Keep The Winning Streak Going: Cubs vs. Reds Preview, Friday 9/11, 1:20 CT
by Al on Sep 11, 2009 9:30 AM CDT
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Since the Cubs last faced the Reds in Cincinnati on August 5, the Reds are 17-16. That sounds decent, but they have been an extremely streaky team. Starting on August 14, the Reds: lost five straight, then won one, lost two, won five, lost two, won seven, and lost four, their current streak (a four-game sweep at the hands of the Rockies). The seven-game winning streak -- two games longer than the Cubs' longest of the year -- includes a four-game sweep of the Pirates.
So, it should be time for the Cubs to extend that four-game Cincinnati losing streak to seven, to match their previous win streak. (And give the Cubs their longest winning streak of the year, too.)
Bruce Miles today tackles three topics we've discussed here at length recently: the futures of Jeff Baker, Milton Bradley and Carlos Marmol. Bruce correctly sums up what Jim and Lou did to ruin this year's bullpen (and without even mentioning Kevin Gregg):
If Jim Hendry is guilty of anything over the years when it comes to his bullpen, it's overthinking things and overpaying for veteran arms. Field manager Lou Piniella had a hand in things last off-season, when he basically ran Michael Wuertz out of town and Hendry traded for old favorite Aaron Heilman.
Wuertz, for whom the Cubs have nothing to show, is 6-1 with a 3.00 ERA and a tidy WHIP (walks plus hits per 1 inning pitched) of 1.01 with Oakland. Heilman is 2-3 with a 4.35 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP.
For next season, the Cubs ought to focus within. Keep Marmol the closer, let Angel Guzman set up and re-sign lefty John Grabow, who has been effective since his trade from Pittsburgh. Promote from within, and you might get the job done at a fraction of what it has cost the Cubs over the years for mediocrity and worse.
Beyond Guzman, Grabow and Marmol, the Cubs have a large number of good arms at Triple-A, many of whom we've seen this year (Justin Berg, Jeff Stevens, Esmailin Caridad) and at least two we haven't, but who will be in the Arizona Fall League (Andrew Cashner, John Gaub). AFL players are often on the fast track to the majors. It seems to me that you could put together a pretty decent major league bullpen out of some of those arms, rather than overpaying for mediocre veteran middle relievers. And closers, too; Gregg joins a long list of failed veteran acquired closers for the Cubs (Dave Smith, Doug Jones, Mel Rojas -- need I go on?).
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Today's game is a rematch of the August 5 game in Cincinnati where the Cubs failed to show up. Oh, they were there in body, but let Justin Lehr throw a four-hit shutout. Since then Lehr has been -- not so good, going 3-1 in five starts, but with a 5.58 ERA. That's the guy the Cubs need to pound today. He's walked 19 and struck out 16 in 44.2 innings, so patience at the plate today should help.
Rich Harden threw well enough on August 5 -- two earned runs in six innings. Playing at Wrigley, where the Cubs swept the Reds in July, should help. Harden threw one of those games, on July 26, allowing the Reds only one hit in six innings, a solo HR by Joey Votto. That's the only career hit Votto has had off Harden in 10 AB.
TV today is WGN, plus FSN Ohio (which means EI viewers get to hear the Brennamans. Turn the sound off). For other games today see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Please visit our SB Nation Reds site Red Reporter.
Once again, just two overflow threads today -- 2:30 and 3:30 pm CDT. If there's a need for another one, please post as a FanShot.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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This is posted awfully early! Now I have something to do other than staring at a wall.
Bruce Miles couldn’t be more right. It’s unbelievable how Wuertz and “Stevie Ire” have found success in other teams after Lou put them in his doghouse.
With that in mind, Jake Fox and Mike Fontenot will thrive in different teams next season.
by chilango2 on Sep 11, 2009 9:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Even Bob Howry has had a good year this year for the Giants.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 11, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been my impression from following Twitter, though...
…that Giants fans still detest him.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget about Dave Aardsma
I wonder if he was on Piniella’s doghouse too.
by chilango2 on Sep 11, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a heck of a doghouse if he were there.
