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Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 6:16pm.

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SP Sean Gallagher
 SP
Shawn Chacon
  1-0, 4.40, 10 K, 7 BB, 14.1 IP
0-0, 4.14, 35 K, 27 BB, 54.1 IP
       
SS
 Ryan Theriot CF
 *Michael Bourn
RF
 *Kosuke Fukudome
 2B
 #Kaz Matsui
1B
 Derrek Lee SS
Miguel Tejada
3B
Aramis Ramirez 1B
#Lance Berkman
LF
 *Micah Hoffpauir LF
Carlos Lee
C
 Geovany Soto 3B
 #Geoff Blum
CF
 *Jim Edmonds
 RF
 Hunter Pence
2B
 Mark DeRosa C
 J.R. Towles
P
 Sean Gallagher
 P
 Shawn Chacon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After going five consecutive series without a series win, the Cubs will snag their fourth series in a row if they can upend the Houstons.

Lineup changes galore this evening--Theriot hits leadoff, Fukudome moves up to second, and Hoffpauir gets his first MLB start (in left, not as a replacement for Lee at first, as we expected).

In putting together this post, I did a double-take when I saw that the veteran Chacon had started 9 games, pitched 54 1/3 innings and somehow had no decisions, but Baseball-Reference.com doesn't lie. Turns out Chacon has set a Major League record for starting pitchers by recording nine consecutive no-decisions to start a season. Why, he's the Switzerland of Major League starting pitchers!

Continuing on this international theme, if I could quickly think of a country that's been overrun numerous times in wars, I would say that's who Chacon is, vis a vis Aramis Ramirez, who is 10-for-17 lifetime against him with 5 HR, 13 RBI and a 2306 OPS. Ramirez, who was all but silent this past weekend against Pittsburgh, has been the biggest bat since the Cubs landed in Houston, raising his average 16 points with five hits, including a pair of longballs.

Young Gallagher beat the Pirates last time out for his first Major League win, allowing just 1 ER over 6 innings.

For Gallagher, that's two starts, one decision.

Shawn Chacon, take note.

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# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Houston (3 of 3)

Submitted by Bigz on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 6:17pm.

fuku!

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Osiris on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 7:02pm.

france

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Andy on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 7:29pm.

poland?

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 8:49pm.

almost forgot about them.

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:00pm.

After tonight, the comparison is less apt. Figures he would get his first win against us.

I hate losing to Houston. 

# OMFG...

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 8:55pm.

c.young (SD) just caught a pujols comebacker to the face.

it's not pretty.

# Re: OMFG...

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:09pm.

wtf...

pujols just took out bard. it looks REALLY bad. clean slide/clean play...ankle crushed.

# Re: OMFG...

Submitted by Wes on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:17pm.

Padres are boned if this thing goes about 28 innings. Pujols is executing two members of their team once every three innings.

You're next, Kouzmanoff.

Unrelated side note, Ray King is making his ESPN debut this evening, I believe. Spending some quality time on ESPNews with Linda Cohn.

# Re: OMFG...

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:34pm.

it's weird...1 inning...about 10 minutes apart...pujols, without fault or malice, puts 2 guys on the DL.

these are pretty much no-doubt DL injuries and one potential season ender (bard).

# Re: OMFG...

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:59pm.

Weak. Gameday has video of scoring plays but none of the gory dudes getting maimed plays. What the hell?

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# Re: OMFG...

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 12:47am.
The Bard play was there earlier..it was one of the scoring plays. I think Glaus hitting a single.

# Re: OMFG...

Submitted by SheffieldCornelia on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 6:03am.

ESPN knows what the fans like. If you check out the video attached to their website's game recap, the only 2 replays shown in the highlights are the Young comebacker and the Bard anklebreaker.

# Re: OMFG...

Submitted by Chifan on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 7:46am.

Too bad the Padres dont play the Cards tomorrow, as they might take out Pujols for us. Well maybe they play them before we do so we can get a Pujols-free Cards team.

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:09pm.

How the hell can we score a total of 5 runs in 2 games in that joke of ballpark against total crap starting pitchers??

One hit after the 2nd inning -- aaaauuuuggghhh!

I hope this "win at home but not on the road" thing doesn't take on a life of its own.

Crap. Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap. Crap.

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by rokfish on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:53pm.

so it definately looks like padres are sellers anyone we want

to bad the pads dont get one back

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# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:57am.

Michael Barrett?

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# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by rokfish on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:54pm.

we can send them k. hill and j. dubois for someone

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# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 6:46am.

Edmonds, Pie and Fuld are collectively hitting about .100 in the new roles.

Forget Right Field and Left Field --- Center Field sucks!!

# If Edmounds continues to hit like this Fuku will be the CF

Submitted by Chifan on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 7:41am.

Sometime bewteen Flag Day (June 15) and the ASG, With a Hoffpauir/Johnson platoon in RF.

# Re: If Edmounds continues to hit like this Fuku will be the CF

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 8:31am.

IF and when that happens we probably get Murt back.

# Re: If Edmounds continues to hit like this Fuku will be the CF

Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 8:57am.

Can we just do it now already? As Matt Murton's agent, it is really tough to commission his Minor League split.

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# Re: If Edmounds continues to hit like this Fuku will be the CF

Submitted by Chifan on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:54am.

I think Lou likes Hoffpauir alot more than he does Murton.

# Re: Soriano and other things...

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:06am.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/96432...

Re: Fuku batting 2nd last night
''I wouldn't get too excited about this right now; this is just today,'' said Piniella, who has called Fukudome a more classic No. 2 hitter than No. 5 but believes he fits the Cubs' lineup best behind Aramis Ramirez.

Re: Soriano's day off
Leadoff hitter Alfonso Soriano, who's 0-for-8 since being named NL player of the week, got the day off, in part to rest a left calf problem that has been heating up the last several games.

Re: Z's neck stiffness
More irritated by the suggestion that he might be hurt than by anything in his neck or right shoulder, Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano said Wednesday he's healthy and strong -- then flexed and smacked his, uh, forearm as proof.

''My shoulder's fine,'' Zambrano said. ''I'll show you Friday.''

# Re: Soriano and other things...

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:21am.

Apparently anatomy is not his strong suit--but he wouldn't be so boastful if he couldn't follow it up with something, would he?

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# Re: Soriano and other things...

Submitted by John Beasley on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 11:01am.

If the epicenter of cable sports news was Chicago, this would just be described as Carlos Being Carlos.

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# Re: Soriano and other things...

Submitted by Andy on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 11:28am.

maybe he was just trying to find a vein to shoot up.

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:56am.

God, I hate off days after a loss. Well, off days period, but especially after a loss.

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Vegas Brian on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 11:28am.

Gagne shut down due to shoulder:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=340763...

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# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Jace on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 11:29am.

Gagne has been shut down due to shoulder inflammation and tightness... It just keeps getting better for the Brewers...

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 12:07pm.

Sounds like a classic case of Strugglingitis to me.

I'd also have an inflammed shoulder if I had a 6.98 ERA and had already blown 5 saves 6 weeks in.

# Re: Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 2:35pm.

My favorite one of those was a guy named Neil Allen who pitched for the Mets. Got lit up repeatedly, then didn't show up for a game, saying that he was an alcoholic and had a drinking problem. Tom Seaver publically called him on it, and questioned his manhood. Allen admitted he made the whole thing up.