Cubs @ Phillies 20 May

[1060Ivy]

That sucks

[rok]

Well, that was the most troubling loss of the year. Fuck me for getting my hopes up.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

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[Butcher]

1st and 3rd, nobody out and nothing. Fucking weak.

That said, a big portion of this loss rests squarely on Lou.

[CountRushmore]

Damn [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]

[Andy]

Fuck!

[The Dude]

I place the blame for this one squarely on Lou.

[Andy]

2 Big FUCK YOU's.

Grabow & Lou!

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=97510:date=May 20 2010, 02:47 PM:name=CountRushmore)-->QUOTE (CountRushmore @ May 20 2010, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Damn [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
YOUR FAULT!

[Giff]

For all those hating on bringing Grabow in, like BT said, there weren't really other options. With Z and Marmol pretty much unavailable, Marshall was the closer. With Russell already used, Grabow was the only other lefty for Howard/Utley/Rollins/Ibanez, or it could have been Stevens or Berg. As awful as he's been, Grabow was the guy to use.

[Butcher]

If there's anything positive to take away from this, it's that we hung tough with probably the best team in the NL at their ballpark and walked away with a split. We should have won this game, though.

[ColoradoCub]

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Hopefully it will soon be announced that Grabow has been relieved of 8th inning duties too. That would be another positive to take away from this, unless of course, he's relieved by Howry.

[rok]

<!--quoteo(post=97515:date=May 20 2010, 02:49 PM:name=Giff)-->QUOTE (Giff @ May 20 2010, 02:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->For all those hating on bringing Grabow in, like BT said, there weren't really other options. With Z and Marmol pretty much unavailable, Marshall was the closer. With Russell already used, Grabow was the only other lefty for Howard/Utley/Rollins/Ibanez, or it could have been Stevens or Berg. As awful as he's been, Grabow was the guy to use.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bringing him in was one thing, but he clearly didn't have it. He was 3-0 on seemingly every batter. He should have been yanked after 3 batters or so. That was my main complaint. We had no one warming up in the pen either.

[jstraw]

The biggest fucking joke of this game was not putting Rollins on when the count was run to 3-0.

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=97521:date=May 20 2010, 02:59 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ May 20 2010, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=97515:date=May 20 2010, 02:49 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Giff @ May 20 2010, 02:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->For all those hating on bringing Grabow in, like BT said, there weren't really other options. With Z and Marmol pretty much unavailable, Marshall was the closer. With Russell already used, Grabow was the only other lefty for Howard/Utley/Rollins/Ibanez, or it could have been Stevens or Berg. As awful as he's been, Grabow was the guy to use.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bringing him in was one thing, but he clearly didn't have it. He was 3-0 on seemingly every batter. He should have been yanked after 3 batters or so. That was my main complaint. We had no one warming up in the pen either.
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He's been behind every batter he has faced. Not just today, but in every game.

Frustrating.