Home on Tuesday—bet everyone will feel much better!

blindfolded than Ward rounding third.

the ground shook.

And 4.5 up on Milwaukee.

but baby steps. This is much needed proof that this team can take a series on the road and against a somehow still formidable team. I think that will end up being more important in the long run.

have won Power Ball last night but I didn’t.

A good team bounces back from a disaster. Today, the Cubs did. This is a good team, and it has survived a number of injuries. They will improve when Fonzie returns.

Other Cubs teams might have folded their tent today, and lost, starting a downward spiral.

It only SEEMS like 16 of 19.

... he’ll be announced, but replaced on the playing roster.

... even if this deal does go down, the Brewers’ problem wasn’t starting pitching, it was and is their bullpen. Sure, IF they make the playoffs they’d have three outstanding starters (if Sheets doesn’t get hurt again).

But first they have to get there.

I will go on record again to say that the Brewers problem is innings 7-9. CC does not solve that problem. They have blown 19 games when they had the lead. How does CC solve that problem? Unless he is going to throw a ton of complete games (like Sheets is doing) his impact could be marginal.

And could those complete games wear on Sheets (who is fragile to begin with) later on? CC landing with the Dodgers will have a much bigger impact on their playoff chances (in terms of plugging a hole) versus solving the Brewers real problem. It seems to me that the Brewers just want to make sure that the Cubs do not get CC as they know we want another starter.

It’s their modus operandi, if you will.

That set looks like they’re doing the news from the Apple store, though.

Anchors are the same throughout the world—doofuses.

of stuffing the ballot box and hey this time it was LEGAL.

He’s made comments that if he can’t play, he’ll stay home.

...let’s see what the Cubs retaliate with.

Dan

RHB do hit him better than LHB—.716 OPS this year (LHB have a .652 OPS).

is not “all in.” Plenty of chips left on their side.

He could seriously decimate all of those. Go, Go, GEO!

of him. He was just on Sports NIte and is so humble. He said he is honored but it probably won’t hit him until he gets there. Just a neat guy.

You have to make a rumor sound PLAUSIBLE. Like Gallagher, Pie, Murton and Veal
for Harden or Hudson. Now see that sounds so much better some people ( well one person)
believes it.

Please note Harden could not last past 5 innings today after throwing 100 pitches.

When did this happen? I wish somebody on here would help us keep on top of these things!

But 4 extra wins when we’re only sitting on a 3.5 game lead is troubling…

Brewers will be more dangerous down the stretch, Cardinals will be more dangerous behind the wheel!

doesn’t do anything stupid just becasue Suds get CC. Think of the Yankees. Every time Red Sox got someone Yankees made a stupid countermove. e.g. Red Sox get Schilling, Yankees get Carl Pavano; Red Sox get Dice-K; Yankees pay a bundle for Igawa; Red Sox get Okajima, Yankees get Farnsworth (need I say more). Probably something Red Sox did made them also go out and sign LaTroy Hawkins, too. Hey, if you’ve already got Farnsworth, why not add LaTroy! And look where they are now.

With his ERA hovering around 3.83 (which is his career ERA) and a 6-8 record, the Brewers have rented a player for 3 months. Just based on the stats, he is returning to his 05 (4.03 ERA) and 04 (4.02 ERA) form.

He will eat up some innings. He has gone at least 7 innings over the last 5 starts. He will take out some of the “bullpen” issues for the Brewers if he does that. I think we will be able to get to him and with our lineup – I like our chances.

My qustion is what do the Cubs need the most? Is it a starting pitcher or a position player? IMHO, I want a pitcher.

yes. Theya are writing the Cubs off. I think we have the lineup to match the Brewers. Our pen is better too. The starting pitchers are a wash.

Didn’t think that was possible. But isn’t he a Sox fan?

...and I thought he was a AAA left handed hack pitcher! ;)

I concede, I thought this was our weakest match-up, and Sean came through. It would be great to get some quality starts out of him this year.

get up to warm up in the bullpen at the same time Cotts did? It seems Lou has made his rotation decision in favor of Marshall. Don’t know that I agree, I really liked Gallagher as a starter. He’ll be back in the rotation next year at least.

He tried, but there was nothing he could do.

First, he tried calling Doug Melvin’s cell phone over and over to jam it up or drain it’s battery, but darn if Melvin didn’t use his landline.

Then he tried calling the Brewers’ AA affiliate and asked LaPorta if he would mind retiring. LaPorta hung up on him.

He then tried the Indians GM and told him that he had heard that LaPorta really wasn’t any good and that Felix Pie, Rich Hill and Matt Murton would be a much better offer for C.C. The GM hung up.

So he tried. Darn if he didn’t.

Do you expect him to bodliy throw himself in front of Mark Sharpio and prevent him from making the deal?

Grow up, please.

George Benson, Al Green and the late Barry White, but Sharpio said that he preferred Motown.

Hint: the Mariners ran out of pitchers in the 15th inning.

Tigers Mariners, 15 innings<br />Mets Phillies, 12 innings
Houston @ Atlanta, 17 innings

And to steal the show, the Orioles lost for the 13th consecutive Sunday!

I think he’s got the stuff…...contrary to what other BCB’ers think. Yea…I have little confidence in Marquis and am concerned in playoff situations withLily/Demp as 2/3’s….BUT…w/ Demp the concern is he hasn’t run that arm out for a few years and w/ Lily….I just don’t like him as a “2”........

I thought I read the Cubs were working out Freddie Garcia and had him signed to a minor league contract….but thought I read somewhere today the (some East coast team) was ready to “start him”?

Throw him out as 5 instead of Marquis…..and Maybe Marshall will listen and learn…

... don’t expect Hendry to make a knee-jerk deal just to make one, or to try to match this one. That’s not his style, nor should it be what he does.

Remember, the Cubs are still in first place. And Sabathia can only affect one of every five games until the regular season is over.

get back to us….but it’s good news..

Could the 2007 Rich Hill be our big FA pickup at the deadline?

Hope he’s on the road back now. How amazing would it be if he comes back and gets a few wins for us?

hopefully, they can move him up to AA and have him try it there, too.

Dominant, not “dominate”.

I should ask Jessica to plot out the Brewers’ rotation, assuming Sabathia starts on Tuesday, and see if he’ll face the Cubs in the late-July series (seems likely, since it’s a four-game series).

I’ll change it.

I made this post on May 23 on this topic. I haven’t changed my mind.