Archive - Sep 23, 2008
Cubs Teach Giants a Thing or Two at Fitch
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 5:40pm.
Junior Lake drove in three runs, Matt Cerda had three hits, and Brandon Guyer belted a solo home run, as the Cubs defeated the Giants 5-2 this afternoon in AZ Instructional League action at Fitch Park Field #3 in Mesa.
Game 15...oh whatever, who cares?
Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 4:06pm.
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | *Johan Santana |
SP | *Sean Marshall |
| |
14-7, 2.65, 187 K, 58 BB, 217.1 IP | 3-4, 3.62, 50 K, 19 BB, 59.2 IP |
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| SS |
#Jose Ryes |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
| 2B |
#Luis Castillo | SS |
Ronny Cedeno |
| 3B | David Wright |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
| CF |
#Carlos Beltran | CF |
Reed Johnson |
| 1B |
*Carlos Delgado | 2B |
Mark DeRosa |
| C |
Ramon Castro | 3B |
Casey McGehee |
| RF |
*Ryan Church | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
| LF |
Nick Evans |
C |
Henry Blanco |
| P |
*Johan Santana |
P | *Sean Marshall |
You'd think Lou would let his regulars get some hacks against Johan, since they may see him in the first round, but he seems to have gone the opposite route and sits most some of his regulars. Curious.
The Cubs want to try and take 2 of 3 or at least 1 of 3 from the Mets and hope the Brewers take 2 of 3 from the Pirates or sweep them. That would set up a tie between the Mets and the Brewers heading into the final weekend and increases the odds of them having to use their aces (C.C. or Johan) late in the season. That's more of a concern with the Mets when it comes to the Cubs playoff situation, but the more innings C.C. racks up now, the better chance he'll be less effective by the time the Cubs may face him in the playoffs. The Cubs also need to win 5 of 6 for 100 wins assuming the Monday make-up versus the Astros is not played.
Playing the Field
Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 1:19pm.
Well there isn't much to do this week but speculate, so let's take a look at the potential Cubs first round playoff opponent. There's a poll at the end of the post.