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Game 118 Thread / Cardinals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
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SP | Chris Carpenter |
SP | Ryan Dempster |
0-0, 1.00, 4 K, 2 BB, 9 IP |
12-5, 2.93, 133 K, 59 BB, 150.2 IP |
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CF |
*Skip Schumaker |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
LF |
Joe Mather |
RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
1B |
Albert Pujols |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
RF |
Ryan Ludwick |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
3B | Troy Glaus | CF |
*Jim Edmonds |
C |
Yadier Molina | 2B |
Mark DeRosa |
2B |
*Adam Kennedy | C | Geovany Soto |
P |
Chris Carpenter |
SS |
Ronny Cedeno |
SS | #Cesar Izturis | P | Ryan Dempster |
Amazing game, this baseball.
Just two days ago, we were aglow over the possibility that this weekend set could end with the Cardinals nine games behind the Cubs and all but out of the NL Central race. Then on Saturday the league's highest-scoring road team bludgeoned the Cubs' nominal pitching ace and suddenly, St. Louis has a chance to win this series and close to within five games of first place with the Brewers once again also breathing down the Cubs' necks.
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Game 116 Thread / Cardinals @ Cubs (1 of 3)
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SP | Braden Looper | SP | *Ted Lilly |
10-9, 4.29, 65 K, 32 BB, 134.1 IP | | 11-6. 4.35, 129 K, 50 BB, 140.2 IP | |
LF | #Vince Coleman | LF | Alfonso Soriano |
CF | #Willie McGee | SS | Ryan Theriot |
2B | #Tommy Herr | 1B | Derrek Lee |
1B | Jack Clark | 3B | Aramis Ramirez |
RF | *Andy Van Slyke | RF | *Kosuke Fukudome |
3B | #Terry Pendleton | C | Geovany Soto |
C | Mike Heath | CF | *Jim Edmonds |
SS | #Ozzie Smith | 2B | Mark DeRosa |
P | *John Tudor | P | *Ted Lilly |
UPDATE: Screw LaRussa, I have to get back to work. Let's see how he does with Mike Heath in the lineup from 1986.
(I'm posting this without a Cardinals batting order. Based on what Bernie Miklasz is reporting here, Tony LaRussa is waiting to see if Rick Ankiel and his strained abdominal muscle are ready to go before he posts the lineup.)
At around 8:45 this morning, I saw a middle-aged couple walking hand-in-hand in downtown Chicago, wearing matching St. Louis Cardinals t-shirts. This reminded me of two things: first, that the Cards were in town to play the Cubs, and second, that middle-aged couples should never wear matching t-shirts.
As for baseball, all of the analysis of the Cards' unexpected success this season has overlooked the obvious—Tony LaRussa and Dave Duncan are witches.
Game 115 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (3 of 3)
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Game 103 Thread / Marlins @ Cubs (2 of 4)
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SP | Josh Johnson |
SP |
Ryan Dempster |
0-0, 3.86, 10 K, 3 BB, 11.2 IP |
11-4, 3.05, 111 K, 51 BB, 132.2 IP | ||
SS |
Hanley Ramirez |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
RF |
*Luis Gonzalez |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
3B |
Jorge Cantu |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
1B |
*Mike Jacobs | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
2B |
Dan Uggla |
RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
LF |
Josh Willingham | C |
Geovany Soto |
CF |
Cody Ross |
2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
C |
Paul Hoover |
CF |
Reed Johnson |
P |
*Josh Johnson | P |
Ryan Dempster |
With Jeff Samardzija (last name = 29 Scrabble points) in a Major League uniform for the first time and the Brewers so close you can smell the Miller High Life and cannibal sandwiches on their breaths, the Cubs go for a second win in a row against the Fightin' Fish.
Kosuke Fukudome returns to the starting lineup, as does Mike Fontenot, who has gone 14-for-41 (.341) with four homers and a 1260 OPS since the first of July.
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Breaking News: Rich, White Guy Has Chance To Buy Cubs
Crain's Chicago Business reports Thursday that Tribune Company has asked two of the bidders for the team and Wrigley Field to pool their resources and make a combined bid.
