Cubs Announce Pitchers Through Tuesday, Sunday WBC Games and Cubs vs. Rangers at Mesa, Sunday 3/8, 3:05 CDT
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 11:00 AM CDT
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Today's Cubs game, an hour later for those parts of the USA and Canada that have switched to DST, will be carried on MLB Audio via KRLD, the Rangers' flagship radio station. Sean Marshall will face Matt Harrison. More on the Cubs' scheduled pitchers below.
There are also four WBC games today, two on the MLB Network and two on ESPN. You can also follow them on Gameday -- these appear, from looking at yesterday's Netherlands/Dominican Republic Gameday -- to be full-featured, pitch-by-pitch Gameday pages, so if you're not near a television, you can still follow the games. More on the WBC: in Venezuela's 7-0 win over Italy last night, Cubs minor leaguer Alessandro Maestri entered in relief in the fifth inning, stranded two runners and then threw a full scoreless inning in the sixth (although, he threw only 11 strikes out of 27 pitches).
MLB.com Gameday for South Africa/Cuba (1 pm CDT, ESPN)
MLB.com Gameday for Panama/Dominican Republic (3:30 pm CDT, ESPN)
MLB.com Gameday for USA/Venezuela (7 pm CDT, ESPN)
MLB.com Gameday for Australia/Mexico (8 pm CDT, MLB Network)
Rick Morrissey, proving once again how out of touch he is, says Americans don't care about the WBC. Guess he wasn't around here yesterday. Incidentally, be careful if you click on that link. The Tribune's website is -- well, I have no idea what they put there, but it loads slowly and occasionally crashes my browser, no matter which one I'm using or what computer I'm on. No wonder newspapers are in trouble. If you dare click through, you can also check out Paul Sullivan's profile of Reed Johnson, in which he reveals that Reed has been training hard this offseason:
Johnson, 32, shed 14 pounds in the off-season, training in his hometown of Las Vegas with San Francisco outfielder Aaron Rowand and professional BMX rider T.J. Lavin.
More Cubs notes: Z wants to start Opening Day and he's opted to NOT have LASIK eye surgery. The Cubs are going to double up on starting pitchers the next two days, because of the off day on Wednesday:
The Cubs plan to load up their starting pitching candidates Monday and Tuesday ahead of the first day off on the schedule, with Chad Gaudin and Jeff Samardzija pitching Monday [against the Royals at Mesa] and Rich Harden (two innings), [Ryan] Dempster (three) and Aaron Heilman (three) scheduled Tuesday [against the Mariners at Peoria].
Gordon Wittenmyer has a nice profile of Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal in today's Sun-Times.
Other baseball notes: The Sun-Times' Dave Hoekstra visited the Mesa Historical Museum, where there is a new exhibit on the history of the Cactus League. Sounds interesting if you are out there. And, buried in this story about Manny Ramirez' possible spring debut date (Thursday) is this note about who the Dodgers will be playing:
Later [Friday], manager Joe Torre revealed Ramirez is tentatively scheduled to play Thursday in his first exhibition game of the spring, when the Dodgers play the World Baseball Classic Asian bracket's second-place team.
"His position in the game of baseball, he's not taking it for granted," Torre said. "It's a good message for the young players."
The Dodgers will be facing either Korea or China, and with Ramirez possibly in the lineup, there should be a large media contingent present.
The Cubs are also scheduled to face a WBC team that day -- and since only two Pool A (Asia) teams are coming to the USA to play in the second round in San Diego, that team has to be Japan, which won Pool A. So on Thursday, you'll see Kosuke Fukudome (among others) playing against the Cubs in Mesa.
The rest of today's games can be found at today's MLB.com Mediacenter.
MLB.com Gameday for Cubs/Rangers
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Nice!
I hope Lou puts Marmol in to face Kosuke! That would be awesome watching him swing at those sliders haha.
Opening Day 2009 can't come soon enough!
by TyCubsfan on Mar 8, 2009 11:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Of course, Marmol might not be back in camp by then...
