Archive - Jun 4, 2008
Game 60 Thread / Cubs @ Padres (3 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 7:22pm.
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| SP | *Ted Lilly |
SP |
Greg Maddux |
| 5-4, 5.54, 61 K, 21 BB, 65 IP | 3-4, 3.69, 38 K, 12 BB, 70.2 IP | ||
| LF |
Alfonso Soriano | CF |
Scott Hairston |
| SS |
Ryan Theriot |
2B |
Edgar Gonzalez |
| 1B |
Derrek Lee | RF |
*Brian Giles |
| 3B |
Aramis Ramirez | 1B |
*Adrian Gonzalez |
| RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome | 3B |
Kevin Kouzmanoff |
| CF |
*Jim Edmonds | SS |
Khalil Greene |
| C |
Geovany Soto | LF |
Justin Huber |
| 2B |
Mark DeRosa |
C |
Michael Barrett |
| P |
*Ted Lilly | P |
Greg Maddux |
The Cubs go for their tenth (10th!) win a row, a feat they haven't done since 2001 when they strung together 12 wins in a row. It would also be their third straight series sweep. Oh, it's fun to be a Cubs fan these days.
On the mound, it's Ted Lilly still searching for his 2007 form. Things started looking up for him in May, that is until he met a 20 mph wind flying out of Wrigley last Friday. A wind the Cubs offsense used to pull off one of those miracle wins that it seems every good baseball team has at least once a season.
Roll It!
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 2:59pm.
Nelson Perez went 2-3 with a triple, an RBI, a walk, and two runs scored and 17-year old Dominican LHP Jeffry Antigua pitched four strong innings, leading the EXST Cubs to a 9-4 sinking of the EXST Mariners in a Beat-the-Heat "Rush Hour Special" (9 AM start) at Fitch Park Field #3 this morning.
Chicago Cubs Draft History
Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 12:01pm.
We've had a few draft history pieces over the years, a 3-part series I did back in 2005( the third part is particularly gruesome) and one by reader "Real Neal" last year. Reader "Wiscgrad" has put one together for this year and I'll be adding it to the "TCR Junk Drawer" as soon as I get a moment. Unfortunately, I'm having some issues getting it translated to HTML (particularly the pictures), so the PDF file is down below for your reading and viewing pleasure.
Chicago Cubs Draft History (PDF File)
Game 59 Recap: Cubs 9, Padres 6
Submitted by Transmission on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 1:43am.
Nine and Counting
W- Marquis (3-3), Cat O' Nine Tails, Seven of Nine, Title IX, Nein!, Revolution No. 9, 3^2^1
L- Corey (1-1), inefficient starters on west coast night games
S- Wood (16)
Things to Take from This Game
1. Ugly work by the starters
Marquis just melted down in the third, with among other things three walks, a balk and an errant pickoff throw at first. It all led to two runs. At least he made it through five with only giving up three total, to "earn" the win. Ledezma threw 99 pitches in 4.2 and walked five. The big AB in the bottom of the fifth was Theriot, who coaxed a walk with the bases loaded to bring the score to 3-2, with Lee tying it up on an infield grounder, after him.
2. Who can't hit homers at Petco?
Soto and DeRosa hit a couple of very impressive home runs in the sixth. Soto's solo shot was well out in center, and DeRosa's two-run job just got one out over the wall in deep left-center. But the real shot of the night was Soriano's three-run homer, an upper-decker just left of center, in the eighth.
3. Defensively...
Barrett still isn't any good. Just in case you had any doubts.
4. Relief
Eyre pitched a solid 1.1 innings, and Howry got out of a big bases loaded jam he inherited in the 8th. Nice work from our premium-priced middle-reliever duo. Wood gave up a double to Adrian Gonzalez, but otherwise looked dominant closing it out.
The "I would be annoyed if I'd stayed up to recap a loss" details, below.