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Game 27 Thread / Brewers @ Cubs (2 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on

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SP Jeff Suppan
 SP
Ryan Dempster
  1-0, 3.48, 11 K, 10 BB
3-0, 2.90, 21 K, 14 BB
       
2B
Rickie Weeks LF
 Reed Johnson
CF
Mike Cameron SS
Ryan Theriot
LF
Ryan Braun 1B
Derrek Lee
1B
 *Prince Fielder 3B
Aramis Ramirez
RF
Corey Hart RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
3B
 Bill Hall 2B
 Mark DeRosa
SS
 JJ Hardy C
 Geovany Soto
P
 Jeff Suppan CF
 *Felix Pie
C Jason Kendall
 P Ryan Dempster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cubs are one loss from dropping out of first place behind the Cardinals and into a second place tie with the Brewers. A loss would also give the Cubs their first real losing streak of the season (I start counting at three) and they'd lose a second consecutive series to their main competition for the Central crown. So yeah, today would certainly be a nice day for a win.

Dempster will take to the mound to try and help accomplish that and he did start the one lone victory in the opening series. We'lll happily take another six inning, two walk, five strikeout, one earned run performance if you have it in you. He hasn't had a lot of experience versus the members of the current Brewers (possibly the reason for his last success), but do watch out for Jason Kendall who's 13 for 28 versus Dempster for a 464/583/536 line.

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Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 04:55 pm

Geez -- another concerning outing for Howry. The bullpen is Marmol, Wood and not much else right now -- Howry, Wuertz, and Hart looking very shaky. Marshall and Lieber not really relievers. How long until Lou wants some fresh arms out there? Oh -- and Geo Soto? We always loved you. Liking Cedeno more and more.....

Submitted by Bigz on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 04:02 pm

I have to say Ronny continues to impress and it seems he turned a corner. His patience is so much better tonight when compared to previous years. Maybe this kid gets it now? good to see soto get on track, missed the ABs, were they fast balls? how was he being pitched?

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 05:34 pm

Yeah, Theriot's .323 .396 .434 in 112 PAs this year hasn't been good at all. Send that bum to AAA! Everyone seems to be of the mindset that Ronny Cedeno somehow has the ability to "turn the corner", but Theriot is destined to forever suck. Sure, he's not likely to stay that high all year, but 112 PAs is nothing to scoff at. He could easily end up at .290 .355 .410 this year (and before you say there's no way he'll make it to a .410 SLG, his career is .386 and there's no reason he can't improve that). If Ronny can show similar numbers, maybe with a slightly higher SLG I'd love to see them as the double-play combo (making about a combined $1 million).

Submitted by Jeff_Pico on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 04:07 pm

Marmol in up 8? :( that I don't like I just hope he doesn't get hurt or anything. I guess Lou used up his pen in last nights bullpen mess. Our bullpen depth is definitely the April problem, but we are winning. Maybe these guys can do an 'Eyre' and turn it around as the season goes on.

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 04:34 pm

Holy effing shit was that a debacle from Turnbow. I love to see the Cubs score runs, but I really felt bad for that guy. I was actually embarrassed for him. He's going to be having nightmares about that outing for a long time. In other news, that was awesome.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 04:01 pm

Interesting note on Soto, his 8 K's in a row vs. the Nationals was barely half way to the record of 15 shared by two guys - man, 15 in a row would be rough. This was a sweet game for me. Watching the Brewers broadcast last night was brutal. Tonight was much more fun seeing them struggle to find anything positive to talk about.

Submitted by CUBBY on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 05:01 am

it was fun to see everybody reach base, including dempster. man this plate patience aint too bad. i think i like it. HOWEVER lilly, marquis and hill (and the shaky dempster that showed up today) are not the staff to take us to the top. we're short another stud or two. why does KC end up with the bannister and greinke stories? wtf? its nice to see the bats lively but man most of our staff and over half our pen is a big fat question mark. and THEN the summer months will take their toll on an already mediocre rotation. there's always next year though! whoo hoo! cubbies in 09!!!

