Just in time to temper our excitement over Neifi getting traded,
the Cubs activated Freddie Bynum and
Glendon Rusch today, while putting Carlos Marmol on the DL.
The Pfightin' Phils come into town on the back of 2 ex-Cubs pitchers, Jon Lieber and Jamie Moyer. Okay, more on the back of Ryan Howard and a guy who could have been a Cub, Chase Utley. How could he have been a Cub? Well he was drafted 15th in the 2000 draft, 12 picks ahead of the extremely useless Luis Montanez. Of course, fourteen other teams had a crack at him too. The Phils themselves have shot back into the playoff race since jettisoning David Bell who had a strangle-hold on the organization. Once they showed that trouble-maker the door, a whole new spirit infected the team. There was also that little trade with the Yanks involving some All-Star guy whose name evades me at the moment.
Go Cubs!
GAME ONE HUNDRED-TWENTY-FOUR IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT]
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (61-62 (Div) 2nd- 14 GB; (Wild Card) 4th - 2.5 GB) AT CHICAGO CUBS (53-70 (Div) 5th - 13.0 GB; (Wild Card) 12th - 10.5 GB)
Wrigley Field, 7:05 pm CDT
Weather: Clear, 77 degrees, Wind from R to L @ 8 mph
TV: CSN, DirecTV 740
Radio: WGN, XM 187
Rich Hill, LHP
3-5, 6.90 ERA, 44.1 IP
32 K, 26 BB, 9 HR
285/379/533 against | Jon Lieber, RHP
5-9, 5.10 ERA, 120 IP
72 K, 22 BB, 18 HR
281/317/459 against |
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#Jimmy Rollins, SS
#Shane Victorino, RF
*Chase Utley, 2B
*Ryan Howard, 1B
Pat Burrell, LF
Aaron Rowand, CF
Chris Coste, C
#Abraham Nunez, 3B
Jon Lieber, P | *Juan Pierre, CF
#Cesar Izturis, SS
Aramis Ramirez, 3B
*Jacque Jones, RF
#Angel Pagan, LF
*John Mabry, 1B*
Henry Blanco, C
Ronny Cedeno, 2B
*Rich Hill, P |
| Phillies vs. Hill:
No Phillies with more than 10 Ab's
| Cubs vs. Lieber:
Phil Nevin: 5-24, 208/222/292, 7 K, 1 BB, 2 2B
Aramis Ramirez: 5-23, 217/217/217, 6 K, 0 BB
Juan Pierre: 6-18, 333/333/389, 2 K, 0 BB, 1 2B
Michael Barrett: 4-15, 267/313/267, 0 K, 1 BB
John Mabry: 2-14, 143/200/214, 5 K, 1 BB, 1 2B
Jacque Jones: 3-13, 231/231/462, 5 K, 0 BB, 1 HR
Henry Blanco: 4-11, 364/417/455 3 K, 1 BB, 1 2B |
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