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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
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Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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Julian Merryweather, P

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Game 160 Thread / Cubs @ Reds (1 of 3)

Submitted by Cubnut on
Game Chat : BR Preview : Game Notes Carlos Zambrano vs. Bronson Arroyo Lineups:
Soriano LF Hopper CF
Kendall C Keppinger SS
Lee 1B Votto 1B
Floyd RF Phillips 2B
Ramirez 3B Encarnacion 3B
DeRosa 2B Valentin C
Jones CF Coats LF
Theriot SS Ellison RF
Zambrano P Arroyo P
The hopes of all Cubdom rest on the broad shoulders of Zambrano, who has pitched well in three of his last four starts. The clinker in that bunch, unfortunately, was a 5-2 loss to the Reds, who have already beaten Carlos four times this season. Zambrano's strikeout numbers are down significantly in '07; he's had particular trouble missing Cincinnati bats (just 11 K in 28 2/3 IP). Importantly, though, Adam Dunn, Ken Griffey, and Josh Hamilton--combined 1.112 OPS against Zambrano this year--are all sitting this one out with injuries. Arroyo, meanwhile, was the Reds starter Monday before last, when the Cubs stormed back against the Cincy bullpen to win 7-6. The curveball-throwin', guitar-strummin' Arroyo is 0-2 with 2 ND's against the Cubs this year, but he has fanned 29 while walking just 10 in 33 2/3 IP. Given the events of the past three days, Zambrano's inconsistency, Arroyo's occasional success against the Cubs, and the dispiriting facts of Chicago Cub history, I think this game shapes up like yet another, tense tug of war. On the other hand, the Reds are severely depleted and have lost five games in a row. And oh, yeah--we do have one of our aces going tonight. In Milwaukee. We're all pulling for you, Greg.

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Submitted by Cubster on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:02 pm

I predict Kendall will get hit by a pitch...and they'll find out the pitcher was ordered to do it by Ned Yost

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:06 pm

Kendall 3/12 vs Arroyo 250/308/250 fwiw Guess he wants contact in the 2 spot although generally Kendall does well at getting on-base.

Submitted by Craig Monroe on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:07 pm

James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States. Tonight, I'll be claiming my fifth RBI in a Cubs uni. Sick. Fives are wild tonight. My boy Kendall is going to allow five stolen bases too. Sick. Theriot's gonna come through. He's scrappy.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:09 pm

now this an impressive record... Ryan Howard surpassed Dunn for most K's in a season and almost 20 less games.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:14 pm

lost in the "humor" of craig monroe is the somewhat sad fact that he is the RH 3-position OF'r. pie never filled the role of a 3-position OF'r, though his arm would probably let him and he's an excessive lefty given team strength anyway. yeah, he's probably playoff bound outta necessity of tools.

Submitted by Craig Monroe on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:18 pm

Ryan Howard: .265 / .391 / .571 44 HR 130 RBI's 517 AB's - 106 BB's - 197 K's Adam Dunn: .264 / .386 / .554 40 HR 106 RBI's 522 AB's - 101 BB's - 165 K's

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:25 pm

interesting numbers, wtf are they? Dunn set the record last year in a 160 games and 683 PA's Howard set the record this year in 141 games (so far) and 635 PA's.

Submitted by Pell Mell on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:28 pm

Oh, lordy, that Arroyo music. I knew it was out there, but never forced myself to listen before. Good god. If only he pitched as crappy as that. Seriously, Cubs, please, for the love of God and on behalf of music lovers everywhere, hit this guy hard tonight.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:28 pm

I'm supremely confident we will wrap this up today or tomorrow. But, the pressure is the same as the last two days, and a win today is very important. With Harang going tomorrow, we do not want to be only 1 game ahead. Let's win today, and count on the Brewers losing 1 of the next 2 and we'll have it wrapped.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:29 pm

Seth McClung got his suspension wiped out, how'd that happen? Did he sell out Ned Yost or something?

Submitted by Craig Monroe on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:29 pm

Crunch, JJ should have been pinch hit for yesterday. Pie could have filled in defensively. We needed plate discipline up there against an erratic Pinto. We needed that run. It's really sad how Pie's become invisible to Piniella. I was thinking today about how horrible the bunting has become at the major league level. The epidemic has spread to every team. Imagine if Corey Patterson had actually been a good bunter. Or if Pie was good with it today.