He was traded to the White Sox on November 16, 2006 — only four weeks after Lou was hired.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 11, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Little known fact: Lou's doghouse is also a time machine.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Set the machine Peabody, to 9/15/08
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Sep 11, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For
Neil Cotts. But Aardsma wasn’t very good at all until this season…and predictably has a very good chance to return to normalcy in 2010.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Sep 11, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I buy the revert to the mean argument with most players.
However, a young relief pitcher with three digit heat can still learn to pitch, vary speeds and locations to make that heater more effective. If Aasrdsma has continued to develop, he may be devestating and not revert.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Sep 11, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Fox and Fontenot will probably have success with other teams
It seems to me that the guy who needs to go most is the one putting effective players in the doghouse. I could understand giving Fontenot the boot, though this is mostly on the focus on developing your infield depth. Jake Fox is more of a mystery to me, but what can you do? Piniella makes more money than them and he’s established. It’s almost baffling to see the decision making here.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Sep 11, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But what has Fontenot done to earn playing time next season?
Make any excuse you want, he hasn’t been a good hitter this season. He really only plays one position, and it happens to be the most filled position on the team.
Fox is another story. He plays four positions (five if you count catcher). Now he plays all of them very poorly, and could never be anywhere but left full time (that would be a stretch IMO), but his bat is good enough where he’s good insurance for Aramis’ annual 15-day DL stint.
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
by nji232 on Sep 11, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not really bashing the idea of a Fontenot move
I like Fontenot, but he won’t fit into any 2010 infield scheme for the Cubs.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Sep 11, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dare we separate him
from his LSU brother, Theriot? Will The Riot’s production numbers plummet if his fellow ’don’t pronounce the T’ double-play Tiger, disappears?
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
by HawkVision on Sep 11, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I'm definitely on board with Bruce's take on the bullpen.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will give...
a very slight devil’s advocate position. Before I do, let me say that I support the method that Miles and Al have put forth for the ’pen.
That said, if the Cubs went with a youth movement in the pen and ended up constantly shuttling the last two or three spots between guys back and forth to Iowa, many of the fans (maybe not as many BCBers) would scream “why didn’t you get a proven guy(s)??”
Here is my ’pen for 2010:
CL: Marmol
SU: Guzman & Grabow (most expensive guy in ’pen?)
Middle: Marshall OR Gorzo (thinking one is in the rotation if/when Harden signs elsewhere), Stevens (I think he is the most ready), and one more Iowa guy (Atkins, Berg, Diamond, Patton, Gaub)
Long: this is where I would slightly differ. I would like to see the Cubs pick up a veteran former starter to serve as an innings eater and mentor in the pen. Basically a guy to be used how Lieber was SUPPOSED to be used in previous years. Not an expensive guy… but a veteran presence in what would otherwise be a very young ’pen.
by fsuapollo on Sep 11, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never had a problem with Wuertz
Guzman is a stud and Marmol has a bright future if his command continues to improve. I’m OK with losing Fox and Fontenot as long as we get something in return that can help us win NOW. It’s all about finding the right talent mix to do damage in the playoffs.
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
by DKT on Sep 11, 2009 9:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking
Was the Wuertz trade possibly a “make good” for the fact that Gallagher came up injured soon after he arrived in Oakland? Maybe Hendry felt he owed Beane something to keep good relations.
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
by zambranofan on Sep 11, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hm, I suppose that's possible.
Seems more likely, though, that Lou was so unimpressed by Wuertz that he indicated to Hendry that Michael should be sent packing.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There should have been...
…nothing stopping Hendry if he felt differently about Wuertz to keep him on the club. After all, that’s his job.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 11, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree...
…but he may lean heavily on manager/coaching staff input for stuff like that. I get the feeling that Hendry sees certain players as simply having “run their course” with the organization. In some cases, like Ronny Cedeno, it’s fine. In others, I wish he’d look a little closer at the numbers. Wuertz had shown a fairly consistent ability to strike out major league hitters.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's all on Hendry...
…to make good decisions on keeping or launching players. The manager is one opinion, and then you have several others in the organization giving their opinion to Hendry as well. At the end of the day, it’s Hendry’s job to digest everything and make the final call.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 11, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
Teams don’t do that. What it might have been is that the Cubs needed to open a roster space (which if my memory is right, was indeed the case) and Henry offered Wuertz to the A’s first because he gets along really well with Billy Beane and vice versa.
by Josh77 on Sep 11, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why did they need to open a roster spot?
