Cubs vs. Pirates, 23 May 2008
by Charlie
on May 23, 2008 5:19 PM EDT
Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Carlos Zambrano vs. Zach Duke, 7:05 PM. Here's the box.
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So far this season...
The 2008 season is a little under two months old, but the Pirates and Cubs are already meeting for the 10th time in 48 games on Friday. The Cubs are enjoying the close encounter the most, dominating the series between the two teams with an 8-1 record and a 69-38 advantage in runs scored.
From the MLB preview.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 5:40 PM EDT 0 recs
Also, for fun...
if you click on the MLB preview link above and scroll down, you see the following information in table form…
The Cubs only have 2 hitters hitting below .200 against Duke in his career, and they are Jim Edmonda (0-8) & Kosuke Fukudome (1-6 on the season/in his career). Henry Blanco is at .200 exactly (1-5). Mark DeRosa is at .267 in 15 at-bats. No one else is below .300 against Duke. Fontenot & Hoffpauir have never faced Duke.
On the other hand, against Zambrano, Chavez is 0-3 in his career. Bautista is hitting .077 in 13 ABs. one-pitch out is hitting .500, but that’s in 2 ABs. Eye Chart is 1-1 in his career. Oh, and Ronny Paulino? 16 ABs, and a .063 average. Sanchez is just above .200 (.207) in 29 at-bats. Rivas, Michaels & CGz have never faced Z.
Just FYI (and because I’m bored).
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 5:49 PM EDT 0 recs
For the Cubbies
LF Soriano
SS Theriot
1 Lee
3 A-Ram
C Soto
2 Cedeno
RF DeRosa
CF Johnson
P Zambrano
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 5:50 PM EDT 0 recs
For the Buccos
2 Sanchez
CF Nate
LF Jason-ity
1 Black Hole
RF X-Man
3 Eye Chart
C Paulino
SS CGz
P Duke
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 5:51 PM EDT 0 recs
Agreed.
I’ll suffer the occasional defensive lapse if it means the .170 hitting one-pitch out sits.
by Hitman Easler on
May 23, 2008 6:45 PM EDT
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I'll keep beating the drum...
Freddy is not a lead-off hitter JR!
by Hitman Easler on May 23, 2008 6:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Who is?
I’d say McLouth outgrew his leadoff spot. Third is where he belongs.
by Bad Andy on
May 23, 2008 6:38 PM EDT
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But he isn't hitting 3rd
and we don’t have a #2 hitter either.
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by UtesFan89 on
May 23, 2008 6:40 PM EDT
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If it were me I'd try Bay or move Nate back...
Freddy never walks, his OBP sucks and if he isn’t hitting over .300 it makes no sense to lead him off.
by Hitman Easler on
May 23, 2008 6:42 PM EDT
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Can we just
shoot Soriano in the face?
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Instead Derrek Lee hits a ball that bounces off Nady’s face.
by Charlie on
May 23, 2008 7:13 PM EDT
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Already down 1.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 7:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Looking ugly.
And we’re only in the top of the 1st.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 7:15 PM EDT 0 recs
It's gonna be a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooong night
predicting the final to be 11-2
by Bad Andy on May 23, 2008 7:17 PM EDT 0 recs
The 11
is from the Buccos, right?
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by UtesFan89 on
May 23, 2008 7:19 PM EDT
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We need a 3rd baseman.
Lets go sign a vet that can actually play 3rd base.
No need to put off on it… not like Eye Chart is the 3rd baseman of the future or anything.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 7:21 PM EDT 0 recs
Nice
only gave up 2 runs in the first.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 7:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Black Hole
Infield ground out.
Shocking…
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs
Following up on my Paulino comment yesterday
instead of LaRoche batting, just let him select a fielder and go ahead and throw it to him. What’s the difference?
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:29 PM EDT 0 recs
I can't believe
that I left my favorite bar early to watch this crapola.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on
May 23, 2008 7:30 PM EDT
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It's never too late
to go back. Numbs the pain at least.
by Bad Andy on
May 23, 2008 7:37 PM EDT
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Our starters....
give up more hits than ….well….i don’t know….
by Hitman Easler on May 23, 2008 7:32 PM EDT 0 recs
Seriously.
We’re the worst freaking baseball team ever. I hate this.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:33 PM EDT 0 recs
God.
11 seems like a pessimistic bet for how many runs they’ll score.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 7:33 PM EDT 0 recs
I don't understand this
they claim we “drill fundamentals” all the time in practice, but we look like my younger brother’s t-ball team sometimes. I wish they would just admit that we don’t have very much inherent talent.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:35 PM EDT 0 recs
I guess my question is
how can you suck so freaking hard, yet be a “professional” team?
