Game 85 Thread / Cubs @ Giants (3 of 4)

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SP Ryan Dempster SP Kevin Correia
  9-3, 3.26, 86 K, 41 BB, 105 IP
1-5, 4.79, 26 K, 19 BB, 41.1 IP
       
RF *Kosuke Fukudome LF *Fred Lewis
SS Ryan Theriot 2B #Ray Durham
1B Derrek Lee RF #Randy Winn
C Geovany Soto CF Aaron Rowand
CF *Jim Edmonds 1B *John Bowker
3B Mark DeRosa 3B Rich Aurilia
LF Matt Murton C Eliezer Alfonzo
2B *Mike Fontenot SS #Omar Vizquel
P Ryan Dempster P Kevin Correia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A tough-luck loss last night where the big difference was a well-executed double steal by the Giants in the first and the Cubs inability to get Daryle Ward home after a lead-off double in the seventh. And of course, the umpires rather generous strike zone, although he was at least consistent with both teams.

Tonight, Dempster tries to go back to being awesome after being pistol-whipped by the White Sox over the weekend. If he can manage a win tonight, it'll be his first on the road all season, where he is 0-3 with a 4.19 ERA so far this season.

Lou's ever-changing lineup puts Soto back in the clean-up spot and Edmonds back to the five spot, with Murton patrolling left field once again. A win sure would be nice tonight with a Sean Gallagher vs Tim Lincecum match-up looming tomorrow.

 

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Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 8:30pm
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Submitted by Mitterwald
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 9:32pm

This Day in Cubs Misery
July 2, 1986

The Cubs celebrate Lindsay Lohan's birth by beating the Expos twice. They win the completion of the previous day's suspended game (you know you're old when you have to explain that pre-8/8/88 this happened a few times each year) 1-0 on Jody Davis' game-winning RBi single. They then win the regularly-scheduled game 5-4 on Davey Lopes' walkoff homer off Bob McClure in the bottom of the ninth.

Submitted by 10man
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 10:33pm

A Lindsay Lohan reference on a Cubs blog! Now I have truly seen it all.

Submitted by carlosrubi
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 1:04am

You obviously haven't been to Parachat often.

Submitted by 10man
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 8:02am

not recently. no.

Submitted by 10man
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 10:35pm

Good Demp is back?

Submitted by billybucks
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 10:36pm

Dear Cuba Bats-

Wake the hell up! Jet lag is over!

Sincerely,

Billybucks

Submitted by billybucks
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:04pm

Cards get an 8th inning PH HR to tie the Mets, and the Brewers get an 8th inning PH HR to take the lead over the D-Backs.

Crap -- should have gone to bed 10 minutes ago.

Submitted by Pestilence
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:13pm

Dempster gives up a home run, they show the guy in the kayak getting the ball... and then they cut back to Dempster who has decided it's a good idea to nearly drop his pants and tuck his jersey back in again... only in pro sports.

Submitted by Cubster
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:26pm

Desoto drives em in, 5-2

http://www.nzmoparregistry.co.nz/assets/desoto2.jpg

Submitted by billybucks
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:33pm

The bullpens of the Mets and D-Backs can kiss my ass.

How about a little help, fellows?

Submitted by dB
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:45pm

cue Marmol overusage hyperbole. ERA now stands at 3.56.

Submitted by 10man
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:51pm

We need another bullpen guy to step it up while Marmol works out his issues. Howry? Ascanio? Who's that new closer in Iowa?

Submitted by dB
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:14am

Ascanio was before he was called up. I think it's Jim Brower now and he's not the answer. He couldn't make the Pirates or Reds bullpens.

Submitted by dB
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:46pm

Fontenot = sneaky power!

Submitted by 10man
on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:50pm

That fence was made for lefty pull hitters (yes, he who shall not be named).

Submitted by navigator
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:02am

"DENVER -- Catcher Michael Barrett left Wednesday's game in the top of the third inning after fouling a ball off what appeared to be his nose during an at-bat. "

Taken to the hospital. Preliminary diagnosis .. broken nose!

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080702&c...

Submitted by 10man
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:22am

I always knew he had the ball(s) to do that!

Submitted by Cubster
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:22am

another of those baseball oddities...

W-Marmol

Carlos "the vulture" Marmol (apologies to Phil Regan) owes Dempster and Fontenot steak dinners

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Regan_(baseball_player)

Submitted by 10man
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:29am

Actually performances like that by Marmol should be treated more like Phil Regan (the actor):

"Regan was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to two years in prison."

Submitted by Cubster
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:30am

not cub related but anyone notice why Chris Snyder, Diamondback catcher went on the DL? Seeing the link to the Barrett injury reminded me to mention this one. OUCH, a non-orthopedic fracture!

http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.j...

Submitted by 10man
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:52am

fracture and testicle are not good words to have in the same sentence. i shudder to hear the medical explanation...

http://www.temple.edu/photo/photographers/Irving%2...

Ouchie!

Submitted by rokfish
on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 1:51am

i still say even though i dont think it will happen activate
zambrano send wuertz to iowa for a couple of weeks maybe
it will wake his ass up.

i also vote for cedeno not seeing second base defensively
(we know he hasnt seen it offensively since april)
give me more sneaky power at second.

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