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Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 5:06pm.

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SP Jake Peavy
 SP
*Ted Lilly
  4-2, 2.47, 52 K, 18 BB, 54.2 IP
3-4, 5.24, 39 K, 16 BB, 44.2 IP
       
CF
 Scott Hairston
 LF
 Alfonso Soriano
2B
Tadahito Iguchi SS
 Ryan Theriot
RF
 *Brian Giles 1B
Derrek Lee
1B
*Adrian Gonzalez 3B
Aramis Ramirez
3B
 Kevin Kouzmanoff RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
SS
Khalil Greene
 C
 Geovany Soto
LF
 Justin Huber
 2B
 Mark DeRosa
C
 #Josh Bard CF
 Reed Johnson
P
 Jake Peavy
 P
 *Ted Lilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pepsi has merged with Coca-Cola. Batman has given the Joker the passcode to the Bat Cave. The Corleones have entered into a business partnership with Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo.

And the Cubs are going to sign Jim Edmonds.

According to cubs.com, "Edmonds is on his way to Chicago and is expected to sign with the Cubs later tonight, if he passes a physical exam."

Here again are Edmonds' ugly, 2008 numbers before his release last week by the Padres: 16 hits in 90 AB; 24 K, 10 BB, 1 HR, and an OPS of 498.

(Statisical footnote--some other, recent Major Leaguers who ended a season with around 90 AB and an OPS of around 500: the Cubs' Koyie Hill, Craig Grebeck, and Rafael Belliard. You can see why Edmonds wanted to continue playing this season.)

Did I mention Edmonds wasn't looking too good in centerfield either?

As for tonight's matchup, the first-place, 23-16 Cubs face the considerable task of beating Jake Peavy, lest they head into tomorrow afternoon's series finale needing to win just to secure a four-game split with the losingest team in the National League.

Lilly is coming off his best outing of the season, a 7-inning, 10-strikeout effort against the Diamondbacks, in which he also had a key base-hit. The Padres are just 2-9 against lefties this season.

Peavy is unbeaten against the Cubs in five career starts, compiling a 2.10 ERA over 30 IP. While he has savaged right-handed hitters throughout his career, Peavy has been especially hard on them this year (.174 batting average, 478 OPS Against).

If the waiver timing had allowed, it would have been a perfect night for the Cubs to add the lefty-swinging Edmonds to the lineup and have him return to his 2004 hitting form. Maybe he would even have realized what an arrogant prick he has seemed like all these years, to boot!

 

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# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Fireball on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 5:50pm.

"Edmonds is on his way to Chicago and is expected to sign with the Cubs later tonight, if he passes a physical exam."

Oooooh, bad timing for a urinary tract infection, Jim. Sorry, but we're gonna have to pass!

Tough haul tonight. Hopefully Lilly will throw the ball like his last start and give the Cubs a chance.

# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Ryno on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 7:18pm.

Umm... how can Soriano be so hot-and-cold? It's nuts. He'll go through 100/150/250 periods, then he'll go through 350/400/1200... but no in-betweens...

Why?

How?

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# Edmonds

Submitted by 10man on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 7:50pm.

"Jimmy's a gamer," Marquis said.

Translation: "He's an asshole, but what can you do? he's on your team."

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# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 7:53pm.

Edmonds surprised after the cubs physical:

"what, no prostate exam?"

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# Re: Prostate Exams

Submitted by 10man on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 8:03pm.

That's the baseball equivalent of checking for corked bats.

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# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by rokfish on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 8:08pm.

lou probally wont waste anytime will probally start tomorrow

but where will he hit also i am ready for anothwer ronny cedeno sighting

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# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 8:15pm.

Edmonds after the physical: "Where do the trainers store my HGH shipment"

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# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Michaelweaselo on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 8:26pm.

Thank you for the photo. God bless you.

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# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 8:41pm.

This is probably way 3/44, but Mark DeRosa has an MLB blog

http://markderosa.mlblogs.com/

Nothing groundbreaking, but anything Cubs related that isn't written by Paul Sullivan or Carrie Muskat is ok with me.

# Same old, same old

Submitted by Wild Thing on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 8:53pm.

Prior suffers from back pain in latest rehab outing

# Edmonds offical

Submitted by Chifan on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 9:29pm.

Jimbo just annouced accoring to ESPN1k.

# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Hobart Mike on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 9:41pm.

Aawww..the picture changed :(

# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by JoePepitone on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 10:09pm.

Damn!!!

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# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 7:04am.

How can we get the picture back? I like Sean Marshall and all, but...

# Ward maybe to the DL according to Sully

Submitted by Chifan on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 10:00pm.

because of lower back issues.

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/spor...

The Ward stuff is mid post.

# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 6:35am.

actually in tonight's postgame they mentioned that Edmonds other current Cub connection wrt StL (other than Marquis) is trainer Mark O'Neal who was assistant trainer with StL and was with the mlb club for 7 yrs before joining the cubs.

I'm sure as part of the team's due diligence on Edmonds was based on insights from O'Neal, so I'm a little bit more comfortable with that knowledge.

http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041206&c...

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# Re: Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

Submitted by Thisistheyear on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 11:21pm.

This Edmonds signing baffles me. If they want to give up on Pie then trade him. I am sure several teams out there are willing to give him a shot.

I am going to the game tomorrow, it will be interesting to see how the fans in the bleachers welcome Edmonds.

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# Marmol

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 7:02am.

Isn't there some advanced travel league Marmol could pitch in? He seems too good for the kids at this level.

Bummer about Ward -- he had finally gotten untracked, and is a real weapon for Lou.

Today's lineup will be interesting....DLee is looking like he could use a day off, and Soto can't catch every game.

# Re: Marmol

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 9:25am.

It's not that he's too good for the kids at this level, but I think he definitely needs more work. If we can get him playing in a couple different leagues I think he'll get enough IP. I'm tired of seeing him waste away in the bullpen, often for almost entire games at a time.