6/2 ATL@CHC, 12:05 p.m.; TV: WGN; Radio: WGN [Archive]

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 12:21 pm

Starting Pitchers

C. James
Atl vs.
R. Hill
ChC

5-4 Record 4-4
3.86 ERA 3.06
47 K 57
24 BB 23
8 HR

Zambrano and Barrett went before the cameras today and apologized.... Barrett definately looks like he was hit with a freight train! Z said it was all his fault. No suspensions, but both were fined. Barrett is available if needed today.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 12:21 pm

Top 1st: Atlanta
- M. Prado struck out swinging
- Y. Escobar singled to right
- E. Renteria grounded into double play third to second to first, Y. Escobar out at second

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 0, Chi Cubs 0

Bottom 1st: Chi Cubs
- A. Soriano struck out swinging
- R. Theriot flied out to deep center
- D. Lee lined out to left

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 0, Chi Cubs 0

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 12:22 pm

Should mention the wind is blowing straight out today.....

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 12:28 pm

Top 2nd: Atlanta
- A. Jones flied out to left center
- J. Francoeur grounded out to shortstop
- M. Diaz lined out to pitcher (on a Greg Maddux-like play on that one! Awesome catch by Hill! Rich Hill that is)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 0, Chi Cubs 0

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 12:36 pm

Floyd is still unavailable because of an oblique injury that he suffered yesterday in Batting Practice...hopes to be ready to go tomorrow....

Murton is out with a back injury.... of course, Barrett is a little banged up. SO that leaves a very short bench today....

Smoltz will not face the Cubs, his start has been pushed back to Tuesday when the Braves play a double header against the Marlins.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 12:36 pm

Bottom 2nd: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez singled to center
- M. DeRosa flied out to left
- A. Pagan flied out to right
- J. Jones walked, A. Ramirez to second
- K. Hill grounded into fielder's choice, J. Jones out at second

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 0, Chi Cubs 0

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 12:43 pm

Top 3rd: Atlanta
- J. Saltalamacchia flied out to right (he has the longest name in MLB)
- S. Thorman popped out to shallow left center
- C. James struck out looking

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 0, Chi Cubs 0

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 12:46 pm

Bottom 3rd: Chi Cubs
- R. Hill flied out to center
- A. Soriano flied out to center
- R. Theriot flied out to center

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 0, Chi Cubs 0

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:01 pm

Top 4th: Atlanta
- M. Prado walked
- Y. Escobar safe at first on pitcher R. Hill's throwing error, M. Prado to second
- E. Renteria doubled to left, M. Prado scored, Y. Escobar to third
- A. Jones grounded out to first, Y. Escobar scored, E. Renteria to third
- J. Francoeur struck out swinging
- M. Diaz doubled to deep center, E. Renteria scored
- J. Saltalamacchia popped out to first

3 runs, 2 hits, 1 errors
Atlanta 3, Chi Cubs 0

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:14 pm

Bottom 4th: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee struck out swinging
- A. Ramirez singled to center
- M. DeRosa singled to right, A. Ramirez to second
- A. Pagan walked, A. Ramirez to third, M. DeRosa to second
- J. Jones struck out looking
- K. Hill flied out to deep left

0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 3, Chi Cubs 0

And they leave them loaded with nothing to show for it! Grrrrrrrrrr.......

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:14 pm

dang: (K) Hill flies out w/ bases loaded.

this is such a weak lineup offensively...

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:20 pm

Top 5th: Atlanta
- S. Thorman flied out to deep right
- C. James struck out looking
- M. Prado flied out to right

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 3, Chi Cubs 0

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:21 pm

dang: (K) Hill flies out w/ bases loaded.

this is such a weak lineup offensively...

IT'S SO FREAKING FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:23 pm

FINALLY! Soriano hits a homer out onto Waveland! That feels good.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:24 pm

His first homer since May 11

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:24 pm

420 foot homer!

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:27 pm

FINALLY! Soriano hits a homer out onto Waveland! That feels good.

Feels like all the cubs runs anytime soon are gonna be by the long ball...

