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Patrick Wisdom, INF 

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Game 58 Thread / Cubs @ Padres (1 of 3)

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SP Carlos Zambrano
 SP
Cha Seung Baek

7-1, 2.33, 55 K, 24 BB, 81 IP
1-1, 5.23, 18 K, 13 BB, 31 IP




LF
 Alfonso Soriano CF
 *Jody Gerut
SS
 Ryan Theriot
 2B
 Tadahito Iguchi
1B
 Derrek Lee RF
 *Brian Giles
3B
Aramis Ramirez 1B
*Adrian Gonzalez
RF
 *Kosuke Fukudome 3B
 Kevin Kouzmanoff
CF
 *Jim Edmonds C
 Michael Barrett
2B
 Mark DeRosa SS
 Khalil Greene
C
 Henry Blanco LF
 *Paul McAnulty
P
 #Carlos Zambrano P
 Cha Seung Baek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cubs try to extend their winning streak to eight as they travel out West to face the struggling San Diego Padres. As Dr. Hecht mentioned earlier, the Cubs will get emergency starter Cha Seung Baek instead of Shawn Estes, who broke his thumb tripping on the way to the dugout. You can leave the Cubs, but Cubbery follows you everywhere.

For the Cubs, it's Carlos Zambrano, fresh off a 130 pitch effort against the Dodgers last week. Lou has already mentioned that he'll likely be on a shorter leash than usual. Hopefully it's not too short, as you'd like to keep his .316 hitting bat in the lineup.

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Submitted by nohit on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:47 am

I once had a stripper in Vegas ask me that. I was busy ogling the hot, scantily-clothed chick who was selling test tube shooters, ignoring the somewhat less attractive naked (waist up, anyway) woman on stage right in front of me. She leaned down off the stage, touched my arm to get my attention and asked me if she was chopped liver. I thought I was going to be thrown out when I responded, "yeah, pretty much." I chose wisely. Whereas the stage is a do not touch zone, shooter babe sits on your lap while peddling her wares. ;)

Submitted by navigator on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 06:22 pm

Oh, come ONNNNNNNNNNNNNN Soriano~~~~~!!! Just fucking ridiculous. comment by announcers. "did he break back on the ball?" and then the roof falls in on Z...

Submitted by Vegas Brian on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 06:23 pm

Padre announcer complaining "Edmonds didn't hit like this when he was with us." Kind of gives me satisfaction to having to listen to the home broadcast.

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Submitted by jacos on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:23 pm

I wonder if the announcers are bitter over the number of Cub fans in attendence. A phenomana foreign to the Cubs home games, except for against Cardinals and White Sox. I think they enjoy their own little universe and are not use to hearing loud roars when the visiting does well. See Marty Brennaman and his gay son Thom.

Submitted by 10man on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:47 am

Both Berkman and Chipper are prompting talks of someone hitting .400 again. I think Z definitely wants in on that. All he needs to do now is to convince Lou to get him enough AB's to qualify.

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:12 am

CUBSTER: Saw this in the Sun Times: Injured reliever Chad Fox was examined by surgeon James Andrews, who confirmed the Cubs staff's original diagnosis for the tingling and numbness in his pitching elbow: ulnar neuritis. I believe you covered this, but what is ulnar neuritis? Will Chad Fox' arm fall off at the elbow?

Submitted by nohit on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:29 am

I like Lou's straightforward response re: Wuertz: Piniella was also not pleased with the performance of reliever Michael Wuertz, and once again threatened to call up another relief pitcher, perhaps even by Tuesday. “We’ve talked about 13 pitchers here in the past, and I think we’re going to have to start talking about it again,” he said. “Michael is walking people. In that type of role, you have to make the other people put the ball in play. You just can’t walk people, and most of the times he comes into ballgames, that’s exactly what happens, and it forces me to go get another pitcher.” More at http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/06/c…

Submitted by hellfrozeover on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:19 am

How about Jim Edmonds? Maybe he does still have a little left in the tank. Can't expect him to keep his .286/.324/.543 line as a Cub so far, but if he could pull off something like a .265/.330/.470 line....well I don't think I'd have too much to complain about.

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Submitted by Wes on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:19 pm

He's finally got that good power stroke back. You're right about squaring it up. He's hit some balls REALLY hard in the last few days.

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Submitted by nohit on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:20 pm

If Edmonds is going to hit, the Cubs lineup is a monster, especially during Z's starts. BTW, does anyone else think that Z would rather have an plate appearance in the ASG than pitch an inning?

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 06:32 pm

I must say that it was really good to see "Bad Z" show up last night, but only give up 3 runs. He let his emotions go a bit crazy at a couple of points, but was still able to maintain control and not freak out. Of course, it helps that it was against the lowly Padres, but last year he would have exploded in a similar game.

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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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