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Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Cubnut on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:29am

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SP Bronson Arroyo SP *Ted Lilly
  6-7, 5.82, 91 K, 38 BB, 99 IP
9-5, 4.47 ERA, 105 K, 39 BB, 112.2 IP
       
CF Jerry Hairston, Jr. SS Ryan Theriot
SS Jeff Keppinger RF *Kosuke Fukudome
RF *Ken Griffey Jr. 1B Derrek Lee
2B Brandon Phillips 3B Aramis Ramirez
LF *Adam Dunn C Geovany Soto
3B Edwin Encarnacion CF *Jim Edmonds
1B *Joey Votto LF Mark DeRosa
C David Ross 2B *Mike Fontenot
P Bronson Arroyo P *Ted Lilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cubs go for the sweep as Bronson Arroyo matches up against the Cubs' new #4 starter.

Lilly was hit hard in his only start against the Reds this year (6 H, 5 ER in 6 IP), a loss back in mid-April; Arroyo, who seemed to be starting against the Cubs every time you turned around last season, going 0-3, 3.58 in five outings, is making his first appearance against the Wrigleys in 2008.

If Lilly emerges the winner this afternoon, the Cubs will have a trio of 10-game winners at the All-Star break for the first time since 1969, when four guys—Jenkins (13-7), Hands (11-8), Holtzman (11-5), and reliever Phil Regan (10-5)—hit the mark.

Of course, we all know how well that worked out.

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#1 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by CA-Phil on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:35am.

Dueling Game Threads to account for the increased interest in the Cubs following the magnificent first half, 7 all-stars, and the Harden trade. Customer responsiveness, another reason TCR is the best Cubs blog out there!

#2 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by CA-Phil on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:39am.

Ryan Howard puts the Cards behind early. I've been thinking that the Cubs immediate goal should be to bury this division early and set up the rotation for the playoffs and rest Z, Harden, Dempster, Soto, etc. General consensus is the Harden trade was about 08. True, but I think it's more specific than that..it's possible they'll choke (it's still Cubs laundry), but seems very likely this is a post-season team and that the trade is built solely around October 2008. Front-line pitching is so much more important it seems in short series than in a prolonged season.

#10 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:56am.

No way Phil that they Cubs want to put this division away early. They want to scratch and claw and make us all have a collective heart attack on the last weekend of the season before clinching.

#12 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by CA-Phil on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:01pm.

Yep, Chad, sure seems like the trend. Well, the latest trend, which beats the old trend of sucking and being out of it by early June....

#3 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Andy on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:39am.

bah, Rob, you ate the TLFC prediction from your game thread!

#4 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:39am.

Am I the only one getting this weird blank space in the middle of the game threads in Firefox?

#8 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:47am.

I still have the old version of Firefox and it's displaying fine for me.

Is it Firefox 3?

#13 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:01pm.

Firefox 5. I reckon it started right around the time it updated a few days ago. I do know that I don't notice it when I run IE from work.

It looks like you guys tabbed down about a dozen times after the lineups. I don't see it in the other various threads.

#14 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:07pm.

pretty sure they just went to Firefox 3, so Firefox 2 would be the old one.

yeah, when we put the table in, we have to do a much of line returns to get the text at the bottom, but it seems to display okay on all my browsers.

 

#15 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:25pm.

I think he meant he had both Firefox 2 & Firefox 3 open at the same time. That totals Firefox 5.

#26 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:56pm.

That's exactly what I meant.

I didn't read the About section of my browser correctly. 5.0 version of Mozilla. 3.0 version of Firefox.

I'm Sofa King We Todd Did.

#18 Re: Firefox 5

Submitted by 10man on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:40pm.

Wow. the browser from the future. you're either a time traveler or you're getting that bug because you have an ultra early alpha edition. :)

#27 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Ryno on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 2:00pm.

It's the new "whitespace feature" in Firefox.

#5 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by CA-Phil on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:40am.

(making up for limitted postings by CA-Phil, whose only redeeming TCR quality is having more electoral votes than AZ Phil)...

this lineup sucks..

#6 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:46am.

Is Henry Blanco dead?

#7 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:46am.

sorry about the double threads, my contribution was that if Lilly doesn't get the win today, then Z and Dempster would be the first pair since 1977 (Rick Reuschel and Burris)with 10 or more wins at the Break.

and will Geovany Soto ever get a day off?

sorry about eating the TLFC super computer prediction...hopefully he'll put it back up.

#16 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:25pm.

I know Soto is young and everything, but the kid is gonna burn out with the Wrigley home schedule as it is.

#17 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:26pm.

Don't you mean she?

#9 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Ted Lilly Fan Club on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:54am.

Dare we re post the prediction, isn't that some sort of sacrilege?

#11 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Ted Lilly Fan Club on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:59am.

ahh screw it...

TLFCSC sees: 7 IP, 7Ks, 2 BB, 2ER, 1-3 RBI (2b, hbp, sac fly)

#19 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by 10man on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:44pm.

Wow the computer is very generous today considering the wind is howling out and TL is our current home run leader :) but i'll take it!

#38 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Ted Lilly Fan Club on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 3:44pm.

Uh yeah, that TLFCSC prediction should have stayed with the deleted post. Sorry about that, you can blame us for that loss.

#20 Dear Members of the Ted Lilly Fan Club

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:56pm.

Ted's throwing a lot of 83 MPH fastballs today. Is this normal?

#33 Re: Dear Members of the Ted Lilly Fan Club

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 3:18pm.

so TCR...i missed most of the game...was ted really throwing a lot of low 80s fastballs?

sorry nav...i need some backup on the statement. dont take it personally.

#21 Sexson released

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:22pm.

and dodgers and phils interested in AJ Burnett....

#22 Re: and dodgers and phils interested in AJ Burnett....

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:26pm.

anyone interested in Ted Lilly?

#23 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:30pm.

Seeing Michael Wuertz in the third inning is never a good sign.

Should start raining in the next 5-10 minutes anyway. Maybe after the inevitable delay we'll see Gaudin for a long relief spot.

#24 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:50pm.

Start the rain dance!!!

#25 Re: Game 92 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (3 of 3)

Submitted by Tito on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:52pm.

Seeing Michael Wuertz at any time is becoming iffy.

#28 Batting practice...

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 2:29pm.

is usually scheduled for before the game, right?

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