Archive - Apr 13, 2008
Cubs Hits Of The Week (For the Week of 4/7 through 4/13)
Submitted by Cubnut on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 10:21pm.
The five hits that did the most to enhance the Cubs' chance of winning during the past, exhausting, extra-inning-filled week, as measured by FanGraphs' Win Probability Added (WPA):
#5 Big Hit: Sunday v. Philadelphia, 3rd inning--Derrek Lee socked a two-run double off 67-year-old Jamie Moyer to give the Cubs a 3-1 lead they would eventually surrender. WPA .182
Cubs Week In Quotations
Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 3:30pm.
Male Bonding...
"We can bond a little bit on this road trip. And you've got a chance to catch up a little on rest with [mostly] night games."
Lou Piniella on the road trip
That's What She Said..
"For me, it's been better when it happens quick, because I don't have time to sit and think about it."
Kerry Wood on closing
Steady, Non-Essential, Low-Leverage Work
"We'll use him behind in the score if we have to. We'll find spots for him to work. We'll get him steady work. That's the important thing, steady work."
- Lou Piniella on Bob Howry's new role
Game 12 Thread / Cubs @ Philllies (3 of 3)
Submitted by Cubnut on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 10:20am.
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | Jason Marquis |
SP |
*Jamie Moyer |
| 0-0, 6.75, 2 K, 1 BB | |
1-0, 4.66, 4 K, 4 BB | |
| LF | Alfonso Soriano | RF | *Geoff Jenkins |
| CF |
Reed Johnson | CF |
Jayson Werth |
| 1B |
Derrek Lee | 2B |
*Chase Utley |
| 3B |
Aramis Ramirez | 1B |
*Ryan Howard |
| RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome | LF |
Pat Burrell |
| 2B |
Mark DeRosa | 3B |
Pedro Feliz |
| SS | Ryan Theriot | C |
Chris Coste |
| C | Henry Blanco | SS |
Eric Bruntlett |
| P |
*Jason Marquis | P | *Jamie Moyer |
Marquis was bypassed in the rotation on Friday because of a strep throat. His only 2008 appearance was last Saturday, when he pitched 5 1/3 very bumpy innings against the Astros (8 hits, a walk and 4 ER). He's 4-3, 4.64 lifetime against the Phils and beat them last year in his only start against Philly since joining the Cubs.
Moyer pitched for Lou Piniella's Seattle teams and went 98-48 between 1996 and 2002. He actually had two stints with the Cubs. After they released him in the spring of '92, the Cubs were kind enough to offer him a coaching job within the organization.
He has gone on to win 197 Major League games since then.