Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 08/24/2008 - 11:52am
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| SP | Jason Bergmann | SP | Rich Harden |
| 2-9, 4.50, 83 K, 33 BB, 116 IP | (NL) |
3-1, 1.50, 59 K, 14 BB, 42 IP | |
| LF | *Willie Harris | LF | Alfonso Soriano |
| SS | #Christian Guzman | SS | Ryan Theriot |
| 3B | Ryan Zimmerman | 3B | Aramis Ramirez |
| CF | Lastings Milledge | 1B | *Daryle Ward |
| 1B | Ronnie Belliard | RF | Mark DeRosa |
| C | Jesus Flores | CF | *Jim Edmonds |
| RF | Austin Kearns | C | Geovany Soto |
| 2B | #Anderson Hernandez | 2B | *Mike Fontenot |
| P | Jason Bergmann | P | *Rich Harden |
The Cubs go for yet another series win with Rich Harden making his eight start as a Cub. The win would give them their seventh straight series win and secure a tie in the season series against the Nationals. Good thing it's Sunday where the Cubs are 15-5 this season, their best record for any day of the week.
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#1 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
3 runs for us, Harden is pitching tough through 2. So far, so good, knock wood.
#2 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
It takes a lot of imagination to say Samardjiza only has one pitch. Sure, technically you could say he only throws fastballs, but that's simplifying his arsenal. He'll need a changeup, slider, or curve if he becomes a starter, though.
#4 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
huh?
according to Gameday:
17 Fastballs - 93 to 99 mph
2 Changeups - 86 mph
1 Slider - 82 mph
and he has 2 very different fastballs. Almost all relievers stick to 2 pitches...maybe a third on occasion.
#7 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
i think those changeups might be sliders...if they are changes it has some severe break on them and thrown kinda hard.
#27 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Samardzija has a change/splitter like Dempster does.
#3 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Cubs Win! John Cusak seems like a nice enough guy and a genuine fan, but is anybody else tired off all the celebrity Cub fans - Bill Murray, Bonnie Hunt, the comedian (forgot his name)basking in the reflected glory?
#6 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Tom Dressen ^
#8 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
best 7th guest conductors are len, bob, and ron...
reason...no interview afterward. heh.
#22 Re: is anybody else tired off all the celebrity Cub fans
yeah, it's Tired. I'm also tired of Daryle Lard ever batting cleanup. Actually I'm tired of Lard in a Cubs uniform.
And I'm tired of the Brewers announcers. Today after sweeping the Lowrates, they actually said the Brewers "held serve in the central."
I'm sorry but WTF?!
But enough whining. Did Lou and Fuku have that talk? Maybe it worked. Good to see Kosuke really square one up today.
And just for the hell of it, Cubs composite hitting so far, by position:
ca .290 .367 .494 .861
1b .296 .363 .480 .843
2b .303 .377 .474 .851
ss .309 .382 .371 .753
3b .284 .383 .530 .913
LF .283 .344 .508 .853
CF .289 .371 .488 .860
RF .258 .362 .384 .745
P .205 .222 .295 .518
#25 Re: is anybody else tired off all the celebrity Cub fans
K-fuk's homer came off his same old swing with the wide landing plane and stepping away from the pitch with his body...and the high leg kick thing starting his swing, too.
#39 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Maybe only mildly interesting but Cusack has been recently outed to be a huge PIA (fond on the nose candy, going the Nicholas Cage route in terms of movie quality,career,treating people like crap etc.,). He also was/is a white socks fan.
Me? I say let's have the canned Harry sing and get rid of bottom feeder celebrities who are merely there to shill their BS product and are clueless about baseball. It reinforces some bad stereotypes about the Cubs and Wrigley Field.
#5 Pirates tie it in the top of the 9th
3-3 with Capps pitching.
#9 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Garçon! I'll take a 25 inning Pittsburgh victory, please.
#10 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Bases loaded with no outs for the Pirates in the top of the 12th inning.
#11 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Bucco's have the bags loaded, no outs in the 12th...pitching change, Mota in.
can the Bucs screw this up?
#12 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Fly out to CF, run doesn't score. 1 out.
#14 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Strikeout, 2 out.
#13 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
yes...
bah...pure cubbery.
#18 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Dear Pirates,
Regardless of today's outcome, please continue your offensive sucktitude next week.
Thank you,
Cubs fans
#15 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
F8 (no sac), K...
oy.
#16 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
now that was ugly.
#17 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Groundout, no runs score. Sigh.
#19 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
baaaaaah.
brews win.
#20 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Fuck you Brewers. Fuck you real hard; Pirates? please get swept by us.
#21 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Milw at Stl on tues,wed...both have tomorrow off.
#23 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
in the postgame, they discussed that Lou did some batting coach instruction pregame for Fukudome. Apparently Lou wanted Kosuke to shorten his stride. He was practicing in the cage (where ever it is that he can practice during the game) with Gerald Perry supervision.
Nothing like short term positive results.
#26 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
except that his homer came off his "classic" swing.
#24 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
At least we don't have to face Jason Bay this week.
#28 Magic Numbers are
24 and 28 respectively...
#29 Re: Game 130 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
i enjoyed reading this article from espn: revenge of the baseball gods
Cubs 4th round 2008 draft choice, Matt Cerda vs non-drafted Danny Almonte
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=cerda&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1
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