Game 54 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (1 of 4)

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SP	*Jeff Francis	SP	Jason Marquis
	1-5, 6.18, 46 K, 24 BB, 59.2 IP		2-3, 4.97, 29 K, 20 BB, 50.2 IP

CF	*Scott Podsednik	LF	Alfonso Soriano
RF	*Seth Smith	SS	Ryan Theriot
1B	*Todd Helton	1B	Derrek Lee
3B	Garrett Atkins	3B	Aramis Ramirez
LF	Ryan Spilborghs	C	Geovany Soto
2B	*Ian Stewart	RF	*Kosuke Fukudome
C	Yorvit Torrealba	2B	Mark DeRosa
SS	Omar Quintanilla	CF	Reed Johnson
P	*Jeff Francis	P	*Jason Marquis

The darlings of the National League in 2007 make their annual visit to Wrigley Field, bypassing the normal chartered bus in favor of an escorted ambulance. The Rockies find 1/3 of their starting lineup on the disabled list (Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe), along with five pitchers and Tulowitzki's replacement, Clint "Deer Meat" Barmes. It appears the devil is cashing in on the deal they made last August.

For the Cubs, it'll be a great opportunity to add to their outstanding home record. The Rockies are the proud owners of the worst record in the National League, courtesy of a struggling offense (4th worst in the NL) and struggling staff (2nd worst in the NL).

Some game notes fun...

Cubs are 95-67 over their last 162 games, second best record to the Yankees over that period of time
Cubs are 15-11 in May, guaranteeing another winning month
Cubs are the only major league team this year not to lose three straight
Cubs have had the lead in every game since May 9th

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crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:04 pm (view)

"Morel told reporters after the game that he felt alright, just a little banged up — specifically noting his right hip and both elbows. He did say that he was optimistic about his ability to play on Sunday, though manager Craig Counsell may have other plans."
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:51 pm (view)

rsox putting pablo reyes up to pitch...an infielder...cranking 70+mph stuff.

...and of course he gets out of it with no runs scored...that kind of day for the cubs.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:44 pm (view)

...and wisdom replaces mervis on the mound to try to get the last out.

busch is at 3rd, but i wouldn't read too much into that.

wisdom's thrown a couple in the 80s (one of them 88mph), but both missed the strike zone badly.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:38 pm (view)

matt mervis is no david ross on the mound.

cubs run differential getting destroyed.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:34 pm (view)

matt mervis pitching...wisdom replaces morel at 3rd.

he's featuring some high-50s thunder on the fastball.

through 15 pitches, he's straight up throwing BP...all mid-high 50s lobs. no way he's going to jose canseco himself out of a job.

on pitch 21 he railed a 75mph fastball missing high on a 0-1 count. ha.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:23 pm (view)

he's hugging canario in the dugout cuz morel will shrivel up and die if he doesn't hug at least a dozen people a day.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:22 pm (view)

and morel is injured...nice.

morel trying to play LF from 3rd...runs into canario while leaping and comes down ribs/arm-first.

hopefully he sticks around to finish this terrible game, or at least is going to avoid the IL.
TarzanJoeWallis 04/27/2024 - 04:14 pm (view)

Amen to that last point!
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:51 pm (view)

jeez...

0.2ip 3h 1bb 1k, 2 HBP, 1 WP...5 r/er
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:44 pm (view)

uhh...8m manager...do 8m worth of managing.

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