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on
May 23, 2008 7:36 PM EDT
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What happened with the
Theriot at bat?
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 7:36 PM EDT 0 recs
Ah, okay.
I hate how it slows down at times.
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by UtesFan89 on
May 23, 2008 7:38 PM EDT
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Gameday...
Theriot reaches on a force attempt, missed catch error by Unknown (0), assist to pitcher Zach Duke.
WTF?
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by UtesFan89 on
May 23, 2008 7:37 PM EDT
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Duke threw a slider to Gomez
and Gomez pulled a Paulino…letting it go off the end of his glove.
by Thunder on May 23, 2008 7:38 PM EDT 0 recs
Even Gomez
has the dreadful SS E-itis. At least he can rake off the bench.
by Bad Andy on
May 23, 2008 7:39 PM EDT
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Just seeing Paulino's name at this point
causes rage to swell in me.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:40 PM EDT 0 recs
Hell
at this point, let’s let Bob Walk pitch again…
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:41 PM EDT 0 recs
Man...
Bucs look like Slippery Rock vs. Ohio State when we play the stinking Cubs.
by Hitman Easler on May 23, 2008 7:43 PM EDT 0 recs
Guess its a good thing Gorzo isn't pitching this weekend
ERA of 17 versus the Cubs and less than 3 against anyone else. Simple…isn’t it…JR…just don’t throw Gorzo against the Cubs anymore.
by Thunder on May 23, 2008 7:43 PM EDT 0 recs
If we lose this game
I’m throwing out my favorite Pirates hat.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:44 PM EDT 0 recs
Argh.
Okay… i’m outta here… enjoy the suck!
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:49 PM EDT 0 recs
Well Duke pitched a scoreless inning
That’s a start :P
by Bad Andy on May 23, 2008 7:52 PM EDT 0 recs
Imagine
If they would spend as much money on pitching as they did Bobbleheads for our pathetic franchise. We would be awesome. Ugh.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:57 PM EDT 0 recs
Oh, hey Cubs,
welcome to PNC Park… enjoy your 3 automatic wins!
Seriously, I’m out. I can’t take this tonight. Somehow, being drunk has made it worse.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 7:58 PM EDT 0 recs
Duke looks at 8 pitches in his at bat
Freddy and Nate 4 pitches…combined.
by Thunder on May 23, 2008 8:00 PM EDT 0 recs
OMG A STRIKEOUT
CALL THE PRESIDENT!
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 8:06 PM EDT 0 recs
How could it be much worse?
Other than having Matt Morris pitch, and Rivas play SS.
by Thunder on
May 23, 2008 8:08 PM EDT
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Lincoln starts at Hickory tonight...
3 solid innings so far.
by Hitman Easler on May 23, 2008 8:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Oh Russell
Just go ahead and roll over and play dead like you’ve done all season…
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 8:11 PM EDT 0 recs
Black Hole.
Stop sucking.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 8:15 PM EDT 0 recs
X-Man Ks too.
Dang.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 8:17 PM EDT 0 recs
Wasted lead-off triple.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 8:21 PM EDT 0 recs
the fans can't even get it right
guy is wearing a pirates jacket. He wants a $10 baseball so bad that he interferes with a ball in play. Basically, one of 2 things was going to happen…it was going out for a home run…or it hits the padding at the top of the wall…bounces back over Johnson’s head and Bay gets an inside the parker.
by Thunder on May 23, 2008 8:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Burnett in
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 8:23 PM EDT 0 recs
THROW STRIKES GET AN OUT UGHHHHH!!!!!! ALSJF;LAJFLA;
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 8:24 PM EDT 0 recs
I’d be fired if I did my job like this.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on
May 23, 2008 8:26 PM EDT
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Maybe I am thinking too much...
but why not bring in Salas with the Cubs lineup stacked with righties?
by Hitman Easler on May 23, 2008 8:26 PM EDT 0 recs
You've got to be kidding me.
I’m canceling my mlb.tv account.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 23, 2008 8:30 PM EDT 0 recs
lol
Carlos Zambrano is 3-3 with a RBI and a run scored.
Every Cub except Soto has a hit.
The only Buc with a hit is Bay.
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by UtesFan89 on May 23, 2008 8:33 PM EDT 0 recs
If Russell is ever going to flip a buffet table
it needs to be tonight.
by Thunder on May 23, 2008 8:34 PM EDT 0 recs
too bad
the pg just ran an article today about how calm JR is…
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on
May 23, 2008 8:35 PM EDT
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And look
how much good it’s doing. they are still doing too many stupid things. A physical error is one thing…but they are making too many mental errors on top of them. He needs to get mad once in a while.
by Thunder on
May 23, 2008 8:44 PM EDT
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