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Cubs vs. Pirates, 26 August 2008

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, Aug 26, 2008 7:05 PM EDT


Carlos Zambrano vs. Ian Snell, 7:05.

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Lineup courtesy of P-G
Pirates’ lineup: 1. Nyjer Morgan LF. 2. Nate McLouth CF. 3. Ryan Doumit C. 4. Adam LaRoche 1B. 5. Brandon Moss RF. 6. Doug Mientkiewicz 3B. 7. Freddy Sanchez 2B. 8. Jack Wilson SS. 9. Snell.

Cubs’ lineup: 1. Alfonso Soriano LF. 2. Ryan Theriot SS. 3. Derrek Lee 1B. 4. Aramis Ramirez 3B. 5. Jim Edmonds CF. 6. Mark DeRosa 2B. 7. Kosuke Fukudome RF. 8. Geovany Soto C. 9. Zambrano.

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 26, 2008 6:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice escape

less than 20 pitches too….hurray!

by Hitman Easler on Aug 26, 2008 7:16 PM EDT reply actions  

take third now

make zambrano’s head explode

by Spooner on Aug 26, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Nyjer vs. Michaels

I know you all would rather see Pearce than either of them, but which one would you rather have playing right now?

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 26, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Given that choice

I have no problem with a platoon.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 26, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wonder if Minky

can get under Z’s skin as well as he can the Big Unit?

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Snell is pitching inside tonight!

And it’s resulting in strikeouts, holy crap!

by camoseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

He's also

up in the strike zone most of the time.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Snell

is going to get crushed if he keeps leaving balls up like this. Strike Three on Lee should have been hit about 400 feet

by patmeares on Aug 26, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Zambrano

should bat clean-up. .361 with 4 homers only hitting every fifth day

by patmeares on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply actions  

58 pitches through 3 innings

looks like bullpen for the 6th inning.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 8:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Not very good for Snell there,

Two awful looking breaking balls that missed high and away, he also missed with his fastball twice

by houksyndrome on Aug 26, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions  

bullpen is going

to be in the game earlier than anticipated.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy crap

its just the end of the 4th inning.

SLOOOOOW game

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 26, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Hell just froze over...

Freddy walks for the first time since June 15th.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Streak ends at 204

consecutive plate appearances without a walk by Freddy.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow

The Lite Bucs chase Zambrano after 4 and a third. Men on second and third with one out.

by shayborg on Aug 26, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions  

i can't believe

the Pirates haven’t already rolled over

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 26, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions  

no matter how bad

this team looks…and is…the one thing they won’t do is roll over

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 26, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nyjer Morgan

Gets the softest looking hits ever. Seriously, how did he manage to get 15 bloops to fall in?

by shayborg on Aug 26, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Two outs, tie game, runner at third,

best hitter at the plate…does Cotts really think Morgan is going to run here?

by DITO on Aug 26, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn it

Right to Lee guarding the lines…

by shayborg on Aug 26, 2008 9:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Soriano

love his little hop step , especially when he flubs one

by Hitman Easler on Aug 26, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions  

HOLY COW

got home just in time!

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 26, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

w00000000000000000000000t

Eyechart strikes again, and even does a little showing off for the cameras! Piniella goes almost out to the mound but then comes back…

by shayborg on Aug 26, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Soriano

makes Moss look like a good outfielder

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 26, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions  

GAH

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 26, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions  

insurance

Whoo!

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 26, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

People are going to cite that bunt as evidence

that Nyjer Morgan is good for the rest of the season, and it is going to get really annoying.

by DITO on Aug 26, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

People like me

Will simply remind them what he did after he reached.

by matskralc on Aug 26, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nobody out,

Nate up…don’t like him running there.

by DITO on Aug 26, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Nyjer Morgan

makes the baby jesus cry.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 26, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

JESUS CHRIST

How do you steal 44 bags in the minors and still not learn how to slide???

by shayborg on Aug 26, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

When you start a head first slide

4 feet from the bag…you are going to overslide almost every time.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

This really needed to be Capps here

The good part of the lineup is coming up THIS inning not NEXT inning. But gee, he’s the closer, he can’t pitch NOW!

by matskralc on Aug 26, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

what, is this

4 fucking walks?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 26, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Russell better have a really F*$%&ing good reason for not bringing in Capps for this inning. Something along the lines of “HE’S DEAD”.

by matskralc on Aug 26, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions  

MY GOD

so now this MORON is going to bring Sean Burnett into the game. Oh, this ought to be just GRAND.

by matskralc on Aug 26, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions  

You think you're pissed, Hansen?

The rest of us didn’t get paid more money than we’ll ever see in our lives to watch that.

by matskralc on Aug 26, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply actions  

This most disturbing thing about the Hansen performance was how it looked like he really didn’t have an interest in throwing a strike at all. There was this very weird ineveitability to the whole thing. Kind of like, “I am just going to throw the ball any dang place until I get taken out of the game”. That piece of $#%^ performance really put a sour taste in my mouth about him.

by EStreet on Aug 26, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions  

What the hell?

Et tu, Freddy? How the hell did you not get that?

by matskralc on Aug 26, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

I'd love to see a replay

The original shot didn’t show it until it was past him

by DITO on Aug 26, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Because he was drawn in – which was a pretty ridiculous decision considering the wildness of this game. If he’s back, it’s a DP with a run scored. Not a bad outcome considering the train wreck this game has become.

by EStreet on Aug 26, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

burnett about to take one for the team

assuming that Davis is N/A after pitching last 2 days…Capps is all that’s left in the pen.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Man

and I was read to pat Burnett on the ass

by DITO on Aug 26, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Whoever has

the most rest at Indy may be up here tomorrow for long relief.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

The Worst Part

All you hear from the Cub announcers is them kissing the Cubs’ asses. “Its their approach”, “So much confidence that they can get it done”, but suspiciously lacking the “Well the Pirates just suck, and the Cubs should be getting killed with those 3 errors.”

God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...

by Adam Bittner on Aug 26, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

JR is becoming more and more frustrating

by the inning.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 26, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions  

First question in the post game press conference should be...

Reporter…John, how do you feel about the execution of your pitching staff??

JR…I’m all for it.

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Ummm....just to be silly...

who is going to pitch the top of the 10th?

by Thunder on Aug 26, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions  

or LaRoche

nate can pitch though. i was at spring training when he was challeneged by teammates to hit spots on the outfield wall from a pitching distance and winding up and stuff. He was money

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 26, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

at least

Njyer can’t overslide when there’s no throw…

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 26, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy crap….i came on late and saw the 7 spot in the top of the eighth! Damn

by vanslyke on Aug 26, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Let's see...

2 Bautistas…2 LaRoches…and now 2 Chavezes. Jesse to be brought up from Indy for Wednesday’s game…per DK’s blog.

http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2008/08/27/jesse-chavez-heading-to-pittsburgh.aspx

Likely moves…Dumatrait to 60 day DL to open a spot on the 40 man…Hansen to Indy.

by Thunder on Aug 27, 2008 1:02 AM EDT reply actions  

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