Game 159 Thread / Cubs @ Brewers (1 of 3)

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SP Ryan Dempster SP Jeff Suppan
17-6, 2.99, 183 K, 75 BB, 201.2 IP
10-10, 5.06, 85 K, 66 BB, 172.2 IP
       
LF Alfonso Soriano CF Mike Cameron
2B *Mike Fontenot 2B *Ray Durham
1B Derrek Lee LF Ryan Braun
3B Aramis Ramirez 1B *Prince Fielder
RF *Micah Hoffpauir SS J.J. Hardy
C Geovany Soto RF Corey Hart
CF *Jim Edmonds 3B *Craig Counsell
SS Ryan Theriot C Jason Kendall
P Ryan Dempster P Jeff Suppan

 

The Cubs continue their Spoiler Tour 2008 and will do their best to knock out their division rivals. The only thing that probably really matters for the Cubs is that the races are still undecided on Sunday as the Phils, Brewers and Mets have their aces scheduled. Meaning if they have to use them, they won't be able to go again until Game 2 at the earliest and possibly not until Game 3 of the NLDS. Of course if the Brewers end up winning the wild card, none of that will matter to the Cubs either as they'll see the Dodgers and Derek Lowe in Game 1.

As for personal goals, Dempster goes for win number 18 and will try to keep his ERA under three for the season and Geovany Soto is looking to match or pass up Billy Williams Cubs rookie record of 25 home runs - Soto is at 23.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 5:32pm
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Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 6:52pm

http://blogs.suntimes.com/cubs/2008/09/steve_stone...

Looks like ESPN analyst and former Mets GM Steve Phillips wasn't the only one who didn't think Lou Piniella should have let Carlos Zambrano finish that no-hitter on Sept. 14.

As Elliott Harris pointed out in today's Quick Hits, Sox analyst Steve Stone was on Mike North's Web show and echoed Phillips' sentiments.

Submitted by blockhead25
on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 7:00pm

Steve Stone is a great analyst, but an ego maniac at the same time.
Phils up 7-1, Mets down 2-0...Phils clinch tie for East if those scores hold.

Submitted by rokfish
on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 7:21pm

there should be no way philies
lose any games this weekend.

i think the mets can win 2of 3

the cubs can also crush brewers hopes
with winning 2of3

Submitted by rokfish
on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 9:31pm

if there was a halfway good defensive left
fielder in there would be no way brewers score in 6th
durhams ball should HAVE BEEN CAUGHT.

Submitted by Bigz
on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 10:32pm

they are being instructed to not take any risks.
fonzie clearly was not diving for anything, not sliding, not running too hard, etc.

Submitted by rokfish
on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 10:33pm

he sure did a good job at swinging and missing

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