Archive - Jul 11, 2008
Save the Wrigley Name from Those Corporate Jackals, Sort Of
Submitted by Cubnut on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 4:09pm.
When NASCAR's Robby Gordon runs at the Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, the hood of his car will bear the Web address, SaveOurName.com. The site is a collection point for signatures from Cub fans who want to send a "message to the (Cubs') owners: Don’t sell the name. It’s wrong. It’s selfish. And we won’t stand for it."
By "we," the site's operator presumably means tradition-loving Cubs fans...and everyone at Deerfield,Illinois-based Jim Beam Brands Co., who created the site as part of an ad campaign.
If the Cubs were just now getting around to installing lights, I imagine Chicagoans United for Baseball in the Sunshine would be underwritten by Coppertone.
Grassroots movements just ain't what they used to be.
Game 93 Thread / Giants @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Submitted by Cubnut on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:27am.
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | Matt Cain |
SP |
Jason Marquis |
| 5-7, 4.30, 112 K, 50 BB, 119.1 IP |
6-5, 4.78 ERA, 49 K, 37 BB, 92.1 IP | ||
| LF |
*Fred Lewis |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
| 2B |
#Ray Durham | 2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
| RF |
#Randy Winn |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
| C |
Bengie Molina | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
| CF |
Aaron Rowand | C |
Geovany Soto |
| 1B |
*John Bowker |
LF |
*Daryle Ward |
| 3B |
Rich Aurilia |
RF |
Mark DeRosa |
| SS |
#Omar Vizquel |
CF |
Reed Johnson |
| P |
Matt Cain |
P |
*Jason Marquis |
On Rich Harden Debut Eve, the Cubs have made a roster move as they open a three-game set against the Giants.
Michael Wuertz, who allowed four runs in an inning-and-one-third against the Reds on Thursday, was sent down to Iowa. Kevin Hart, 2-1, 3.35 for the I-Cubs with 48 K's against 15 BB and a BAA of just .205, gets the call-up.