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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
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Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
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Yan Gomes

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* Michael Busch 
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Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

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* Cody Bellinger 
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Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

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

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Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

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Jameson Taillon, P 

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Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Game 21 Thread / Cubs @ Rockies (1 of 2)

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SP *Rich Hill
 SP
*Franklin Morales
  1-0, 3.86, 11 K, 10 BB
1-1, 6.60, 5 K, 11 BB
       
CF Reed Johnson CF Ryan Spilborghs
SS
 Ryan Theriot 2B
 Clint Barmes
1B
Derrek Lee 1B
 *Todd Helton
3B
 Aramis Ramirez LF
 Matt Holliday
RF
 *Kosuke Fukudome 3B
 Garrett Atkins
LF
 Mark DeRosa RF
 *Brad Hawpe
C Geovany Soto SS
 Troy Tulowitzki
2B Ronny Cedeno C
 Yorvit Torrealba
P
 *Rich Hill P *Franklin Morales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rich Hill's flyball tendencies and big curve meet the thin air of Denver where he's 0-2 with 10.1 IP and an 11.32 ERA over his career. The Rockies counter with one of their many heroes from last year's late season surge to the NL pennant, Franklin Morales. 

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Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:17 pm

Yea, the strikeout was rough, but in the bigger picture, Murton does not seem to be developing at all. I don't think we've seen enough of him to say for certain that he is regressing, but you'd like to see some growth out of the guy.

Submitted by Charlie on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:06 pm

Today's game was full of drama, but turned out the right way for Cubs fans. I'll take it as long as it's a W. A-Ram, Soto, Lee, and Cedeno all had very nice days at the plate, while Theriot came through late.

Submitted by carmelo on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:15 pm

got to give Lou alot of credit for how he uses his players----again, no position player left on bench when game ended---he goes for the victory now, doesn't worry about next inning----in both of Woods blown saves, Pitt and tonight, he didn't lose the game after giving up the tying run--that shows alot, good to see him k the side also---total team victory, only players not in game were Hart and the other starting pitchers(Marquis ran in 10th)--great game!!!

Submitted by Jeff_Pico on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:20 am

Nice win. Would have liked to see Wood close it out in the 9th but the result is the same. This team is firing on all cylinders right now. Lets go for the sweep!

Submitted by Thisistheyear on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:22 am

So great to see the Cubs playing so well. I really like this team. Having been to 5 home games this year it really is a different feel around Wrigley. The players just seem different. It is amazing. I honestly don't want Soriano to come back. This is a TEAM right now and Soriano is the farest from a team player there is. All he cares about is himself and getting what is best for him. If he didn't he wouldn't insist upon hitting lead-off. I love to see Cedeno and Soto playing the way they are; all we can hope is that this continues.

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Submitted by Andrew on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:54 am

Agreed, LNL. Soriano is not the most talented player on the team nor is he worth his $136 million contract. But he is certainly a very nice player to have and although I'd prefer he batted elsewhere in the lineup, I think he's a decent enough leadoff hitter because of his power. And this BS about being selfish is just that -- Soriano has always been described as a great team player and willing to do whatever is needed to win. If he's always returned to batting leadoff, it's only because it's clear to management that he's more comfortable there and thus hits better. So yeah, posts like the one above are not only ignorant, they're borderline troll-ish. If Soriano is not on this team, as ThisIsTheYear wishes, I can guarantee that this will not be the year.

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Submitted by Thisistheyear on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:36 am

I don't think anyone on the Nationals would say he is a good team player. You are forgetting this is the same guy who threatened to sit out the entire year rather than play left field, that is until Diego Bentz convinced him otherwise, because he wanted to play second base. The only reason he took the field was because the Nationals were threatening that him sitting out the year wouldn't fulfill his contract and he would still have to honor the contract whenever he chose to play. Good final decision on his part; it got him a contract he in no way deserves. So, NO, I don't think everyone he has played with would describe him as a good team player. And, he hasn't only said he is more comfortable hitting leadoff, he uses it as an excuse when he doesn't hit well in other parts of the lineup. Last year when Lou dropped him for a couple games a reporter asked him why he was struggling and he said it was because he can't hit as well if he is not leading off games.

Submitted by dc60124 on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:59 am

nice win, team. congrats to the cubs on 10,000. rich hill deserved a better fate. if michael wuertz is the answer, what is the question? i hope the kangaroo court clips d-lee for 50 or a 100, whatever the rate is these days. getting doubled off 2b could easily have been a stake through the heart; glad to see the club battle back. was also intrigued by pie running for lee. i guess lou felt aram had a better chance of hitting a double or triple than a home run. is there any way to know if this is something he knew from statistics, or just going by his gut? let's go marquis; would 3 sweeps in a row be asking too much?

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:55 am

i hope the kangaroo court clips d-lee for 50 or a 100, whatever the rate is these days. getting doubled off 2b could easily have been a stake through the heart; glad to see the club battle back. Umm... did you watch the game? Derek Lee had no chance on that play - it was just bad luck. Cedeno hit a hard line drive about a step the shortstop's left, taking the shortstop right towards the second base bag. Only a bad base runner (who didn't take a lead off) or a psychic base runner would have been able to get back to 2b.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:39 am

just a hypothetical but...had the game gone past 11-12 innings, who would have been called upon to long relieve? Z or Dempster. Marquis starts today and Lilly pitched the day before. Everyone else was used except Hart (who had pitched the day before so probably was good for 1-2 innings max). Now that would have been interesting.

Submitted by Dmac on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:18 am

This team is reminding me a little bit of the '69 club -incredibly hot start, never give up attitude. But this team may be a lot deeper in bench strength, and that could be the critical difference.

Submitted by Ryno on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:27 am

Thisistheyear: I honestly don't want Soriano to come back. This is a TEAM right now and Soriano is the farest from a team player there is. All he cares about is himself and getting what is best for him. If he didn't he wouldn't insist upon hitting lead-off. Yeah, because Soriano is such a detriment to the lineup. Maybe we could trade him for Kenny Lofton *crosses fingers* ... lol Seriously, though, what a run. Cub's record the last three weeks? 15-4 ! Amazing. We all know things will cool off eventually, but still you want the highs to be high and you want to limit the damage of the lows.

Submitted by vorare on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:54 am

Exciting start to the season for sure. My reality check is this: the Brewers and Cards are starting pretty well too at 13-8 and 13-9 respectively. I think the Cubs are more likely to sustain their success than either of those two teams, but it isn't time for the Cubs to be feeling comfortable.

Submitted by Lost Fox on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:27 pm

I'm surprised no one is questioning Lou's use of Marquis to run, since he was set to pitch today. If only bc it did not turn out badly in this case, then that is not quite fair. Dumb plays work sometimes. A move like this by Dusty (may he torture the Red faithful for many years to come) wd have been lambasted, no?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:02 pm

I had bigger issues with Lou using up the bullpen in the 6th...seems like it was his first rodeo in Denver. Games aren't won too often 3-0 over there and I don't think using Lieber as a situational righty is a smart move. Marshall I understand because they view them as their only LOOGY and won't use him multiple innings. But they should have gone to Howry for a 1+ innings there and saved Lieber for later. Just no point in trying to save a 1-2 run lead in the 6th inning in Denver.

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  • crunch (view)

    he's a low-level cubs star in the modern history of the cubs (c.zambrano, k.wood, r.dempster, etc), but that star has dimmed...and has been dimming since 2021.

    2024 has been ugly the whole way and we're only in mid-april.  homers aside (even though there's been 7 in 17ip) he gave up 29 hits in 20 spring innings and 31 in 17 regular season innings.

    he's pretty much only got 2 pitches at this point in his career and the mix isn't fooling anyone.  he threw a noticable amount more curves in his last start to add to the mix and it didn't help his issues.  he don't have many moves left to break out.

  • Eric S (view)

    Definitely needs a 10 day stint for the hangnail - have to nip those things in the bud or suffer the consequences (ie, more opponent home run derby, etc)

  • Eric S (view)

    Thanks for checking and yeah, that’s a double ouch

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Believe you are correct, checked and appears Cubs have a $2.51 million obligation to Barnhart this season per Cot's Contracts.  Also paying Trey Mancini $7mil this season.  Ouch.  

  • crunch (view)

    m.busch had 0hr and 2 doubles when he was last at wrigley.

    we'll probably see a few more of his jerseys in the seats when they return tomorrow.

    wonder who will go down for taillon.  hey hendricks, you got a hangnail or something?

  • Eric S (view)

    Nice work by Wesneski with some solid defense behind him and the late tack on runs were welcome. Gladly take a 5-4 West Coast swing, particularly down two key starting pitchers … Now just don’t get swept by the Marlins for Pete’s sake. 

  • crunch (view)

    dansby takes the team lead in SB today after a SB with 2 SB total.  the team has 3.  madrigal has the other one.

    cubs also have 7 triples, 7 players each.

  • crunch (view)

    sure am ready for p.wisdom and m.masterboney to swap roster spots.

  • Eric S (view)

    The fifth inning has not been kind to Wicks this season. Giving up leadoff doubles to Tucker Barnhart is also not good for business. IIRC, the Cubs are on the hook for the majority of Barnhart’s salary this season to add insult to injury (could definitely be wrong here). 

  • Cubster (view)

    Kris Bryant to IL with low back strain. He’s keeping the Rockies docs busy.

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