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SP Jason Marquis SP Jeff Karstens

6-6, 4.69, 62 K, 44 BB, 111.1 IP (AAA) 6-4, 3.80, 55 K, 15 BB, 68.2 IP
       
LF Alfonso Soriano 2B Luis Rivas
RF *Kosuke Fukudome 1B *Doug Mientkiewicz
1B Derrek Lee CF *Nate McLouth
3B Aramis Ramirez C #Ryan Doumit
CF *Jim Edmonds 3B Andy LaRoche
C Geovany Soto RF *Brandon Moss
2B *Mike Fontenot LF Jason Michaels
SS Ronny Cedeno SS Jack Wilson
P *Jason Marquis P Jeff Karstens

The Cubs take a five game winning streak back to the Friendly Confines and a chance to extend their five game lead in the Central with 19 of 28 games at home through the month of August. Marquis goes against the third best offense in the NL, but that was before the trades of Jason Bay and Xavier Nady.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:10pm
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Submitted by nohit
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:35pm

"Ya know, Steve, 'Bucs' is 'Cubs' spelled backwards..."

/vivid memory of an extra innings Harry moment

Submitted by Chad
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:36pm

Posted in other thread:

I actually really like this lineup

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Submitted by billybucks
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:45pm

Nice work, Chad.

Submitted by Wes
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:38pm

I don't think that offense is the third best in the NL anymore.

Not sure that offense is the third best in AAA anymore.

Submitted by Jace
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:43pm

Nice, Wes... and just for having said that, watch the Bucs put up about 9 or 10 today....
I also predict that this pitcher will absolutely mystify the Cubs hitters...

Submitted by Charlie
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:44pm

Interesting defense today. That'd be a pretty major pull shift against righties, fielding two CF and two SS instead of having a 2B and RF. It'll be interesting to see how this strategy works.

I am such an ass. Rob G. was obviously just in a hurry. But I'm fairly certain Mighty Mike is playing 2B not CF, and Fukie is playing RF not SS.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:55pm

Bah...thnx for catching that.

I really Weeksed that one.

Weeksed (verb): to fuck up something routine.

synonyms: Brewered, Kendalled, Barretted, Brauned, Dustyed

Submitted by The E-Man
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:36pm

LMAO!!!!!

"Weeksed"

HAHA!

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 2:45pm

You forgot "Ugglad."

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 5:14pm

I did indeed, although I think definition for Uggla'd is more:

to fuck up something vastly important for a large group of people that you're not a part of... 

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:13pm

with a 21.2 IP scoreless streak going since mid-June out of the bullpen in Daytona.

http://cubs.scout.com/2/774298.html

credits it with tweaking his slider and pitching more inside.

Submitted by navigator
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:33pm

Ryan Dempster pushed the Brewers to the brink of being swept Wednesday night with another strong effort, setting the stage for Harden, who compared their performances to when he was younger with Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and Barry Zito in Oakland."You kind of feed off each other. You see every starter going out there and doing really well, and you want to match them," Harden said. "I think it is contagious. ... It's a pretty amazing staff here."

Submitted by The E-Man
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:38pm

MArquis?

C'mon - he is the architypal 5th starter (wh cannot be traded, evidently)

Submitted by navigator
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:54pm

Nope, nothing left for Marquis to feed off of.

meh!

Submitted by navigator
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:55pm

Has a starting pitcher ever been DFA'd in the middle of a start?

Submitted by Mister Whipple
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 6:29pm

I think Russ Ortiz was actually mid-motion when they DFA'd him.

Submitted by VirginiaPhil
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:43pm

Was this mentioned already?

Wuertz pitched three innings in Colorado Springs Wednesday night and faced nine batters, striking out seven.

31 whiffs in the 12-inning game, btw.

I can't understand why, after all this time, MW can't get his major-league act together. Larry, any ideas?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:44pm

Lee is flying into double plays now...will wonders never cease.

Submitted by navigator
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:50pm

DP Lee

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:52pm

Chris Duncan has a herniated disc in his back now, not just a bulging one. Might need season-ending surgery.

Submitted by Cubster
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:57pm

marquis...Brenly says he has the plague, well actually it's the big innings that plague him.

nothing that a shot of penicillin won't fix. Yersinia Pestis (Y.Pestis)...might be a good nickname for Jason. Might be from those rats Ozzie found at Wrigley...are they carriers for the oriental rat flea?

http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/bdeat...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:55pm

is he getting hit hard or are these the seeing-eye variety?

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 1:56pm

A couple were cheap, but the last one was a line shot pulled to left.

Submitted by Chad
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 2:16pm

only one hard hit ball so far.

today is a day where marquis has his sinker on and is getting unlucky.

Submitted by Jace
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 2:23pm

... and the Cubs appear absolutely mystified by this pitcher... I feel like someone predicted this... Let's see if they are able to make adjustments the 2nd time through the order...

Submitted by Pat Kane
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 2:56pm

off subject, but anyone know where I can find Pie's batting average against lefties so far in the minors? He could actually help a major league team if he ever figures out how to hit lefties. thanks

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:05pm

try minorleaguesplits.com, altough I think milb.com has splits now as well.