The Signs Point To A Cub Victory
- Alfonso Soriano returning to the lineup with an RBI and a double; Alfonso Soriano returning to the lineup, period
- Mark DeRosa being able to leave his outfielder's glove in the locker room
- Derrek Lee hitting his first home ru
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Durham Headed to Brewers; Wood Headed to DL?
Milwaukee acquired second baseman Ray Durham from the Giants on Sunday in exchange for Class A outfielder Darren Ford and Triple-A pitcher Steve Hammond.
Game 98 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)
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SP | Ryan Dempster |
SP |
Brandon Backe |
10-4, 3.25, 104 K, 350 BB, 124.2 IP |
6-9, 4.76, 83 K, 50 BB, 111.2 IP | ||
SS | Ryan Theriot |
2B | #Kaz Matsui |
RF | *Kosuke Fukudome | CF | *Darin Erstad |
1B |
Derrek Lee | 1B |
#Lance Berkman |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez | LF |
Carlos Lee |
CF |
*Jim Edmonds |
SS | Miguel Tejada |
LF | Mark DeRosa | 3B | #Geoff Blum |
C |
Geovany Soto |
RF | Hunter Pence |
2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
C | J.R. Towles |
P |
Ryan Dempster |
P | Brandon Backe |
The Cubs' NL Central lead is down to +2 over the Cardinals and +3 over the Brewers as the Lou Crew tries to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Astros.
Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Geovany Soto, and Kosuke Fukudome are a combined 3-for-32 (.094) in the series, and as a team, the Cubs have fanned 14 times and walked once.
Or, as Lou Piniella explained so elegantly after Saturday night's 4-1 fall, "We're not getting much hitting anywhere in the lineup."
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Game 97 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (2 of 3)
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Cubs Hits of the Past 14 Weeks
A look at the ten Cubs hits from the season so far that did the most to enhance the team's chances of winning, according to FanGraphs' Win Probability Added statistic.
#10.) May 11th, 7th inning v. Arizona, man on first, one out, Cubs trailing the Diamondbacks, 4-2. Facing former Cub Juan Cruz, Reed Johnson cracks a two-run homer to tie the game, which the home team will go on to win 6-4, after Daryle Ward delivers a two-run double one inning later. Johnson homer = WPA .321
#9.) May 2nd, 9th inning at St. Louis, man on second, one out, Cubs trail the Cardinals, 3-1. Jason Isringhausen is in for the Cards, trying to preserve a 3-1 St. Louis lead for starter Adam Wainwright, but Alfonso Soriano will have none of it, clobbering an Isringhausen pitch for a game-tying two-run shot. Chad Fox, who clearly has no sense of drama in addition to his physical challenges, winds up serving a game-winning two-run homer to Skip Schumacher in the 11th inning. Soriano homer = WPA .342
#8.) April 23rd, 10th inning at Colorado, men on first and second, two outs, Cubs and Rox are tied, 6-6. The Cubs get two men aboard for Ryan Theriot, who lines a single to right field that scores Mike Fontenot with the lead and eventual winning run, extending a Cubs winning streak to six games. Theriot single = WPA .351
The countdown continues after the jump.
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It's 3am and You're Dying For a Hit of Milo Hamilton; What Do You Do?
From Wednesday's Tribune...
A new channel devoted to the Cubs is one of the enticing potential revenue-generating items that Tribune Co. is floating as part of its planned sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and its 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet.
The story mentions some of the roadblocks that might prevent a New York Yankees/YES Network sort of channel from becoming a reality in Chicago, including the possibility that Tribune Company could box the team's new owner into continuing to air many games on Tribune-owned WGN. Still, one can certainly see why the concept might be attractive...
