Game 1 Thread/Cubs @ Braves

And we do it again. Here are the lineups for Opening Day 2010. Parachat is up and running as it will throughout every game of the season(you can access it via the menu bar above). You do have to register and it is a different registration than your TCR account.

Cubs Braves
Theriot SS #Cabrera LF
*Fukudome RF Prado 2B
Lee 1b # C. Jones 3B
Ramirez 3B *McCann C
Byrd CF Glaus 3B
Soriano LF Escobar SS
*Fontenot 2B *Heyward RF
Soto C *McLouth CF
#Zambrano P Lowe P

Zambrano (2009):

9-7, 3.77 ERA, 169.1 IP, 78 BB, 152 K, 10 HR

@ Turner Field (Career): 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 3 GS, 18 IP

Danger Will Robinson! McCann 7/12 (1.250 OPS), Glaus 3/10 with 2 HR's (1.350 OPS).

Pwnage! McLouth 5/24 (.708 OPS)

 

Lowe (2009):

15-10, 4.67 ERA, 194.2 IP, 111 K, 63 BB, 16 HR

against Cubs (Career):  2-1, 3.19 ERA, 9 GS, 59.2 IP

Danger Will Robinson! Lee 12/30 (.988 OPS but just 2 XBH's)

Pwnage! Soriano 14/56 (.710 OPS with 3 HR's), C. Tracy 6/30 (.542 OPS), Ramirez 2/13 (.497 OPS), Theriot 2/12 (.481 OPS)

 

This is Zambrano's 6th straight Opening Day start. Let's take a stroll through memory lane.

2005 @ Arizona: Cubs win 16-6, Z can't get through 5 innings after hitting 106 pitches finishing with 4.2 IP, 3 ER, 8 K, 4 BB

2006 @ Cincinnati: Cubs win 16-7, Z can't get through 5 innings after hitting 105 pitches finishing with 4.2 IP, 5 ER, 5 BB, 5 K

2007 @ Cincinnati: Cubs lose 5-1, Z makes it through 5 innings on 92 pitches and gets the loss. 5 IP, 5 ER, 5 BB, 2 K

2008 vs. Milwaukee: Cubs lose 4-3 in extra innings but Z pitches a shutout through 6.2 IP before being lifted at 85 pitches. 6.2 IP, 5 K, 1 BB, 0 ER.

2009 @ Houston: Cubs win 4-2 and Z beats Roy Oswalt on 97 pitches and 6 innings. 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K.

Thanks to Tim at Cubby-Blue for the animated gif.

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Submitted by navigator
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:06pm

Are game threads back?!

Submitted by navigator
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:34pm

Can't see the animated gif in IE, btw.

(edit) now it's working

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:20pm

Remember when Soriano hit 3 home runs in one day @ Atlanta? That was Atlanta, right? Awesome.

Submitted by Charlie
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:27pm

He also tried to lazily stretch a single into a double (or a double in to a stand up, trot in double).

Then he got beaned the next day.

Submitted by jacos
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:24pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBxZGQ1dJk

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:33pm

I see the gif now. Derryl Cousins ought to make Z crazy enough today.

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:44pm

NEWS FLASH:
Albert Pujols is good.

F the Cardinals!!!

Submitted by jacos
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:53pm

Yo, Manny!!

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:56pm

Yo yo Jacos. Another year man! Are you ready for some BASEBALL?!?!?!

Submitted by CA-Phil
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:46pm

We're going to lose because...

This

Lineup

Sucks!

There, that ought to do it...

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:52pm

Not likely going to be the lineup that is going to hold this team back this year, the starting staff and unproven bullpen take the cake this year.

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:58pm

No negativity until week 2 or 3. By then there should be a significant injury to scapegoat.

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:02pm

But in all seriousness, I don't care for the Cub's and Cub fan's unhealthy obsession with batting average. It doesn't really matter if the guy can actually PLAY baseball in cubbieland, as long as he hits 300, sign him up. If the Cubs are done in at some point this year, I'll blame that.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 4:26pm

I blame Michael Barrett

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:47pm

TOR working on a no-no in Texas...

In the bottom of the 7th...

cue basehit .......now

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:51pm

Of course, Vlad breaks it the very next hitter after I post it. Ahhh, gotta love baseball superstitions.

Submitted by rokfish
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:08pm

So in my area reds vs cards are blacked out,that is until cubs braves are suppose to start then what do i get the end of the reds game.

f off espn

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:19pm

Rudy Jaramillo is awesome!

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:29pm

Boo... Greg Maddux sucks...

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:21pm

Byrd is the greatest off season pickup in Cubs history!! Woo!!!

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:30pm

Dear Big Z, Please remember how to make outs.

Ryan

Submitted by springs
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:35pm

When does Atlanta batting practice end? I thought the game was meant to start already, but somebody forgot to tell Carlos.

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:33pm

Well, that was fun for a half inning.

Damn Z, you are such a buzz-kill.

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:35pm

OUCH! Heyward goes yard, down 6-3 and Z has gotten only one guy out.

Is this still Spring Training?

Submitted by jacos
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:41pm

Well ...

Submitted by B Rock
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:58pm

No expectations for this year and its only one game but....

Man, Carlos Zambrano is really no better then an average #2 starter on a good team. Hard to blame him given the level of use over the years but really he's a shadow of the pitcher we saw in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 4:02pm

i do not like him sam-i-am, i do not like big carlos zam...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 4:50pm

man on first, McLouth all-out dive, drops ball when he hits the ground, and no one sees it except Aramis who takes 2nd base. They call him and Byrd out for a double play.

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 4:55pm

Umpires are having a strong start this year.

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 4:55pm

wait to try and start a week long argument!

Submitted by Old and Blue
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:18pm

If this is our 2010 Cubs I'm gonna fish all summer.

Submitted by Old and Blue
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:21pm

I think the smardjya experiment is over.

Submitted by springs
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:23pm

Hendry will just assume this means he needs to be in the rotation to be effective.

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:23pm

Zambrano sucked. Samardzija in his usual fine form. Defense has been terrible, bobbles in the outfield, bad relays, etc. It's like they are not ready yet to play.

Submitted by Old and Blue
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:31pm

the Cubs are not exactly strong up the middle, as the ESPN dude pointed out. I really do need to hit the local sports store and buy some new fishing reels.

Submitted by JoePepitone
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:31pm

Gotta love those early ERAs--
Z 54.00
Samardz 108.00

Submitted by Old and Blue
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:41pm

at least the other relievers have looked ok. Russel has a nice deep cutting thingy that I don't know what is because I don't pretend to. Looks like a nasty sinker or something. When I played baseball I couldn't hit anything that even dared to drop at the plate like that. Oh, and I don't mean, like college baseball or anything, just little league. Baseball murdered my confidence until about last year.

Submitted by artskoe
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:34pm

You have been LOU-manated!

Submitted by Transmission
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 6:17pm

New thread, you blighters.

Submitted by Old and Blue
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 6:26pm

Fuck you, Trans. We were totally happy with this thread. Loser.

I am pretty sure I don't need to say I'm just having fun and joking.

Submitted by Transmission
on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 6:30pm

Fine. You can fucking have this shitty thread to yourself and all your loser friends. You don't deserve the upgrade I'm offering you, anyway.

j/k

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