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Hector Neris 
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Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

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Game 135 Thread / Phillies @ Cubs (2 of 4)

Submitted by Rob G. on

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SP Joe Blanton SP Rich Harden
(NL) 1-0, 4.03, 27 K, 15 BB, 38 IP
(NL) 4-1, 1.47, 70 K, 14 BB, 49 IP
       
SS #Jimmy Rollins LF
 Alfonso Soriano
CF #Shane Victorino
 SS
 Ryan Theriot
2B *Chase Utley 1B
 Derrek Lee
1B *Ryan Howard
 3B
 Aramis Ramirez
LF Pat Burrell CF
 *Jim Edmonds
RF
 Jayson Werth 2B Mark DeRosa
3B
 *Greg Dobbs RF
 *Kosuke Fukudome
C
 Carlos Ruiz C Henry Blanco
P Joe Blanton P *Rich Harden

 

A few aftershocks from last night's game...the come from behind win was the 38th for the Cubs this season, second to the Yankees 39. It was their 19th win when trailing in the seventh inning or later, best in baseball ahead of their current foe - the Phightin Phils.

Today, ex-teammates do battle as Rich Harden and Joe Blanton take the mound. I'm sure a steak dinner at Morton's is on the table for the winner.

 

Some more game notes fun after the jump...

 

  •  Mark DeRosa has an extra base hit in eight straight games. He is only the second Cub to do that since 1956, the other was Derrek Lee last season, who went nine games from April 23-May 4th. He's also the second player in the majors to do it this year, the other being his second base counterpart on the Phillies, Chase Utley.
  • The Cubs own the best record in baseball and the best record in baseball since the All-Star break.
  • With three games still to play this month, the Cubs have already set their high mark for victories in a month with 19, surpassing their 18 wins in May.
  • The Cubs have a 6.5 game lead in the Central, their largest lead in the division since the end of the 1984 season.
  • I love this fucking team.

 

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by Tarzan Joe on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:49 pm

Not sure what DLee was doing on that play. If he's the cutoff, then he should either be up the line or down the line a bit. Fukudome had no angle on that throw. He got charged with the error, but Lee really put him in a bad spot.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:24 pm

for not scoring on that wild pitch.

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:30 pm

That was unbelievable. It's not like it barely got away. That pitch practically ended up in the Phillies' dugout. Derosa had to be waving him home on that one.

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Submitted by WISCGRAD on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:49 pm

I don't think DeRosa was waving him, but can't say for sure. Brenly said the ball was behind the batter, catcher, and umpire from Theriot's view and he wouldn't have been able to tell how far it got away.

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:04 pm

I watched the replay during the postgame show and DeRosa definitely was waving him. It looks like Theriot's intial reaction when the ball hit the dirt was to move back towards third base, then he tried to break toward home, then went back. Pretty retarded, but I guess it's better than getting picked off third or thrown out at home.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:05 pm

I don't know about DeRosa, but the ball scampered considerably to the catcher's right by the on-deck circle. There was no way the ump was blocking his view and I have serious doubts if anyone else was either. 

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Submitted by WISCGRAD on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:35 pm

At that point yeah, no one was blocking his view. But you need to see the ball immediately. For the first 2 seconds it could be either rolling towards the wall or laying under the catcher's feet from that angle. Really doesn't matter though, they won.

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Submitted by Bigz on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:03 pm

I was there, bleachers, and from that vantage point it took me a couple seconds before I could tell the ball actually got away. I dunno, but maybe theriot had as hard a time as I did.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:32 pm

nice to get a call, but that ump is terrible He's been calling stuff 2 inches lower all day on that pitch that Fuku walked on.

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  • crunch (view)

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