Archive - Apr 16, 2008
EXST Cubs Rally to Beat A's, Eyre Throws "Live" BP
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 6:08pm.
Some of you might be happy to know this, but more might not be...
Scott Eyre, on the DL since the last week of Spring Training with a sore elbow, has progressed beyond just throwing side sessions in the bullpen. While the EXST Cubs were playing the EXST A's on Fitch Park Field #3, Eyre threw a 25-pitch "live" BP session on Field #2 to some of the Cub position players who were not in the starting lineup of the EXST game.
Game 14 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (2 of 3)
Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 4:23pm.
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | Josh Fogg |
SP |
Carlos Zambrano |
| 1-1, 7.00, 6 K, 3 BB | |
1-1, 3.20, 18 K, 2 BB | |
| CF | *Corey Patterson | 2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
| SS |
Jeff Keppinger | SS |
Ryan Theriot |
| RF |
*Ken Griffey |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
| 2B |
Brandon Phillips | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
| LF |
*Adam Dunn | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
| 3B |
Edwin Encarnacion | LF |
Mark DeRosa |
| 1B |
*Joey Votto | C |
Geovany Soto |
| C | #Javier Valentin | CF |
Reed Johnson |
| P |
Josh Fogg | P | #Carlos Zambrano |
As reported by the Trib's Paul Sullivan, the Soriano-less Cubs will have Mike Fontenot leading off, Mark DeRosa will be manning left field, and Eric Patterson will be in the wings. (This will be the first time in Fontenot's Major League career he has been penciled into the leadoff spot.)
As for E-Pat, he was hitting just .222 at Triple-A, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 12 K/3 BB in 36 at-bats for the I-Cubs. He stole one base.
Tonight's head-scratchers and eye-openers:
Soriano Out; E-Pat In
Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 4:02pm.
Wrigley Field will be drowning in Pattersons tonight as the Cubs' Eric will be in the dugout opposite the Reds' Corey. E-Pat has been called up from Triple-A Iowa as Alfonso Soriano and his strained right calf muscle go on the 15-day DL.
More momentarily in the Gameday Thread.