It's like deja-vu all over again.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:32 pm

Bottom 5th: Chi Cubs
- R. Hill grounded bunt out to third
- A. Soriano homered to deep left
- R. Theriot flied out to right center
- D. Lee walked
- A. Ramirez walked, D. Lee to second
- M. DeRosa struck out swinging

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 3, Chi Cubs 1

Lee and Ram left on base.... ho hum.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:40 pm

Top 6th: Atlanta
- Y. Escobar struck out swinging
- E. Renteria singled to center
- A. Jones grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, E. Renteria out at second

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 3, Chi Cubs 1

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:44 pm

Richie baby! Doing it all today! Shame about the triple, but still... :D

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:45 pm

Bottom 6th: Chi Cubs
- A. Pagan lined out to third
- J. Jones flied out to left center
- K. Hill singled to left
- R. Hill doubled to deep center, K. Hill scored, R. Hill out at third (nice hit, I thought it was going to go out!)

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 3, Chi Cubs 2

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:46 pm

They said that Hill has been working on his hitting....

Wuertz up in the pen just in case that running took some gas out of him

HEY! WE'RE BACK IN THE GAME!

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:53 pm

Hill still has gas left in the tank. He just pitched a 1-2-3 inning (started with a strike out on a full count). And then, Ron Zook just had to sing the 7th inning stretch way out of tune!

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:55 pm

Tyler Yates has come in to relief, and started with a broken bat grounder by Soriano.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:55 pm

Top 7th: Atlanta
- J. Francoeur struck out swinging
- M. Diaz flied out to deep left
- J. Saltalamacchia grounded out to pitcher

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Atlanta 3, Chi Cubs

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:56 pm

Theriot shoots a single to right after taking a first-pitch strike. It looks like the Cubs might be starting to break through their funk today. That fight might put some fight in the team.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:56 pm

Hi there, Van.... it's time for a big comeback! Hill deserves it today.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 1:58 pm

Lee lifted one, and he knew it wasn't going to be good. A back-up slider that just said "Hit me, HARD!" but D-Lee just missed it!

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:01 pm

Yates just threw one away trying to keep Theriot close. Need more breaks like that, and capitalize on them.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:02 pm

Ramirez just singled through the second baseman Prado. Theriot scores from second to tie the score. Prado looked like a matador on that play.

EDIT: The scorer gave Prado an error.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:03 pm

YEAHHHHHHHHH! Now, I hope they keep Rich in if he still has some left... I am really nervous about the bullpen......

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:04 pm

DeRosa popped to Prado to end the inning. Hey, at least the Cubs scratched across another run to tie the score.

End 7th, Cubs 3, Braves 3

Now, we just need Hill and Co. to keep them off the board the next couple innings and the offense should get another run in the 8th.

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:05 pm

Woo! Tie game.

What the hell was Ron Zook singing? Because I'm pretty sure that wasn't take me out to the ballgame...

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:05 pm

Uh oh! Ohman has come in for relief!

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:06 pm

lets just be positive. Will is way due.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:07 pm

Ohman starts his first batter 0-2 on called strikes, then threw three straight bad ones. Thorman then fouled off the first payoff. The next one nearly hit him and walks Thorman. Howry is now up in the pen.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:08 pm

Walkin Will was ahead of the batter...then did what he does best... put that man on first base! :(

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:08 pm

Chris Woodward is in to pinch hit, but he tried to sacrifice bunt first pitch. He does get the second pitch down, Lee's able to field it and throw to DeRosa at first for the sacrifice.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:09 pm

Prado pops one up behind first, Lee has some trouble in the Brave bullpen, but he's able to navigate through it for the out.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:11 pm

Escobar couldn't check his swing for strike one on a breaker. Fastball in the dirt, 1-1. He smokes one to left, Thorman comes around to score, Escobar hustles into second to stretch it into a double.

Lou's just pulled Ohman to bring in Howry down 4-3.

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:13 pm

Ah, to be a cubs fan...

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:18 pm

Renteria faces Howry, on a 2-2 pitch, he flies out to Pagan to end the inning. But, the Braves score one on a hit and a walk, one left.

Middle 8th, Braves 4, Cubs 3

Well, if the Cubs can score single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh to tie the game, they probably can do it again in the eighth, but Rafael Soriano is coming in to pitch for the Braves.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:21 pm

Pagan looks at a 96 mph outside heater. He then rips the next pitch into the right-field corner. He had thoughts of three, but respecting Franceour's arm, he stops at second. Got something brewing with no one out.

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:21 pm

Aw man, Francoeur has a cannon out there!

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:22 pm

Jones looks at a 96 mph fastball away. Ball gets away from the catcher, Pagan goes to third, he's gunned down, Quade argues, Piniella comes out to argue, throws his hat down, kicks dirt and he's thrown out of the game!!!!!!!

