Gameday Open Thread
Gameday Open Thread/Cubs @ Mariners
Rich Harden gets his first start of Cactus League play with Aaron Heilman set to pitch as well. Lineup is Miles 2b, Theriot SS, Hoffpauir 1B, Fox DH, Fontenot 3B, Johnson CF, Deeds RF, Hill C, Taguchi LF
Ronny Cedeno will start at 2B and Cub-for-a-minute Garrett Olson will start for the Mariners.
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Gameday Open Thread/Rangers @ Cubs
The Rangers travel to Mesa and Sean Marshall has another audition for the 5th starter spot. Milton Bradley is playing right field as well and batting fourth. Matt Harrison goes for the Rangers.
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Gameday Open Thread/Dodgers @ Cubs
The Cubs return to Mesa and take on the Dodgers. Batting second and pitching for them is Randy Wolf, the Cubs send out Dempster. The lineup from Muskat:
3B Aaron Miles, SS Ryan Theriot, 1B Derrek Lee, RF Milton Bradley, LF Micah Hoffpauir, 2B Bobby Scales, C Koyie Hill, CF Joey Gathright and P Ryan Dempster.
Rich Harden threw a 43-pitch simulated game and could start Tuesday.
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Gameday Open Thread/White Sox @ Cubs
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Afternoon Delight
A few more links from this afternoon and an invitation to Parachat for tonight's game on WGN per request by Carlos. I may stop by after the kids are in bed.
- If you're worried about Milton Bradley being healthy enough this season and need a national writer in your corner, Joe Sheehan has your back.
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Let's Internet
A tour of the latest from the web...
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Gameday Open Thread/A's @ Cubs
As a service to our readers, I will avoid the obligatory double Sean puns for today's starters - Marshall vs. Gallagher. Here's the lineup from Muskat:
LF Alfonso Soriano, SS Ryan Theriot, 3B Aramis Ramirez, 1B Jake Fox, RF Richie Robnett, CF Reed Johnson, C Paul Bako, 2B Andres Blanco, P Sean Marshall.
You can listen to this one on the radio if you have the means.
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Gameday Open Thread/Dbacks @ Cubs & Opening Day Starter News
Carlos Zambrano gets his first start of the spring, the Diamondbacks send Dan Haren out to begin the game.
Muskat says Lou is deciding between Zambrano or Dempster for the Opening Day start versus the Houston Astros.
Gameday Open Thread/Cubs @ Padres and Day Old News
The Cubs travel to Peoria to play the San Diego Padres. Ryan Dempster and Jake Peavy will start. Here is the lineup from Muskat:
SS Ryan Theriot, 2B Aaron Miles, CF Reed Johnson, 1B Jake Fox, 3B Fontenot, RF Doug Deeds, LF Richie Robnett, C Paul Bako, P Ryan Dempster.
Gameday Open Thread/White Sox @ Cubs; Koskie Signs
Aaron Heilman goes for the Cubs, Jeff Marquez for the White Sox.
Corey Koskie signed a minor league deal and will join the Cubs after Team Canada is eliminated from the WBC. The Cubs have been searching for someone that could play third base and spell Aramis Ramirez on occasion, and with his left-handedness he seems like the perfect fit if the game hasn't passed him by.
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crunch (view)
bleh.
at least MIL has lost the past 2 nights, too.
crunch (view)
madrigal pinch hitting for matt mervis vs jansen?
okay.
crunch (view)
surprising amount of cubs fans at the park, too. HR really brought them out.
Cubster (view)
hmmmm...
4-4
beisbol can be fun
crunch (view)
4 singles and 0 walks (1 HBP) through 7 innings for cubs batters...amazing they even have 1 run.
crunch (view)
nico gets his 5th error on the year...damn.
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.
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
Does he have any options left, Phil?
crunch (view)
morel in the lineup and playing 3rd.