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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Game 140 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (3 of 3)

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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
       
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.

Some stuff you may have missed in the comments or previous posts...

- Sean Marshall will take Zambrano's spot in the rotation on Sunday. Z did see the doctor today and was scheduled for an MRI, but for some reason did not show up for the MRI. It's been rescheduled for tomorrow.

- Kevin Hart has been called up.

- The Brewers already lost 9-2 this afternoon. 

- Lou says Rich Harden is experiencing shoulder discomfort; although Hendry and Harden insist nothing is wrong at all.

- Iowa and Daytona start their playoff series tonight. Daytona was supposed to start yesterday and was down 4-0 early, but the game ended up being rained out before becoming official.

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Comments

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:29 pm

"He was supposed to take an MRI today, but he didn't," Piniella said. "It was available to him." mark prior approves.

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:36 pm

it's obviously being implied that he's getting an MRI of his right shoulder, but we might be surprised that it could be an MRI of his neck or his elbow. Particularly since he had an MRI-arthrogram of his right shoulder in June (which is the most informative diagnostic testing short of a shoulder arthroscopy). The MRI can image various body parts so saying he's getting an MRI is like saying it will be 80 degrees tomorrow without saying where. I hate this minimal disclosure stuff when it comes to baseball players. "it's a shoulder" --Dave Wannestadt

Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:41 pm

All righty lineup....even against a lefty, I'm never sure how wise that is. A win would be really, really, nice here. Brewers I'm sure looking forward to getting on track at home beating up on the Padres and Reds, while we are on the road in Cincy and STL.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:59 pm

2-1 in the third, Iowa up 1-0 in the 2nd. Game time.

Submitted by 10man on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:35 pm

As difficult as this current losing streak has been to take, it's kind of funny how the magic numbers have continued to go down in the middle of it. Brewers fans must be banging their heads against the wall because they've also run into a hot team and haven't gained much ground. Brewers get swept by the Mets 6-2. Phillies losing to the Nats 9-5 in the 9th. So the magic number for the division goes to 18 and the number for the playoffs could go to 14

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:41 pm

19 already takes into account Brewers loss. So assuming no 9th inning miracle, Magic numbers will be 19 and 14. But, at the moment I don't care about magic numbers...this was a great opportunity to bury the Brewers ahead of a long tough roadtrip...Cubs didn't do it, they've been playing crappy baseball, and we have major injury concerns to boot. If I were the Brewers, I'd feel preety good about taking on the Mets and not losing any ground with 13 games remaining against the Reds/Padres and Pirates.

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Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:51 pm

Doesn't anybody want to be in the playoffs? - Phils lose 2 of 3 to Nats. - Brewers swept at home. - Cards give up 2 in the ninth to lose. - Cubs swept (and shut out twice) at home by the Carlos Lee-less Astros. A complete game shutout by Randy Wolf? Very funny if it weren't so tragically sad. One thing is obvious -- the patsy August schedule artificially inflated everyone's opinion of this team. ESPN called them the favorites to win the WS, and Eric Karros said Saturday on FOX: "I don't see a single weakness in this team". Look again, Eric. Amazing how quickly things change: Five games ago, 95 wins seemed like a lock (only had to go 10-17!) Now, given the schedule and the way they are playing, it seems like a stretch. Tomorrow's off-day is going to seem very, very long.

Submitted by superjimmer on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:39 pm

I'm curious for those of you who saw Cedeno thrown out at home? (you can see it on MLB.com gameday). It looked like a close play, and maybe the catcher missed him. But I'm curious: Catchers can block the plate obviously, but Quintero actually kicked out his leg and more or less tripped or attempted to trip Cedeno. Is that legal? It's one thing to block the plate but seems another to kick out at a runner out of your path.

Submitted by superjimmer on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:43 pm

also I get the feeling Lou might be wishing he bunted with Soriano (or put in someone who could bunt last night) in the 10th inning with runners on 1st and 2nd and nobody out. The overall cub performance these last five days has been rough, but last night was a disaster in both player performance and manager decision making. And I'm a BIG Lou fan . . .

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Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:58 pm

Still say the DPLee AB in the 8th last night was the back-breaker. You would think a veteran would have more of a clue than to bail out an imploding pitcher (who just walked the bases loaded and walked the previous hitter on 4 straight) by swinging at a 1-0 pitch that is low in the zone. The Cubs still haven't recovered. Get a ball you can hit in the air, dummy. You were ahead in the count. That really, really reminded me of the old clueless Cubbery. Also agree they should have bunted in the 10th. They needed one run, not 3.

