Game 108 : Pirates vs. Cubs : 08.02.11 : Live Game Thread!

[Kipper]

I understand getting the Hammer some work but the mark was last night when we had an opportunity to keep the score a one run game headed into the bottom of the ninth.

Yeah it's 50/50 whether to bring him in or not. I would've. He needed the work and if by some miracle we win, I'd consider pitching Hammer 2 innings in a row

[Kipper]

Hammer gets through that jam not allowing a run. Gets himself some work

[Bigtime]

[QUOTE=Kipper;194924]Because his carrer is refined to being a bench player

I still scratch my head as to how he managed to stay consistant enough to hit 43 home runs in 2005.

[Kipper]

Fort with a double down the 3rd base line to start the rally in the bottom of 9

[Kipper]

[QUOTE=Bigtime;194929]

Because his carrer is refined to being a bench player

I still scratch my head as to how he managed to stay consistant enough to hit 43 home runs in 2005.

Anything can happen in the minor leagues. Remember Big Country Brad Eldred?

[Bigtime]

It looks like Grabow has lost a little on the ol' fastball.

McHenry couldn't be more of a dead pull hitter but I love it!

[Kipper]

Matt Diaz with a slow single to LF

runners on 1st and 3rd after Paul's out.

1 Out

[Beezy]

Gotta hand it to them for not mailing the rest of this one in at least.

[Kipper]

Garrett Jones is up again?? I feel like I have missed half of the batting lineup since his Homer

[Kipper]

Jones with a sac fly to CF

11-6 cubs

Runner on 1st

2 Outs

[Kipper]

Gotta hand it to them for not mailing the rest of this one in at least.

I agree.

The Offense came to play

[Kipper]

Fryer pinch hitting for Hanrhahan... this lineup right now is all out of order and wack

[Kipper]

Fryer strikes out.

End of this disaster

11-6 Cubs.

21 hits by the Cubs...

[Bigtime]

[QUOTE=Kipper;194931]

Anything can happen in the minor leagues. Remember Big Country Brad Eldred?

Big Country was a 6'6, 300 pound farm boy though and Wood was a SS. You just don't see that many middle infielders putting up that type of power numbers.

And in all fairness to Brad, in 2005 given a 600 AB extrapolation would have been 30+ HRs. It would have also been about 215 SOs too but we won't talk about that!

[Beast]

CORREIA IS JOKE TRADE FOR MATT MORRIS \m/