, 3.30, 77 games, 76 1/3 IP, 53 H, 36 BB, 92 K…
Or maybe we can get a guy who put up these numbers:
4-6, 2.74, 76 G, 82 IP, 65 H, 29 BB, 107 K, 2 SV.
Oh yeah, we have that guy. Those are Farnsworth’s numbers in 2001 and 2003.
I’m not the world’s biggest Farnsworth fan, and I agree that he’s often too distracted by wine and women to realize his potential… but who hasn’t?
Seriously, he’s had a mediocre season this year. He’s responsible for yesterday’s loss.
But this is not the 2002 Farnsworth. He’s not the only relief pitcher to blow a few games this year.
What would you rather have happen, Prior throw 140 pitches and finish the game himself. Honestly, I don’t get too excited over pitch counts, but Dusty’s still being ripped for overusing his starters last year.
Most of all, what has your bitching done for the Cubs the last 72 hours? Who gives a crap what you think? Why don’t you go outside, get fresh air or do something else?
Don’t fear Cub fans I will kill the Brewers and if bullpen blows my winning opportunity I will kill them. I will throw 200 pitches every day if needed because I am the volcanic freak. I hate everyone and I will plant fastballs in people’s neck to prove I am the man. Die everyone!!!!!!!!!
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