Going Again For A Series Win: Cubs vs. Reds Preview, Sunday 8/29, 12:10 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 29, 2010 10:30 AM CDT
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PrintThe Cubs have not played well against the Reds this year, going 4-11, and have not won a series against them in Cincinnati in more than a year (since they took two of three from August 3-5, 2009).
They've got the chance to do that this afternoon. It does look very much like the Reds are going to win the NL Central; obviously, with more than a month remaining in the season, the Cardinals, who trail by four games, still have a good shot at overtaking Cincinnati. But St. Louis, somehow, doesn't seem to have what they had last year when they won the division with 91 victories.
Today is the final game of the year between the Cubs and Reds -- but the Cubs may still have a say in who wins the division, because they've got six games remaining with the Cardinals in September.
Speaking of Kosuke Fukudome, as we were in the recap of last night's game, he is now hitting .273/.378/.447, clearly having the best year of his three-year MLB career. Do you think he's figured things out and would be valuable to keep next year? Or is he increasing his trade value to the point where the Cubs could get someone else to take his contract?
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Travis Wood has made ten major league starts. Two of them have been against the Cubs, including his major league debut on July 1 at Wrigley Field. The league appears to have begun to figure him out; after he posted a 2.87 ERA in six July starts, he has a 4.18 ERA in four so far this month. He got pounded hard in his last outing against the Giants; let's hope the Cubs can keep that up today. Jeff Baker, who leads off today, is the only Cub to homer off him.
Since he had a horrific ML debut relief appearance against the Brewers, Casey Coleman has a 3.24 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in three other relief outings and two starts. He threw very well in his last start vs. the Nationals and picked up his first ML win. Today will be his first start against the Reds, but he did throw three innings of relief against them on August 8 at Wrigley Field, allowing two runs in three innings.
Cubs lineup via tweet from CubsInsider:
#Cubs lineup @ #Reds (8/29): Baker 2B, Castro SS, Byrd CF, Ramirez 3B, Nady 1B, Soriano LF, Soto C, Fukudome RF, Coleman P
Reds lineup via tweet from the official Reds Twitter account:
8/29 Reds Lineup Stubbs CF Valaika 2B Votto 1B Rolen 3B Bruce RF Heisey LF Hernandez C Janish SS Travis Wood P
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Today's first pitch thread will be up at noon CDT, and the overflows will post at 1:15 pm, 2:15 pm and 3 pm CDT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Kosuke
We should trade him while he has value. I don’t see him in the Cubby rebuild
We'll be all right if we can just get back on the expressway.-Elwood
I don’t see Fukudome in the Cubby rebuild either. He hasn’t been as bad as the sports media has made him out to be. But, considering how much money the Cubs spent and how much hype he received when he arrived here, he’s been a disappointment.
by jeffmills1972 on Aug 29, 2010 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Caption:
“Okay, DeWitt, I know it hurts, but the helmet can be removed via surgery.”
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
Mount Washington conquered July 5, 2010! State high point count: 3/50
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 29, 2010 10:38 AM CDT reply actions
Why not see if DeWitt can hit LHP instead of starting Baker?
And, 12 more wins for the Reds will net me a Big Gulp in 2011.
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2010/6/4/1502326/all-purpose-all-encompassing-when#39130582
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 29, 2010 10:38 AM CDT reply actions
Ni hao!
Ni hao ma?
Good point, it’s worth a try, starting Baker against LHP. So why not do it?
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
Mount Washington conquered July 5, 2010! State high point count: 3/50
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 29, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Wo ye hen hao, xie xie ni.
Ni hao ma?
I think you mean DeWitt, but yeah – Baker’s not the future of the Cubs.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 29, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Wo ye hen hao, xiexie.
And yes, I did mean DeWitt starting against LHP.
Misread, sorry.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
Mount Washington conquered July 5, 2010! State high point count: 3/50
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 29, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Huh.
You’re right about the 12 more wins. It does appear that the Reds will win more than 86. Surprising to me, and likely to others, too.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
FWIW
I thought the Cubs would win more than 76…
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 29, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Trade Dome while he has some value.....That he has done better when it does not matter is no reason to keep him next year.
If Hendry gets an offer to that does not require us to pay his entire salary by the deadline, he would be an idiot not to take it.
I am also not sure why Nady would start at all after Sept, 1.
+1
Kosuke is a corner OF with a 1.6 WAR (per Fangraphs) – he’s not worth an 8-figure salary. He won’t be here past 2011, so if we can get anything for him now, let’s do it.
by Jody Jody Davis on Aug 29, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
remember milton - and all the calls to dump him even if it meant paying to do it
I still have faith in kosuke’s being a valuable part of next year’s team and/or jimmy’s ability to get rid of him without having to pay to do it. Just hate to see next year’s $‘s spent now (in the case that he is traded and they agree to pay some of next year’s contract) – why not wait?
Can you imagine having Bradley this season too?
His .205 avg would have been awesome! We probably don’t have Byrd either.
Whatever got him away was worth it….
Then again, we probably could have finished in 5th with or without him….
Dome has all the intangibles going for him..
strong defensively, can play all OF positions, can handle the bat, smart baserunner…
I don’t think you’d get value for trading him at his price, but I don’t see why Dome couldn’t be a capable 4th OF next year until (hopefully) Brett Jackson is ready for the big club.
Only I’d run that “4th OF” notion past his representatives early in the off season to gauge whether Kosuke would possibly prefer a return to Japan. I don’t see him on the team in 2012.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 29, 2010 10:54 AM CDT reply actions
Please pitch well today Casey
and let’s score more runs than they do. :)
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
First pitch thread must
have gotten lost.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Sure looks like it - Go Cubs
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
"Musta got lost, musta got lost, musta got lost somewhere down the line..."
I sense a rock-n-roll game thread coming…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Shall I start an ersatz first thread?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
then I won't
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Why, thank you! That was quick. I was told it would be a 45-minute wait.
Writing quality posts since 1931.
Do we get to sit near the combo?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Well, not exactly working the pitch count...
but works for me.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 29, 2010 12:11 PM CDT reply actions
That was like a poor bunt
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Castro looks like he's trying to pull everything
get another chance, play some hit & run with him.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 29, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
That was lucky - I'll take it!
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
very lucky
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Attempted TOOTBLAN is only a misdemeanor.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 29, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
ans he's a minor
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Trip-over-the-base-almost-BLAN?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Bases clogging club...
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Quick - get a dugout shot of Dusty! Is that toothpick going a mile a minute?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Nady & GS - please... please... please... please... please...
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
That would be awesome
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Mist - Nady you doin' it wrong
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Soriano vs a lefty
C’mon… big bucks!
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 29, 2010 12:21 PM CDT reply actions
Guess hack hitting...
a) GS
b) base hit
c) fly out
d) ground out
e) K
f ) BB
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
::sigh::
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Mist...
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
First pitch thread...
… going up now. Sorry — forgot it today.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
JUMP
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
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