The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
UPDATE: Wednesday night's game was rained out and will be made up this coming Monday at 11:35am, Chicago time. According to the Tribune's Paul Sullivan, Lou Piniella has yet to determine if Carlos Zambrano will start on Friday, when the Cubs open a three-game series in Houston.
From starter to set-up guy to long relief man to who-knows-what and finally, back to starter, Carlos Zambrano's strange season takes its next turn tonight at PNC Park. Zambrano will be making his first start since April 20th, when he threw 119 pitches and gave up two runs over six innings in a 4-0 loss to the Mets. Lou Piniella said he will limit Zambrano's workload tonight to 70 pitches or so. Can't help but wonder if that will get us through the second or third inning...
Do 24-29 teams get to play "must games"? I don't think so, but given how dismal the first 53 games have been, this would seem to be a great opportunity for a watershed moment.
Lots of familiar names back in the Cub lineup. Curiously Lou Piniella has one of our most potent hitters batting ninth.
Cubs vs. Zach Duke (3-5, 5.09; all-time vs. Cubs, 4-8, 3.67)
Theriot 4, Byrd 8, Lee 3, Nady 9, Ramirez 5, Soriano 7, Soto 2, Castro 6, Zambrano 1
Pirates vs. Carlos Zambrano (1-3, 6.12; all-time vs. Pirates, 11-8, 4.16)
McCutchen 8, Walker 4, Milledge 7, Jones 3, Church 9, Doumit 2, LaRoche 5, Cedeno 6, Duke 1
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Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 5:43pm Permalink
My Prediction - 3 IP 4 ER 7 H 3 BB - 85 pitches
Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 6:03pm Permalink
MLB.COM has it
Theriot, BAKER 9, Byrd, Nady 3, Ramirez, Soriano, Soto, Castro, Z
Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 6:06pm Permalink
Lee late scratch.. hamstring.
Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 6:15pm Permalink
rain delay as well
Angels are interested in Cubs 1st basemen
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 6:22pm Permalink
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0602-ange...
Xavier Nady that is...
Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 7:54pm Permalink
But then who will bat cleanup???????????????
I shoot anyone who says Ramirez.
Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 8:02pm Permalink
But then who will bat cleanup???????????????
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Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 8:52pm Permalink
I'd be okay with that right now. Unless the Cubs trade Lee, they really don't have much opportunity to play Nady anyway. They ought to get what they can for him (again, unless they are trading Lee and think they need Nady to play 1st, and even then they should pull the trigger if it's a decent return).
Vultures are circling
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 6:25pm Permalink
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/i...
other teams expecting Cubs to start selling after this road trip
Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 6:56pm Permalink
yow...bit early for that.
Re: The Return of Z: Cubs (24-29) @ Pirates (22-31)
on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 8:05pm Permalink
Paul Sullivan posts that the game is delayed because of rain, thunder and 60 mph winds
http://twitpic.com/1tejuo
that little guy just might get taken by a gust and dumped in the river (and he'd find a way to blame Milton Bradley)