All-Star Game Thread
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Game 95 Thread / Giants @ Cubs (3 of 3)
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SP | Tm Lincecum | SP |
Ryan Dempster |
10-2, 2.66, 126 K, 46 BB, 121.2 IP |
10-3, 3.13 ERA, 98 K, 47 BB, 118 IP | ||
LF |
*Fred Lewis |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
3B |
Jose Castillo | 2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
2B |
#Ray Durham |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
C |
Bengie Molina | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
CF |
Aaron Rowand | RF |
Mark DeRosa |
RF |
*John Bowker |
CF |
*Jim Edmonds |
1B |
Rich Aurilia |
LF |
Reed Johnson |
SS |
#Omar Vizquel |
C |
Henry Blanco |
P |
Tim Lincecum | P |
Ryan Dempster |
A great pitching matchup between two All-Stars to end the pre-ASG schedule for 2008.
Lincecum has been everything the Giants hoped he would be; Dempster has been more than the Cubs could ever have hoped. Dempster remains undefeated this season at Wrigley (10-0, 2.58); Lincecum was undefeated on the road until losing to the Mets at Shea this past Tuesday. He's still a none-too-shabby 7-1, 2.23 away from AT&T Park.
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Save the Wrigley Name from Those Corporate Jackals, Sort Of
When NASCAR's Robby Gordon runs at the Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, the hood of his car will bear the Web address, SaveOurName.com. The site is a collection point for signatures from Cub fans who want to send a "message to the (Cubs') owners: Don’t sell the name. It’s wrong. It’s selfish. And we won’t stand for it."
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crunch (view)
best starter and 2 top hitters from the team gone...and they keep on winning.
little ahead of myself here, but the RSox got 9 outs to find 6+ runs.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Richard Gallardo just left the Smokies game with an arm injury after going to the ground following a pitch. Doesn’t sound good at all.
azbobbop (view)
Phil, do you think Wiggins will start out in ACL?
azbobbop (view)
The level of conversation on this site is intelligent, reasoned and informative. Miles ahead of other Cub sites.
Arizona Phil (view)
This was Jaxon Wiggins previous "live" BP on 4/5:
JAXON WIGGINS:
ONE INNING (20 pitches - 10 strikes)
one batted ball in play (F-9 by Stevens)
one walk (B. Davis)
one HBP (B. Davis)
two strikeouts (Peralta & Escobar - both looking)
three swing & miss
two fouls
four called strikes
nine called balls
Arizona Phil (view)
Prior to the Cactus League game at Papago Park, three Cubs pitchers threw "live" BP on Field 1 at the Cubs Sloan Park complex, including RHRP Ethan Roberts (June 2022 TJS) and Cubs 2023 2nd round draft pick RHP Jaxon Wiggins (February 2023 TJS).
Wiggins last threw "live" BP three weeks ago before being shut down for a couple of weeks, and this was the first time Roberts has thrown to hitters in almost two years.
JAXON WIGGINS:
ONE INNING:
25 pitches (11 strikes)
no batted balls in play
two walks (Suriel and J. Diaz)
three strikeouts (Carico, Lubo, and Escobar - all three swinging)
six swing & miss
two fouls
three called strikes
14 called balls
one WP
ETHAN ROBERTS:
ONE INNING
15 pitches (7 strikes)
two batted balls in play (G-3 by Carico and L-9 by Suriel)
two walks (Lubo and Carico)
no strikeouts
no swing & miss
two fouls
three called strikes
eight called balls
one WP
Mat Peters was bumped by Justin Steele from his scheduled game work at Giants, so he threw two innings of "live" BP with Wiggins & Roberts.
MAT PETERS:
TWO INNINGS
44 pitches (23 strikes)
five batted balls in play (F-7, L-7, F-7, G-6, G-3)
three walks
two strikeouts (both Lubo and both looking)
six swing & miss
three fouls
nine called strikes
21 called balls
three WP
crunch (view)
wall stole a HR from busch...double. nice to see him destroy a curve ball.
upon further viewing, that might not have been a homer in too many parks...it had a lot of hang time, though.
CTSteve (view)
I’m at the game—woot!
If the streak breaks, it’s not my fault.
Cubster (view)
Brewers lose Wade Miley to Tommy John surgery.
crunch (view)
25 games played with a -85 run differential. insane.