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Game 151 Thread / Brewers @ Cubs (3 of 3)

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SP David Bush
 SP Rich Harden

9-10, 4.24, 103 K, 42 BB, 172 IP (NL)
 5-1, 1.65, 78 K, 19 BB, 60 IP
       
CF
 Mike Cameron
 LF
 Alfonso Soriano
2B
 #Ray Durham SS
 Ryan Theriot
3B Ryan Braun 1B
 Derrek Lee
1B *Prince Fielder
 3B
 Aramis Ramirez
SS
 J.J Hardy
 CF *Jim Edmonds
RF Corey Hart 2B
 Mark DeRosa
3B *Craig Counsell
 C Geovany Soto
C
 Jason Kendall
 RF *Kosuke Fukudome
P David Bush
 P *Rich Harden

 

I sat through last night's loss at Wrigley, which I could have done without. On the other hand, I may have the distinction of having seen Ben Sheets's last-ever appearance for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Today's starters, Bush and Harden, matched up during that fateful series in Milwaukee at the end of July. The Cubs won that game, 11-4, and Bush (1-7, 5.16 lifetime against the Cubs) allowed seven runs in 6 1/3 innings. Harden fanned nine and allowed just one run in his only career appearance against the Brewers. Overall, the Cubs have won 8 of the 10 games he has started since coming over from Oakland.

On the subject of magic numbers and division-clinching, Barry Rozner of the Daily Herald points out that if the Cubs clinch the NL Central on Friday, the clinching wouldn''t be official until the Brewers play at night in Cincinnati, long after the Cubs/Cardinals matinee is over. Same thing could happen on Saturday. In other words, there might be no in-Wrigley celebration for the players or the Cub faithful this weekend.

A few players we talked to Wednesday came up with some other ideas.

First of all, they're certain the team leaders, Ryan Dempster and Kerry Wood, will organize a group outing to a restaurant or bar where the club can watch in private, and, if necessary, douse each other with cheap, sticky, smelly beverages that never fully leave your clothes.

I wish Rozner's sources had been a little more specific about the possible site of this player party. I'm thinking I'll just camp out at the TGI Friday's I know of in Oak Brook and cross my fingers.

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 09:53 pm

Cubs win today, lose tomorrow, Brewers lose Friday night, Cubs win Saturday = Weekend Celebration at Wrigley. Completely unrelated, but I was in Chicago over the weekend and we spontaneously decided to drive up to Milwaukee for Monday's game. I truly think that was the most fun I've ever had at a game. It seemed like a small town atmosphere with a bunch of families just there to have fun and root for the Cubs. Everyone around us was as friendly (and sober) as could be and it was just a great day at the ballpark. Sometimes I think a little gets lost when there are 40,000 screaming drunk fans at Wrigley. The game in Milwaukee reminded me more of what it was like going to a game as a kid when I didn't notice the stupidity of fans and just loved being at the ball park.

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 09:12 pm

Yeah, I'm not sure that has much to do with a new stadium. It's more to do with a 90 mile drive on a Monday afternoon for a game that was scheduled a few days before. Just a bunch of hardcore fans, many of whom live in Wisconsin or near the border that don't get to go often. So they brought their little kids and their families and just went to a game. I think as long as Cubs baseball is played in Wrigleyville, it's always going to be a party/drunk atmosphere. I honestly wouldn't have it any other way, as there is something very special about Wrigley and the location...but being up in Milwaukee in a half full stadium with a bunch of young kids and families just seemed like the good old days when I'd go to a game in 1983 with my parents with 10,000 in the crowd and just truly appreciated what it meant to spend a day at the park.

Submitted by Tito on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 09:08 pm

Seems like that 1-0 deficit was the result of walking three guys, not Cubbery. Unrelatedly, there are not 40,000 drunks at Wrigley. Obviously there are a lot of them, but let's not do what uneducated media does and generalize.

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 09:53 pm

Awesome deke by Kosuke to keep the runner on second from scoring on a double. He may suck balls with the bat right now, but that kind of defense is pretty valuable.

Submitted by retrofade on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 09:04 pm

Wow, in so Harden's last appearance, his command was absolutely on, but his velocity was down. Today, his velocity is back up, but his command is nowhere near where it usually is. At least that's what it looks like from the comments and following the game on GameCast.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 09:01 pm

One run in ten innings agains the Brewers bullpen. Inconceivable! Good thing Kerry struck out Prince Tuesday night -- otherwise, this would really be getting uncomfortable. Geo and Dero need a day off, Lou, while Kosuke needs a plane ticket home. Playing Geo today was a really bad decision.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 09:13 pm

I really don't like our relief options. Outside of Marmol (who is giving up HR's a bit too much too) I don't have confidence in anybody. But, I put this one on Harden. A starter only lasting 5, puts a lot of pressure on the bullpen. Oh. My. God.

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 09:08 pm

These umpires need to get off the power trip and understand they shouldn't affect the outcome of the game one way or the other. Running Edmonds halfway through an AB is inexcusable. Be a professional and look the other way if Big, Bad Jimmy is saying mean things you fucking pussy.

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  • 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.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

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