5/13: Cubs (Lilly) at Phillies (Lieber), 12:35 pm, WGN

[CaliforniaRaisin]

TV: WGN

Radio: WGN 720, XM 185

 

LHP Ted Lilly (2-2, 2.78 ERA, 146 ERA+, 42 K/7 BB) @ RHP Jon Lieber (1-1, 3.33 ERA, 122 ERA+, 13 K/11 BB)

 

Weather: Sunny

Game-time temperature: 64°F; feels like: 64°F

 

GO BULLS!

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

haha, you beat me to it...i was gonna spot start cuz i just wanted a fresh thread to get yesterday's game outta my mind....Lilly please end this losing streak.

[Omar]

Chicago Cubs Vs. Jon Lieber

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3373/liebervscubspd2.jpg

Yeesh... Look for Floyd to start this game. Ramirez and Lee, looking good, as always. Jones also looking good. May also be a great day to get Daryle Ward some playing time, especially for offensive reasons. May be a good day to give Blanco some playing time, also... Both him and Barrett look okay against him.

 

It may be tough to shuffle the outfield, tomorrow. Each of Floyd, Jones, Ward have success against Jon.... and I dont think Lou will take out Soriano.

 

Philadelphia Phillies Vs. Ted Lilly

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9703/lillyvsphillylj5.jpg

 

Match-ups are to our advantage. They shouldnt let this one slip by...

[Butterscup1679666578]

im driving back to columbia tomorrow so you bums better win.

[Drew Doughty]

We will win tomorrow.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

We will win tomorrow.

 

i sure hope so...i gotta drive back to IWU and i dont want to be angry on the ride back

[Omar]

We will win tomorrow.

 

i sure hope so...i gotta drive back to IWU and i dont want to be angry on the ride back

 

Would really hate to get swept.

[Balsa]

Whatever.

 

I'm gonna be graduating, I got no time for this soulsucking team tomorrow.

[C.C.]

We'll win today and take 2/4 from the Met's.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

don't suck

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'm guessing we lose.

 

Go Cobs!

[Soriano12]

Between the Cubs getting swept today, and the Bulls getting eliminated, it should be a fantastic day in Chicago Sports.

 

 

 

 

GO BEARS!

[Schwarber Fan]

Cubs:8

Phillies: 2

[otis89]

Win, morons.

[macuser2]

Dang, no hockey until tonight. :D

 

I'll watch but I think I'll kill the sound and listen to some metal instead. Fight pain with pain.

[ctcf]

So as I prepare to head out to the game, has everyone given up on the season yet?

[C.C.]

So as I prepare to head out to the game, has everyone given up on the season yet?

 

Unless the Brewers come back down to earth in a hurry, yes. We are going to hover around .500 which I thought would be enough to compete in the Central, but I didn't consider a fast start by the Brewers.

[erik316wttn]

Yeah, this season is over unless they pull their heads out of their asses, and soon.

[DiamondMind]

A. Soriano LF

R. Theriot 2B

D. Ward 1B

A. Ramirez 3B

M. Murton RF

J. Jones CF

M. Barrett C

C. Izturis SS

T. Lilly P

 

 

 

 

 

J. Rollins SS

J. Werth RF

A. Rowand CF

C. Utley 2B

P. Burrell LF

W. Helms 1B

A. Nunez 3B

C. Ruiz C

J. Lieber P

Edited May 13, 2007 by DiamondMind

[Bruce Miles]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Soriano, LF

Theriot, 2B

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Murton, RF

Jones, CF

Barrett, C

Izturis, SS

Lilly, P

 

Phillies

Rollins, SS

Werth, RF

Rowand, CF

Utley, 2B

Burrell, LF

Helms, 1B

Nunez, 3B

Ruiz, C

Lieber, P

 

Note: The original lineup had Ward at first base. Lee has a sore neck, but he talked himself back in there.

[DiamondMind]

Sorry for the scare, guys!! I saw Daryle everywhere, but I guess I can't compete with Bruce's insight. :D

[C.C.]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Soriano, LF

Theriot, 2B

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Murton, RF

Jones, CF

Barrett, C

Izturis, SS

Lilly, P

 

Phillies

Rollins, SS

Werth, RF

Rowand, CF

Utley, 2B

Burrell, LF

Helms, 1B

Nunez, 3B

Ruiz, C

Lieber, P

 

Note: The original lineup had Ward at first base. Lee has a sore neck, but he talked himself back in there.

 

I like it. I'm glad that Howard is out of the lineup again, but it's not like the Phil's are missing him in this series.

[DiamondMind]

I'm just not excited whenever I see Murton in the lineup anymore, he's been awful.

[PrimeTime]

I'm just not excited whenever I see Murton in the lineup anymore, he's been awful.

 

Same here..Except for yesterday with the pinch hit HR, otherwise Im not really into him like most of the murton fan club on here.

[CubColtPacer]

I'm just not excited whenever I see Murton in the lineup anymore, he's been awful.

 

Murton's been playing a little better, and Floyd's swings have been getting a little worse (early in the season, most of Floyd's outs were screaming line drives, and he's been striking out and grounding weakly out a lot lately). This will probably continue through the season-whoever is swinging a little better will get the majority of at-bats for that week or two. Murton will pass Floyd in plate appearances either today or tomorrow, and I expect that statistic to continue to see-saw a little while longer.