hats off to the bullpen today

by hiphopgamer26 on Jun 12, 2008 5:04 PM CDT

this deserves its own post, because they half won us the game today.

yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah!

eyre

marmol

cotts

wood

they were all amazing today

this win is up there for best games in a couple of years,because of the bullpen and my boy jimmy (nice to see him getting back a feel )

Cubs win baby lets keep this steamroller moving!

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It was strange

After we made it 2-1 and held them from scoring any more that one inning – someone posted that it was “ADVANTAGE CUBS” because of our bullpen, even though we were still DOWN a run.

And it actually MADE SENSE TO ME and I had faith in the post. Turned out to be 100% true.

This is such a weird feeling…

Wait a minute... who am I here?

by malicedoom on Jun 12, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions

today's game was awesome.

If Jimmy Baseball can regain his previous form…. wow this lineup is pretty unbelieveable.

Our bullpen is awesome. I can’t wait for howry to get his poop in a group and start playing like he did at the end of last year. Great to see Cotts step up. If we can get howry, cotts, and eyre to play at thier ability… with woody and marmol…. best bullpen in baseball.

i love this team.

by cubbieson44th on Jun 12, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions

And to think

all Gerald Perry had to do was get Edmonds to widen his stance.

"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08

by neverAcquiesce on Jun 12, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions

you mean spread his legs apart

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Eighth Inning

With the ninth-inning homer by Edmonds to send it in to extras, and the dramatic 11th inning, it’s easy to overlook how key the bullpen’s job in the top of the 8th was. Bases loaded, nobody out. Eyre with two big strikeouts and Marmol with another.

And then of course good jobs by Cotts and especially Wood, who is looking like the closer we all dreamed he would be.

Great job, bullpen.

by John Q Freejazz on Jun 12, 2008 5:14 PM CDT reply actions

Eyre and Cotts Both Used

Hey, when did Lou realize he had two LHP’s in the pen? The sample size is still small, but the ERA’s of those two can’t be any lower. They were both used for multiple outs. I am thrilled to see the bullpen used like this. Marmol got a couple of outs. Wood pitched 2 very good innings for the win. Of course, it was not a save situation, but I love seeing closers pitch more than one inning in a game.

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Jun 12, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply actions