Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 4:51pm.
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| SP | Johnny Cueto | SP | Rich Harden |
| 8-11, 4.90, 136 K, 53 BB, 145 IP | (NL) | 2-1, 1.80, 49 K, 14 BB, 35 IP | |
| LF | *Chris Dickerson | LF | Alfonso Soriano |
| SS | Jeff Keppinger | SS | Ryan Theriot |
| RF | *Jay Bruce | 1B | Derrek Lee |
| 2B | Brandon Phillips | 3B | Aramis Ramirez |
| 1B | *Joey Votto | CF | *Jim Edmonds |
| 3B | Edwin Encarnacion | C | Geovany Soto |
| CF | *Corey Patterson | RF | *Kosuke Fukudome |
| C | *Paul Bako | 2B | Mark DeRosa |
| P | Johnny Cueto | P | *Rich Harden |
That sure seemed like the longest one day break from baseball for some reason. Back to the Friendly Confines, where the Cubs have already surpassed their 44-win total from last year with a 45-17 record. The Reds limp into town, depleted and desperate enough to start Corey Patterson. And in honor of Dusty's return, let's discuss the Cubs leading the majors in walks with 501 and on pace for 655 which would break the club mark of 650 set in 1970. Of course, those walks don't mean much if you're not driving them in. The Cubs compliment those walks with an NL leading .284 batting average and .834 OPS with runners in scoring position. That's base-clogging done right.
#1 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Looks like you might need some help Chad. Better get over there and vote!
http://www.anothercubsblog.net/index.php/tournamen...
#26 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
That tournament is some funny shit...Some of the write-ups are laugh out loud funny.
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#32 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Well some people are highly offended by it, which makes it even funnier. Too bad you couldn't make it past the first round Manny. I did all I could.
#33 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
some people are too busy pretending they're running the show to realize they've been trolled...adding unintentional humor for those separated from the whole thing.
whole thing seems to have run its course by round 1.
#2 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
You can tell Rich Harden is pitching, his opponent looks like Cy Young, not some rookie with a 4.80 ERA on a last place team.
C'mon Cubs
#3 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
A good night -- Harden brilliant again, Marmol still groovin', Fukky gets a big (although kinda cheap) hit, and the Brewers (Sheets) and Cards both lose!
FWIW -- Tyler Colvin hit his league-leading 10th triple tonight.
#4 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
what are the odds barrett makes that baserunning play soto did?
#5 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Who?
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#6 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Random observations:
Marmol hasn't given up a run in 38 days.
How demoralizing is it to be a Brewer these days? After the traumatizing 4 game sweep by the Cubs, the Brewers put together a nice 12-6 run -- and lost a game in the standings over that span.
Even worse for them, If the Cubs play just about .500 baseball (19-18) from this point on, the Brewers would have to go 25-10 to win the division.
Harden's line with the Cubs: 42 IP, 14 BB, 59 K, 7ER.
The Cubs are on pace to win 100 games. 23-14 gets them there.
Don't tell anyone, but Theriot is 5th in the NL with a .316 BA.
Soriano has 61 RBI's in 76 games -- that's a pace of 130 RBI's in a 162 game season. So much for not getting enough RBI opportunities at the top of the order.
Wood has 25 appearances since Memorial Day and has only given up runs in three of those games.
Good times.
#7 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
who would have thunk that on August 20th...
the two teams with the best records in baseball @ 77-48
would be the Tampa Rays and us.
Hope I can say something similar on Oct 1st.
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#8 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
...also the play that Soto scored from 3rd on the bunt by Harden is my nominee for most intelligent play of the year. I can't believe that Encarnacion couldn't hear those lumbering footsteps behind him.
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#9 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Traveling in China for work so no replay, BBTN, or streaming mediacenter...can someone describe the Soto play?
Oh, and the Cardinals lost to the Pirates. Heh. That's gotta hurt.
#13 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
runners on first and third with one out...Harden bunted down the third base line.
Encarnacion fielded it and Soto basically went down the line just behind him and took off as soon as he threw it to first.