… unless the DR loses one more game and gets eliminated.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ooh good catch Al!
hah my bad
Opening Day 2009 can't come soon enough!
by TyCubsfan on Mar 8, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Netherlands
I have a friend who lives there and says the win yesterday is causing a bit of a stir. Not much but a bit of one. Her husband is related to one of the players but forgot off hand which one.
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by cubstoseriesby100 on Mar 8, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
I was hoping to catch the USA game. Not if it’s at midnight.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 8, 2009 11:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OT for a rainy Sunday...and hopefully a little bit of fun...
So I saw Jim Haslett at Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket in Willowbrook last night….now the Bears don’t need a defensive cooridnator and I don’t think he bats left handed….so whattya think??
What the ?!?
by kerry wood's hot tub on Mar 8, 2009 12:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you serious?
The Bears most definitely need a d coordinator and Haslett got turned down as head coach for the Rams (darn). Maybe he was at Halas Hall signing the paper work and had an emergency chicken craving? It happens to the best of us.
by lswaidz on Mar 8, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stand corrected....
Bob Babich = BAD
What the ?!?
by kerry wood's hot tub on Mar 8, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bears
I saw a Bear eating Shark a couple of weeks ago. (Kyle Orton at the Davis St. Fish Market in Evanston).
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by cubstoseriesby100 on Mar 8, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you serious?
I was pretty sure I saw him at Ditka’s on Oakbrook Terrace.
by giddyup on Mar 8, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, it was him
Perhaps a cigar after some fried chicken?
What the ?!?
by kerry wood's hot tub on Mar 8, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Possibly...
Was he with his wife (or girlfriend) and another couple? I think he was wearing a gray sweater
by giddyup on Mar 8, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just him and his lady....
When I saw him he was at a table with just one woman dominating some fried chicken. I think he had a red sweater on though…..
What the ?!?
by kerry wood's hot tub on Mar 8, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alex Maestri WBC report
Although Italy got pasted by Venezuela last night, it was a pretty good outing for Cub Farmhand Alex Maestri.
Maestri came into the game with one out in the fifth inning after Major Leaguers Jason Grilli and Lenny DiNardo had given up four runs in the inning. He then got Miguel Cabrera to ground out (should have been a double play) and then struck out Magglio Ordonez.
He then pitched a scoreless fifth inning, although after getting Carlos Guillen to ground out, he did lose his control during the inning and through ten straight balls, walking Jose Lopez and Ramon Hernandez. Then, just like in the last inning, he pitched out of trouble with two on and one out and got ground outs from Cesat Izturis and Endy Chavez.
Except for the momentary control lapse, it was a very good outing. 1.2 innings, no hits, no runs.
One bad note: Joe Magrane called him “Maestri Alessandro” several times before correcting himself. I’m guessing Joe thought Italy was like Korea where the last name goes first.
by Josh77 on Mar 8, 2009 12:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Thats good, I thought it was just my computer
That page is really slow
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Mar 8, 2009 12:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Firefox+NoScript
Add NoScript to Firefox and block all the scripts. It speeds up browsing on almost all pages, and makes browsing safer. I never have any problems with the Trib’s site.
by bungle on Mar 8, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, let's see.
Apart from switching my BCB mode from wide to narrow and not letting me switch it back, and disabling keyboard shortcuts for BCB, it was perfect.
I uninstalled it.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
User error
You must not have enabled scripts for BCB and SBNation. Wide functionality works fine for me as long as scripts are enabled. The point of NoScript is to be able to allow scripts on sites you trust or want the functionality. (The designers did this right, as the wide view is just an alternate CSS, also available with View→Page Style. The JavaScript switch is just a shortcut.)
by bungle on Mar 8, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, I understand better now.
Do you have to do this for EVERY site you want scripts enabled for? Seems like a lot of work.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Short=Yes
Yeah. For the most part sites work well without scripts. Permanent exceptions can be added for the ones you want. I prefer the safety and control, others may not. But it does do wonders for certain sites that are otherwise hogs.
by bungle on Mar 8, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stick with Google Chrome
its quick, but that page always takes a while, regardless of the browser
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Mar 8, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a MacBookPro.
