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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Game 161 Thread / Cubs @ Reds (2 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on
Game Chat Rich Hill vs. Aaron Harang Lineups: Who Cares?

Comments

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:05 am

"Lineups: Who Cares?" thread of the year.

Submitted by ac000000 on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:05 am

What do you think the playoff roster is going to b Phil? I see Blanco, Monroe, Trax and maybe Eyre left off.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:08 am

my name's not phil, but im a loudmouth, so whatever... monroe's probably got a 'bye' into the postseason cuz he's a righty who can cover all 3 OF slots. JJ cant be risked to cover CF by himself and pie's barely worked recently (and is a lefty). monroe could/probably make it based solely on his given tools, independent of his batting performance so far.

Submitted by Transmission on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:42 am

God, I'm an idiot. Or I'm still drunk. Either way, I forgot that THAT'S how you put a big photo into Word Press. Thanks, Rob!

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:55 am

Mets up 5-0 in the 2nd.... so how bad would it be for the Phils to go up a game and then blow it?

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:01 am

and Eyre will make the roster, he's been pretty lights out since the ASB (0.84 ERA) I do wonder how short the leash will be on Dumpster?

Submitted by DC Tom on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:29 am

Brick's photo is awesome. Now 8-0 Mets...someone put something in the pregame spread, I think. BP Odds Report on Playoff Opponents: The way things shook out last night, it really looks like we will face the Diamondbacks, an 82.5% chance. There is an outside 12.5% shot of facing the Padres, a 3.5% chance of meeting the Phillies, and 1.5% chance of meeting the Mets. The odds of a Wild Card tie decreased significantly yesterday with the Rockies and Mets losing and the Diamondbacks and Padres winning. I like our chances against the Diamondbacks, in part because Phoenix is a familiar environment for the team. Essentially the entire major and minor league coaching and training staff will be available to them. I don't want to come within 100 miles of the Phillies this October.

Submitted by Urbs in Hortus on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:37 am

OK, I'll bite. Here's my 25-man roster for the first round: Starters: Zambrano Lilly Hill Marquis Bullpen: Dempster Howry Eyre Marmol Wood Ohman Wuertz Catchers: Soto Kendall Outfield: Soriano JJ Murton Floyd Pie Ward Infield: Ramirez Theriot DeRosa Lee Fontenot Cedeno I'm assuming that Uncle Lou will want 11 pitchers, and he'll be able to get by with four starters. I can't Monroe making it, he's just not done well enough, and Blanco has barely played at all in the last month.Ohman makes the team as a LOOGY. We don't have a long man, but hopefully we won't need one - I can't recall a game this year where a long man was brought in to pitch the bulk of a game when the starter faltered. Marshall and Trachsel are ready reserves, in case someone gets hurt. Just my $0.02 worth.

Submitted by cubster on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:40 am

thanks Brick, your photo looks fantastic as a desktop for my 20" apple monitor!

Submitted by iowaCub on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:41 am

Lineup - um, someone in another thread and chat mentioned Dave Veres picking up a few innings today. What I heard anyway.

Submitted by jojame on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:01 pm

On Cubs.com, it shows Gallagher getting the spot start over Rich Hill...

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:03 pm

i hate u fox. evidently the mets are in a fighting move...and i can't see it. its being described as "classic" amongst other things.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:03 pm

fighting mood... lots of punches, multiple bench clearings... THAAAAAAAANKS FOX.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:12 pm

theriot, fontenot, murton, Soto, Pie, Cedeno (3B), Blanco (1B), Fuld (RF), Hill vs. Hopper, Keppinger, Votto, Phillips, Encarnacion, Cantu, Ross, Ellison I expect some of the regulars to get a couple of Ab's tomorrow.

Submitted by Mine's the Sun!! on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:36 pm

Interesting... Theriot is the one guy whom I thought would sit for sure because of his back. But it makes sense to get Cedeno some defensive reps at 3B in case he's needed there during the playoffs.

Submitted by Chad on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:38 pm

I turn to fox to see if they cut to the Mets game and lo and behold, it's the Cubs v. Reds!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Submitted by chifan3887 on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:50 pm

Theroit could have used an offday. I probably would have called up Fox put him at 1b and put Blanco at 3rd. Though I guess if he sits tomrrow that is still 3 days off before Game 1.

Submitted by Washington on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:00 pm

Too funny. I predicted this exact line-up last night with the exception of Cedeno at 3B instead of Theriot.

Submitted by John Boccabella on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:21 pm

Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome your 2006-2007 Iowa Cubs to Great American Ballpark!

