Yankees Walk Their Way Over Cubs; 9th Inning Comeback Falls Short

6BB, yikes! Hopefully he’s gone by July 31st

that Quade didn’t pinch hit with someone who could at least bunt and give us a chance to tie and then possibly win the game! I mean Soto hasn’t exacty been lighting it up of late! Poor managing imo!

…because I no longer hear Joe Buck droning on and on and on about Derek Jeter on the disabled list, six hits shy of that magical 3,000 career hits. Something Buck brought up at virtually every possible moment during the game, as though that fact was more important than the game on the field below him.

And McCarver was no better, like when he chastised Fukodome for not going to third on the hit and run early in the game. When anyone with half a brain cell could see that the ball wasn’t hit deep into center field, it was fielded by the time Fukodome reached second, and Fukodome would have been out by a mile had he gone to third. But no, McCarver felt that Fukodome had erred in not trying for third.

Buck and McCarver calling games surely counts as a violation of the Geneva Conventions.

Surely!

although a little long. Reeder continues to amaze with his hitting and fielding. Kudos to Demp, he had no control but battled through. Looks like the Brewers and Cards will win. Still hoping with our improved play we can cut this to 4 or 5 at the all star break.

But Quade’s moves really confused me today:

1. Why pinch hit Campana in the 7th instead of having a better OBP pinch-hitter lead off and save Campana for pinch-running for Soriano or Soto?
2. Why even THINK about having Shark pitch to Cano? And why not bring Marmol in to pitch to the RH hitters instead of Grabow?
3. Why double switch and force Baker into the 9 spot?

If Campana is able to PR for Soriano, and Soto can actually take a pitch, they have a chance in the 9th. And if Shark/Grabow don’t give up the insurance run, Johnson’s HR ties the game.

I’ve given Quade the benefit of the doubt for in-game moves. But I felt like he outcoached himself today. And that ignores DeJesus sending Pena in the 6th.

Soto sucks. He is absolutely killing this team right now, and he’s looked like shit ever since coming off the DL. What’s it been, two weeks now?

My wife was making dinner and had the game on Fox. The kitchen TV is the smallest in the house. She came down to tell me that the TV had the crowd noise, but no announcers from Fox. No Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, or quipy interludes from Ken Rosenthal. Instead, just the sounds of the game and the crowd. We ate dinner with the game in the bottom of the 8th and the 9th inning. It was really nice.

I think my wife had mistakenly hit the Language button and in the Spanish broadcast there were no Fox announcers. Hola.

Not sure why you would send Pena on that one. I could have thrown him out from there. Too many mistakes but they still had a chance at the end.

I think there was more to it than they let on.

… and Pena never should have been sent home on the shallow fly ball to left. Sometime i wonder who loses more games for this team, the players or the coaches. And i’m not a big fan of Soto anymore, he barely hits and his defense is below average. The cubs need a better catcher

I have a big issue with Dempster being allowed to bat in the 5th after throwing 300 pitches and going out for the 6th.

Also, it was ridiculous that Grabow wasn’t warming up sooner. Or . . . Marshall.

for a nine inning game is just ridiculous. I don’t know if it’s all the walks, Fox’s longer commercial breaks, or what. But really… that’s awful.

Marlins fall to 1-17 in June, How can this happen. I happy for it, but that is crazy

but this line has to be shared.
 Bibens-Dirkx: 1 Inning, 9 hits, 11 earned runs, 11-3 in the 3rd

DeWitt was so overmatched today at the plate, he has no business being the #3 hitter.

It should be DJ or Baker at 2B every day until Barney gets back.

… i didnt know Wrigley sat over 42,000

to make me forget about the Cubs flaws.

Notice I said almost. A couple of notes today.

1. Geovany Soto sometimes looks clueless at the plate. Some at bats he’s patient, some at bats he swings at whatever. I’m still not 100% on him 3 years later.

2. I hope Ryan Dempster is traded more than I hope Zambrano is. Dempster seems to be on decline but I think he could be worthy for a contender as a #3/4. Cubs will have to eat half of his salary at least.

3. Mike Quade is 10x worse than Lou Piniella was in regards of lineups. Say what you want about Lou, he would never have Blake DeWitt hitting third. I know we don’t have many options at 3… but somebody, anybody would be better than Blake DeWitt.

4. Why in the hell isn’t DJ LeMahieu getting playing time? And with him getting such sporatic playing time, how can Quade expect him to be ready when he gets his normal 1 start a week? DJ LeMahieu’s ceiling >>>>> Blake DeWitt’s. Hell, LeMahieu’s better than DeWitt now.

Dare I even say it?

1 good season and then — right off the table to — mediocre?

Did he participate in substance testing his rookie season? He had to have been tested. I’m just sayin’.

Or maybe he’s just Jerome Walton, revisited.

to all you fathers out there. Hope your sons and/or daughters have a catch with you.

They rose to the occasion, barely, and just not enough to win. We’ve heard it before.

When Dempster came out for the 6th I knew it was gone. Another Quadecision fail.

He was struggling to end it and either Carpenter or Russell could have held things up for middle relief. They didn’t. The one run Dempster gave up was why the game didn’t keep going another 3 hours.