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:23 pm

Lou also kicked his hat three times before picking it up to the chorus of "Looooooooooooooooou!" This is the Lou Piniella we all wanted to see!

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:25 pm

Go Lou!

That.
Was.
Legen. Wait for it. Dary.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:25 pm

Now the knuckleheads in the bleachers have thrown stuff on the field, so the Braves have been pulled off the field so the groundscrew can clean things up.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:27 pm

As much as that was great to see... it almost seemed too staged after Lou made his comments about being thrown out yesterday. It was still great to see.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:27 pm

Go Lou!

That.
Was.
Legen. Wait for it. Dary.

That's great! :D

dundeecub

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:30 pm

As much as that was great to see... it almost seemed too staged after Lou made his comments about being thrown out yesterday. It was still great to see.

Yeah, I think Lou was ready to let rip on just about anything today.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:33 pm

from Cubs.com:
Maybe Piniella needs to throw a fit to get the Cubs going.

"If that were the case, I'd volunteer for that every day," Piniella said. "Does a manager really have to be tossed to light a fire for somebody? I don't think so.

"If there's something out there that's really flagrant, yeah, you go out there and argue for your team," he said. "We haven't had that many calls one way or another. One series with the umpires, as far as home plate, we weren't happy with and we reacted a little bit. I don't see where a manager has to get kicked out of ballgames."

That doesn't mean Piniella has mellowed.

"I'm sure I'll get kicked out of here soon," he said

"You're going to laugh at this," Piniella said, "but what really gets a manager kicked out more than anything is frustration. You get frustrated, so you go take it out on the umpire."

The Cubs have given him many reasons to be frustrated this season.

"I haven't seen anything on the field that I thought was flagrant enough to go out there and really argue about," he said. "Put it this way -- the umpiring is not the cause of why we're 22-29. The umpiring has been consistent and it's been good. Why go argue with somebody if they're doing their job?"

However, Piniella can pick his spots. He's done it before.

"Once in a while, I've [told] umpires before a ballgame, 'Look, you're going to have to kick me out today. Somebody's going to have to get me,'" he said. "I said, 'Whoever wants it, I'll be over there calling.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:35 pm

I missed the rest of the inning and the first batter of the top of the 9th, but I the Braves are now up 5-3.

ARamfan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:36 pm

As much as that was great to see... it almost seemed too staged after Lou made his comments about being thrown out yesterday. It was still great to see.

It WAS great to see! (As you so appropriately dubbed it yesterday), we're now watching today's episode of 'As Wrigley Turns.' :rolleyes:

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:37 pm

That was more fire from a Cubs manager than we have seen in YEARS!

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:37 pm

Andruw Jones homered?

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:38 pm

It WAS great to see! (As you so appropriately dubbed it yesterday), we're now watching today's episode of 'As Wrigley Turns.' :rolleyes:
Nah, this is "Days of our Cubbies."

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:40 pm

Wuertz, after giving up the lead-off homer to Jones, strikes out the next three. Now the Braves lead 5-3 going into the bottom of the ninth. We'll have a pinch hitter, then the top of the order. However, we face their closer.

ryno4ever

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:42 pm

Here is the video link (http://www.wrcbtv.com/videowindow.cfm?sid=8734) of the minor league manager who got ejected last night! (Len and Bob were talking about it)It is hilarious...it looks like Lou is more of an influence than he knows!

Phillip Wellman is his name.

Former Chattanooga Lookouts and current Mississippi Braves manager Phillip Wellman was ejected during Friday's game at AT&T Field. Wellman proceeded to go on a five minute tirade

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:43 pm

Wickman in to pitch, Willie Harris goes to play left. Ward to pinch hit, he fouls the first pitch back out of play. Swung and missed, 0-2. The next pitch misses inside. Ward flies one to right-center, Jones over to make the catch.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:45 pm

Soriano takes the first pitch outside, then fouls one into the Cub bullpen. He cracks one into left field for a single. Tying run comes to the plate.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:47 pm

Theriot takes a belt-high strike. Dempster is called to warm up just in case. Theriot shoots one foul, 0-2. Lee is on deck. Another foul ball back and out of play. Check swing, but Fremming called him out.

VanMan

Jun 2nd 2007, 2:49 pm

Lee comes up with 40,290 fans coming to their feet. He takes the first pitch low and in. Check swing, no swing, pitch was low and away, 2-0. Grounder to Escobar, over to second for the force to end the game.

Looks like Lou's antics proved to be in vain today. Braves win 5-3.