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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Richard Lovelady
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 4
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P
* Jordan Wicks, P    

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




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Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

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SP Jake Peavy
 SP
*Ted Lilly
  4-2, 2.47, 52 K, 18 BB, 54.2 IP
3-4, 5.24, 39 K, 16 BB, 44.2 IP
       
CF
 Scott Hairston
 LF
 Alfonso Soriano
2B
Tadahito Iguchi SS
 Ryan Theriot
RF
 *Brian Giles 1B
Derrek Lee
1B
*Adrian Gonzalez 3B
Aramis Ramirez
3B
 Kevin Kouzmanoff RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
SS
Khalil Greene
 C
 Geovany Soto
LF
 Justin Huber
 2B
 Mark DeRosa
C
 #Josh Bard CF
 Reed Johnson
P
 Jake Peavy
 P
 *Ted Lilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pepsi has merged with Coca-Cola. Batman has given the Joker the passcode to the Bat Cave. The Corleones have entered into a business partnership with Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo.

And the Cubs are going to sign Jim Edmonds.

According to cubs.com, "Edmonds is on his way to Chicago and is expected to sign with the Cubs later tonight, if he passes a physical exam."

Here again are Edmonds' ugly, 2008 numbers before his release last week by the Padres: 16 hits in 90 AB; 24 K, 10 BB, 1 HR, and an OPS of 498.

(Statisical footnote--some other, recent Major Leaguers who ended a season with around 90 AB and an OPS of around 500: the Cubs' Koyie Hill, Craig Grebeck, and Rafael Belliard. You can see why Edmonds wanted to continue playing this season.)

Did I mention Edmonds wasn't looking too good in centerfield either?

As for tonight's matchup, the first-place, 23-16 Cubs face the considerable task of beating Jake Peavy, lest they head into tomorrow afternoon's series finale needing to win just to secure a four-game split with the losingest team in the National League.

Lilly is coming off his best outing of the season, a 7-inning, 10-strikeout effort against the Diamondbacks, in which he also had a key base-hit. The Padres are just 2-9 against lefties this season.

Peavy is unbeaten against the Cubs in five career starts, compiling a 2.10 ERA over 30 IP. While he has savaged right-handed hitters throughout his career, Peavy has been especially hard on them this year (.174 batting average, 478 OPS Against).

If the waiver timing had allowed, it would have been a perfect night for the Cubs to add the lefty-swinging Edmonds to the lineup and have him return to his 2004 hitting form. Maybe he would even have realized what an arrogant prick he has seemed like all these years, to boot!

 

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Submitted by Fireball on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 05:50 pm

"Edmonds is on his way to Chicago and is expected to sign with the Cubs later tonight, if he passes a physical exam." Oooooh, bad timing for a urinary tract infection, Jim. Sorry, but we're gonna have to pass! Tough haul tonight. Hopefully Lilly will throw the ball like his last start and give the Cubs a chance.

Submitted by Ryno on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 05:18 pm

Umm... how can Soriano be so hot-and-cold? It's nuts. He'll go through 100/150/250 periods, then he'll go through 350/400/1200... but no in-betweens... Why? How?

Submitted by 10man on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 05:50 pm

"Jimmy's a gamer," Marquis said. Translation: "He's an asshole, but what can you do? he's on your team."

Submitted by Thisistheyear on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 05:21 am

This Edmonds signing baffles me. If they want to give up on Pie then trade him. I am sure several teams out there are willing to give him a shot. I am going to the game tomorrow, it will be interesting to see how the fans in the bleachers welcome Edmonds.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 05:02 am

Isn't there some advanced travel league Marmol could pitch in? He seems too good for the kids at this level. Bummer about Ward -- he had finally gotten untracked, and is a real weapon for Lou. Today's lineup will be interesting....DLee is looking like he could use a day off, and Soto can't catch every game.

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 05:25 am

It's not that he's too good for the kids at this level, but I think he definitely needs more work. If we can get him playing in a couple different leagues I think he'll get enough IP. I'm tired of seeing him waste away in the bullpen, often for almost entire games at a time.

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  • crunch (view)

    bleh.

    at least MIL has lost the past 2 nights, too.

  • crunch (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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  • Cubster (view)

    hmmmm... 

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Folks, I've known Richard Lovelady since he was an 18 yr old Freshman at East Ga State College in Swainsboro, Ga.

    I was the WBB Coach at EGSC and Richard was their prize recruit from outside of Hinesville, Ga.

    My roommate was the Pitching Coach there.

    Richard showed up a skinny, loose lipped, 83mph Lefty. Pretty good basketball player actually. 

    My roommate became the head coach.

    Richard came back from a minor injury for his Sophmore year a more serious man. He hit 90mph and started mowing GA JUCO hitters down. It was really fun to watch.

    He was the first D1 signee for EGSC baseball (school had only had athletics for five yrs at that point). He went to Kennesaw St and became their closer. One yr later, he hit 100mph and KC drafted him in the 10th Rd. 

    He lost the high velo with a surgery a while back.

    It's so cool to see him in MLB. And now he's a Cub!! It's crazy to realize I actually "know" a Cub.

    He's a legit good guy.

    Easy to root for!!!

     

  • Cubster (view)

    Tim. Thanks for remembering Lee Elia Day. It will always be one of the most epic rants in all sports.  It took about 3 seconds to recognize him from your picture but I  did get it right. 

    Now that Les Grobstein is no longer with us, that might contribute to this grand piece of Cubbery fading.

    Just like fine wine, it should be savored...unedited. 40 years, wow.

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    Does he have any options left, Phil?

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