They still only have 39 on it.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We keep an empty one in remembrance of DeRosa.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 11, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was Miles . . . ?
The empty spot, that is . . .
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a difference between emptiness and a vacuum.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 11, 2009 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying nature abhorrs Aaron Miles?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure they do
They may not call it that, but there are precedents even with the Cubs. For example, signing Henry Blanco from the Twins before they had to decide on offering him arbitration, which helped the Twins make up for the minor leaguer they thought they were getting in the Nomar trade.
That’s HOW you “get along really well.”
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
by zambranofan on Sep 11, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please don't go on
If it was any other organization then the Cubs, Hendry and Piniella would be out of jobs after the year.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
by propheteer on Sep 11, 2009 9:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll go one better...
…and say it was a perfect storm that kept Hendry here after two dissappointing years in 05 and 06. Once the rumors starting flying about the team being on the block, the Cubs had to fill the President role internally (McDonough), and he was not going to be able to bring in a new GM from the outside (worth a damn) because of the sale rumors.
If the Trib didn’t plan to sell the club, it’s very unlikely McDonough would have been put in the president role once McPhail was gone. They would have gone outside and brought someone in, who in turn would have most likely brought in their own GM.
This whole things has just been magnified over the last several years.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 11, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed
Then the economy went in the tank, effectively preventing the transfer of power to the new owner this season. You really can’t script this. The Chicago Cubs are a real world example of Murphy’s Law.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Sep 11, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Padres
have had a far more disappointing season the past two years than the Cubs, yet Sandy Alderson and Bud Black appear set to return next season.
So I really can’t agree with your premise.
by Josh77 on Sep 11, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're comparing the Padres to the Cubs?
There couldn’t be more differences between the two. One team is/was on the verge of a WS title, while the other doesn’t have the ability to field a competitive team in recent memory. Not even the best manager and GM in the entire league could do anything about the mess that is the Padres. It’s like comparing the Yanks to the A’s.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
by propheteer on Sep 11, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Padres were in the WS back in '98
Just sayin’
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on Sep 11, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends how you define "recent."
Padres made the playoffs in ’05 and ’06, and they had a winning season in ’07.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
but kind of irrelevent cause the Cubs are expected to win and have a big payroll, while the Padres aren’t and don’t.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
by propheteer on Sep 11, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is Aaron Miles in that article?
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 11, 2009 9:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ignored.
As he should be.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 11, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, Bruce probably should've given Hendry...
…a slap on the wrist for the Miles acquisition. Ha, that sounds funny cuz of their names and stuff.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is there, but is just too short for you to see him....
by JB 23 on Sep 11, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can see him
But he just runs around in circles trying to find first base.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Sep 11, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's more like a circle from first base back to the dugout
after another groundout to second or pop out to left.
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
by nji232 on Sep 11, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Cubs,
Please win this one for me on my birthday!
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 11, 2009 9:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Happy B-Day, VCFan.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
by sue369 on Sep 11, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Happy Birthday!
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 11, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget the closer at Iowa
Blake Parker.
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
by zambranofan on Sep 11, 2009 10:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Since today the lineup needs patience with Lehr
I really hope Lou has Bradley hitting second. Even when the rest of the lineup goes swing happy (Ryan Theriot) Milton can sit there and take some pitches. The rest of the team needs to see somebody do it.
Freaking Lehr is the definition of Cub-killing pitcher. For once I would like to see us pound the crap out of a junkballer.
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
by nji232 on Sep 11, 2009 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The wind is blowing out today
It could be a massacre if the Cubs wait him out a bit. I ain’t holdin’ my breath…
by chilango2 on Sep 11, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it is patience you want
Fuld should be hitting lead off ( if the wrist is better).
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 11, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is so close to a haiku that I feel the need to make it one
If you want patience
Fuld should be hitting lead off
If his wrist allows
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. Sam totally clogs the bases
He has 16 walks to 12 strikeouts in 75 career AB. Not too shabby. ( His minor league numbers were similar).
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 11, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm hearing the start of a parody song in there somewhere.
