So is it a bad sign when you barely even notice blowing a one run lead in the bottom of the ninth? I was listening to the game on XM radio on the drive home and let's say I was less than shocked when the Marlins came back to win. No angry tirade, no profanities, just a simple turn of the dial to the rest of the Heat/Pistons game. Sad. I do want to note that Marlins manager Joe Girardi is capable of the same stupidity as Dusty Baker. With his best hitter coming up next (Miguel Cabrera), he bunts with Dan Uggla essentially making it a no-brainer to walk Cabrera. Taking the bat out of your best hitter's hands isn't a really sound strategy in my humble opinion. Mike Jacobs saved the day for him though.
Maddux goes for win number six today and about the only thing I have to look forward to this season beyond who the Cubs are going to be willing to sell come the trade deadline is how far Maddux will climb the wins ladder.
If getting swept by the Marlins isn't the final nail in someone's coffin (I'm not even going to speculate who), then there's some serious lack of accountability going on over at Cubland.
GAME FORTY-SIX IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT]
CHICAGO CUBS (18-27, 5th, 11.5 GB) AT FLORIDA MARLINS (13-31, 5th, 14.0)
Dolphin Stadium, 12:05 PM CDT
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 86 degrees, Wind 8 mph in from CF
TV: CLTV, DirecTV 734
Radio: WGN, XM 183
Brian Moehler, RHP
1-4, 7.29 ERA, 42 IP
18 K, 13 BB, 8 HR
333/382/559 against, .338 BABIP | Greg Maddux, RHP
5-3, 3.76 ERA, 55.0 IP
37 K, 14 BB, 4 HR
266/309/391 against, .307 BABIP |
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*Juan Pierre, CF
Ronny Cedeno, SS
*Todd Walker, 2B
Michael Barrett, C
*Jacque Jones, RF
Aramis Ramirez, 3B
Matt Murton, LF
#Neifi Perez, 2B
Greg Maddux, P | Hanley Ramirez, SS
Dan Uggla, 2B
*Mike Jacobs, 1B
Miguel Cabrera, 3B
#Joe Borchard, LF
*Jeremy Hermida, RF
Reggie Abercrombie, CF
Miguel Olivo, C
Brian Moehler, P
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Cubs vs. Moehler:
Todd Walker: 7-18, 389/421/778, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 K |
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