Google Chrome STILL not available for Macs.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is NoScript an add-on or an option I can change on FF as it is?
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Mar 8, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am unhappy I can't see Cuba on ESPN
at least here in Alaska (19 hour flight delay due to none too bright van driver). I was so looking forward to it. Fulsome as it may be, Gameday just doesn’t cut it. feh. Oh well, life goes on and could be a whole lot worse.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
by Emelie on Mar 8, 2009 1:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cuba is man-handling South Africa
dominating 5-0 after 3 1/2 innings.
SA doesn’t have a hit yet.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Mar 8, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops....bottom of 4th
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Mar 8, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No surprise, this one.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we'll see some Cub offense today?
Since the regular lineup is on the field.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lineups
Texas
Kinsler, 2B
Murphy, LF
Young, 3B
Hamilton, CF
Byrd, RF
Davis, C, 1B
Saltalamacchia, C
Andrus, El, SS
Harrison, M, P
Chi Cubs
Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Bradley, RF
Ramirez, A, 3B
Johnson, R, CF
Miles, 2B
Hill, K, C
Marshall, P
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Naturally
Naturally this game isn’t on tv.
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by cubstoseriesby100 on Mar 8, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like we have the real Gameday though,
that’s a plus for today.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
4 pm Chicago time. GO U NORTHWESTERN!
I want to see NU make the tourney since it is one of the 6 signs and the Cubs winning is the 7th.
(Jerry Springer being on WGN this week has to be one of the other).
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by cubstoseriesby100 on Mar 8, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess I still
don’t completely understand this whole WBC system. I thought the “world” teams just scrimmaged against the pros in ST b4 the tournament started. Why, now that the tourney is underway, are we playing Japan?
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 8, 2009 3:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Asia pool teams ...
… are playing exhibition games in Arizona because their first round is over a week before the 2nd round starts. It’s in order to give them some real competition during the layoff.
They also play games vs. the Giants and Padres on the 11th.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok
That’s kinda what I was assuming, just wasn’t for sure. Thanks.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 8, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pool A (which includes all the Asia teams)
starts earlier (end hence ends earlier) because distance they need to travel. (Pool A takes place in Japan.)
When they get to the US, they play an exhibition game while they wait for the other 3 pools to conclude and the 2nd round to start.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aight, I think
I got it now. ’Preciate the knowledge.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 8, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Davis is an interesting player to watch in 2009.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why?
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He showed some potential last year
and it will be interesting if he can put up those numbers over the entire season.
80 games 295 at bats .285 AV 23 DB 17 HR
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looked up his numbers.
He turns 23 next week. Yes, he could be interesting. As of now, his numbers look like Jeff Francoeur’s (lots of K’s, few BB’s). If he can change those, he has a chance to be real good.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's seems to be the speculative guy being taken in fantasy drafts.
Some fans are betting he will be the break out player in 2009.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3:31 pm CDT
First mention of “1908” by Rangers announcers.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol! or... not
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
by Emelie on Mar 8, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They mentioned the WS drought at the beginning of the broadcast.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who got the Cubs run?
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by Emelie on Mar 8, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Reed Johnson hit into a DP to score Milton.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, a run is a run.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it does score as pretty or ugly
just scores as a run
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 8, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was watching the Cuba/South Africa game earlier today.
Cuba needs to work on their base running if they have a chance to go deep in the tournament.
They had 2 players get picked off of first base and a player made the first out at second base.
And that was only in the first few innings!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sean Marshall lookin quite impressive this spring so far.
by china423 on Mar 8, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was just thinking the same thing.
If he keeps this up, he wins the spot, even if Heilman also throws well — because he’s lefthanded.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heck, if Marshall keeps this up,
I could see him winning 15 games this year. He could be the surprise much like Dempster was last year.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They'll have to watch his inning count.