Lou hates the strikeouts, makes him crabby
Fuld has more walks than strikeouts, not too shabby
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Sep 11, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking at B-R preview for the game
The Best,Middle,Worst rankings include Aaron Miles as the worst in BA, OBP, SLG, and OPS. Mercy.
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
by nji232 on Sep 11, 2009 10:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Besides...
He already got his hit for September already
"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano
by shifafaontheside on Sep 11, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When did he get a hit?!?!?! I missed it!!
by chilango2 on Sep 11, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wednesday
Raised his avg to a scorching .180
"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano
by shifafaontheside on Sep 11, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How in God's name is he hitting .180?
He’s had two hits in two months. I hate him with a rage reserved only for Neifi.
by chilango2 on Sep 11, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see our old buddy Corey Patterson doing so well
He’s 2 for 22 this year with 10 Ks.
At least Miles isn’t getting the paying time Dusty used to give him
"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano
by shifafaontheside on Sep 11, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"paying time"
I like it.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Sep 11, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How's that for a Freudian slip
Really… I meant to type playing
"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano
by shifafaontheside on Sep 11, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what's even more shocking about Corey Patterson?
HE’S BEEN BATTING LEADOFF! No, seriously, look here.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hawk?
You can keepMilesindugout…eeeeeeeYES!!!
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's going to win the Triple Crown of Crappiness!
by Jody Jody Davis on Sep 11, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aaron Miles: The Anti-Pujols
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"He says
hello when he leaves, goodbye when he arrives."
“Wouldn’t it be bad-bye?”
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
by HawkVision on Sep 11, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or bad sell
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any conspiracy theorists out there might believe
the Cardinals pay him bonus ‘under the table’ (if you will) cash for coming to the Cubs, and playing like ultra-pure buzz-killing crap.
“Great job on that inning killer 6-4-3 today Aaron…here’s an extra $500.”
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
by HawkVision on Sep 11, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Damn you, LaRussa!!!!"
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So is the Hardin curse officially over?
After all – day games a Wrigley have not been good him this year?
"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano
by shifafaontheside on Sep 11, 2009 10:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Al,
What happened to the pack of photos that you normally attach to your posts? I’ve only been seeing a single photo for each one. Someone finally get that bill from Getty?
by Damen Jackson on Sep 11, 2009 10:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You mean the photos that David used to take?
Now that we have the deal with AP, that’s all I can use, just the one.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 12, 2009 6:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is the lineup for today out yet?
"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano
by shifafaontheside on Sep 11, 2009 10:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Because the Reds beat reporters are better than ours, here's the Reds lineup:
Stubbs 8,
Janish 6,
Votto 3,
Phillips 4,
Rolen 5,
Gomes 7,
Balentien McDonald 9,
Tatum 2,
Lehr 1.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That August 5 game lost to Lehr
was really a turning point. It was the end of the “hottest team in baseball after the ASB” run that had moved the Cubs into first place. It was just one game, but…
by ChipSet on Sep 11, 2009 12:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck today Rich!
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
by sue369 on Sep 11, 2009 12:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lineup is on ESPN
but too tired to redo. Here is link
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290911116
Hoff in LF, Dome leading off, Baker at 2nd and Soto catching .
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 11, 2009 12:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kosuke and Bradley hitting 1-2 again
Lou goes back to the lineup that worked!
by Jody Jody Davis on Sep 11, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that it doesn't matter of course.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 11, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just in time too!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 11, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank Micah.
Sadly, it’s all about the left-handed bat in the middle of the order.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Soriano could learn to bat left-handed for next year
It’s not like he could be much worse than he was this year.
by Jody Jody Davis on Sep 11, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a bad idea.
Maybe he’d be better at laying off outside pitches if he was on the other side of the plate.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All those pitches he flails at now?
They’d be hitting him in the ankle.
by Jody Jody Davis on Sep 11, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's still a strike if you swing . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then send him up in the LH batters box with no bat
by Jody Jody Davis on Sep 11, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he mimes swinging, is it a strike when the hands come around?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Sep 11, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guess-miming hack
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mimed booing hurts less.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least he'd have longer at-bats if he was trapped in the box
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 11, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hop, skip and...
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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