Archive - Apr 2007

Game Chat Rich Hill vs. Zach Duke Lineups:

Soriano LF	Duffy CF
Theriot SS	Wilson SS
Lee 1B	Sanchez 2B
Ramirez 3B	Bay LF
Murton RF	Doumit RF

The sad story of Josh Hancock’s crash Saturday night conjured the inevitable comparisons to Darryl Kile’s death at the Westin Hotel in Chicago in June, 2002.

In the wake of yesterday's tragedy, the Cubs will likely shuffle their rotation a bit. Angel Guzman was scheduled to be called up tomorrow but Lou is now leaning towards Sunday May 6th against the Nationals as he wants to split up Rich Hill and Ted Lilly from going back to back days. So the rotation will likely be: Today @ Pittsburgh: Rich Hill May 1st @ Pittsburgh: Ted Lilly May 2nd @ Pittsburgh: Jason Marquis May 4th vs. Washington: Carlos Zambrano May 5th vs Washington: Rich Hill

Tonight's game between the Cubs and Cardinals has been canceled due to the tragic death of STL RHP Josh Hancock in a traffic accident in St. Louis early this morning. He just turned 29 a couple of weeks ago, and worked three innings in yesterday's 8-1 Cubs victory.

Game Chat Carlos Zambrano vs. Adam Wainwright

Game Chat Jason Marquis vs. Anthony Reyes Lineups:

Soriano LF	Eckstein SS
Theriot SS	Duncan LF
Lee 1B	Pujols 1B
Ramirez 3B	Rolen 3B
Barrett C	Edmonds CF

With Angel Guzman scheduled to get the start next Tuesday at Pittsburgh, but with a 5th starter not needed again until May 12th at Philadelphia, here is what the Cubs should do to give themselves a little bit of an edge, although they probably won't: