4/30 Cubs (Hill) @ Pirates (Duke) 6:05PM WCIU/720/XM185

[UMFan83]

RIP Josh Hancock

 

After an offday full of grief, the Cubs move on to Pittsburgh to open up the season series vs. the Pirates. I am assuming Rich Hill will be taking the bump on schedule.

 

GO BULLS!

[otis89]

This is going to be Duke's breakout game. He owns the Cubs.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Cubs.com is showing Lilly as the starter for this game.

[Friendly Confines]

Remember where you are getting your information....

[Mephistopheles]

Cubs.com is showing Lilly as the starter for this game.

why would you skip Hill? Last time was different, he warmed up for the game. This time, Im sure he didn't warm up at six in the morning or whenever it was called.

[Omar]

Cubs.com is showing Lilly as the starter for this game.

why would you skip Hill? Last time was different, he warmed up for the game. This time, Im sure he didn't warm up at six in the morning or whenever it was called.

 

Maybe they changed it? It shows Hill now.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

there's a cubs game tomorrow? ugh :roll:

[98navigator]

Cubs.com is showing Lilly as the starter for this game.

why would you skip Hill? Last time was different, he warmed up for the game. This time, Im sure he didn't warm up at six in the morning or whenever it was called.

 

Maybe they changed it? It shows Hill now.

 

I think it was just an oversight. The probable pitchers are set in advance for series. Once this game was postponed, and Hill vs Wells was removed from Cubs.com, Lilly vs Duke was the next matchup; Hill needed to be inserted manually. It just took awhile for her to get around to updating the matchups...

[Omar]

Cubs.com is showing Lilly as the starter for this game.

why would you skip Hill? Last time was different, he warmed up for the game. This time, Im sure he didn't warm up at six in the morning or whenever it was called.

 

Maybe they changed it? It shows Hill now.

 

I think it was just an oversight. The probable pitchers are set in advance for series. Once this game was postponed, and Hill vs Wells was removed from Cubs.com, Lilly vs Duke was the next matchup; Hill needed to be inserted manually. It just took awhile for her to get around to updating the matchups...

 

HER?! You mean Carrie Muskat runs the site??

[Productive Outs]

there's a cubs game tomorrow? ugh :roll:

 

why do you keep posting this?

[Omar]

there's a cubs game tomorrow? ugh :roll:

 

why do you keep posting this?

 

Superstition? I bet he's keeping w/l record of the team every time he posts it.

[98navigator]

Cubs.com is showing Lilly as the starter for this game.

why would you skip Hill? Last time was different, he warmed up for the game. This time, Im sure he didn't warm up at six in the morning or whenever it was called.

 

Maybe they changed it? It shows Hill now.

 

I think it was just an oversight. The probable pitchers are set in advance for series. Once this game was postponed, and Hill vs Wells was removed from Cubs.com, Lilly vs Duke was the next matchup; Hill needed to be inserted manually. It just took awhile for her to get around to updating the matchups...

 

HER?! You mean Carrie Muskat runs the site??

 

I'm not exactly sure who makes the pitching matchup changes but I do know, from reading her mailbag columns, that she updates the depth chart so I'm going with her unless I learn otherwise. :)

[Drew Doughty]

The Cubs will win tomorrow.

[killthegoat06]

The Cubs will win tomorrow.

 

Pigs will fly tomorrow. :lol:

[Omar]

Chicago Cubs (10-13, 4th in division, 4.5 GB) Vs. Zach Duke (1-2, with a 6.92 ERA and a 1.65 WHIP in 2007)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4848/cubsvsdukews0.jpg

Yeah, it might not look like such a bad idea to give Matt Murton and Ronny Cedeno some playing time.

 

Pittsburgh Pirates (11-12, 3rd in division, 3.5 GB) Vs. Rich Hill (3-1, with a 1.57 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP in 2007)

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/3547/piratesvshillae6.jpg

[rickrolled]

Hopefully Murton and Pie are both playing tomorrow.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Time for four in a row.

[Balsa]

One hitter for Hill.

[CubColtPacer]

Looking ahead to the whole series using the batter/pitcher matchups:

 

It would probably do the Cubs some good to have 3 different SS's this series. Cedeno on Monday is 7 for 16 against Duke

Izturis on Tuesday against Armas is 7 for 12, 3 doubles, a triple, and a home run :shock:

On Wednesday, it really could be anybody. Izturis is 3-5 against Snell, Cedeno 2-4, and Theriot 0-2-look for Theriot to get a start here because neither of the others are very definitive.

 

In the OF-Murton and Pie should get the start tomorrow night.

Tuesday night, Floyd should start in right, with either Pie or Jones in center

Wednesday is again unknown, because none of the hitters even have 5 AB's vs Snell (Murton and Jones 0-4, Floyd 1-3)-my guess is Pie in center, Jones in right.

 

Let's go Hill tomorrow night and get this series off to a good start!

[seanimal]

Let's win this division in May.

 

sbuc og

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

there's a cubs game tomorrow? ugh :roll:

 

why do you keep posting this?

 

because i posted it on tuesday night and the cubs promptly won on thursday and since i have posted it the cubs have not lost they are 3-0 so i figure why mess with it and just keep putting up until they lose

[Laura]

Thanks, UMF, for starting the thread. Edited April 30, 2007 by Laura

[Fro]

there's a cubs game tomorrow? ugh :roll:

 

why do you keep posting this?

 

because i posted it on tuesday night and the cubs promptly won on thursday and since i have posted it the cubs have not lost they are 3-0 so i figure why mess with it and just keep putting up until they lose

 

And now you've jinxed it by explaining what you're doing. :(

[Outshined_One]

there's a cubs game tomorrow? ugh :roll:

 

why do you keep posting this?

 

because i posted it on tuesday night and the cubs promptly won on thursday and since i have posted it the cubs have not lost they are 3-0 so i figure why mess with it and just keep putting up until they lose

 

And now you've jinxed it by explaining what you're doing. :(

 

And now you've reverse jinxed it by explaining what he explained he was doing! :D

[Chocolate Milk]

Cubs 7 Pirates 2.

 

 

Soriano with a breakout game.