6/4 CUBS (Marquis) @ Brewers (Bush) 7:05 CSN

[98navigator]

Since Lou said

 

"This is no extended trial," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "We brought him up here to play. He's going to play."

 

I expect Pie to be in the line-up today. Hitting 2nd, 8th, doesn't matter. Just in the line-up.

I just wonder who goes when Ward comes back. I'm hoping that Jones does but we'll see.

 

If they are truly sticking with Pie longterm, then I think you are right, somebody will be gone within 15 days - when Ward returns.

 

Ideally someone could be moved in 15 days but the Cubs could play it out longer by not activating Ward. Hell, I almost forgot that Wade Miller has been on the 15 day DL since April 23. :shock:

[jersey cubs fan]

Ideally someone could be moved in 15 days but the Cubs could play it out longer by not activating Ward. Hell, I almost forgot that Wade Miller has been on the 15 day DL since April 23. :shock:

 

Technically yes. But I think it was a bit of stretch to get Ward to agree to quietly take his DL stint. It would be a bit much to think he'd quietly stay on the DL well past the designated date for activation.

[A New Era]

Since Lou said

 

"This is no extended trial," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "We brought him up here to play. He's going to play."

 

I expect Pie to be in the line-up today. Hitting 2nd, 8th, doesn't matter. Just in the line-up.

 

This quite probably is foolish optimism on my part but, I believe a 1-4 of Soriano, Pie, Lee and Ramirez is going to start clicking. Such a 1-4 just seems like the right combination.

 

I personally think just adding some damn consistancy to the positional players can help tremendously. IE: Soriano is your LF, Pie is your CF, and you stick them there. Now we have 3 constantly rotating positions instead of 4. (RF, 2B, SS).

[YearofDaCubs]

Since Lou said

 

"This is no extended trial," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "We brought him up here to play. He's going to play."

 

I expect Pie to be in the line-up today. Hitting 2nd, 8th, doesn't matter. Just in the line-up.

 

This quite probably is foolish optimism on my part but, I believe a 1-4 of Soriano, Pie, Lee and Ramirez is going to start clicking. Such a 1-4 just seems like the right combination.

 

I personally think just adding some damn consistancy to the positional players can help tremendously. IE: Soriano is your LF, Pie is your CF, and you stick them there. Now we have 3 constantly rotating positions instead of 4. (RF, 2B, SS).

I agree with you but I think Soriano is better served in RF. We just don't have the personnel to play RF right now. Murton and FLoyd can't play RF and Jones' arm is terrible.

[A New Era]

Since Lou said

 

"This is no extended trial," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "We brought him up here to play. He's going to play."

 

I expect Pie to be in the line-up today. Hitting 2nd, 8th, doesn't matter. Just in the line-up.

 

This quite probably is foolish optimism on my part but, I believe a 1-4 of Soriano, Pie, Lee and Ramirez is going to start clicking. Such a 1-4 just seems like the right combination.

 

I personally think just adding some damn consistancy to the positional players can help tremendously. IE: Soriano is your LF, Pie is your CF, and you stick them there. Now we have 3 constantly rotating positions instead of 4. (RF, 2B, SS).

I agree with you but I think Soriano is better served in RF. We just don't have the personnel to play RF right now. Murton and FLoyd can't play RF and Jones' arm is terrible.

 

I think Soriano is very good in LF. I'd be ok to try it but if everything is clicking with Pie in CF I'd prefer to leave it alone. And actually look for a RF at the trade deadline. Feeling free to move Jones, Murton, Floyd and pursuit of a good RF.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think Soriano is very good in LF.

 

Really?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'm not getting a good feeling about a win here.

[Rusch33]

Marquis is coming back down to Earth...

[cubweiser03]

I think Soriano is very good in LF.

 

Really?

 

Maybe the routes he runs in LF arent the prettiest but he sure does gun down runners at the plate and can gun people trying to leg out a double really well. I though all his assist last year might of been a fluke. I dont see it that way anymore.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think Soriano is very good in LF.

 

Really?

 

Maybe the routes he runs in LF arent the prettiest but he sure does gun down runners at the plate and can gun people trying to leg out a double really well. I though all his assist last year might of been a fluke. I dont see it that way anymore.

 

I'd say his fielding and arm pretty much offset each other to the point that he's okay in LF. Very good? No.

[rawaction]

I think Soriano is very good in LF.

 

Really?

 

Maybe the routes he runs in LF arent the prettiest but he sure does gun down runners at the plate and can gun people trying to leg out a double really well. I though all his assist last year might of been a fluke. I dont see it that way anymore.

