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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 33 Thread / Cubs @ Reds (2 of 3)

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SP Carlos Zambrano
 SP
Aaron Harang
  4-1, 2.11, 35 K, 11 BB
1-4, 2.98, 41 K, 11 BB
       
LF
 Alfonso Soriano CF
 Ryan Freel
SS
Ryan Theriot RF
 *Ken Griffey Jr.
1B
Derrek Lee 2B
Brandon Phillips
3B
Aramis Ramirez 1B
*Joey Votto
RF
*Kosuke Fukudome 3B
Edwin Encarnacion
C
Geovany Soto LF
 *Adam Dunn
2B
 Ronny Cedeño SS
 Jeff Keppinger
CF
 *Felix Pie C
 *Paul Bako
P
 #Carlos Zambrano
 P
 Aaron Harang

 

 

 








Aramis Ramirez returns to the Cub lineup, and Ronny Cedeño gets a start at second base.

In the pitching matchup, Carlos Zambrano, who was one horrendous Kerry Wood inning away from winning his fifth game of the season last time out against Milwaukee, goes up against curveball-flingin' Aaron Harang, Zambrano beat the Reds in the middle contest of their three-game visit to Wrigley Field a few weeks back; Harang started the series opener and got smacked around (6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER) en route to a 9-5 Cubs win.

"Cubs win"...those are two words that haven't been used very often around here lately.

Other Tuesday notes:

— Today is the 10th anniversary of Wood's 20-strikeout game against the Astros

— Geovany Soto is coming off a single-double-homer hitting performance Monday night, the third time this season he has come up just a triple short of the cycle; I don't know what he's waiting for.

— Felix Pie's homer-robbing catch off Ken Griffey was Monday's Play of the Day on ESPN, but it was Adam Dunn's 750-foot homer against Ryan Dempster that got John Kruk to giggling.

— Cubs.com reports that "the visiting clubhouse at Great American Ball Park has been redecorated, partly because of the mess the Cubs made last September when they celebrated clinching the NL Central there." I wonder if Marty Brennaman was required to shampoo all the champagne stains out of the carpet and that's why he and his kid have become so insufferable where the Cubs are concerned.

 

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Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 05:15 pm

FYI, heard Lou in the pre-game. "tonight, I gotta put people out there who can catch the ball, Cory." He was pretty disgusted with how poor defensively the team is playing. Truly thought it was a team strength. Provis asked is, "fielding contagious?" and Lou responded that in his view it is an individual thing - whereas hitting tend to go in streaks. Really thought the team post good start would hover at the .500 mark in subsequent games played - not what they have been doing. Mentioned Fonty needed to have gotten the sure out in his boot, and then thought about a DP, "He may be trying too hard..." Such a difference in how he handles things, than Dusty.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 05:21 pm

Adding to our thread on Thom. Here was a nice gem from tonight's game: TB: "I don't know if it is sentiment or lunacy, but many experts have picked the Cubs to reach the World Series this year." You stay classy Thom...

Submitted by carlosrubi on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 05:17 pm

Gavin Floyd with his second "hmm-hmm" bid of the season. This is pretty much the only time you'll ever see me pleasantly tune into a White Sox broadcast with Hawk and DJ. Though, I abide by the "you can put it on mute, YEEES!" rule, so it's all good.

Submitted by 10man on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 05:21 pm

1) Since his absolutely horrendous start, salary valedictorian Alfonso Soriano has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, raising his batting average 145 points from a respectable .045 to a scorching .190. Give the man a raise! 2) Felix Pie goes 1 for 4 and actually raises his average. Who says being roomates doesn't have it's advantages?

Submitted by carlosrubi on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 05:33 pm

Gavid Floyd just lost it. Mauer with a slicing fly ball just past Quentin. Good job, Hawk! Sigh. The kid looked all giddy even after he lost it. Nice game!

Submitted by iowaCub on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 05:33 pm

I missed an entire three dayz of Cub games because I was out of the country - in Euro no less. And then I come back to internets, and beer, and a lawn that needs mowing. And the Cubs finally winning again. London Times relaying very unfriendly messages, but it's so f'ing good to be home. I will return to this space with coherence, I promise.

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 05:12 am

Brewers have lost 4 straight since their uplifting gift from the Cubs. Baseball. Go figure.

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Submitted by 10man on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 05:21 am

The Cubs are very sensitive about that. They like to make you look good even if you aren't.

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  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

  • crunch (view)

    busch is having a really intense k-filled mini slump.  he deserves better after coming back to wrigley after that hot road trip.

  • crunch (view)

    i know alzolay isn't having a great time right now, but i trust hector "ball 4" neris even less than alzolay based on what i've seen coming out of their arms.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Neris reminds me of Don “Full Pack” Stanhouse.

  • Eric S (view)

    Happ, Busch, Dansby and Madrigal have a combined 25 runners left on base through 7 innings, with Busch accounting for 9 of those.  Seems like a lot. 

  • crunch (view)

    PCA finally gets a hit!  2r HR!!!

  • Charlie (view)

    They certainly could be coupled. It could also be the case that a team needs good players at the heart of the team and if they are not coming from one source (development) they have to be sought out elsewhere. I don't see the evidence needed to infer the cause. 

  • crunch (view)

    bases loaded for the cubs, 0 out...and no runs score.

    cubbery.

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