#10 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
great cubs win took advantage of what was given
but corey patterson should have caught that ball.
oh well
i think the cubs should be able to set there playoff
rotation however they want.
do we think zambrano is still gonna pitch game one.
steve stone thinks if we play arizona we should
pitch dempster,zambrano,harden
what do we think?
#11 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
great cubs win took advantage of what was given
but corey patterson should have caught that ball.
oh well
i think the cubs should be able to set there playoff
rotation however they want.
do we think zambrano is still gonna pitch game one.
steve stone thinks if we play arizona we should
pitch dempster,zambrano,harden
what do we think?
#12 MR. FUNDAMENTALS
Memories.... It seems like only yesterday we were agonizing like this:
More about tonight's game from an OHIO perspective here (including Dusty claiming he told his infield to watch for the safety squeeze and KPatt blaming Wrigley Field itself for his muffed catch)
http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/...
#14 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Classic. The 2008 Reds are a pretty good imitation of the 2006 Cubs.
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#22 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Love Dusty's defense: "I yelled 'watch the safety squeeze' to the infield". If that's the case, why wasn't the shortstop covering third on the obvious bunt situation, so as to keep Soto close to the bag? Doesn't the manager set the defense?
I think Dusty meant:
"The pitcher might bunt, and, if it's a good bunt, the guy on third might ty to score when we throw to first. A good return throw to the plate will get the runner. Don't make a crappy throw. So, head's up!" Clap hands twice.
Didn't see Dusty's post-game -- did he bring Darren?
#15 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
i cannot blame encarnacion for that play....what else is he going to do? not make the throw to first? to get to soriano with the bases loaded? that seems like a pretty bad option.
he basically did the right thing, you can't look the runner back to third bc he knows there's no one behind him....once that bunt is down the only thing you can do is take the easy out at first and then try to turn two.
#16 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Most times a bunt is the catcher's call. i don't know where the call was or if encarnacion even heard, but the catcher has to see soto to far from the bag and let his guy know.
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#19 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
"Most times a bunt is the catcher's call. i don't know where the call was or if encarnacion even heard, but the catcher has to see soto to far from the bag and let his guy know."
While Cueto was pointing toward Soto at third, Bako was pointing toward first.
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#21 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
And Baker was pointing at Krivsky.
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#24 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
I was thinking the same thing.
Well played Andy
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#17 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
as Chad noted, it's the catcher's call there, but if Encarnacion at least gives Soto a look back that's probably enough to give him a pause and keep him from scoring. The play would have been damn close if Votto didn't make such a bad throw as well. I do wonder if Soto or the Cubs noticed on the first pitch to Harden that the shortstop was covering second on that play and Soto could go up the line as far as the third basemen went.
Great baserunning to make up for the piss-poor DeRosa play and Soriano pickoff from two innings earlier...
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#20 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Good write-up by McCoy of Lou's Cincy Days....
http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-ge...
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#25 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Lots of nice base clogging last night - but Fuku may need to sit down.
#27 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
After last night?
He was 1 for 3, with 1 BB and 2 RBI.
If he wasn't benched before last night, he isn't going to be benched after it.
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#28 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
True, but something needs to be done. This guy has been horrible the last past 2 months.
Since June 28:
.209/.293/.301/.594 2 HR, 14 RBI
Since May 3:
.245/.344/.362/.706 7 HR, 37 RBI
Nobody's defense is good enough to make those numbers up.
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#29 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Especially not a right fielder's. If Dusty were still here he'd replace him in right with Cedeno.
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#30 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
No Neal, Dusty would just try and make him a leadoff hitter...
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#31 Re: Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
At the game last night. Weather was almost California-like (and particularly nice for Chicago in August). Stadium was packed (announced attendance in excess of 41,000) and the crowd was into it. All three pitchers for the Cubs looked dominant. Cueto certainly has a live arm, and he was sort of "effectively wild". He had two HBP and came really close to hitting someone at least two other times. When he got ahead, he threw a few real nice changeups.
Good weather, a great crowd and a Cubs win. A great night at the ballpark and, for me, a great example of why I like going to Wrigley so much.