 

I'd say his fielding and arm pretty much offset each other to the point that he's okay in LF. Very good? No.

 

That little freakin hop he does before every catch is gonna give me a heartattack. He is just ok. Great arm, decent range, but not what it should be for his speed.

[A New Era]

I think Soriano is very good in LF.

 

Really?

 

Maybe the routes he runs in LF arent the prettiest but he sure does gun down runners at the plate and can gun people trying to leg out a double really well. I though all his assist last year might of been a fluke. I dont see it that way anymore.

 

I'd say his fielding and arm pretty much offset each other to the point that he's okay in LF. Very good? No.

 

That little freakin hop he does before every catch is gonna give me a heartattack. He is just ok. Great arm, decent range, but not what it should be for his speed.

 

Strong arm. ACCURATE arm. Maybe not the range it should be. But what is his fielding percentage in LF so far this year? And how many catches can you count up that you thought he SHOULD have gotten? I didn't notice too many myself. But I'm just an average cubs fan that just watches the game.

 

Adding to that, if you've got Soriano in LF (GOOD) and Pie in CF (GREAT) I think you can focus on getting a really good RF at the deadline or offseason. And that would be a very good outfeild, much improved defensively than we had shuffling everyone around earlier this year. And the thing is, if he's just average in LF, how much worse will he be in the supposedly hard to play wrigely RF?

[98navigator]

I'm not getting a good feeling about a win here.

 

based on what?

[Omar]

I'm not getting a good feeling about a win here.

 

based on what?

 

Gut feeling, dude.

[rawaction]

I think Soriano is very good in LF.

 

Really?

 

Maybe the routes he runs in LF arent the prettiest but he sure does gun down runners at the plate and can gun people trying to leg out a double really well. I though all his assist last year might of been a fluke. I dont see it that way anymore.

 

I'd say his fielding and arm pretty much offset each other to the point that he's okay in LF. Very good? No.

 

That little freakin hop he does before every catch is gonna give me a heartattack. He is just ok. Great arm, decent range, but not what it should be for his speed.

 

Strong arm. ACCURATE arm. Maybe not the range it should be. But what is his fielding percentage in LF so far this year? And how many catches can you count up that you thought he SHOULD have gotten? I didn't notice too many myself. But I'm just an average cubs fan that just watches the game.

 

Adding to that, if you've got Soriano in LF (GOOD) and Pie in CF (GREAT) I think you can focus on getting a really good RF at the deadline or offseason. And that would be a very good outfeild, much improved defensively than we had shuffling everyone around earlier this year. And the thing is, if he's just average in LF, how much worse will he be in the supposedly hard to play wrigely RF?

 

He has missed 2 balls that I thought he should have gotten to. And I have seen about half the games. I thought he looked more comfortable in CF personally. Either way, his defense has not been a problem.

[Flames24Rulz]

I'm not getting a good feeling about a win here.

 

based on what?

 

Based on how bad we are?

[98navigator]

I'm not getting a good feeling about a win here.

 

based on what?

 

Based on how bad we are?

 

LOL, yeah, yeah... My question was more to find out if there was something new I hadn't heard about.

[otis89]

I think Soriano is very good in LF.

 

Really?

 

Maybe the routes he runs in LF arent the prettiest but he sure does gun down runners at the plate and can gun people trying to leg out a double really well. I though all his assist last year might of been a fluke. I dont see it that way anymore.

 

I'd say his fielding and arm pretty much offset each other to the point that he's okay in LF. Very good? No.

 

That little freakin hop he does before every catch is gonna give me a heartattack. He is just ok. Great arm, decent range, but not what it should be for his speed.

 

Strong arm. ACCURATE arm. Maybe not the range it should be. But what is his fielding percentage in LF so far this year? And how many catches can you count up that you thought he SHOULD have gotten? I didn't notice too many myself. But I'm just an average cubs fan that just watches the game.

 

Adding to that, if you've got Soriano in LF (GOOD) and Pie in CF (GREAT) I think you can focus on getting a really good RF at the deadline or offseason. And that would be a very good outfeild, much improved defensively than we had shuffling everyone around earlier this year. And the thing is, if he's just average in LF, how much worse will he be in the supposedly hard to play wrigely RF?

 

He has missed 2 balls that I thought he should have gotten to. And I have seen about half the games. I thought he looked more comfortable in CF personally. Either way, his defense has not been a problem.

