Archive - May 13, 2008 - story
Non-Sale-of-Cubs Stories Rapidly Gaining on Non-Acquisition-of-Brian-Roberts Stories
Submitted by Cubnut on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 11:15pm.
With all of the excitement—and by excitment, I mean disgust—over the likely Cubs signing of Jim Edmonds, there wasn't an opening here yesterday to note the snag in efforts to peddle Wrigley Field to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority.
Game 39 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (2 of 4)
Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 5:08pm.
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | *Shawn Estes |
SP |
Jason Marquis |
| 0-0, 0.00, 2 K, 1 BB, 1.2 IP | 1-2, 5.08, 21 K, 15 BB, 33.2 IP | ||
| CF |
*Jody Gerut |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
| 2B |
Tadahito Iguchi | SS |
Ryan Theriot |
| RF |
*Brian Giles | 1B |
Derrek Lee |
| 1B |
*Adrian Gonzalez | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
| LF |
Scott Hairtson | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
| SS |
Khalil Greene |
C |
Geovany Soto |
| 3B |
Edgar Gonzalez |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
| C |
#Luke Carlin | CF |
Reed Johnson |
| P |
#Shawn Estes |
P |
*Jason Marquis |
Every once in awhile, a player that holds a special place in the hearts of Cubs fan comes back to Wrigley. And although they're wearing a different uniform, you can't help but root for them...
Oh wait, that's the beginning of Thursday's thread when Greg Maddux starts for the Padres. Today, it's Shawn Estes which most Cubs fans remember try to forget as the player who did his best to ruin the 2003 season. And just in case anyone thinks it wasn't that bad, here are his 2003 numbers:
8-11, 152.1 IP, 28 GS, 117 K, 105 BB, 5.73 ERA, 76 ERA+
But speaking of ugly numbers, the Cubs have Jason Marquis going.
EXST Cubs Have Helluva Time at Diablo
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 4:01pm.
The EXST Angels collected 14 hits en route to a 7-2 victory over the EXST Cubs at the Angels Minor League Complex at Tempe Diablo Park this morning.
EXST Cubs 1B Matt Craig (leg) and 2B Jeffrey Rea (quad) continue to progress through their respective rehab assignments, getting four ABs a piece and playing defensively in the field for the entire game. Both appear ready to leave Arizona, with Craig headed back to AA Tennessee, and Rea likely going to Peoria.
Cubs Ready to Sign Jim Edmonds
Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 11:33am.
The recently released Jim Edmonds should clear waivers on Wednesday and it looks like the Cubs are going to bite. The move would likely send Felix Pie to the minors and give Edmonds the majority of playing time in a center field platoon with Reed Johnson.
[UPDATE 4:00 PM]:Ruz has added his take, at the bottom of the article.So it's understandable that the Cubs want to upgrade center field right now. It seems to be the only weak spot in the lineup and some of our guys are certainly going to regress substantially from their early season success. But could the Cubs actually find someone to upgrade with?
A tale of the 2008 tape after the jump...
Don't Quit Your Day Job, Carlos
Submitted by Christian Ruzich on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 7:55am.
From a link on the new blog by Paul DePodesta (really), here's Carlos Zambrano helping out "career minor leaguer Ron Stilanovich" and his Hardball video series.
Lesson #19: Taking One For the Team