Randy Wells, Cubs Defeat Reds 3-1. No, That's Not A Typo: "Cubs Defeat Reds."

Oh well, A win is a win!

I like what you did with that. You took my idea and ran with it. Well played, sir.

I think Brenly could do some great things yet this year as Cubs’ manager. It doesn’t seem as the players are held accountable by Piniella (or Hendry, or Jaramillo, et al), save for the recent Zambrano tirade. I know Byrd would’ve been hustling down the first base line.

Yesterday I called for something to change this lack of hitting up and Lou must have heard me. By getting 15 runners on the law of averages finally swung in our favor. I say no BP until after the all-star break, what the heck it can’t hurt!

That was Votto throwing wildly to Phillips on the Wells bunt.

….that he thought he was going to be tagged by the 1b, so he stopped, in order for Votto to come to him instead of running into the out. That Votto went to first so quickly made Wells look bad.

Yeah, hindsight is 20/20 and all, I was screaming about the play when it happened. But it looks like he was making the right play, no?

Good pitching. Bad offense. Again.

At least the Cubs pulled through and Randy was brilliant on the mound.

Jeez, I gotta keep a better eye on the schedule… LeBron fever is clouding my mind…

And the MLB record for LOB by 3.

when he took the no-hitter into the ninth, but they broke through.

Colvin, despite failing with a guy on 3rd and one out, looks good near the top of the lineup.

Castro, it should be noted, was 1 for 2 with 3 walks. He’s developing a pretty good eye, and should also be near the front end of the order.

I really hate Theriot’s game. Fontenot should get the bulk of the time at 2nd, when he’s not filling for Ramirez at 3rd.

Usually I figure that I can just go back and figure it out. But today, that stat was the talk of standing room, until the eighth when the Cubs went K K K and so failed to leave anyone on! It got so bad that early in the sixth, before any runs scored, the jokes were flying about “looks like another LOB opportunity to me!” Then when Soriano blooped his single that split the outfielders and infielders, the cheers, I thought, were more derisive than anything. Or just abject relief to see that they’re actually capable of hitting runners in! And still, they left the maximum number of runners on in the 6th after batting around. Why do wins have to be this depressing? Losses are depressing enough. Wells looked great, though, but lost it in a hurry in the 7th. Why didn’t Rothschild go out and settle him down after he lost his no-no? Or did he and I missed it. I only saw some infielders try to talk him down.

…of what a dead team this is.

I was re-reading Peter Golenbock’s excellent book “Wrigleyville” the other day and, in it, Rick Sutcliffe tells the story of how, just five days into his tenure as a Cub in ‘84 and in the midst of a four game losing streak, Billy Connors (piching coach) called the entire staff into the clubhouse and proceeded to completely go off on each and every one. Sutcliffe described it as Connors being enraged at mental mistakes, etc. Even Sutcliffe, who hadn’t had a chance to even pitch yet because of a waiver screw up, got reamed for his lack of conribution and, according to him, “he (Connors) meant it too”.

Maybe modern players are just too rich and too pampered to respond to that kind of “motivation” nowadays but I’d still love to fantasize that there might be somebody on the current team that would actually hold players accountable for mental mistakes, lack of hustle, etc. Unfortunately, we don’t seem to have that guy on this team hence the inept product we’re seeing on the field.

but, with 2 out in bottom of 6th, n bags loaded, don’t you think Lou mighta pinch-hit for wells? I know he had a no-no going, but i also know wells at bat was a grounder to 3rd to end the inning. I also know how hard we’re struggling to put up runs. Any thoughts on that? am i daft? :]

I know it’s pretty unlikely that it will happen (these hot streaks tend to even out, esp. in teh second half) but it’ll still a lot of fun to watch it play out.

Today was her first visit to Wrigley and first Cub game and they got the W for her!

She’s 3 (4 in October) and was well-behaved throughout. We left at the bottom of the 7th. I told my wife (pregnant, due to August) that even though we planned to leave early I could guarantee if Wells still had a no-no going into the 8th we’d be the only ones exiting.

So let me get this straight. The Cubs left four less men on base than was mathematically possible.

They we 79% successful in leaving men on base. That’s impressive in ANY league.

Seriously, I’ll manage the Cubs for 1% of what Lou is making and do at least as well.

i gotta at least try to get to bed…fireworks…ugh!

If that’s what it takes I guess I can keep missing them. :D

I was just leaving- hope uyou n yours have a safe n happy 4th!

That’s what $175+ MM payrolls get you these days, huh? Nowhere to go?

If there are only four teams left why are there three games scheduled?
Is there some kind of silver medal game?
I see games scheduled for the 6th, 10th and 11th.
Thanks

you take all the wins you can get. However not getting hits with runners on, is as painful as it gets. You would have to think that it has to improve. Unfortunately been waiting for 3 months.

for a split, that is…