Archive - Apr 21, 2008
Game 19 Thread / Mets @ Cubs (1 of 2)
Submitted by Cubnut on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 4:23pm.
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| SP | John Maine |
SP |
Carlos Zambrano |
| 1-1, 3.78, 10 K, 12 BB | 2-1, 3.04, 23 K, 3 BB | ||
| SS |
#Jose Reyes |
CF |
Reed Johnson |
| 2B |
#Luis Castillo | 2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
| 3B |
David Wright | 1B |
Derrek Lee |
| CF |
#Carlos Beltran |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
| 1B |
*Carlos Delgado |
RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
| RF |
*Ryan Church | LF |
Mark DeRosa |
| C |
#Raul Casanova |
C | Geovany Soto |
| LF |
*Endy Chavez | SS |
Ronny Cedeno |
| P |
John Maine |
P | #Carlos Zambrano |
The first-place Chicago Cubs--has a nice ring to it, don't you think?--are coming off a weekend drubbing of the Pirates, two games in which they scored 26 runs, amassed 30 hits, and still required seven innings of duty from their busy bullpen.
Eyre Follows Fox Out of Town
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 3:34pm.
Veteran LHP Scott Eyre (on the 15-day DL with a sore elbow since 3/23) completed the Extended Spring Training (EXST) portion of his rehab this morning at Fitch Park Field #3 in Mesa, throwing one inning (18 pitches - 14 strikes) in the EXST Cubs 7-3 loss to the EXST A's.
Although Eyre did allow a run (a one-out broken bat single to center followed by an RBI double crushed off the centerfield "Green Monster"), he also struck out the side. His fast ball topped out at 91, and his slider was VERY sharp.
While Eyre was pitching, all of the young Cubs pitchers not scheduled to pitch today (who would normally sit in the grandstand and watch the game from there) crowded into the enclosed "bird cage" behind home plate to get a better look at a major league pitcher in action. They were pretty excited, especially since Eyre actually talked to them (unlike a certain now ex-Cubs pitcher who was rehabbing at Fitch Park for most of last season who shall remain nameless). .
RHP Chad Fox (elbow) completed the Fitch Park portion of his rehab on Saturday,moving his rehab to Daytona after proving he could throw two days in a row.
It's unkown for sure where exactly Eyre is headed to continue his rehab. The Cubs might want him to pitch in Florida (Daytona) where the weather is warmer than it is in Tennessee, Iowa, or Illinois, but they also might not want two rehabbing major league relievers at the same place at the same time.
As is the custom when a Cubs player completes his rehab at Fitch Park and moves on, there were lots of handshakes and hugs as Eyre headed for the clubhouse. (I tried to give him a big hug, too, but I think he might have taken it the wrong way...)
In addition to Eyre's final EXST outing, four other pitchers who are rehabbing also pitched today (and so naturally the Cubs team physician was in attendance).