 

I haven't been able to watch a bunch of Cubs games since I don't get CSN for some stupid reason, but when I was watching, Soriano did not look that comfortable in CF. Right after they switched him, he looked a lot more comfortable.

[RammyFanny]

Marquis is coming back down to Earth...

 

Even the recent "down to earth" Marquis is much better than what 3/4ths this board expected.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'm not getting a good feeling about a win here.

 

based on what?

 

Based on how bad we are?

 

Here's the winner!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Game Notes.

 

The Cubs have won 10 games by 5 or more runs this season, tied for second-most in the N.L. with Florida and San Diego … the Mets led the League with 14 wins by 5 or more run … Chicago’s 10-1 victory yesterday over Atlanta tied their largest margin of victory this season – the Cubs defeated the Mets, 10-1, at New York May 15.

 

On the other hand, Chicago has lost just 5 games by 5 or more runs this season … the only N.L. club that has fewer losses by 5 or more runs this season is San Diego, who is 10-4 in games decided by 5 or more runs.

 

Aramis Ramirez has raised his average from .257 to .305 in a 16-game span that has seen him bat .417 (25-for-60) since May 17 in New York … the .417 batting average in that timeframe ranks third in the N.L.

 

The Cubs scored 6 runs over the first 3 innings yesterday, bucking a trend that saw just 4 of the club’s 16 runs over their previous 6 games come in the fifth inning or earlier … their 4-runs in the first inning were the most the club scored in the opening frame since plating 6 in the first inning April 6 in Milwaukee off tonight’s Brewers starter, Dave Bush.

 

On the season, almost half the Cubs’ runs have come in the sixth inning or later (123 of 249, 49-percent) … Chicago’s most successful innings have been the seventh (39 runs scored), sixth (35 runs scored) and first (35 runs scored).

 

The Cubs’ 88 runs scored in the seventh inning or later are fourth-most in the National League … Philadelphia leads all Senior Circuit clubs with 103 runs scored from the seventh inning on.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

More from the Game Notes.

 

The Cubs and Brewers will play 15 times this season, with 12 of those meetings taking place before the All-Star Break … Chicago went 2-1 April 6-8 in Milwaukee, then 1-2 at Wrigley Field, April 23-25 … this 3-game set marks the Cubs final visit to Wisconsin this season … the Brewers return to Wrigley Field June 29-July 1 and August 28-30.

 

About Marquis

Jason, making his 12th start of the season, posted 42 victories from 2004-2006 … the 42 wins were more than Barry Zito (41), Jason Schmidt (41) and Pedro Martinez (40) boasted in that same span.

 

Marquis spent the previous three seasons with division rival St. Louis after pitching for the Braves from 2000-2003.

 

As a starter, has compiled a 59-54 record with a 4.36 ERA (434 ER/895.1 IP) in 148 career outings.

 

Has gone 48-26 with a 2.92 ERA (215 ER/662.1 IP) in 96 starts in which he tossed 6.0 or more innings … has an 11-28 mark with an 8.46 ERA (219 ER/233.0 IP) in 52 starts that lasted less than 6.0 innings.

 

Captured the 2005 N.L. Silver Slugger Award for pitchers … was the first Cardinals pitcher to win a Silver Slugger since Bob Forsch in 1987.

 

Has made nine postseason appearances, including two outings (one start) in the 2004 World Series as a member of the N.L. Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

 

Was teammates with Mark DeRosa and Henry Blanco in Atlanta from 2002-03.

 

Graduated in 1996 from Tottenville (N.Y.) High School, where he played baseball and basketball and was a member of the National Honor Society.

 

Jason Marquis is 42-24 with a 4.16 ERA (264 ER/571.1 IP) in 116 career games (83 starts) prior to the All-Star break.

 

After the Mid-Summer Classic, Marquis has produced a 19-29 mark with a 4.81 ERA (219 ER/409.2 IP) in 89 games (65 starts).

 

Since the start of the 2004 season, Marquis is 33-18 prior to the All-Star break … the 33 wins in that span are tied for most among N.L. pitchers with Dontrelle Willis (Roy Oswalt and Matt Morris are second with 32 wins apiece).

[cubbyvirus00]

lineups? :?:

[otis89]

Cubs

 

Soriano LF

Pie CF

Lee 1B

Ramirez 3B

Hill RF :?

Barrett C

DeRosa 2B

Izturis SS

Marquis P

 

Brewers

 

Hart RF

Hardy SS

Braun 3B

Fielder 1B

Estrada C

Jenkins LF

Hall CF

Counsell 2B

Bush P

[cubbyvirus00]

god why are they playing izsuckis and HILL in RF?