Game 141, Thread 2: Giving the People What They're Ambivalent About

There’s finally a good second option at first

As Kelch and Welsh pointed out, Votto never fouls balls off his feet, or hits infield popups. He’s done both in the last couple of games. It means he’s late on the swing. Maybe he just a rest or something, but he’s not his usual self.

he scores otherwise

Meso is looking pretty solid at catcher

Now he’s just showing off.

Unless the game is tied or we’re ahead, and there’s no one on.

Frazier, maybe?

because we didn’t wipe away a bogus run

Time to hoist the W flag and belt out Go Cubs Go in Wrigleyville. Dammit.

I look for the cubs to put a much better team on the field within 2-3 yrs. By that time thee brewers will be awful.

But it is aggravating, how close we came to pulling this one out. That missed catch by Alonso was the big blow, but there was also Stubbs forgetting how many outs there were, and Reed Johnson missing the plate but Willis not realizing it. And the wild pitch/passed ball that let Ramirez score.

to make you want to leave

every time he plays in Wrigley, he costs us the game. I say off day for Votto and put Heisey in LF tomorrow

parmesan smells like vomit

Glove must have had a hole in it.

but that was a pretty difficult play for anyone (given that he had run at the limits of his speed, I mean. Most fleet footed OF might have been standing there already or been playing a bit deeper and not had to go full out for it). Add that he appeared to think he was about to hit the wall and…

at least he did the “IVY GOT IT!” instead of digging it out.

also, steve bartman reminds us that shit in chicago is weird and there are other plays that allowed the inning to continue beyond that one.

And spent most of the next year on the minors. Because of this that don’t impress me much