3/3: Cubs (Miller) @ A's (Haren) 2:05CT Gameday Audio

[otis89]

And KIFR 106.9 & KYCY 1550, but there wasn't enough room in the title for all three stations.

 

THE XM177 BROADCAST IS DELAYED BY ONE HOUR

 

Think Miller can regain any velocity?

 

eta:

 

Cubs lineup:

 

Theriot, 2B

Cedeno, SS

Jones, DH

Ward, 1B

Barrett, C

Pagan, RF

Coats, LF

Perez (Not Neifi), 3B

Pie, CF

 

Miller pitching

 

Ath-a-letics

 

Stewart, LF

Kendall, C

Bradley, CF

Piazza, DH

Chavez, 3B

Ellis, 2B

Buck, RF

Barton, 1B

Furmaniak, SS

 

Haren pitching

[CubColtPacer]

Apparently Ward will start at 1B and Pie in CF (it's in the bottom notes section):

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070302&content_id=1824141&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

[baseball7897]

If Miller can be at 88-91mph consistently, I think he could go out there every 5th day and be a very good 5th starter for someone.

[RichHillIsABeast]

It'll be interesting to see how Miller does. Hopefully he has good command.

[A New Era]

I think Miller will beable to be an effective pitcher this year. And when I say effective, I mean the way he was pitching the last few starts for us. Very good control, and fooling some hitters.

 

However we won't have much room for him if Prior is healthy. Zam, Prior, Lilly, Hill, Marquis evens out a very nice rotation. .

[soccer10k]

GO CUBS!!

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

I think Miller will beable to be an effective pitcher this year. And when I say effective, I mean the way he was pitching the last few starts for us. Very good control, and fooling some hitters.

 

However we won't have much room for him if Prior is healthy. Zam, Prior, Lilly, Hill, Marquis evens out a very nice rotation. .

 

By the reports coming out of camp Miller has lost quite a bit off his once powerful fastball. Sounds like he's throwing more smoke than gas to the tune of mid-80's fastball at best. Hopefully he's got enough in his delivery and is locating his pitches to keep the hitters guessing. All in all, he's still a bargain in this market. Hopefully he becomes a better pitcher for it. Cross your fingers for a better radio feed, too. Today's game was horrible.

[BigbadB]

What are the options with Miller? Is he tradeable if we don't have room in the rotation and he has increased his production to be a viable starter for other teams? Or will the Cubs give him his release so he can pick and choose who he signs with? The Cubs did invest money in him last year and this year, so it would seem to me that they should get something out of him if he has value.

 

I know Bruce has mentioned that releasing him is probably the easiest pill for the Cubs to swallow if there is a rotation logjam. But, I was curious if that would be the most likely scenario. A few teams could lose a starter to injury during the spring, which puts the Cubs in a pretty good bargaining position with the depth of #5 starters.

 

It also sounds like AAA could have quite a logjam of pitchers this year as well.

[Bruce Miles]

Cubs lineup:

 

Theriot, 2B

Cedeno, SS

Jones, DH

Ward, 1B

Barrett, C

Pagan, RF

Coats, LF

Perez (Not Neifi), 3B

Pie, CF

 

Miller pitching

[Tracer Bullet]

Cubs lineup:

 

Perez (Not Neifi), 3B

 

 

My heart skipped a beat there. Thanks for the lineup Bruce.

[CubColtPacer]

Cubs lineup:

 

Theriot, 2B

Cedeno, SS

Jones, DH

Ward, 1B

Barrett, C

Pagan, RF

Coats, LF

Perez (Not Neifi), 3B

Pie, CF

 

Miller pitching

 

Thanks Bruce-I guess you can tell that tomorrow's a TV game from that lineup :D

[radarluv1]

has floyd played yet? iirc, he hasnt been a starter yet, hope he's not hurt already

[CubColtPacer]

has floyd played yet? iirc, he hasnt been a starter yet, hope he's not hurt already

 

The team is holding him out for a few days as a precautionary measure-I believe I read that Floyd thinks that he's ready to go, but the team wants to be absolutely sure.

