Yes, great game last night, and I don’t think we have to worry. If Edmonds fails, it should not take very long for him to go.

but then pound the bullpen

Well, the Edmonds signing seemed inevitable.

I just hope Cub fans will let this one play out and not make his life at the ballpark a bad experience. There’s no sense in that. Perhaps it will be like Bill Laimbeer- when you played against him you hated his guts, and when he was on your team you LOVED him.

Let’s hope and support the latter scenario.

And if he stinks, let’s hope it doesn’t cost us too many wins.

I feel for Felix. I really hope the Cubs haven’t given up on him. I watched him play regularly in Lansing with the Lugnuts, and while he was a very raw player, he certainly showed that the talent is there.

I hope we see him again.

5th inning. I will also count balls that drop right in front of him or over his head while
he stands around. ( no error will be charged as he won’t touch them) The fact that
he has been hitting below the Mendoza line is not was has made me so angry at this stupid signing, it is watching him field this year. Enjoy your “veteran” Dusty , I mean Lou.

this story, Lou is going to bat Jimmy Baseball 9th, after the pitcher. This should make Ted Lilly happy, anyway. One guy who might not be happy about this is our ace, who declined comment.

you have season tickets right? Where are they at. I will have to look out for you when i go to the games

Good chemistry is all about winning, playing well and not blaming others and ultimately selfless play. Baseball players know what this is in the consequence of the game. The obvious things are hitting behind the runner, giving oneself up to score a runner from 3rd Base et cetera. But there are others that the stat heads have picked up, taking BB, going deep in the count—-meaning working the pitcher, making good throws to the cut off man, not show boating arms, getting the sure out or pitchers not having to strike out batter with perfect pitches.

The thing is this could be Edmund’s last chance EVER-—being a loner or aloof is not a bad thing, that is simply personality, but being destructive-negative-selfish-whiny is another. He has to fold in on the club (his second in a less than a couple of months. IIRC he was hurt in spring training which his injury proneness is the most concerning.

What he needs is to have a good start like Johnson did and he will be a fan favorite.

Now for DLee this is why I thought DeRo was supposed to be doing to intercept this situation. Should Piniella play DeRo at 1B and then play Fonty or Cedeno at 2B (or SS).
My guess is that Piniella might want to play the entire bench today—-play Blanco, Cedeno, Fonty and Ward and see how they do.

rounding third. It’s hard to capture speed and action in a photo and that looks great. The play looked pretty darned good on TV as well.

Dare I say scrappy

listen to the San Diego commentators last night? They absolutely hate the Cubs and the fans.

want on the Cubs. Normally, a guy comes to the Cubs, I’m ready to become a fan. Not Edmonds. I don’t think I can even bring myself to root for him. I hope he fails and departs soon. He is really going to have to impress to win me over.

I will say this: the guy will take his walks, which could help the lineup. But, I think his bat and his flailing uppercut hack are done.

i dont want edmonds either but he’s here and i’m about to throw up in my mouth but guess i’m rooting for jim freaking edmonds now.

i woke up last night and have decided whole heartedly that i want greg “maddog” maddux back now!! dont give a crap who has to be pushed aside but i want nothing more for him to retire a ws champion chicago cub. please dear god in heaven if your reading this contact the right people and make my dream come true.

Great win last night but i made a few observations:

1 – This is a pure observation, not stats to support it, but does it seem to you guys as well that the opposing teams always seem to score in the 3-5th innings? I am starting to get a feeling that our pitchers are becoming predictable with their pitch sequences and the other teams are picking up on them the second and third time through the order.

2 – I have said this many times over and over, why do we march out our closer in NON SAVE situations. I understand he needs his work blah blah blah, but honestly i would much rather have him throw in the bullpen than have what happened last night. It is not needed, being a closer is all about a mind set and clearly Wood doesnt have that mind set when he comes into 8-4 games. I dont get it. If today is a close game (and typically day games followed by night games are, we are now out Marmol (who also had really no business throwing 2 innings last night – albeit they were quick but still) and Wood can throw today, but my guess is Sunday would be the next day he is free if he throws today. I just dont understand how we are managing the bullpen, it is not going to fair well in the later months.

Lilly had the “stuff” that you shake your head and say” How in the world did he give up four runs”. Soto was sitting inside all night and I can recall at least 4 pitches Lilly go’s outside and Padres rip him.
I agree, I know Woody needed some work, but damn, Lou had Fox up, put him in the ninth or Howry.
Had no problem with Marmol going 2 innings, had two days off I believe.
My last Pie rant, why he wasn’t in last night who knows, Yes I know Johnson ripped a double, and Felix after the game was packing bags, but goodness, the guy can’t even get a rip at the plate before leaving town.
Don’t like Edmonds, never have, but he is a Cub and hope he does well, just don’t think this is necessary, Our 4 and 5 guys in the rotation is the concern.

It is what it is but he better be shown the same amount of tolerance that Pie was shown, which was virtually none, if he doesn’t come out the gates hammering the ball. What did Pie get, 4 games? Then it was scratch starts and defensive replacements. Edmonds better get the same treatment.

the 1st big z interview.

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/rosenblog/

Sigh…

My prediction for the score of the game last night was pretty close. I guess I’ll pat myself on the back, ha…ha. Can’t wait to see Ed in the line-up today, just to see if he has anything left. I know he is a proud player, so hopefully he realizes that this is his last chance- and really does something with it. If not, bye-bye.

I was just wondering…

So when Edmonds comes up in a key situation, it is okay if we just put a Cubs pitcher out on the mound? You know, just to make him feel more comfortable. Could give new meaning to the term LOOGY… ;-)

IF (and its a big if) Edmonds is able to have some success with the Cubs, I believe it’s going to be partially because he’s back in the NL Central. He has seen alot of these pitchers and teams for many years. I think that will go a way in helping hopefully get back on track, if at least for only the next few months.

Maddux beans Edmonds twice, the latter which will result in an ejection. He’ll then walk off to a standing O.

in our uniform later today…I don’t know how i’m gonna used to seeing him out there for us.

The guy never ceases to amaze. Last night he apparently caught a fly ball while running back toward the wall, high fived a red sox fan in the front row, and then threw the ball to the cut off man who got a double play at first.

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3396400&categoryId=2378529

Al, and thanks for making the tix available. Laura and I are now 3-0 on the left-field side of the stadium, so you can bet we’ll be sitting there for the duration of our other games.

Also, I promise not to leave the stands to get food when the opposing team is batting anymore; I walked away right before Lilly gave up three, and came back just in time for Soto’s 2-r HR.

Jessica asked me what the last play of the game was; she really was looking at the ground. :D

But, I do. I like it. Do you like it? It just seems to fit. Comes from my time as a journalist; always referred to the Editor as Ed. Besides this, we could call him Mr. Ed. Although I think it’s Bonds that took all the hormones designed for cows and horses…

7th or even 8th in this lineup. I keep reading 5th, but until he proves ANYTHING, why push Soto or Theriot (if indeed Fuku moves to 2nd) down?

Call him what you like. What are you editor of?

Are you located in Chicago?

I think it’s just a matter of preference. What do you think Daver?