09/30 Colorado (Francis) @ CUBS (Mateo) 3:05 CDT, WGN TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/433585.jpg Francis (13-11) 4.02

 

vs.

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/462940.jpg Mateo (1-3) 4.09

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings from beautiful Jackson, OH !!

 

Sorry, I've got no stats today. I'm sick as a dog, and all I want to do is go home and die. Maybe tomorrow........

 

Go CUBS !!

[Laura]

Hope you feel better, Fred!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Fred,

 

You sure it isn't the Cubs who've made you sick?

[UMFan83]

Lineups since our great reporter Bruce is MIA

 

Colorado

AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg

J. Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298

C. Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272

G. Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327

M. Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329

T. Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305

B. Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287

C. Barmes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223

C. Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268

J. Francis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chi Cubs

AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg

J. Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

R. Theriot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336

A. Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

M. Murton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298

J. Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

H. Blanco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268

R. Cedeno ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241

G. Soto c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

J. Mateo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

I was hoping DLee would get a start, even if he was rusty and went 0-4

[Jim Ignatowski]

If I don't make it back later and miss tomorrow, let me take this opportunity to say....

 

Everyone have a great offseason, take care and enjoy life.

Fred, get well and have safe travels.

[Laura]

You can still visit even though it's the off-season, JimIg! :)

 

Well, off to a good start I see.

[UMFan83]

I promised myself that I'd watch one game this weekend so that I could say goodbye to baseball....but I can't do that, they are just so bad with no hope, nothing to look forward to, blah

[E.J.]

5-0 already, huh? Thank god there's only one more game after today.

[UMFan83]

5-0 already, huh? Thank god there's only one more game after today.

 

Thats about 1 too many

 

Fake Edit: 110 too many.

[E.J.]

8-0 Rockies with no outs in the 3rd. Quality baseball being played on the North Side.

[macuser2]

Fred,

 

You sure it isn't Dusty and Hendry who've made you sick?

 

Fixed.

[illiniguy]

Fred,

 

You sure it isn't Dusty and Hendry who've made you sick?

 

Fixed.

It is beautiful that the Dusty Baker era will end with game threads of about a page.

[Omar]

Fred,

 

You sure it isn't Dusty and Hendry who've made you sick?

 

Fixed.

It is beautiful that the Dusty Baker era will end with game threads of about a page.

 

:lol:

 

Maybe we'll reach 2 pages tomorrow.

[Brian]

Ha Ha Francis won't get 200IP, would have been the first Rockie ever to do it I think.

[Laura]

The Riot is unstoppable!

[UMFan83]

This is awesome. Who knows what 2B will be available, but if no one is picked up, he should get every opportunity to win the 2B's job in 2007

[Deeg]

Takes pitches, works the count, plays hard, steals bases effectively. Clearly this guy is not a Cub.

[Sammy Sofa]

I'd still want Soriano for 2nd, but why not move The Riot over to short?

[ToupeeOnFire]

Both the Padres and Dodgers have clinched play-off spots.

 

Watching them celebrate makes me sad.

[Bruno7481]

Boom-Boom Bynum!!!!!

[macuser2]

WHA? Was that really Dempster, 1-2-3? :P

[ToupeeOnFire]

I'd still want Soriano for 2nd, but why not move The Riot over to short?

As if watching Maddux and the Dodgers celebrate a playoff clinch isn't enough, now you have to remind us of the crappy Cesar Izturis acquisition. :(

[ToupeeOnFire]

Cubs tie. Do you believe in miracles?!?

[E.J.]

Wow. Nice comeback for the Cubbies. They came all the way back from 8-0 to tie it at 9 in the bottom of the 9th. Hank White up to the plate with a runner on 1st and 2 outs trying to win the game.