But I’ve always liked his talent.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 8, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a big Marshall fan
but he’s usually good going the first 3-4 innings – it’s after that that he will have to prove himself ready to go.
The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.
by DGU on Mar 8, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NEWS FLASH!!!!
Soriano WALKS!!!!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL
He walked 43 times last year. If he hadn’t been hurt he probably would have had 60+, not bad for a “guess-hitting hack”.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe this will get him going this Spring,
he seems to be striking out an awful lot so far.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5 K's in 18 AB before today.
Not a little, not a lot, seems about right for him.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I've seen or hear all 5!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Painful, right?
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bulletin:
The Dominican Reputlic managed not to have a meltdown in the top of the 1st. They are hitting in the bottom of the 1st.
Will they have any clutch hits?
Stay tuned!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They are in a must-win situation.
If they lose, they’re out.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least Felipe Alou
put his best defensive shortstop on the field today. If he had done that yesterday, they might have won the game.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marshall is proving his worthiness..
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 8, 2009 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It kind reminds me of 2003,
where Mark Prior got all of the publicity and Z has turned out to the the better pitcher.
Rich Hill got all of the publicity but Marshall has turned out to be the better pitcher (to this point, at least).
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prior was the better pitcher in 2003, though Z has been better, obviously, in the long run.
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't say that Marshall has been the better pitcher
Not to say that I don’t think he will ultimately be the better pitcher. However, Hill’s 2007 was pretty good. I think we have to wait until Marshall gets a full season starting under his belt before we can judge accordingly.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 8, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sometimes better and more valuable
are not the same.
Marshall might have been more valuable the past two season than many believe. He has been a swing man, able to eat innings where needed.
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 8, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmmm.....
Let’s look at their career MLB numbers:
Marshall 4.62 ERA 294.1 innings 299 hits 42 HR 117 BB 202 SO
Hill 4.37 ERA 337.2 IP 291 hits 48 HR 137 BB 309 SO
The difference to me is Marshall has improved every year and his career is still on he upswing. Hill seems to have regressed.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marshall also has a much higher WHIP
I would say a Starting Pitcher is a more valuable asset to a team than a swing man. Yes, Marshall, I think, will ultimately have the better career and more value, but I think he is still unproven in the role he will probably end up in, a starting pitcher.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 8, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
take out the words "seems to have"
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 8, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just watched Zach and Miri make a porno
Who’s winning?
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 8, 2009 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
2-0 Cubs.
Was the movie any good?
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by Al on Mar 8, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Movie?
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 8, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jinx
Jinx I was about to say that.
I’m off to watch NU. Okay I’m always off but I’m going to go sit and enjoy an early dinner ( have a 7 am blood test tomorrow requiring a 14 hour fast) and watch the game.
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by cubstoseriesby100 on Mar 8, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad someone got it.
You’ll be a little late to see Nebraska – they are leading 8-1 in the eighth inning against Cal State Northridge or some other school :)
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 8, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And yes...
It was pretty good, though a little sappy
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 8, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And some people thought we should have traded Marshall instead of Hill for Roberts
oops, yeah I said it..
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 8, 2009 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Question for those who have gotten to watched ST so fare
How’s Bradley doing in RF?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 8, 2009 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is only his 2nd game in right field
and neither of the games have been televised.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's been a rare bird this spring
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by Emelie on Mar 8, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
coincidence?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 8, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, since only one Cub game in Arizona
has been televised, I would say yes, a coincidence.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marshall
Marshall is staking firm claim so far to the 5th starter spot.
I said last year we might be very happy with Hendry’s tenacity in holding onto him.
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by cubstoseriesby100 on Mar 8, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lil bit of a
scare for one of Dusty’s “horses”. Cueto turned his ankle on the way to cover 1st. He’s staying in though.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 8, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
speaking of Dusty
anyone else see him today on MLB saying he has been wanting a team of kids like he has now, and how this is his dream team to coach
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 8, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
I did not catch that. That’s great stuff.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 8, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he wanted a team that spent the most money?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i almost fell over
i thought I was watching MLB Network, not Comedy Central
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 8, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dusty has finally lost it.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saw that...
