Move Heilman to closer immediately.

Hopefully, this wasn’t just the sun shining on a dog’s ass once in a while

The Cubs blow a 3-run lead late in the game against the Marlins. Sound familiar? It does for anyone who remembers 2003. Only this time there weren’t 5 outs to get. Only 1. And they were one strike away from getting THAT!

But that bottom of the 9th made me ill. I confess I turned the TV off and went to bed after the 9th. I couldn’t watch any more.

I know, different circumstances COMPLETELY. And the Cubs went on to WIN this game.

Thank you D-Lee. Thank you A.H. Thank you Cubs for having greater intestinal fortitude than I did last night. That’s why you all get the BIG bucks.

P.S.- what is it about this Marlins franchise? Man, I hate them MORE than the Mets- and that’s saying something.

That was home run power in most stadia, but alas, it was not quite enough juice to Gregg-proof that one. Derrek Lee, however, continues to mash like a man possessed. That was a line drive into the seats in left, so beyond doubt that Len Kasper shouted “Cubs lead” before the ball was even halfway to the wall.

I thought Paulino had struck out on a foul tip a few pitches before he hit the homer, but Paulino got enough of the pitch that Hill didn’t catch it. After that foul ball, Gregg was horrible.

I was watching Ramirez and I think it was the heat.

This quote by him amused me.

“It feels very confusing,” Soriano said about playing third. “When I play left field, I see everything from far away. At third, I see everything close, and I don’t feel comfortable. Thank God, nobody hit me a ground ball. I didn’t feel comfortable.”

However, as dumb as his comment sounds, I must say he took the shifting very well. But yes, thank God nobody hit anything to him.

in all the Marlins come backs not with standing, was a fun game to watch.

That’s a stupid start time today, although we probably need the rest. Games like last night age fans as well. I could feel the gray hairs popping up after Paulino’s HR. Let’s finish the freaking fish and get on to Zinnzziatti!!

“if it’s close with two strikes you have to swing.”

P.S. How hard is it for this guy to know how many outs there are in an inning?

That’s something Mitch Williams would have loved. Marmol walked two (one intentionally), hit a batter, but gave up no runs and no hits. That bottom of the eighth was far too scary for me. Brenly is really frustrated with Marmol. He suggested that if the Cubs were comfortably ahead in the standings that the Cubs would consider sending Marmol to the minors to work on Marmol’s control issues.

Heilman does not throw well when he inherits runners. If the bags are empty he does well.
Marshall does well with inherited runners. Why does he keep using them so wrong sometimes?

if Paul Bako was our backup catcher instead of Koyie Hill.

::shudder::

Koyie gets miles of slack from me for his mediocre hitting, because he has been invaluable on defense.

I missed something.

…he came up right after DLee’s homer.

Either that pitch REALLY got away, or it was intentional. But I don’t care about all that, just happy with the win and hope Z and Rami are okay.

had to follow the game on the computer at work. Got to hear Ronnie and Pat in the infamous ninth by the Marlins, unreal, I thought Ronnie was gone.
 Lee is a man, huge hit.
 Couple other things: Shark needs to get to Iowa soon and work and work some more or enter the NFL draft next year.
 Milton has been brutal. I don’t want hear he is walking alot and his OBP has been great. Would it hurt just once in awhile to get a hit with a runner on base? Theriot is a better RBI man. And I will hear that RBI’s are not a good indicator of a hitter, oh really. Milton has busted 30 RBI’s, enough already, we are running out of time for to start hitting. The excuses are worn out.

How many games in a row has this machine started? And what is the record for consecutive starts by a cub catcher.

“There does come a time when the standings are the standings.” — Orioles GM Andy MacPhail on the last-place teams’ decision to trade All-Star closer George Sherrill to the Dodgers.

Thank you Captain Obvious!

Nerve wracking…the ninth inning was nothing short of a nightmare. Two outs, Gregg looks like he’s dealing and then complete and total implosion.

Positives; (1) At least they pulled it out and (2) Hopefully Lou’s decision to stick with Marmol in the eighth (while most of us were screaming at the tv to “take him out” ) will be a confidence builder that will pay off down the line.

And, please God, I hope Paul Sullivan was right in today’s Trib and Rammy is okay and will be playing today.

and looked like a win was moments away and then all hell breaks loose. Thank you Aaron for saving this game.

I don’t even know what to think of Marmol any more. Get the kid some help so he can be the pitcher we know he can be.

Really hope Z and Aramis will be okay. Please let the injuries stop.

Let’s win this one tonight in 9. My ulcer can’t take another one like last night.

And every g damn week, someone else gets hurt. Last night, two guys went down. Unbelievable.

Looking at what A-Ram was doing when he left, it didn’t appear related to the HBP — he appeared to either have something in his eye or was having problems dealing with the heat and humidity in addition to whatever pain he had from the pitch -

Al, we thought A-Ram was crying because he knew he was heading back to the DL.

Nobody asked me, but has anyone else noticed that watching Marmol trying to throw his fasball for a strike is like watching Shaq trying to make free throws at crunch time.

weren’t we playing no doubles? i understand the ball was hit on a line, but dome can’t let that thing get over his head. big positioning mistake. thank god the cubs were able to pull it off.

Does anyone remember how in 2007 the Cubs were attempting to clinch the division and had a road trip to Florida in late September? Then they got swept and had to salvage everything against Cincinnati right after. Sounds a bit familiar…. (thankfully, not the swept part)

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/12011925

i dont know if its a good thing that the pain was bad enough that he got dizzy

have any access to this game? It’s in the ESPN window.

Unfortunately

schedule, we will be treated to Fox/Ohio for the entire Reds series. Monday, of course — is WCIU, so that is never on the package and Tues/Wed there are no dual feeds.

perhaps aaron will have earned the love & loyalty of the bcb gang & cubby fans everywhere.

aaron is a decent fellow, true humanitarian and a fourth dgree knight of columbuse

Marquis drills Rolen and Rolen leaves the game.

It blew a darn good game from Dempster.

And to answer the question about “Why wasn’t Marshall used?” I think we already know the answer to that…Lou finds his “guy”, like Marmol last year or Soriano always, and never changes his mind. He holds onto these guys throughout the entire season, riding them, for good and bad. I commend this action on one hand because it provides stability, consistency, and loyalty to players, but on the other hand, Marmol was overused at times last year, and clearly Gregg was gassed (?), overworked, or simply didn’t have his best stuff last night.

But still, he blew two saves for the Cubbies @ his home park, which I find odd.

Dan