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Dempster wins, Lee hits, and Cubs blank the Dodgers

Submitted by Cubnut on

The Cubs beat the Dodgers, 3-0, on Tuesday night as Ryan Dempster outdueled Clayton Kershaw. Derrek Lee had a single, double, and two-run homer, and drove in all three Cub runs.

It was Dempster's first victory since April 23rd, Lee's first three-RBI game since April 16th, and his first three-hit game since the fourth game of the season way, way, way back on April 9th. 

Dempster held the Dodgers to three singles and fanned seven over eight innings. He looked capable of going the route, but Lou Piniella gave the ball to Carlos Marmol in the ninth, and the Cub closer made quick work of Russell Martin, Matt Kemp, and Manny Ramirez to secure the win. 

Kershaw was pretty impressive as well. He held the Cubs to four hits and just one, unearned run in his six innings. He threw 104 pitches, however, and as Jon Weisman at Dodger Thoughts tweeted during the game, Kershaw is on a pace that would have him throwing more pitches in a season than any pitcher age 23 or younger since 2000.

Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Brian Campbell, and Adam Burish were in attendance Tuesday night. In their honor, here the 3 stars of the game:

Third Star...Clayton Kershaw. (Over his last four starts, spanning 28 1/3 IP, his ERA is 0.64.)
Second Star...Derrek Lee (Could he finally be regaining his stroke?)
And the #1 Star of the Game...Ryan Dempster (Now has a 15-inning shutout string vs. L.A.)

Game two in the series will be tomorrow night, when Tom Gorzelanny goes up against Chad Billingsley.

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Submitted by artskoe on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:23 am

During the bottom of the ninth CSN showed a pretty young lady in the stands almost in prayer after Marmol threw his first pitch. THAT is a smart young lady, and it tells a lot more than announcer Len Kasper picked up. Everyone wanted a Dempster win and should have been allowed a chance at the complete game. Marmol was lights out tonight but hasn't been lately, allowing more than his share of base runners in his last 10 or so appearances. It worked out Okay and the complete game does not hold the importance it once did. CSN did not cut to the bullpen to show if Marshall sat down when the 9th inning began. However Dempster mentioned post game how important it was to win this game in front of the Blackhawks in the first row. With a 3-zip lead, how important to the rest of the season, and tomorrow night, would it have been to shut the Dodgers down with a complete game? Dempster is old school. But Lou has withered on the vine. With just 6 hits, 3 of them coming from D. Lee, any boost builds momentum. Seize the day, Lou. Stop saying "F**** ME," get some guts and go for the jugular when you are up against Torre. Save Marmol for when you are up by one. Take every edge you can until you win the Series. There, I said it and I meant it. Go Cubs.

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:37 am

Sullivan speculates on Cashner as being added as a power arm for the pen and uses this Hendry quote on Cashner...
"He has had three outstanding starts in a row at the Triple-A level," general manager Jim Hendry said. "He has been 95-97 (mph) every night, commanding his fastball really well. … He's certainly not far away."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0526-cubs-dod… also in same article, Sullivan says ARam's thumb is still swollen...
The Cubs may have to consider putting Ramirez on the disabled list if he's not ready to go in a few days.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:20 am

the drums are beating for cashner...he throws a matinee tomorrow while I'm @ work, but I will be on the road to Chicago early Friday morning if he needs a ride...can't wait to see the premiere of 'Ballhawks' Friday night...thought Wittenmeyer's piece about Zorro was right on, btw...

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:03 pm

nobody ever tossed me a ball @ a game when i was a kid...what needs to happen @ ballgames is drunks stop slopping beer & cussing like longshoremen in front of kids...the ballhawk phenomenon intrigues me because wrigley is unique as a place where you can be @ the game without being inside the ballpark; i do not aspire to friendship w/ their leaders, i just like the fact that it's possible for balls to be hit clear OUT of the joint & i bet the film will be interesting...as for the omission of deep threat, that's on sully & gordie...[jk too]

Submitted by chuck on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:06 pm

Saw Diamond for six innings and Jackson for 3 and I don't recall seeing either hit 91 on the speed gun---although the gun in Des Moines is reputed to be a couple mph slow. Not knocking them -- just reporting.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:27 pm

rf fuke, 2b riot, 1b lee, lf sori, cf colvin, 3b font, ss castro, c hill, p gorzelanny vs. Furcal 6 Martin 2 Kemp 8 Ramirez 7 Loney 3 Blake 5 Johnson 9 DeWitt 4 Billingsley 1

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:34 pm

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/MLB-latest-news-from-May-042710
At this point, it doesn’t appear that any serious talks are ongoing. And let's be honest: It doesn't make much sense to trade a 27-year-old left-handed starter … who is earning $800,000 this year, won't be eligible to file for free agency until 2013 and has very good numbers (2-4, 3.09 ERA, eight starts).
then it lists all the teams that could be interested and the Cubs wanting bullpen help... then I ask, what about a 3bmen?

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:41 pm

Aramis Ramirez is under contract with a player option for 2011 (THANK YOU Hendry). Seeing that unless the Cubs pick up a nice chunk of that in a trade to another team, and noting his annual injuries as well as his declining skills, I would say odds-on that he will be exercising that option and we will be seeing him for one more year.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

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