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Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 3:54pm.

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SP *Ted Lilly
 SP
*Tom Glavine

11-16, 4.26, 133 K, 52 BB, 148 IP
2-3, 4.85, 34 K, 33 BB, 59.1 IP
LF Alfonso Soriano
 SS Yunel Escobar
RF *Kosuke Fukudome
 2B Martin Prado
1B
 Derrek Lee 3B #Chipper Jones
3B
 Aramis Ramirez LF Omar Infante
CF Reed Johnson 1B *Casey Kotchmann
C Geovany Soto RF Jeff Francoeur
2B Mark DeRosa
 CF *Mark Kotsay
SS Ryan Theriot C Clint Sammons
P
 *Ted Lilly
 P *Tom Glavine

The Cubs go for the sweep and hopefully gain some ground on the Brewers, who are losing 3-2 in the ninth in San Diego as I write this. The Cubs doubleheader sweep last night was their first since 2003 over the Pirates (I'm sure you remember the day) and first road sweep since 1992 over the Cardinals.

It'll be Lilly for the Cubs, the proud owner of a 2.53 ERA on the road this season. For the Braves, it's the return of Tom Glavine off the disabled list, his first start since facing the Cubs in early June.

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#1 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 4:10pm.
and the Brewers do lose...woot.

#2 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Jordan on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 4:11pm.

Brewers lose 3-2 to Padres. Wow.

#3 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by The Real Neal on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 4:25pm.

Brewers lose to Jake Peavy and co. Not that big of a surprise. Now they've got to face the Dodgers, including Kershaw with no Sheets and Sabathia.

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#5 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 4:34pm.

fwiw, weekend matchups

Parra vs Billingsley, Bush vs Lowe, Suppan vs. Kershaw

Z vs. Josh Johnson, Dempster vs. Sanchez, Marshall vs. Volstad

I guess Yost scrapped the 5th starter platoon he was going to do with McClung and Bush. 

 

#4 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Dmac on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 4:29pm.

Finally - let's hope Glavin still has a few more starts to go before he's back in form.

#6 2 Cub minor leaguers suspended for PEDs

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 4:42pm.

Starling Peralta

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stat...

Francory Pineda

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stat...

#7 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by nohit on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 5:21pm.

38, hoping for 37...

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#13 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by nohit on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 8:40pm.

37

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#8 Aramis day-to-day

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 7:16pm.

Aramis day-to-day with hip contusion....

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/bas...

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#9 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 8:05pm.

Home run Howry strikes again!

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#10 Re:Home run Howry strikes again!

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 8:26pm.

That was a steely-eyed Lou who took out Howry tonight.

No pat on the shoulder, no pat on the butt,
no eye contact. No nothin'.

Doghouse.

Well, we can only hope.

#11 Cycling

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 8:30pm.

Mark Cotsay player of the game on Cubs broadcast.

~tip cap~

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#12 Re: Cycling

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 8:33pm.

WGN... Aramis Ramirez player of the game

#14 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Hobart Mike on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 8:45pm.

So, we swept the Braves 6-0 this year.

Hope Aramis isn't too seriously hurt.

#15 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 9:06pm.

Howry just bought a St. Bernard

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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3534583&ty...

His only problem in Chicago was getting in Lou's doghouse. And when you get in that doghouse, you don't get out. It's a very deep doghouse. It's kind of a Saint Bernard
doghouse.

--One scout on Scott Eyre's relationship with Lou Piniella

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#18 Bob Howlry

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 7:02am.

Maybe he can keep a small barrell around his neck with H2O to keep Z hydrated.

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#16 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 9:28pm.

just watched the video of Lilly's hbp against Escobar. Awesome timing. Top of 7th, no outs 11-4 lead. Last game vs Braves this year and the multi-year vendetta gets the last word in (until next year)

...of course that lead to our St Bernard coming into the game...so there's always consequences, but all's well that ends well.

Maybe Ted can get one of his Toronto buddies to buzz Renteria when they play the Tigers...or at least leave a horse'shead in his bed. Now we know his second middle name. Theodore Roosevelt Corleone Lilly.

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#17 ERIC PATTERSON

Submitted by navigator on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 1:29am.

back up with the A's replacing Ryan Sweeney, out with a bumb thumb.

Murton's actually looked better than EPatt lately but who cares? right?

#19 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by mattralph on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 7:21am.

EPatt and Murton are dead to us.

#20 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Cubster on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 7:29am.

Marshall moved up to pitch in the saturday game

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/11091...

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#21 Mark Cuban

Submitted by hawkeyecub on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 8:15am.

Cuban does Kilo Kai, LOVES CHICAGO!
http://312diningdiva.blogspot.com/2008/08/cuban-do...

#22 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by nohit on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 11:33am.

Hey... we may have our nemesis, the Fish, tonight, but at least MKE has some competition for a change -- they're in LA.

"You gonna get ManRammed!"

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#23 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by little birdy on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 11:57am.

http://www.anothercubsblog.net/index.php/tournamen...

You're up today, crunch.

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#25 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Ryno on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 1:43pm.

You have to admit, this gimmick for getting people to pay attention to their blog is working. I'll probably forget all about it after this contest is over, but they'll get their 15-minutes.

Yawn.

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#26 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Chad on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 1:48pm.

You have got to give them credit. Their writeups have shown that they have put a fair amount of thought into this.

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#27 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by little birdy on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 1:54pm.

I'm not sure, but I think your matchup is scheduled for Monday.

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#29 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 2:13pm.

told you last time.

all 2 dozen of you care a lot.

i'm not in that 2 dozen.

end o' story.

#24 Rosenblog today:Who's the Bigger Disappointment, FELIX PIE or

Submitted by navigator on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 1:05pm.

JERRY OWENS?

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

Yawn

#28 Soto for MVP?

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 2:13pm.

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID...

Gammons tries to make the case...all kinds of Soto love from his pitchers.

#30 Re: Soto for MVP?

Submitted by Ryno on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 2:21pm.

Little off-topic, but of all the sports broadcasters, I vote for Gammons as "most likely to be a coke addict". Just IMO... FWIW.

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#31 Re: Soto for MVP?

Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 3:09pm.

From the Gammons article:

Earlier this season, Soto struck out eight straight times in Washington, but on the bus to the airport he was joking around when a teammate reminded him of his strikeouts.

"Hey, we won the series, the pitchers were great, and today we had a shutout," Soto shot back. "What's better than that?"

"That," says Ryan Dempster, "was not lost on the pitchers."

It was always a good story, but it has improved with time. I'm pretty sure we lost two out of three to the Nats, including the game right before the busride.

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#36 Re: Soto for MVP?

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 4:30pm.

The Cubs did lose two of three, but they won the third game 7-0.

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#38 Re: Soto for MVP?

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sat, 08/16/2008 - 5:42pm.

No, actually they lost the first game on April 25th 5-3, won the 2nd game 7-0, but lost the series finale on April 27th 2-0.

#39 Re: Soto for MVP?

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Sat, 08/16/2008 - 10:27pm.

Ah... you are right. I just glanced at Soto's game log. Soto didn't play in game three, which made it look like the series ended with the shutout.

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#32 DL "thems"

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 3:14pm.

glavine back to the DL after a little elbow soreness from airing out all those 82-84mph fastballs and low/mid 70s junkballs.

carpenter (STL) back to the DL, too.

#33 Re: DL "thems"

Submitted by nohit on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 3:25pm.

And at least one Cards blog is mailing it in.

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#34 Re: DL "thems"

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 3:34pm.

pretty realistic view of the situation.

amazing enough they're competing, but what's new for them. almost yearly the ownership/gm/whatever shortchange the team...they scrap together some sprare parts...and along with a weird pipeline of rookies that can hit homers no one saw coming they manage to win a lot more than expected.

they still got a pretty legit shot at the WC even if it seems like MIL/CHC don't want to go into a death spiral right now.

cubs/mil had that weird week where the cubs/mil were tied for 1st with STL a few games back...a week later they're 5 games leading with mil/stl tied for 2nd.

#35 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 4:13pm.

VA Phil was singing this guy's praises the other day, and now Cubs.com has a write up on him. Sounds like he's got a pretty good head on his shoulders:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...

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#37 Re: Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)

Submitted by Ryno on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 6:08pm.

Aaaannndd.... the reason why I don't really care too much about instant replay. The umps suck now days. Fuck them.

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