Submitted by Alfonso Ribeiro on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:33 pm

I'm pitching for Cincy tonight. Weird. I'm supposed to be the first guy out of the bullpen. I don't quite understand it, but hey! I'm in!

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:33 pm

Well, bunting really helps guys like Pierre who hit a lot of groundballs anyway, because it pulls the corner infielders in. Pie and Patterson strike out a lot, so it the first basemen and third basemen can sit in the dugout when they're batting.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:35 pm

yeah, got that they were this year's numbers, didn't understand what you were going for with Dunn's numbers from this season. Whatever...moving on. You can just go by Mike from your blog fwiw - badnewscubs.wordpress.com/

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:39 pm

stalker

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:41 pm

I was thinking today, that if the Cubs win, and then Maddux beats the Brewers, the answer to the trivia question 'who was the winning pitcher when the Cubs clinched the division in 2007' would be Greg Maddux.

Submitted by Craig Monroe on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:46 pm

Bunting was once a legitimate weapon in baseball, when used correctly. It's a shame few of the speedsters are skilled with it anymore. Rob, I wasn't making a point with the Howard/Dunn numbers. They're just interesting. Very similar outside of RBI's and K's.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:53 pm

top 3 batters in lineup for houston. .334 .333 .333 Think they have some kinda bet on who ends the season with the highest average?

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:55 pm

according to MLB.tv, every position player on the Reds 40-man roster is with the team. Seems a bit excessive.

Submitted by Wes on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:56 pm

Just saw a Ward interview on Cubs pregame... Says his thumb does hurt, but he is available to PH tonight. Said he was available to the best of his understanding, which was contradictory to a report Rob posted earlier.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:56 pm

"Seems a bit excessive." eh, why not for the last weekend of the season?

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:57 pm

just regurgitated a Sun-Times blurb The Cubs could be without their top pinch hitter for the final regular-season series, depending on how quickly Daryle Ward recovers from a sprain near the base of his left thumb. Ward, who suffered the injury sliding into second base after legging out a double Wednesday night, wore a splint and heavy wrap Thursday that went halfway up his forearm. The usually affable Ward didn't want to talk about the injury. He's batting .330, including 11-for-40 (.275) as a pinch hitter. guess it healed quickly....

Submitted by Craig Monroe on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:58 pm

Actually Chad, I acted like a human yesterday. But, if my site need be plugged so be it. I'll thank Rob. Fans can find excellent Cubs content here: http://badnewscubs.wordpress.com (If that doesn't show up, the link is above.) The site viewership is indeed growing. I just wanted to stop by for old times, 2004 was a special year... In Dusty We Trusty!!! That was the year we learned the importance of the leadoff man... and that you never force a setup man to close if he isn't made for it. This is the year we learned defense at catcher, and its grave importance. Damn, it was fun going as Craig Mac for a bit... for those who remember the rapper. It's also nice to see Arizona Phil going strong... the greatest presence in the Cubs blogging world.

Submitted by Craig Monroe on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:03 pm

Chad, (laughing)... I'm in the family also... and have never pronounced the excessive 'oy' sound. When I say it, it phonetically sounds like 'uy'. But, I appreciate the tip.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:03 pm

"guess it healed quickly…." Do we know he is available?

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:08 pm

Is that a trick question? For what it's worth, I too am part of the family/tribe/religion/culture.

Submitted by cubswinthedivision on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:31 pm

Reds announcers talking about Carlos Zambrano looking like his pitches are slower and his arm angle lower than earlier this year. But as we all remember, that was his problem in the spring.

Submitted by dcf on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:52 pm

Need a lot of runs tonight. For gosh sakes' make Arroyo throw a lot of pitches and make him work. Let's grind out some ABs.

Submitted by Rich C&T on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:54 pm

I can't believe I pay for the privilege of watching ads for 'The FInal Season' every 10 minutes.

Submitted by Virginia Phil on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:29 pm

Jones's ball to left answers a question from earlier in the season: yes, Coats plays the wall like a converted infielder.

Submitted by Baby Maddux on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:42 pm

In other news, Bruce Froemming can still bite me. Runner at 1st, 1 down, grounder to third, nice throw gets the runner by a half-step, but the ump who should have retired a long time ago called him safe - so 1st and 2nd, 1 down, instead of runner at 2nd, 2 down.

Submitted by Baby Maddux on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:54 pm

Whoo!

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