Gameday Open Thread
Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 4:54pmGame 120 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (2 of 3)
Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 5:19pmGame 119 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (1 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 5:31pmGame Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | Jason Marquis | SP | Charlie Morton |
| 7-7, 4.73, 67 K, 47 BB, 123.2 IP | 3-5, 5.70, 32 K, 22 BB, 53.2 IP | ||
| LF | Alfonso Soriano | RF | *Gregor Blanco |
| RF | *Kosuke Fukudome | SS | Yunel Escobar |
| 1B | Derrek Lee | 3B | #Chipper Jones |
| 3B | Aramis Ramirez | C | #Brian McCann |
| CF | *Jim Edmonds | 1B | *Casey Kotchmann |
| 2B | Mark DeRosa | LF | Omar Infante |
| C | Geovany Soto | CF | *Mark Kotsay |
| SS | Ryan Theriot | 2B | *Kelly Johnson |
| P | *Jason Marquis | P | Charlie Morton |
UPDATED UPDATE: Marquis will start the first game in today's day/night doubleheader with our man Harden going in the nightcap. Otherwise the lineup remains unchanged from last evening.
UPDATE: Nevermind, the game has been called.
The Cubs try to stay North of the standings as they head South to play the Braves and Marlins on a six game road trip. Fresh off a 6-3 homestand, where they managed to lose a game and a half in the standings, the Cubs will look for their sixth straight road win tonight.
Game 118 Thread / Cardinals @ Cubs (3 of 3)
Submitted by Cubnut on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 1:14pmGame Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | Chris Carpenter | SP | Ryan Dempster |
| 0-0, 1.00, 4 K, 2 BB, 9 IP | 12-5, 2.93, 133 K, 59 BB, 150.2 IP | ||
| CF | *Skip Schumaker | LF | Alfonso Soriano |
| LF | Joe Mather | RF | *Kosuke Fukudome |
| 1B | Albert Pujols | 1B | Derrek Lee |
| RF | Ryan Ludwick | 3B | Aramis Ramirez |
| 3B | Troy Glaus | CF | *Jim Edmonds |
| C | Yadier Molina | 2B | Mark DeRosa |
| 2B |
*Adam Kennedy | C | Geovany Soto |
| P | Chris Carpenter | SS | Ronny Cedeno |
| SS | #Cesar Izturis | P | Ryan Dempster |
Amazing game, this baseball.
Just two days ago, we were aglow over the possibility that this weekend set could end with the Cardinals nine games behind the Cubs and all but out of the NL Central race. Then on Saturday the league's highest-scoring road team bludgeoned the Cubs' nominal pitching ace and suddenly, St. Louis has a chance to win this series and close to within five games of first place with the Brewers once again also breathing down the Cubs' necks.
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Game 117 Thread / Cardinals @ Cubs (2 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 08/09/2008 - 2:00pmGame 116 Thread / Cardinals @ Cubs (1 of 3)
Submitted by Cubnut on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 12:10pmGame Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | Braden Looper | SP | *Ted Lilly |
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10-9, 4.29, 65 K, 32 BB, 134.1 IP |
11-6. 4.35, 129 K, 50 BB, 140.2 IP | ||
| LF | #Vince Coleman | LF | Alfonso Soriano |
| CF | #Willie McGee | SS | Ryan Theriot |
| 2B | #Tommy Herr | 1B | Derrek Lee |
| 1B | Jack Clark | 3B | Aramis Ramirez |
| RF | *Andy Van Slyke | RF | *Kosuke Fukudome |
| 3B | #Terry Pendleton | C | Geovany Soto |
| C |
Mike Heath | CF | *Jim Edmonds |
| SS | #Ozzie Smith | 2B | Mark DeRosa |
| P | *John Tudor | P | *Ted Lilly |
UPDATE: Screw LaRussa, I have to get back to work. Let's see how he does with Mike Heath in the lineup from 1986.
(I'm posting this without a Cardinals batting order. Based on what Bernie Miklasz is reporting here, Tony LaRussa is waiting to see if Rick Ankiel and his strained abdominal muscle are ready to go before he posts the lineup.)
At around 8:45 this morning, I saw a middle-aged couple walking hand-in-hand in downtown Chicago, wearing matching St. Louis Cardinals t-shirts. This reminded me of two things: first, that the Cards were in town to play the Cubs, and second, that middle-aged couples should never wear matching t-shirts.
As for baseball, all of the analysis of the Cards' unexpected success this season has overlooked the obvious—Tony LaRussa and Dave Duncan are witches.