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Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 05:53 am

We knew SP depth would be an issue going into the season. The team does not have a #2 starter - except it appears as if Demp is becoming one. It sure ain't Lilly yet. BUT - other than AZ, what NL team has even as much starting Pitching depth than the Cubs as of right now? We were screaming for even more runs at the game in the 8th. I had no pity for Turnbow. No pity for Gagne who has been very lucky to have 8 saves. And the cheerfully optimistic Brewers fans sitting above the Brewers dugout who stood up and cheered for Turnbow upon his exit, can go jump in Green Bay. One thing that will make the team better will be to put Lieber in the starting rotation.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 05:08 am

I disagree. IF there was a reasonable long-relief alternative, other than Lieber, the team is better without Marquis, and with Lieber in his stead. I was at the game on Tuesday, 8 rows behind home. Marquis had zip. zero. nada. He couldn't finish off any batter with a 2-strike count. Perhaps it was an aberration, but if he has a couple more starts like that one soon, look for a change as I suggest. Perhaps it is greedy to expect more from a #5 starter, but Lieber out-pitched Marquis in ST. But Jason makes the coin.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 05:03 pm

22 K, 19 BB's for Dempster right now...he's not keeping up a 4-0 record and 3.16 ERA. Hill's the other big worry at 14K/14 BB. Marquis is the same Marquis he's always been.

Submitted by Chicago Jamie on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 05:33 pm

Great game last night. That makes it 6-0 for me on the year. Unreal. I checked the games i've gone to, and the Cubs have outscored their opponents 65-14 in the six games i've gone to. Please mail me all of your tickets so i can keep the streak alive! ;) Interesting to see who gets sent down today with Soriano coming back. I agree with 10man, i think it'll be Mike "horses are hung like him" Fontenot. (Don't remember who said that last year, but kudos--it still makes me chuckle!)

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  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    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. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

  • crunch (view)

    myself, i make a good amount of outrageously unrealistic comments that are sometimes "violent"...like my recent suggestion of "pulling the bandaid off" by having hendricks throw every inning of every game until he's on the IL.

    i would hope any athlete that cares about what is written on the internet realizes how casual fans can be about treating their lives like scripted TV characters that don't have real lives.  it's not an excuse to do it, but there's a lot of it out there.

    but yeah, in real life i'm rooting for guys to have long and healthy careers even if i'm not happy with current performances...except for some guys...and i'm pretty sure i don't leave grey area for those comments...and almost all of them are not good humans whether they're playing baseball or not...

    hendricks was getting a good amount of boos in his last game.  i would bet a million that he will get a standing O every time he visits wrigley in his post-playing days, or a return with a new team should his career continue...or if he comes back and puts in an oldschool good performance.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    What are the chances we can back off on gloating over other people’s misfortune?  One of the things I appreciate about the TCR community is that the remarks are more productive and add to how I like to follow the game.  

    Lately, however, I’m reading comments that are just mean.  If I were an MLB player, I would hate to get a back or finger injury and have someone write ‘hurrah!  I hope we never see him again!’  Especially when it is someone we were praising not long ago.  I’m not saying ‘don’t express how you feel’ but some comments lately seem downright mean spirited.  Stuff I expect from other communities but don’t often see here.  The TCR community has always spoken the truth but never with such a dark tone.

    Just my two cents.  I hope Hendricks comes back and is the professor we all know. He can pitch for the Cubs as long as he wants in my book.  

  • crunch (view)

    happ is back (and starting), mervis DH, tauchman gets RF.

    morel 5th in the lineup.  hoerner continues to lead off, even vs a righty.

  • George Altman (view)

    I don't care to see Hendricks or Smyly on the 26-man Roster the rest of the season. Both, stupid signings and option pick up by Jed. 

  • crunch (view)

    i know the cubs are paying the guys, but for the sake of the win/loss column this is some great news.

    woo!  people getting injured!  kick ass!

    sportsball is cruel.

    would have liked to keep cooper, but it looks like they're gonna go with wisdom if they have to pick a righty who's gonna K 1/3rd of his PA's.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Edwards would be my guess, or maybe they’re hoping Sanders or R Thompson can finally figure it out 

  • Cubster (view)

    So it’s Mervis, Wesn and Little for Cooper, Hendricks and Smyly. Count me in. Starting rotation for now: Taillon, Imanaga, Wicks, Assad and Brown-Wesn. Eventually Steele. 

    Lineup

    Hoerner, Happ, Bellinger, Busch, Morel, Swanson, Tauchman, Mervis, Amaya.

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