[radarluv1]

has floyd played yet? iirc, he hasnt been a starter yet, hope he's not hurt already

 

The team is holding him out for a few days as a precautionary measure-I believe I read that Floyd thinks that he's ready to go, but the team wants to be absolutely sure.

 

uh oh, next thing you know he'll be seen doing towel drills! :wink:

[radarluv1]

Cubs lineup:

 

Theriot, 2B

Cedeno, SS

Jones, DH

Ward, 1B

Barrett, C

Pagan, RF

Coats, LF

Perez (Not Neifi), 3B

Pie, CF

 

Miller pitching

 

thanks for the early lineup, bruce. any reports on velocity would be appreciated.

[98navigator]

What are the options with Miller? Is he tradeable if we don't have room in the rotation and he has increased his production to be a viable starter for other teams? Or will the Cubs give him his release so he can pick and choose who he signs with? The Cubs did invest money in him last year and this year, so it would seem to me that they should get something out of him if he has value.

 

I know Bruce has mentioned that releasing him is probably the easiest pill for the Cubs to swallow if there is a rotation logjam. But, I was curious if that would be the most likely scenario. A few teams could lose a starter to injury during the spring, which puts the Cubs in a pretty good bargaining position with the depth of #5 starters.

 

It also sounds like AAA could have quite a logjam of pitchers this year as well.

 

The answer depends on how the rest of Spring Training progresses. If all of the likely starters (Z, Lilly, Hill, Prior & Marquis) are healthy, and Miller proves to be healthy as well, I think the Cubs should trade him. However, I can see reasons why Hendry will wait. If Wuertz's soreness is more serious than initially thought, they may choose to shut him down for a while and stick Miller in the bullpen as insurance against an injury with Prior or someone else on the staff (they may choose this option even if Wuertz and Novoa are both healthy because they still have options). The way I see it, Hendry may be very reluctant to trade away a healthy pitcher because he's been caught short-handed too often over the last few seasons. It's a good problem to have...

 

The more I think about it, the more surprised I'd be if Hendry trades a healthy Miller in ST. He will probably want to see a few, Regular Season, starts from Prior before making a decision. If everything goes well, I could see Miller being traded by May.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Anyone know which Cubs are pitching besides Miller? :)

[CubColtPacer]

Anyone know which Cubs are pitching besides Miller? :)

 

This is the quote from Bruce yesterday:

 

Saturday, it looks like Miller (starting), Dempster, O'Malley, Samardzija, Gallagher, Marmol and Anderson.

 

Gallagher was used yesterday-I think it was because Cotts was supposed to go 2 innings and didn't make it that far, so scratch Gallagher off that list. The others will probably go though.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Anyone know which Cubs are pitching besides Miller? :)

 

This is the quote from Bruce yesterday:

 

Saturday, it looks like Miller (starting), Dempster, O'Malley, Samardzija, Gallagher, Marmol and Anderson.

 

Gallagher was used yesterday-I think it was because Cotts was supposed to go 2 innings and didn't make it that far, so scratch Gallagher off that list. The others will probably go though.

 

Thanks. I was hoping they'd let Samardzija pitch on Sunday so I could watch him on WGN. Oh well, it'll still be good to get a non-Cubs opinion on him.

[A New Era]

I'm here and ready to roll.

[otis89]

Who's going to be doing play-by-play for us poor souls without XM or MLB.tv?

[Bruce Miles]

Ath-a-letics

 

Stewart, LF

Kendall, C

Bradley, CF

Piazza, DH

Chavez, 3B

Ellis, 2B

Buck, RF

Barton, 1B

Furmaniak, SS

 

Haren pitching

[Yeti]

the XM schedule says this game starts at 4pm EST, anyone have any insight as to why the descrepency?

[A New Era]

Hmmm. Mlb says 2:05 central. I'm sure Bruce could clear this up.

 

BTW, the pre-game show seems to be on now on mlb audio. So I'm certain it's 2:05.

[A New Era]

Who's going to be doing play-by-play for us poor souls without XM or MLB.tv?

 

I'll do it for the first 3 innings.