Game 148 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (kinda) 2 of 2

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SP *Ted Lilly SP Brian Moehler
14-9, 4.29, 166 K, 60 BB, 184.2 IP
11-6, 4.16, 76 K, 33 BB, 138.1 IP
       
LF Alfonso Soriano CF Reggie Abercrombie
2B *Mike Fontenot 2B Mark Loretta
1B Derrek Lee SS Miguel Tejada
3B Aramis Ramirez 1B #Lance Berkman
RF *Micah Hoffpauir RF Hunter Pence
C Geovany Soto 3B Jose Castillo
CF *Jim Edmonds LF *Darin Erstad
SS Ronny Cedeno C Humberto Quintero
P *Ted Lilly P Brian Moehler

 

This sure is a tough turn-around. It's like partying all night, hooking up with a few perfect 10 models and then having to drag your ass back to your job the next morning. Only your job is located in a city that smells either like fermenting yeast or a tannery depending on which way the wind blows (true story, that is how Milwaukee smells).

Cubs go for the sweep (I guess) with Ted "Knockout" Lilly on the mound. The only way to top last night's game is either a perfect game or a four homer game by one of our hitters. I expect nothing less.

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Submitted by demale
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 12:50pm

For those wanting to relive last nights WGN broadcast archived at MLB.com, Pat and Ron's call of the bottom of the ninth starts at about 3:01 point in the archive file.

Submitted by Indiana JJ
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 1:11pm

Do you have to be an MLB.tv subscriber to view it?

Submitted by demale
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 1:19pm

By "Pat and Ron" I refer to the WGM-AM720 audio broadcast, but yes even for that one needs to be a subscriber to MLB. Pretty good bargain though- access to a couple thousand live and archived broadcasts every summer, for fifteen bucks.

Submitted by The Joe
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 12:53pm

Oh, I thought the season was over. There's more baseball?

Submitted by dcf
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 1:10pm

Milwaukee's season would be much, much different if they had not been on the bad end of two four game sweeps, one by the Cubs at the end of July, the other by the Phillies just now. Of course, after the Cubs' sweep at the end of July, the Brewers responded by winning 10 of their next 12. It also did not help to get swept by the Mets at the beginning of September.

They may need to do that now to make the playoffs at all. Let's hope that they do not do it in the 6 games remaining against the Cubs. The Brewers have not won a series this month.

Submitted by crunch
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 1:22pm

hoffpower in RF...can't say im surprised...can't be worse than DWard.

Submitted by jacos
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 2:07pm

According to WSCR>

Submitted by jacos
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 2:09pm

They passed out press release at Miller park a few moments ago.

Submitted by JoePepitone
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 2:13pm

Just announced Yost's firing on the WGN radio broadcast of the Cubs game. Wow.

And here I'd been looking forward to a few more boneheaded managerial moves from him over the last two weeks.

Submitted by jacos
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 2:14pm

Former Brewer great Dale Sveum taking over.

Submitted by Bigz
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 2:11pm

holy crap, they are done.

Submitted by navigator
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 2:18pm

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...

Submitted by nohit
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 2:23pm

I just read through the Jayson Stark "That's Debatable" chat on ESPN.com where they discussed the neutral field issue.

I understand where Houston and Houston fan are coming from, but there are several truths that can't be avoided here:

1. McLane waited too long in hopes of keeping the series in Houston. He should've flown his team in the night before. If the Astros were so concerned about leaving their families behind, they should've brought them all with -- it's not like MLB salaries are inadequate for the task of chartering more planes.

2. The Cubs would have the fan majority at any MLB park not in Texas. Arlington was not an option because the Rangers have a game there today.

3. If the Astros had won last night, this would be completely a non-issue

As well as one highly-likely speculation:

4. Big Z was on yesterday and would likely have been dominant (although perhaps not unhittable) wherever he pitched.

Yeah, the way this unfolded definitely played into the Cubs favor, but it's not a conspiracy. It's the combination of limited options and McLane's bullheadedness that resulted in Houston playing in MKE without adequate rest.

Sucks to be Houston, but there it is.

Submitted by Hawkeye
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 3:00pm

I cannot recall where I saw this idea, but I thought it was one of the best ones considered: They should have played the game at the Astros AAA affiliate in Round Rock, a suburb of Austin.

The field only seats about 10,000, but it would have been a reasonable, fair, and exciting alternative. If McLane had really been looking out for all the interests he claims, then this would have been his best option.

I am sure that there are many reasons why this venue would be unacceptable to some, but I cannot think of any that are reasonable enough to prevent the game from taking place in the AAA stadium.

Submitted by Bleeding Blue
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 3:21pm

I suspect getting a AAA stadium that hasn't been used in a couple weeks and likely got a couple inches of rain during Ike (I haven't seen any wx reports from Austin, just speculating) wouldn't be very feasable on less than 24 hours notice.

I also imagine that after 2 games were washed out, MLB wanted to be totally sure that the games would be played. That means finding a domed stadium.

Most importantly, I'm sure McLane knows very well that he'll make a lot more money by selling premium priced tickets to 20 thousand + cub fans than he would selling out 13 thousand seats in Austin.

Submitted by billybucks
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 2:25pm

Wow -- can't remember a manager that was tied for a playoff spot with 2 weeks to go ever getting fired.

That's rough.

Submitted by JoePepitone
on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 3:16pm

Houston breaks up Lilly's no-hit bid in the bottom of the seventh inning. 15 straight hitless innings for the 'stros.

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