Submitted by The Real Neal on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:52 pm

Well, the Chicago Cubs can't beat Harang, but the Iowa Cubs don't have much problem doing it.

Submitted by Rich C&T on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:19 pm

Combined 1-hit shutout? Wow.... Didn't anybody tell the pitchers that this game was meaningless?

Submitted by Andrew on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:21 pm

Hey Rich Hill and bullpen RINSE AND REPEAT, please.

Submitted by Urbs in Hortus on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:38 pm

"Yeah, I send Marshall in a millisecond over Ohman." I'm thinking that Ohman has experience as a LOOGY, while Marshall would need time to warm up. But today's performance was pretty impressive - granted, against an utterly demoralized Reds team. No doubt Uncle Lou and Jim will confound all our predictions.

Submitted by George Altman on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:40 pm

Marshall looked pretty healthy to me.........looked like he was throwing free and easy.

Submitted by Hobart Mike on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:49 pm

AP - "Piniella wasn't aware that several Marlins suggested the Cubs were panicking while they got swept in Florida on Thursday. ``You know, they've got a lot of talent over there to lose 90 games,'' Piniella said, pointedly. ``Outside of that, I don't have much to say about the situation.'' I love it! Go Lou!! F*** the fish!

Submitted by Hobart Mike on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:51 pm

Haven't caught any of the brawl story today but seems like the fish were letting the 'spoiler' role go to their heads.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:01 pm

yeah, evidently marshall's pretty good at pitching on 2 weeks rest. a lot better than pitching on 8 days rest, anyway. good to see him out there today...was worried about his state of health seeing so little of him.

Submitted by Jeff Pico on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:04 pm

And most people were worried about the Reds series because there was NO way we could beat both Arroyo and Harang....the B team had no problem with Harang.

Submitted by Rich C&T on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:29 pm

Ah, schucks. I missed the first 20 mins of the Cubs special. Have to watch for when it airs again.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:42 pm

URBS: "I’m thinking that Ohman has experience as a LOOGY..." NOOOOOOOOO! No Fucking WAY! ANYONE ELSE. He is not a LOOGY. Not a ROOGY! Leave this crap-ass pitcher with Trachsel OFF the Roster. PLEASE, LOU!

Submitted by Johann on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:02 pm

Ohman IS a LOOGY. That doesn't mean we need one, but he is good in that role. I personally want Marshall on the roster though. Good the entire season except for one month. Maybe he just got tired, because he looked every bit as dominating as he did the first three months. Please let him pitch over Marquis (I know, ain't happening, but I can hope.)

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:11 pm

"The Cubs are the first team in the NL Central to go from last to first in consecutive seasons. The last NL team to pull off the feat was Arizona in 1999", Cubs.com As per my request to CHAD, Cubs are in elite company as he did some research on this previously and found that only five teams have done this during the last 30 years. We're in elite company. CWTD - You may now change your moniker back to CWTP! GO CUBS!!!!

Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:37 pm

They’re not showing the Cubs game on Fox in Chicago? Seriously? Somebody explain this. I mentioned it a couple days ago, Fox is only allowed to carry one team up to 9 times. Today was the 10th game for the Cubs, so it was blacked out in Chicago. I'm still not sure how WGN then gets the rights to a Saturday afternoon, when that's supposed to be Fox's exclusive time... BTW, Thanks Brick. Your photo is now my desktop wallpaper.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:47 pm

Hill's 4 K's gave him 183 on the year which will likely give him the team lead unless Lilly can strike out 10 in his 2-3 innings of work tomorrow. He also lowered his ERA under the 4 mark to 3.92 which will likely be 2nd on the team behind Lilly unless he gets rocked tomorrow. Marshall also lowered his ERA to 3.92 with his 2 innings. All 5 Cubs starters (I'm using Marshall) with ERA+ over 100.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:36 pm

BRICK! What a terrific shot! Many, many thanks! Jacos - That is hysterical!! =D

Submitted by Rich C&T on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:31 pm

Brick, thanks for the picture! Jacos, thanks for the video! This is too much fun.

Submitted by dave on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:27 pm

You know, they’ve got a lot of talent over there to lose 90 games HAHAHA... VA Phil - Lou is making fun of your Marlins!

Submitted by George Altman on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:50 pm

I think the choice for the 11th pitcher will come down to Kevin Hart or Marshall. Based on experience, he would be a second lefty out of the pen, and how he looked today, you would think Marshall will get the nod. Hart has looked very good this month, though.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:26 am

Well Elias was half right about the '83 Cubs, they would hit. More than could be said for the 2006 version.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

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