 

Submitted by Jace
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:00pm

Okay... maybe they'll catch on the third time around...

Submitted by blockhead25
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:25pm

lot's of wasted chances.

I don't like the Cubs approach today. Guy they have never faced before, Soriano goes up hacking at the first 2 pitches of the game. Soto swinging at first pitches in each at bat, including after 2 walks.

Cubs will drop to 7-7 at Wrigley since the 14 game home winning streak if they don't turn this around late.

Submitted by mattralph
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:33pm

Me neither. That goose egg in the run column is not looking pretty.

Submitted by billybucks
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 4:09pm

Kind of sensed this one coming.

Rookie pitcher & post-Brewers letdown.

About what you would expect from Mrquis against a lousy lineup -- 6IP, 3R.

Let's move on.

Submitted by Jace
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 4:15pm

No, dammit. Marquis gave them a chance to win, as did the relief pitchers. Don't give up! Score some runs and win this thing!

Submitted by Cubster
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 4:18pm

nada

Submitted by Jace
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 4:19pm

That was pathetic! Bah!!

Submitted by billybucks
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 4:23pm

I blame Chad.

"I actually really like this lineup"

Posted in 2 separate threads!

What, the pitcher throwing a no-hitter didn't hear you the first time you mentioned it?

Submitted by blockhead25
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 4:26pm

buzz kill.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 4:40pm

http://cubs.scout.com/2/774466.html

Starting pitcher Julio Castillo, who is no longer even on the Chiefs active roster, leads the way with a 60-game suspension that extends into next year. He was also fined $1,000 as his court proceedings continue Friday in Ohio’s Montgomery County. Castillo was arrested and charged with felonious assault after a fan was hit with a thrown baseball during the brawl.

Outfielders Brandon Guyer and Cliff Andersen, infielder Jovan Rosa, pitchers Steve Vento and Audy Santana and catcher Mario Mercedes were each fined $150 and suspended for three games. The suspensions will start Friday night against South Bend and will be staggered over the next week.

Carmelo Martinez fined $1500 and suspended 20 games...

Submitted by The E-Man
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 5:04pm

Geez! well, looks like they're goin' to be shorthanded for a bit!

Submitted by 10man
on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 12:39am

I think that was the "pinch-hit" manager who got suspended.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 5:03pm

I wish there was a stat for, "BAA for Never-Seen-Before-Pitcher", or "BAANSBP".

The Cubs, in my memory, have to be under .200

I rag on MArquis, but today he deserved much better.

Submitted by Mister Whipple
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 6:32pm

The funny part (and by funny I mean makes you weep like a little girl) is that this seems to have been the case through all different players, different managers and different GMs. At home and on the road.

Submitted by Jeff_Pico
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 6:36pm

Letdown game for sure. They had all kinds of chances with 2 outs but didn't convert, grounded into double plays with 1 outs. That's really something that concerns me if they were to make the playoffs, it killed us last year vs the Diamondbacks.

Looking it up the Cubs were 17th in the majors in GIDP, thats alot better than I thought they would be.

Submitted by nohit
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 6:43pm

Damn. Pittsburgh really Randall Simonized the Cubs today...

Submitted by Chad
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 7:51pm

We got Perogi-ed.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 8:50pm

Cards and Brewers up big in both their games...

Submitted by Jeff_Pico
on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 9:16pm

Phillies coming back now 5-3 bottom 6.

Submitted by 10man
on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 12:41am

Bah! throw away game. Let's kick the tar out of them on the next couple games.

Submitted by Fireball
on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 10:06am

Z going today, I expect a win. Maholm's not going to get out of jams like Karstens did. He's just not that type of pitcher.

Sidenote: I picked up this year's version of Power Pros. Totally awesome. They added an MLB Life Mode that acts just like Success Mode, except you play as a major league player, either one you create or one already in the game.

And the Cubs are pretty damn good in game. Kosuke has his bat flip when he hits the ball, Soto has some power, and Pie... well, Pie sucks. His hitting cursor is tiny. Minuscule. Ok, you can train him to be a better hitter, and he has blazing speed and great defense. But he's the guy who's in center in the default starting lineup.

Big Z, though. Wow. He has seven pitches. And all five of his breaking pitches are level 4. Pitches that a pitcher has besides his four seamer are rated 1-5 in effectiveness. I almost threw a no-hitter in the first game I pitched with him.

Man, I love this game.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 10:44am

NO - Z does not do today, according to Cubs.com probable pitchers. Where did you see that?

It is Lilly today, and "Z" tomorrow.

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers...

Submitted by Fireball
on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 2:58pm

Crap in a hat, I keep forgetting that Zambrano didn't start the first game back from the break.

Still, my point stands. :)

Submitted by VirginiaPhil
on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 11:20am

Maybe Luis Montanez will get a call-up with the Orioles soon. He plays for their AA Bowie Baysox.

8 RBI last night. Season totals:

440 ab, 146 h, 31 2b, 5 3b, 25 hr, 94 rbi, .332/.383/.595

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 11:37am

Stat gazer.

Why is it okay to gaze at minor league stats but not at major league stats?

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