OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: It's All Jordy Mercer/Clint Hurdle/Joakim Soria's Fault

[Cherpak]

Just replacing Florinmon with Polanco would have made me be at least okay with this lineup (as in Rodriguez at SS). It's just having both Rodriguez and Florimon is an offensive nightmare.

Happy is doing well so far today, so at least that is nice.

Yeah he seems to have settled down and not keeping the ball up in the zone. The Cubs were really locked on his stuff up.

 

[djt153]

Ugh cmon starmart

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Hey it's the guy from that concussion commercial

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Just realized the place I'm staying at has mlb network. I guess I haven't missed that much.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

What a dumb challenge. Safe by a mile.

 

[Hockeygod66]

This is over. It was over when the lineup card was filled.

 

[ColePens]

Why are we so hell bent on resting guys? For what? 1 game? Seriously? We will have the best well-rested team for a one game playoff if we keep this up. PLay the talent that is there. There is no ****ing way Florimon, S Rod, and ****ing Morse should be in the game.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Happ is dumb for not taking the sure out and Hurdle is dumb for using his challange.

 

[djt153]

Such a lazy tag by aram

 

[Cherpak]

WTF would you waste a challenge on a clearly safe call?

Hurdle is outdoing himself in this game. First he puts in a lineup that all but guarantees a loss and now he wastes an obvious challenge??

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

If Happ gets out of here at 2-0 we will win. Take it to the bank.

Edit: Atta boy.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

I've noticed Ramirez's tags tend to be very poor. He must have bad knees or something because it looks like he doesn't get low enough to properly execute the tag.

 

[Hockeygod66]

If Happ gets out of here at 2-0 we will win. Take it to the bank.

Going to need some offensive substitutions soon

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

No chance they get runs this inning with 7-8-9 up. (He said, hoping for a jinx).

 

[cheesedanish87]

Its such a hopeless feeling seeing Rodriguez Florimon and Happ due up in a inning.

 

[Cherpak]

If Happ gets out of here at 2-0 we will win. Take it to the bank.

Edit: Atta boy.

Better hope Lester stops being Lester all of a sudden, and Hurdle to recover from his obvious concussion before that happens.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Happ had the best ab of the 3.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

These Cubs announcers suck. The color guy keeps talking about stuff that happened in the 1900's.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Okay nevermind

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Is Baez drunk?

 

[Cherpak]

Thanks Baez.

 

[Hockeygod66]

Why not let him finish the inning?

 

[Cherpak]

Why not let him finish the inning?

Probably because Fowler is a much better hitter batting RH. Hurdle is playing the odds by having Fowler hit LH.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Cole dominates the Cubs and gives up 3 runs.

Happ gets hit all game and gives up 2 runs.

Both box scores are very misleading.

 

[Beauner]

"Clint, you're fighting for the division but also home field in the Wild Card game. Any reason why you played the two worst hitters on the team against one of the best pitchers in the NL?"