Archive - Sep 3, 2008
"Stephen Gryzlo"? We Have No Idea Who You're Talking About
Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 10:15pm.
Out of concern for the mental health of the many Cub fans who regularly populate The Cub Reporter, the authors request that, until further notice, visitors please refrain from using the following words or phrases anywhere on or near the site:
- shoulder
- arm
- "dead arm"
- "tired arm"
- strain
- discomfort
- triceps
- fatigued
- disabled
- "skip a turn"
- orthopedist
- Dr. Stephen Gryzlo
- examination
- magnetic
- resonance
- imaging
- "missed appointment"
Game 140 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 4:51pm.
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | *Randy Wolf |
SP | Ryan Dempster |
| 8-11, 4.73, 134 K, 64 BB, 158 IP |
15-5, 2.95, 160 K, 69 BB, 176.2 IP |
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| CF |
*Michael Bourn | LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
| LF |
Ty Wigginton | SS | Ryan Theriot |
| SS | Miguel Tejada |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
| 1B | #Lance Berkman |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
| 3B |
#Geoff Blum |
C | Geovany Soto |
| RF |
Hunter Pence |
RF | Mark DeRosa |
| 2B |
*David Newhan | CF |
Reed Johnson |
| C |
Humberto Quintero | 2B | Ronny Cedeno |
| P | *Randy Wolf |
P | Ryan Dempster |
Please.Win.This.Game.
Cubs Playoff Ticket Lottery
Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 2:43pm.
The Cubs opened up registration for playoff tickets at Wrigley Field today. Basically you register online and winners are "randomly" selected to be able to purchase tickets for either the NLDS and NLCS (you may get lucky and win both). If you're chosen, you are limited to one game and two tickets for that series. You have until noon CST on September 19th to register for any possible NLDS games at Wrigley.
For those with more experience with this sort of thing, if you are a "winner", are you guaranteed tickets or just the right to enter the Virtual Waiting Room?
Ticket prices and full schedule after the jump...
Pins and Needles
Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 1:29pm.
UPDATE (5:23 PM CST): Zambrano did see Dr. Gryzlo and was suppose to have an MRI today, but missed his appointment. Odd behavior. The MRI has been rescheduled for tomorrow. Sean Marshall will take his next start on Sunday versus the Reds.
Four game losing streak...unfortunate.
Offense struggling a bit...it happens to the best of them.
Carlos Zambrano going to see an orthopedic specialist...holy shit!!
And now Cub fans breathlessly await the results. The season may not hang in the balance but the difference between a dominating playoff rotation versus hopes and prayers does.
If Zambrano has to miss some starts or hit the disabled list for a few weeks, it means Sean Marshall to the rotation. In the short term, that's probably not much of a difference, especially with the way Z has pitched lately. After his last DL trip, Z returned with five starts and a 1.78 ERA before August hit, so maybe a little more rest will do him good. If it ends up being a more serious injury that puts the playoffs in jeopardy, then the Cubs will have to consider starting Jason Marquis in a playoff game and I'll have to consider slitting my wrists.
Bulletin board fodder from Carsten Charles after the jump...