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Submitted by superjimmer on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:11 pm

bucks, that's a perfect description of what bothered me about DLee's atbat. So many things wrong with it. One: make the pitcher get a pitch over the plate. Two: Why swing at low ball when you need a ball in the air. Three: Don't act desperate when the pitcher is in trouble. that said I felt like Lou had his worst game of the season: Howry: WHy? he should be our long relief in a blowout guy.And we're on a losing streak. Rookie McGehee: 1st at bat of season pinch hitting in 9th - of course he's gonna strike out Kerry Wood: 2 innings? Closers never excels in tied games DLee: Why not have take sign on? Soriano: bunt the damn ball. we're struggling and need a win. 2 on nobody out. already had hard night. end the game.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:48 pm

Cubs just got dominated by Randy Wolf. 2-5 homestand. Losing late in all 7 games. scored 3 or less in 5 of 7 games. Hopefully a day off does them some good. Bad, bad, baseball.

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Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 09:04 pm

10man- I really, really hope you are right, and think you probably are. Worried, though, that pressure is getting to them. Lou getting snippy with the media isn't helping. For the superstitious among us -- Cubs are 0-5 since the Trib starting putting the magic number on the front page of the sports section. Like the SI and Madden curses, probaly nothing to it, but, still...5 straight at home? I really hate losing to the astros -- they alwys seem to laugh and celebrate more than other teams when they beat the Cubs.

Submitted by rokfish on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 09:17 am

count me in on the hoffpauer sighting lets get him some at bats in cincinnati lee needs sometime off the cubs are hiding something about carlos you pay the guy how many million a year my guess is he was seeing a docter in (alabama maybe) hope not but? i also think we could be surprised by what marshall does starting. wow and how about reed johnson has sucked recently i bet felix pie could of done better at bat this homestand,and that is definately a low blow to johnson

Submitted by tbone on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 09:00 am

In Marshall's defense - what they're asking him to do - start once every two or three weeks and then come out of the bullpen for a couple of innings a week is not an easy task. One might have hoped that the mentally and apparently physically challenged Rich Hill might have been able to escape his straightjacket by Labot Day but... no.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 09:02 am

besides our magic numbers going down today...Iowa and Daytona both won their playoff games.

Daytona's 6-run 8th inning that helped them to a 10-9 win:

Daytona Top 8th

  • Pitcher Change: Pete Parise replaces Samuel Freeman.
  • Ty Wright reaches on throwing error by third baseman Brian Cartie. Ty Wright to 2nd.
  • With Marquez Smith batting, passed ball by Paul Vazquez, Ty Wright to 3rd.
  • Marquez Smith reaches on fielding error by shortstop Pete Kozma. Ty Wright scores.
  • Steve Clevenger grounds out, second baseman Oliver Marmol to first baseman Matthew Arburr. Marquez Smith to 2nd.
  • Russ Canzler grounds out, third baseman Brian Cartie to first baseman Matthew Arburr.
  • Ryan Harvey singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Henley. Marquez Smith scores.
  • Jonathan Mota hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to left field. Ryan Harvey to 3rd.
  • Darwin Barney singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brian Cartie. Ryan Harvey scores. Jonathan Mota to 3rd.
  • Tony Thomas singles on a pop up to pitcher Pete Parise. Jonathan Mota scores. Darwin Barney to 2nd.
  • Pitcher Change: Davis Bilardello replaces Pete Parise.
  • James Adduci walks. Darwin Barney to 3rd. Tony Thomas to 2nd.
  • Pitcher Change: Wayne Daman replaces Davis Bilardello.
  • Ty Wright singles on a line drive to right fielder Luke Gorsett. Darwin Barney scores. Tony Thomas scores. James Adduci to 3rd.
  • Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Blake Lalli replaces Marquez Smith.
  • Blake Lalli grounds out, first baseman Matthew Arburr to pitcher Wayne Daman.

 

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 09:50 am

And Rocky Roquet Came up from Double A Only to face Max Ramirez He said 'Rocky' you've met your match He said 'No Max, you'll never scratch A hit, no matter what your manager says'

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  • Childersb3 (view)

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    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

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