… almost fell out of my chair. IMO Dusty has a pretty solid team in Cinci and a GM who didn’t hire him. If the Reds continue to flounder Dusty will be out of a job, Dude!
by dmlichte on Mar 8, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dusty seems a little thin-skinned to me, a little over-zealous to prove his critics wrong.
Otherwise what was that absurd and unending stunt with Corey Patterson last year?
The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.
by DGU on Mar 8, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steve Phillips is "a bird fan"
Flip him one next time you see him. He’ll like it.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Mar 8, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I discovered how to avoid ESPN.
The MLB networkf eed is available on MLB.TV for all of the WBC games.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have such luxury
I’ll spring for it if I move from Chicago.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Mar 8, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vizcaino is walking the world,
think Lou is grinding his teeth?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
question...
… if Marshall and Heilman continue their solid springs do the Cubs consider keeping Harden back in Mesa for extended spring training? See if these starters can keep it up and perhaps take a longer look at a reliever like David Patton.
by dmlichte on Mar 8, 2009 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would like that idea
Honestly if you knew that the Cubs could win the division without Harden would it be horrible to DL him until late July? Start him a couple games in August and September. Then he will hopefully be in top form for the playoffs.
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by nji232 on Mar 8, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way.
What they COULD do, is skip a Harden turn or two during April & May when they have all the off days.
However, Harden says he pitches better in cooler weather — so maybe that’s the best time to let him go longer outings.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't go that far
I do think, though, that perhaps giving Harden a few less weeks of work at the start of the season may be a good game plan. I’d really like to see what the Cubs truly have in Heilman and Marshall. We like to assume that Marshall is a 4-5 inning starter, but he doesn’t have much of a track record. Heilman could pull a Dempster like 2008 if he were given a real chance to start… I don’t really know. But Harden will miss a stretch of games more than once this season and who knows what Heilman and Marshall could provide. IMO its time to find out.
by dmlichte on Mar 8, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well we all agree that Harden needs lots of time off
I just don’t want to get to October again and have Harden pitching at 70%. I sure as hell don’t trust him to make more than 20 starts,
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by nji232 on Mar 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stick with my idea of
Heilman and Marshall splitting a game weekly, giving the bullpen the day off.
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 9, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how well does patton hafta pitch
for hendry to consider keeping him around?
the last pitcher doesn’t pitch that much anyway
by tim815 on Mar 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it may hinge on Angel Guzman.
He’s out of options.
Do you think the Cubs could sneak Guzman through waivers to send him to the minors? I would doubt it but the Rays snuck Balfour through waivers last year so you never know.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
someone would grab him
not sure why teams that whine for pitching don’t bring in guys off of waivers more often. sure they suck, usually. but if it works, it’s cheap.
if your pen is horrible, why not bring in competition? (think rangers early 2000’s or pirates now)
by tim815 on Mar 8, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In that other game....
Home Run for the Dominican’s…
5-0 against Panama, Bottom 4
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 8, 2009 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice pitching the last two innings by Ascanio & Cotts.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 8, 2009 5:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did my page die
Or has nothing happened in 10 minujtes?
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 8, 2009 5:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
everyone riveted on
duke/north carolina?
by tim815 on Mar 8, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why watch that crap when baseball is on?
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 8, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for your time Hart, here's your ticket to Des Moines
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 8, 2009 5:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
more like Tennessee
"No enemy is more dangerous, than the enemy that has nothing to lose." Mark Grace
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Mar 8, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe Dayton?
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 8, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he meant Daytona.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the HELL was the throwing??
Beach balls???? 4 er in .2 innings… wow. Pro.
by lswaidz on Mar 8, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget to take
Vizcaino and Fox with you.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on Mar 8, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Left Fielder Mark Derosa from the Cubs….
I wish :(
V.ery D.elusional N.incompoop
Until I think of something better :D
by Rudey on Mar 8, 2009 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss DeRo already
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
by Emelie on Mar 8, 2009 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We all do.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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