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Game 61 Thread / Cubs @ Dodgers (1 of 4)

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SP Ryan Dempster
 SP
Chad Billingsley
  7-2, 2.75, 63 K, 33 BB, 75.1 IP
4-6, 3.29, 71 K, 34 BB, 65.2 IP
       
LF
 Alfonso Soriano
 LF
 *Juan Pierre
SS
Ryan Theriot CF
 Matt Kemp
1B
 Derrek Lee RF
*Andre Ethier
3B
Aramis Ramirez
 2B
Jeff Kent
RF
 *Kosuke Fukudome C
Russell Martin
C
 Geovany Soto 1B
 *James Loney
CF
 *Jim Edmonds
 3B
 *Blake DeWitt
2B
 Mark DeRosa
 SS
 Chin-Lung Hu
P
 Ryan Dempster P
 Chad Billingsley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And so, here we are:

The final, deciding game in the Cubs' and Dodgers' best-of-2,021 game series.

Who'd have thought it would come down to this?

I kid, but the 118-year, all-time series between two of baseball's grand franchises is, in fact, knotted at 1,010 victories per side, as the MLB-best 38-22 Cubs open a four-game set against the 28-31 Dodgers.

Dempster (7-2) comes off a 5-inning, 93-pitch victory against the Rockies on Saturday, Cubs manager Lou Piniella having decided before the game to limit Dempter's pitch count. (The veteran had averaged 115 pitches in his four previous starts.)

Tonight, there are presumably no such limits, and the veteran, who last started a game at Chavez Ravine as a Marlin seven years ago, can pitch himself silly.

 

 

 

 

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Gameday Open Thread

Comments

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 06:24 pm

just beat the Cardinals in the 10th after St.Louis had come all the way back from a 7-0 deficit, tied it in the ninth and took a 9-8 lead in the tenth. Go Cubs!

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:07 am

- How does Saito throw Fukudome a breaking pitch in the 9th? Fuku was way behind on the first 2 fastballs and then barely got a piece of a couple more he fouled off. - Did the Dodgers not have anyone to pinch-hit for their shorstop, Hu? How do you let him hit in that situation in the 9th?

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Submitted by Jeff_Pico on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:13 am

I was thinking the same thing that Hu shouldn't have hit..but apparantly Torre had more faith in Hu than Luis Maza, the only other position player left was the backup catcher. I think Kerry Wood was channeling Mitch Williams on that save.

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Submitted by Mitterwald on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:02 am

1) The Dodgers broadcasters were saying that DeWitt is hitting .385 with runners in scoring position. (BTW, Juan Pierre is hitting .395 with runners in scoring position.) 2) Hu was on deck. He's bad, and Torre didn't trust him as much as he would trust DeWitt pulling a grounder to the right side (instead of bunting). Sometimes, grounders to the right side sneak through the hole for base hits. 3) Torre had used his two best lefthanded pinch-hitters earlier in the game (Sweeney and Delwyn Young). After DeWitt were Hu and the pitcher. He had to use Tiffee to pinch-hit for the pitcher, so Hu had to bat or himself. Obviously, Torre didn't trust Maza either.

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Submitted by jacos on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:29 am

How does Wood not throw 3 straight fast balls down the middle to Pierre? Brenly said it too, "let him hit a fly out to left." LOL Theriot had a nice game yesterday, hopefully he will sustain about a .300 average and a nice obp. That will be as big as Fuku and Soto being on the team this year.

Submitted by Mitterwald on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:16 am

I love Vin Scully, but he mispronounced "Quade," "Kosuke," "Aramis" and "Sinatro" all in the same half-inning. He also told the following stories about Cubs players that I don't believe any of the Cubs broadcasters have told: 1) Derrek Lee lived for about 10 years in Japan beginning when he was two years old. He attended Dusty Baker's baseball camp when he was 11. 2) Ryan Theriot helps out the underpriviliged in Baton Rouge. He also said that the Cubs hit .331 with RISP and less than two outs but only .202 with RISP and two outs. He also called Dempster a great bunter and wondered openly by pitchers who are good bunters don't try more often to bunt for hits.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:34 am

Off topic, but I'm sure glad given the theatrics the last couple of nights that we did not get Coco Crisp when it was rumored. He seems like a complete D-bag.

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:53 am

Edmonds now hitting .279 as a Cub.

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:32 am

Any updates on Hill?

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Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:07 am

Yeah. He's still bad, and a head case. 90% psychological. IF he is with the club at all this year, it will be surprising. Imo, Hendry has to be sniffing for trades for another starter.

Recent comments

  • 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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