IGT 07/15/06 - Game Two @ The Cubbies

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Does that seem like a quick hook for Glavine?

[Zvon]

Henry Blanco follows with a 2 RBI double-ripped down the 3rd baseline, just fair.

And Bradfords done for the day.

Feliciano will come on, part of a double switch that includes the X-man.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Five-run inning for the Cubs (and still only one out).

This game has suddenly taken an ugly turn.

No Schaefer for Bradford today!

[Zvon]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Does that seem like a quick hook for Glavine?

Ricky P went out there--I would think Glavine said something there that would have prompted that decision.

Everythings going right for the Cubs as a chopping grounder finds it way to left, and Pagan greets Feliciano with a single.

[Zvon]

A fine DP led by Valentin stops the bleeding.

Mets down 5-2

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

So far, reading through this IGT is much like reading a novel that starts out strong and builds my interest then suddenly in a bizarre plot twist kills of the likable main character. There's still a few pages left to be written. Hopefully, the ending will will redeem this middle section and bring satisfaction to us all.

[Zvon]

Rockin' Doc wrote: So far, reading through this IGT is much like reading a novel that starts out strong and builds my interest then suddenly in a bizarre plot twist kills of the likable main character. There's still a few pages left to be written. Hopefully, the ending will will redeem this middle section and bring satisfaction to us all.

HA!
well put.

Hope the plot turns back our way soon-
Cubbies plate another off Owens in the 7th, following a walk and stolen base by ThatRiotGuy, an infield single by Lee, and a Ramirez single up the middle.

[Zvon]

Shame--the 1st I get to see Owens pitch and he's getting smacked around like Bret Myers wife.(
Nice compact windup--nice movement and speed-not throwing horrible-the Cubs have hit some nice pitches.

Mets have just fallen apart as a cheap dribbler to short ends up plating another run as Woody thows it, somehow, under LoDuca at home.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm blacked out by MLB.tv. All their fault.

[Zvon]

Mabry with a sac fly--
9-2 Chicago.

Owens left to get out of this inning, which he finally does.

[Zvon]

Edgy DC wrote: I'm blacked out by MLB.tv. All their fault.

Some things are better left unseen Edgy.
It was ugly.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

This game is dead to me now.

[Zvon]

OlerudOwned wrote: This game is dead to me now.

lmao--i hear ya O_O.

[Zvon]

Maine to pitch some relief, and promptly gives up a line hit to right that Nady plays into a double. Then walks Lee.

Can anybody here play this game,......this afternoon?

[Zvon]

Maine with a behind the back web gem-
snags the grounder behind him and turns it into a DP.
Nice.

Almost makes watching the rest of this game worthwhile.

[Zvon]

....almost.

Dempster puts me out of my misery with a 1-2-3 ninth.


What started out as a pitching duel, turned into one of those games youd just as soon forget- everything simply turned against the Mets.

I blame Murton, and that at bat he worked off Bradford.
That turned the tide.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

This game just kept falling apart, the more I read the IGT, the more I wished I had never started doing so. The ending really sucked.

[Frayed Knot]

Ugly game - but also a weird one.
I don't think I've ever seen a team bat around in consecctive innings while only hitting one, or maybe two, balls hard the entire time as the Cubbies did. Not that we deserved to win or anything but every grounder they hit found a hole, every bouncer went over an infielder, every tweener was justbeyond some fielder's reach, yyybbb. The Hank White (Henry Blanco) 2B was maybe the only hard hit ball and who knows what happens if Endy doesn't lose that leadoff fly in the sun. Can't blame him but that changed the entire game.

[nymr83]

]Can't blame him but...

sure you can. and if we werent 10 games up i'm sure alot of people would be blaming him right now.

[Frayed Knot]

OK, people COULD blame him if they really want ... but it would be really stupid to do so.